Reflections on Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry Castos https://auromaa.org This podcast includes two series of talks by Dr. Alok Pandey. The first series SAP - “On Poetry of Sri Aurobindo” is devoted to examination of the poetry of Sri Aurobindo. The second series LP - “Sri Aurobindo’s Life through His Poems” is a glimpse at his life through his poems. Sat, 27 May 2023 11:23:21 +0000 en © 2020 AuroMaa IN US https://episodes.castos.com/6077a75644b344-81055793/images/Cover-SAP-LSATHP.jpg Reflections on Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry https://auromaa.org This podcast includes two series of talks by Dr. Alok Pandey. The first series SAP - “On Poetry of Sri Aurobindo” is devoted to examination of the poetry of Sri Aurobindo. The second series LP - “Sri Aurobindo’s Life through His Poems” is a glimpse at his life through his poems. Dr. Alok Pandey episodic This podcast includes two series of talks by Dr. Alok Pandey. The first series SAP - “On Poetry of Sri Aurobindo” is devoted to examination of the poetry of Sri Aurobindo. The second series LP - “Sri Aurobindo’s Life through His Poems” is a glimpse at his life through his poems. AuroMaa auromaarus@gmail.com false https://feeds.castos.com/6184d yes "#" <![CDATA[SAP 44: A Thing Seen ]]> Sat, 27 May 2023 11:23:21 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/31968/episode/1486223 https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-044-a-thing-seen Today we take up the following poem of Sri Aurobindo, written in Baroda around 1900. 

]]> 70 false Today we take up the following poem of Sri Aurobindo, written in Baroda around 1900. 

]]> 00:17:28 <![CDATA[SAP 43: Renewal ]]> Sat, 27 May 2023 11:22:31 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/31968/episode/1486222 https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-043-renewal This poem is about reconnecting the curves of Fate.

 

]]> 69 false This poem is about reconnecting the curves of Fate.

 

]]> 00:28:12 <![CDATA[SAP 42: Shiva ]]> Sat, 27 May 2023 11:21:41 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/31968/episode/1486221 https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-042-shiva On the day of Mahashivratri celebrated across India this talk provides a glimpse of Shiva along with two of Sri Aurobindo’s Poems, – Shiva and Epiphany.

]]> 68 false On the day of Mahashivratri celebrated across India this talk provides a glimpse of Shiva along with two of Sri Aurobindo’s Poems, – Shiva and Epiphany.

]]> 01:07:17 <![CDATA[SAP 41: The Little Ego]]> Sat, 27 May 2023 11:20:35 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/31968/episode/1486220 https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-041-the-little-ego Dr Alok Pandey shares selected Sri Aurobindo’s poems and his understanding of their poetic beauty and spiritual message.

]]> 67 false Dr Alok Pandey shares selected Sri Aurobindo’s poems and his understanding of their poetic beauty and spiritual message.

]]> 00:19:45 <![CDATA[SAP 40: The Blue Bird]]> Sat, 27 May 2023 11:19:49 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/31968/episode/1486218 https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-40-the-blue-bird The blue bird is a symbolic poem that describes the state of the liberated divine soul that connects the earthly life with the Beyond.

]]> 66 false The blue bird is a symbolic poem that describes the state of the liberated divine soul that connects the earthly life with the Beyond.

]]> 00:26:10 <![CDATA[LP 26: The Hill-Top Temple]]> Sat, 27 May 2023 11:18:01 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/31968/episode/1486217 https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-26-the-hill-top-temple In this poem we read about a beautiful experience of Sri Aurobindo.

]]> 65 false In this poem we read about a beautiful experience of Sri Aurobindo.

]]> 00:24:04 <![CDATA[LP 25: Nirvana]]> Sat, 27 May 2023 11:17:14 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/31968/episode/1486215 https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-25-nirvana In this poem we learn about the first major realisation of Sri Aurobindo, the experience of Nirvana. We read the poem and a letter by Sri Aurobindo

]]> 64 false In this poem we learn about the first major realisation of Sri Aurobindo, the experience of Nirvana. We read the poem and a letter by Sri Aurobindo

]]> 00:53:57 <![CDATA[LP24: The Divine Project]]> Mon, 07 Feb 2022 01:53:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp24-the-divine-project https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp24-the-divine-project This is the last talk of the series “Sri Aurobindo’s Life through His Poems”. We close with the vision and work of Sri Aurobindo, and a few passages from Savitri. Text of the poems which were recited is below.

]]> 63 false This is the last talk of the series “Sri Aurobindo’s Life through His Poems”. We close with the vision and work of Sri Aurobindo, and a few passages from Savitri. Text of the poems which were recited is below.

]]> 01:01:25 <![CDATA[LP23: The Call of the Impossible]]> Sun, 30 Jan 2022 04:45:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp23-the-call-of-the-impossible https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp23-the-call-of-the-impossible Today’s talk touches upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s personal experience of transformation in the body and its impact upon the earth. 

]]> 62 false Today’s talk touches upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s personal experience of transformation in the body and its impact upon the earth. 

]]> 00:59:49 <![CDATA[LP22: The Divine Sacrifice]]> Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:39:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp22-the-divine-sacrifice https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp22-the-divine-sacrifice This talk is touching upon Sri Aurobindo’s sacrifice to redeem matter.

]]> 61 false This talk is touching upon Sri Aurobindo’s sacrifice to redeem matter.

]]> 00:51:54 <![CDATA[LP21: Plunge into the Night]]> Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:34:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp21-plunge-into-the-night https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp21-plunge-into-the-night Today’s talk touches upon the Divine Sacrifice of Sri Aurobindo into the Inconscient Night to clear the passage. 

]]> 60 false Today’s talk touches upon the Divine Sacrifice of Sri Aurobindo into the Inconscient Night to clear the passage. 

]]> 01:04:26 <![CDATA[LP20: Bugles of Light]]> Sat, 15 Jan 2022 06:48:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp20-bugles-of-light https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp20-bugles-of-light Today’s talk touches upon the events centred around the end of World War ll.

]]> 59 false Today’s talk touches upon the events centred around the end of World War ll.

]]> 00:54:24 <![CDATA[LP19: The Mother’s War]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 01:07:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp19-the-mothers-war https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp19-the-mothers-war Today’s talk touches upon the period of World War II. The poems included: I made Danger my Helper, The Children of Wotan, The Dwarf Napoleon, and In the Battle.

]]> 58 false Today’s talk touches upon the period of World War II. The poems included: I made Danger my Helper, The Children of Wotan, The Dwarf Napoleon, and In the Battle.

]]> 01:02:15 <![CDATA[LP 18: The Divine Laboratory]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2022 15:21:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-18-the-divine-laboratory https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-18-the-divine-laboratory Sri Aurobindo’s life through his poems. Today’s talk touches upon the period from 1926 to the 1938 when the Ashram was being consolidated.

]]> 57 false Sri Aurobindo’s life through his poems. Today’s talk touches upon the period from 1926 to the 1938 when the Ashram was being consolidated.

]]> 00:58:37 <![CDATA[LP 17: The Seeds of the Collective Yoga]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:37:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-17-the-seeds-of-the-collective-yoga https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-17-the-seeds-of-the-collective-yoga Sri Aurobindo’s Life through his Poems. Today’s talk touches upon the coming of disciples around Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.

]]> 56 false Sri Aurobindo’s Life through his Poems. Today’s talk touches upon the coming of disciples around Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.

]]> 01:03:41 <![CDATA[LP 16: Krishna and Kali]]> Sun, 28 Nov 2021 15:26:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-16-krishna-and-kali https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-16-krishna-and-kali The subject of the talk is an event of Sri Aurobindo’s identification with Sri Krishna on the 24th November 1926. The texts of quoted poems and aphorisms are below.

]]> 55 false The subject of the talk is an event of Sri Aurobindo’s identification with Sri Krishna on the 24th November 1926. The texts of quoted poems and aphorisms are below.

]]> 01:03:06 <![CDATA[LP 15: Word of the Silence]]> Sun, 21 Nov 2021 19:52:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-15-word-of-the-silence https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-15-word-of-the-silence Today’s talk touches upon the period from 1914 to 1920 primarily upon Sri Aurobindo’s Writings in the Arya.

]]> 54 false Today’s talk touches upon the period from 1914 to 1920 primarily upon Sri Aurobindo’s Writings in the Arya.

]]> 00:42:33 <![CDATA[LP 14: The Mother of God]]> Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:28:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-14-the-mother-of-god https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-14-the-mother-of-god Today’s talk touches upon the coming together of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo.

]]> 53 false Today’s talk touches upon the coming together of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo.

]]> 00:57:57 <![CDATA[LP 13: Ascent Beyond the Silence]]> Sat, 06 Nov 2021 16:04:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-13-ascent-beyond-the-silence https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-13-ascent-beyond-the-silence Selected poems give a glimpse of Sri Aurobindo’s yoga as it was developing along unique lines after reaching Pondicherry. The poems include the following:
– Ascent (‘The Silence’ and ‘Beyond the Silence’), pp. 581-582
– Descent, p. 578
– O Will of God, p. 520
– Ahana, pp. 477-491
– Light, p. 618
– Bride of the Fire, p. 532
[pages for CWSA 2: Collected Poems]

]]> 52 false Selected poems give a glimpse of Sri Aurobindo’s yoga as it was developing along unique lines after reaching Pondicherry. The poems include the following:
– Ascent (‘The Silence’ and ‘Beyond the Silence’), pp. 581-582
– Descent, p. 578
– O Will of God, p. 520
– Ahana, pp. 477-491
– Light, p. 618
– Bride of the Fire, p. 532
[pages for CWSA 2: Collected Poems]

]]> 00:59:37 <![CDATA[LP 12: The Cosmic Man]]> Sat, 30 Oct 2021 13:30:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-12-the-cosmic-man https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-12-the-cosmic-man We take up a few poems to touch upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s experiences around the time he left for Pondicherry. The poems include:
– Transit, Non Periit
– To R. On her Birthday
– A child’s imagination
– The Divine worker
– The Cosmic man
– The blue bird

]]> 51 false We take up a few poems to touch upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s experiences around the time he left for Pondicherry. The poems include:
– Transit, Non Periit
– To R. On her Birthday
– A child’s imagination
– The Divine worker
– The Cosmic man
– The blue bird

]]> 01:07:00 <![CDATA[LP 11: Krishna in Jail]]> Sat, 30 Oct 2021 12:22:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-11-krishna-in-jail https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-11-krishna-in-jail To touch upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s experiences in the Alipore jail, we take up the following poems:
– Epiphany
– The One Self
– Because Thou art
– Krishna

]]> 50 false To touch upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s experiences in the Alipore jail, we take up the following poems:
– Epiphany
– The One Self
– Because Thou art
– Krishna

]]> 00:59:10 <![CDATA[LP 10: Nirvana and Surrender]]> Sat, 23 Oct 2021 15:20:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-10-nirvana-and-surrender https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-10-nirvana-and-surrender This talk is centred around one of the major experiences of Sri Aurobindo with Lele Maharaj in Baroda. Today’s poems include Adwaita,  Parabrahman, Nirvana and Surrender (their full text is given below).

]]> 49 false This talk is centred around one of the major experiences of Sri Aurobindo with Lele Maharaj in Baroda. Today’s poems include Adwaita,  Parabrahman, Nirvana and Surrender (their full text is given below).

]]> 00:58:28 <![CDATA[LP 9: The Divine Sacrificant]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2021 03:30:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-9-the-divine-sacrificant https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-9-the-divine-sacrificant We read today on the aspect of Sri Aurobindo of a revolutionary and worshipper of Kali from the following poems:

To weep because a glorious sun [CWSA 2:182]

What is this talk [CWSA 2:182]

Invitation [CWSA 2:201]

Baji Prabhou [CWSA 2:293-308]

In the moonlight [CWSA 2:237-244]

Bhavani Bharati [CWSA 9:687-693]

]]> 48 false We read today on the aspect of Sri Aurobindo of a revolutionary and worshipper of Kali from the following poems:

To weep because a glorious sun [CWSA 2:182]

What is this talk [CWSA 2:182]

Invitation [CWSA 2:201]

Baji Prabhou [CWSA 2:293-308]

In the moonlight [CWSA 2:237-244]

Bhavani Bharati [CWSA 9:687-693]

]]> 01:03:14 <![CDATA[LP 8: Call of the Mother]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2021 03:28:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-8-call-of-the-mother https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-8-call-of-the-mother Today we read several poems that mark a transition of Sri Aurobindo from a remarkable and brilliant person into a budding revolutionary and a yogi. The following poems have been read: (1) The Spring Child; (2) A Doubt; (3) Awake Mother (The Mother Awakes); (4) The Vedantin’s Prayer (a full text is given below).

]]> 47 false Today we read several poems that mark a transition of Sri Aurobindo from a remarkable and brilliant person into a budding revolutionary and a yogi. The following poems have been read: (1) The Spring Child; (2) A Doubt; (3) Awake Mother (The Mother Awakes); (4) The Vedantin’s Prayer (a full text is given below).

]]> 00:47:55 <![CDATA[LP 7: The Lover of Humanity]]> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:59:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-7-the-lover-of-humanity https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-7-the-lover-of-humanity Today in the series “Sri Aurobindo’s Life through His Poems” we read some of the poems that reveal to us a beautiful divinely human side of Sri Aurobindo as the Lover of Humanity.

]]> 46 false Today in the series “Sri Aurobindo’s Life through His Poems” we read some of the poems that reveal to us a beautiful divinely human side of Sri Aurobindo as the Lover of Humanity.

]]> 00:57:03 <![CDATA[LP 6: Reconnecting with India]]> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:53:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-6-reconnecting-with-india https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-6-reconnecting-with-india We read today some poems that reveal Sri Aurobindo’s love and growing identification with the soul of India. The poems include Envoi (p. 37), The Just Man (pp. 43-44), To the Ganges (pp. 256-259) and The Meditations of Mandavya (pp. 509-515), all pages given for Collected Poems, CWSA Vol 2).

]]> 45 false We read today some poems that reveal Sri Aurobindo’s love and growing identification with the soul of India. The poems include Envoi (p. 37), The Just Man (pp. 43-44), To the Ganges (pp. 256-259) and The Meditations of Mandavya (pp. 509-515), all pages given for Collected Poems, CWSA Vol 2).

]]> 00:55:01 <![CDATA[LP 5: Seeds of a Revolutionary]]> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:42:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-5-seeds-of-a-revolutionary https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-5-seeds-of-a-revolutionary Seeds of a Revolutionary Today we read some lines from early poems written by Sri Aurobindo in England, published in 1898 as a part of the book of poems “Songs to Myrtilla” [CWSA 2: 9-37]

]]> 44 false Seeds of a Revolutionary Today we read some lines from early poems written by Sri Aurobindo in England, published in 1898 as a part of the book of poems “Songs to Myrtilla” [CWSA 2: 9-37]

]]> 00:54:22 <![CDATA[LP 4: The Manifestation of Light]]> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:38:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-4-the-manifestation-of-light https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-4-the-manifestation-of-light We take up today the first published poem of Sri Aurobindo, which was printed in 1883 when the author was 10 years old. This poem in retrospect appears at once prophetic and autobiographical.

]]> 43 false We take up today the first published poem of Sri Aurobindo, which was printed in 1883 when the author was 10 years old. This poem in retrospect appears at once prophetic and autobiographical.

]]> 00:47:00 <![CDATA[LP 3: A Strong Son of Lightning]]> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:35:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-3-a-strong-son-of-lightning https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-3-a-strong-son-of-lightning This poem reveals to us the coming of the Divine in a human frame. It contains Vedic imagery of the birth of Agni which upholds the Divine Will of the future.

]]> 42 false This poem reveals to us the coming of the Divine in a human frame. It contains Vedic imagery of the birth of Agni which upholds the Divine Will of the future.

]]> 01:02:20 <![CDATA[LP 2: The Divine Majesty]]> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:29:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-2-the-divine-majesty https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-2-the-divine-majesty Today we are looking at the poem “At the Hill-Tops of Silence”, which gives us a glimpse into the might and genius of Sri Aurobindo’s personality, and the state of the Divine Being before He is ready to take a human birth.

]]> 41 false Today we are looking at the poem “At the Hill-Tops of Silence”, which gives us a glimpse into the might and genius of Sri Aurobindo’s personality, and the state of the Divine Being before He is ready to take a human birth.

]]> 00:25:51 <![CDATA[LP 1: The Avatar: The Divine Advent]]> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:27:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/lp-1-the-avatar-the-divine-advent https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/lp-1-the-avatar-the-divine-advent This is the first of a series of talks as an offering for the 150th Birth Anniversary of Sri Aurobindo. In this series we glimpse his life through his poems. The first talk sets the note through the revelation of Sri Aurobindo and His Work as the work of the Avatar, which is primarily to open a new collective possibility for earth and embodied earthly life.

]]> 40 false This is the first of a series of talks as an offering for the 150th Birth Anniversary of Sri Aurobindo. In this series we glimpse his life through his poems. The first talk sets the note through the revelation of Sri Aurobindo and His Work as the work of the Avatar, which is primarily to open a new collective possibility for earth and embodied earthly life.

]]> 01:51:23 <![CDATA[SAP 39: ‘Evening ’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:34:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-39-evening https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-39-evening This poem is a beautiful image of evening connecting us to the eve of life as well.

]]> 39 false This poem is a beautiful image of evening connecting us to the eve of life as well.

]]> 00:07:44 <![CDATA[SAP 38: ‘Epigram’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:33:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-38-epigram https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-38-epigram This poem reveals to us the worth and value of wisdom.

]]> 38 false This poem reveals to us the worth and value of wisdom.

]]> 00:09:16 <![CDATA[SAP 37: ‘The Dream Boat’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:30:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-37-the-dream-boat https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-37-the-dream-boat This poem reveals the response we should make to the call of the Divine.

]]> 36 false This poem reveals the response we should make to the call of the Divine.

]]> 00:14:25 <![CDATA[SAP 36: ‘The Gleam Konarak’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:29:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-36-the-gleam-konarak https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-36-the-gleam-konarak This poem reveals the secret of the Sun-temple Konarak.

]]> 36 false This poem reveals the secret of the Sun-temple Konarak.

]]> 00:36:22 <![CDATA[SAP 35: ‘The Dual Being’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:28:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-35-the-dual-being https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-35-the-dual-being This sonnet reveals to us the two beings within us, one surface and the inner.

]]> 35 false This sonnet reveals to us the two beings within us, one surface and the inner.

]]> 00:30:39 <![CDATA[SAP 34: ‘The Guest’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:27:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-34-the-guest https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-34-the-guest This sonnet reveals to us the truth of the secret immortal soul in man.

]]> 34 false This sonnet reveals to us the truth of the secret immortal soul in man.

]]> 00:22:24 <![CDATA[SAP 33: ‘Jivanmukta’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:25:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-33-jivanmukta https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-33-jivanmukta This talk is woven around Sri Aurobindo’s poem which describes the ideal of the Jivanmukta, taking examples from his own life.

]]> 33 false This talk is woven around Sri Aurobindo’s poem which describes the ideal of the Jivanmukta, taking examples from his own life.

]]> 00:48:42 <![CDATA[SAP 32: ‘Surrender’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:24:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-32-surrender https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-32-surrender This poem reveals to us the real meaning and sense of Surrender.

]]> 32 false This poem reveals to us the real meaning and sense of Surrender.

]]> 00:21:52 <![CDATA[SAP 31: ‘The Divine Worker’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:23:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-31-the-divine-worker https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-31-the-divine-worker This sonnet gives the state in which the one who works for the Divine dwells.

]]> 31 false This sonnet gives the state in which the one who works for the Divine dwells.

]]> 00:26:19 <![CDATA[SAP 30: ‘The Triumph-Song of Trishuncou’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:21:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-30-the-triumph-song-of-trishuncou https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-30-the-triumph-song-of-trishuncou This poem by Sri Aurobindo, based on the famous story of Trishuncou, reveals to us the secret truth of immortality.

]]> 30 false This poem by Sri Aurobindo, based on the famous story of Trishuncou, reveals to us the secret truth of immortality.

]]> 00:24:54 <![CDATA[SAP 29: ‘The Pilgrim of the Night’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:20:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-29-the-pilgrim-of-the-night https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-29-the-pilgrim-of-the-night The Pilgrim of the Night

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]]> 00:29:34 <![CDATA[SAP 28: ‘The End?’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:19:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-28-the-end https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-28-the-end In this poem Sri Aurobindo reveals to us the journey of soul beyond death.

]]> 28 false In this poem Sri Aurobindo reveals to us the journey of soul beyond death.

]]> 00:25:58 <![CDATA[SAP 27: ‘One Day’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:05:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-27-one-day https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-27-one-day This beautiful poem is a promise and a way when all will be fulfilled for which creation has come into existence.

]]> 27 false This beautiful poem is a promise and a way when all will be fulfilled for which creation has come into existence.

]]> 00:10:08 <![CDATA[SAP 26: ‘Life and Death’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:03:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-26-life-and-death https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-26-life-and-death This poem touches upon the relation between life and death and the mystic truth it hides.

]]> 26 false This poem touches upon the relation between life and death and the mystic truth it hides.

]]> 00:22:10 <![CDATA[SAP 25: ‘Man, the Despot of Contraries’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:02:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-25-man-the-despot-of-contraries https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-25-man-the-despot-of-contraries This poem of Sri Aurobindo reveals the contradicting tendencies in man.

]]> 25 false This poem of Sri Aurobindo reveals the contradicting tendencies in man.

]]> 00:33:46 <![CDATA[SAP 24: ‘The Rishi’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-24-the-rishi https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-24-the-rishi This poem is written during the pre-Pondicherry days in the form of a dialogue between the Rishi and Manu the king.

]]> 24 false This poem is written during the pre-Pondicherry days in the form of a dialogue between the Rishi and Manu the king.

]]> 01:04:44 <![CDATA[SAP 23: ‘Invitation’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:58:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-23-invitation https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-23-invitation Today’s talk is based on Sri Aurobindo’s poem “Invitation”, which was published in Sri Aurobindo’s weekly newspaper Karmayogin on 6 November 1909, under the inscription: “Composed in the Alipur Jail”

]]> 23 false Today’s talk is based on Sri Aurobindo’s poem “Invitation”, which was published in Sri Aurobindo’s weekly newspaper Karmayogin on 6 November 1909, under the inscription: “Composed in the Alipur Jail”

]]> 00:45:23 <![CDATA[SAP 22: ‘Urvasie’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:56:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-22-urvasie https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-22-urvasie This long narrative poem by Sri Aurobindo is based on the story of King Pururavas and the heavenly nymph Urvasie. Written in Baroda (circa 1898-1902). This tale has been earlier immortalised by Kalidasa in his poem “Vikramorvasie or The Hero and the Nymph”, which has also been translated by Sri Aurobindo.

]]> 22 false This long narrative poem by Sri Aurobindo is based on the story of King Pururavas and the heavenly nymph Urvasie. Written in Baroda (circa 1898-1902). This tale has been earlier immortalised by Kalidasa in his poem “Vikramorvasie or The Hero and the Nymph”, which has also been translated by Sri Aurobindo.

]]> 00:48:45 <![CDATA[SAP 21: ‘Kamadeva’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:47:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-21-kamadeva https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-21-kamadeva This poem is about vital love and desire, whose god as per Indian mythology is Kamadeva. The poem is written in Pondicherry around 1913.

]]> 21 false This poem is about vital love and desire, whose god as per Indian mythology is Kamadeva. The poem is written in Pondicherry around 1913.

]]> 00:51:27 <![CDATA[SAP 20: ‘The Infinite Adventure’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:45:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-20-the-infinite-adventure https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-20-the-infinite-adventure This talk is a summary of Sri Aurobindo’s sonnet, written on 11 September, 1939. At the end there is also a brief reading of another poem, To the Hill-tops of Silence (1934).

]]> 20 false This talk is a summary of Sri Aurobindo’s sonnet, written on 11 September, 1939. At the end there is also a brief reading of another poem, To the Hill-tops of Silence (1934).

]]> 00:31:18 <![CDATA[SAP 19: ‘The Golden Light’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:44:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-19-the-golden-light https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-19-the-golden-light This poem gives us the results of the supramental transformation in a beautiful poetic vein.

]]> 19 false This poem gives us the results of the supramental transformation in a beautiful poetic vein.

]]> 00:20:20 <![CDATA[SAP 18: ‘To R. On Her Birthday’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:43:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-18-to-r-on-her-birthday https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-18-to-r-on-her-birthday On Sri Aurobindo’s Poem “To R. On Her Birthday”

]]> 18 false On Sri Aurobindo’s Poem “To R. On Her Birthday”

]]> 00:28:02 <![CDATA[SAP 17: ‘The Spring Child’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:41:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-17-the-spring-child https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-17-the-spring-child A reflection on an early poem of Sri Aurobindo.

It was written in Baroda in 1898-1902 in a notebook, which was subsequently seized by the British police when Sri Aurobindo was arrested in 1908. This made it impossible for him to revise or publish this poem after his release from jail in 1909.

]]> 17 false A reflection on an early poem of Sri Aurobindo.

It was written in Baroda in 1898-1902 in a notebook, which was subsequently seized by the British police when Sri Aurobindo was arrested in 1908. This made it impossible for him to revise or publish this poem after his release from jail in 1909.

]]> 00:35:25 <![CDATA[SAP 16: ‘Rebirth’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:39:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-16-rebirth https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-16-rebirth This talk is woven around Sri Aurobindo’s poem Rebirth, written between 1900 and 1906.

]]> 16 false This talk is woven around Sri Aurobindo’s poem Rebirth, written between 1900 and 1906.

]]> 00:55:30 <![CDATA[SAP 15: ‘Shiva’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:37:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-15-shiva https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-15-shiva We dwell upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s poems on Shiva.

]]> 15 false We dwell upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s poems on Shiva.

]]> 01:01:46 <![CDATA[SAP 14: ‘Science and the Unknowable’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:34:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-14-science-and-the-unknowable https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-14-science-and-the-unknowable This talk touches upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s poems on Science.

]]> 14 false This talk touches upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s poems on Science.

]]> 00:58:39 <![CDATA[SAP 13: ‘The Mother of God’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:32:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-13-the-mother-of-god https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-13-the-mother-of-god A reflection by Dr Alok Pandey on the poem by Sri Aurobindo, written in 1940’s.

]]> 13 false A reflection by Dr Alok Pandey on the poem by Sri Aurobindo, written in 1940’s.

]]> 00:46:48 <![CDATA[SAP 12: ‘Rose of God’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:25:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-12-rose-of-god https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-12-rose-of-god

This poem by Sri Aurobindo in quantitative hexameter is a marvel of mystical poetry.

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This poem by Sri Aurobindo in quantitative hexameter is a marvel of mystical poetry.

]]> 00:51:13 <![CDATA[SAP 11: Perseverance of Aspiration in ‘The Meditations of Mandavya’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:21:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-11-perseverance-of-aspiration-in-the-meditations-of-mandavya https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-11-perseverance-of-aspiration-in-the-meditations-of-mandavya Perseverance of Aspiration in ‘The Meditations of Mandavya’

]]> 11 false Perseverance of Aspiration in ‘The Meditations of Mandavya’

]]> 00:13:21 <![CDATA[SAP 10: Complete Absorption in God in ‘The Meditations of Mandavya’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:17:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-10-complete-absorption-in-god-in-the-meditations-of-mandavya https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-10-complete-absorption-in-god-in-the-meditations-of-mandavya Complete Absorption in God in ‘The Meditations of Mandavya’

]]> 10 false Complete Absorption in God in ‘The Meditations of Mandavya’

]]> 00:14:43 <![CDATA[SAP 9: All is God in ‘The Meditations of Mandavya’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:03:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-9-all-is-god-in-the-meditations-of-mandavya https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-9-all-is-god-in-the-meditations-of-mandavya All is God in ‘The Meditations of Mandavya'

]]> 9 false All is God in ‘The Meditations of Mandavya'

]]> 00:08:52 <![CDATA[SAP 8: Surrender to the Will of God in ‘The Meditations of Mandavya’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:58:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-8-surrender-to-the-will-of-god-in-the-meditations-of-mandavya https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-8-surrender-to-the-will-of-god-in-the-meditations-of-mandavya Surrender to the Will of God in ‘The Meditations of Mandavya’

]]> 8 false Surrender to the Will of God in ‘The Meditations of Mandavya’

]]> 00:23:14 <![CDATA[SAP 7: ‘The Vedantin’s Prayer’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:56:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-7-the-vedantins-prayer https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-7-the-vedantins-prayer It is a prayer of the conversion of the Asura.

]]> 7 false It is a prayer of the conversion of the Asura.

]]> 00:56:18 <![CDATA[SAP 6: ‘The Fear of Death’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:54:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-6-the-fear-of-death https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-6-the-fear-of-death Sri Aurobindo’s poem gives us a new and unique perspective on Death.

]]> 6 false Sri Aurobindo’s poem gives us a new and unique perspective on Death.

]]> 00:21:32 <![CDATA[SAP 5: ‘Life and Death’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:51:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-5-life-and-death https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-5-life-and-death Sri Aurobindo’s poem ‘Life and Death’ opens for us a perspective on life and death not as two opposites but as two different modes of existence.

]]> 5 false Sri Aurobindo’s poem ‘Life and Death’ opens for us a perspective on life and death not as two opposites but as two different modes of existence.

]]> 00:37:24 <![CDATA[SAP 4: ‘To the Sea’ ]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:23:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-4-to-the-sea https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-4-to-the-sea This Sri Aurobindo’s poem is addressed to the Sea and uses the image to bring out our innate soul strength against the opposition of world forces.

]]> 4 false This Sri Aurobindo’s poem is addressed to the Sea and uses the image to bring out our innate soul strength against the opposition of world forces.

]]> 00:40:42 <![CDATA[SAP 3: ‘Light’ ]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:21:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-3-light https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-3-light This talk is centred around Sri Aurobindo’s sonnet, written in October, 1939 (CWSA 2: 618). The text of the sonnet is given below.

]]> 3 false This talk is centred around Sri Aurobindo’s sonnet, written in October, 1939 (CWSA 2: 618). The text of the sonnet is given below.

]]> 00:42:30 <![CDATA[SAP 2: ‘Immortal Love’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:20:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-2-immortal-love https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-2-immortal-love The second video from the new series “Reflections on Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry”
This early (1900-1906) poem reveals to us about what true love is. A full text is given below.

]]> 2 false The second video from the new series “Reflections on Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry”
This early (1900-1906) poem reveals to us about what true love is. A full text is given below.

]]> 00:47:19 <![CDATA[SAP 1: ‘Thou Didst Mistake’ & ‘Because Thy Flame is Spent’]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:02:00 +0000 Dr. Alok Pandey https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/podcasts/31968/episodes/sap-1-thou-didst-mistake-because-thy-flame-is-spent https://reflections-on-sri-aurobindos-poetry.castos.com/episodes/sap-1-thou-didst-mistake-because-thy-flame-is-spent The first video from a new series “Reflections on Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry”. Today we read two sonnets of Sri Aurobindo. Sri Aurobindo wrote them in Baroda in 1901-1902 in a notebook, which was seized by the British police when Sri Aurobindo was arrested in 1908. This made it impossible for him to revise or publish these poems later, and they were not given titles. Their text is given below.

]]> 1 false The first video from a new series “Reflections on Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry”. Today we read two sonnets of Sri Aurobindo. Sri Aurobindo wrote them in Baroda in 1901-1902 in a notebook, which was seized by the British police when Sri Aurobindo was arrested in 1908. This made it impossible for him to revise or publish these poems later, and they were not given titles. Their text is given below.

]]> 00:19:53