An Introduction to Sri Aurobindo’s book – Essays Divine and Human
An essay introducing Sri Aurobindo’s book Essays Divine and Human
India the Secular State – Amal Kiran
India has been declared a Secular State and [...]
The Message of August 15 – Amal Kiran
A beautiful & profound essay by Amal Kiran on Sri Aurobindo, and the Message of August 15th, for India and the World.
The Heart and the Art of Poetry – Amal Kiran
Excerpts Talk One The poet is as old [...]
On Buddha and Shankara
This is a 6-part series I'd put together [...]
5 – On Buddha and Shankara
This is Part 5 of the Buddha and [...]
4 – The effect of Shankara’s Illusionism on the life of India
Well-known spiritual leaders of our time are renunciates, and still posit moksha and mukti as the goal. If we simply ask "how did this happen?" we come to recognize how profoundly Shankara and Buddha's thought have influenced India.
3 – Buddhism and Hinduism – a contrast
This is part 3 of the Buddha and Shankara series, and focuses on an article by Nolini Kanta Gupta titled "Buddhism and Hinduism".
2 – How Hinduism was influenced by Buddhism
Part of the Buddha and Shankara series. Examines pre-Buddhistic Hinduism vs post-Buddhistic Hinduism and how later Indian spirituality: accepted & combined Buddha + Shankara.
1 – When the heresy of Buddhism seized hold of India
The Age of Epics has as its Grand [...]