Sri Aurobindo has brought a new dynamism and has revealed new dimensions to the timeless spiritual vision and thought given by our ancient sages and seers. His emphasis that the ideals of the past is an indication of the greater ideals of the future is an important reminder for all children of Mother India who aspire to work toward a new resurgent Bharat, a more self-aware nation, proud of its ancient heritage, grounded in its cultural roots, and reaching high toward a greater future.

But Sri Aurobindo's futuristic vision is not confined to India. His concern is for the entire humanity, in fact for the future of the earth-consciousness itself. And that is why in his writings, just as in his Yoga, we find his rishi-drishti perceiving clearly the new directions that are yet to unfold. But this vision is not a mere utopian dream; it is the record of a seer who has not merely realised the Divine but who has brought down a new consciousness which is ushering a new age for humanity and the earth.

To make this new age a living reality, Sri Aurobindo has also given the humanity a new ideal to pursue -- to harmonise matter and spirit, life and spirit. It is an ideal which reveals the spirit hiding in matter and seamlessly integrates the seeking of spirit with all the nitty-gritty details of outer life -- individual and collective.

In the past few issues we have been exploring various facets of this New Ideal. We continue this in the current issue through an eclectic mix of offerings.

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Editor’s Note:  In this part of our ongoing series, the author describes an integral, all-embracing dynamic spiritual vision which does not make a formidable division between Spirit and Matter.

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Editor's Note: There is a common misperception among many that Sri Aurobindo was an extremely grave and serious person. But going through the voluminous correspondence of the Master with Nirodbaran, Dilip Kumar Roy and several other disciples, we find a deeply endearing human and humourous side of the great Mahayogi.

Even when it came to a serious topic such as the conflict between science and religion, Sri Aurobindo could use his charming wit and satire to make a profound point in response to a sceptic's observation.

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Editor's Note: The book titled Understanding Contemporary India in the Light of Sri Aurobindo (Auropublications, Sri Aurobindo Society, 2022), authored by Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti was released on April 25, 2022 during the National Seminar on Sri Aurobindo’s Nationalism organised by Sri Aurobindo Society. We present a review of the book by Dr. Charan Singh Kedarkhandi.

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Editor's Note: This video visualises two selected passages from Sri Aurobindo's writings on Indian culture and civilisational history. Here Sri Aurobindo speaks of the master idea that has governed the life, culture and social ideals of Indian people over the millennia. This is the ideal of man's seeking for his true spiritual self and the whole life as a frame and means for that discovery.

Sri Aurobindo reminds us that to whatever extent possible ancient India tried to integrate the highest aim of life, namely, spiritual fulfilment of man, with various aspects of life such as art, literature, religion, intellectual pursuit, etc. But the difficulty of making the outer social life an expression of man’s true self and some highest realisation of the spirit within him is immensely greater -- a work, Sri Aurobindo says, to be taken up by a future India. This is the work for New India, the new Bhārat that is rising!

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