"Madame Théon was born on the Isle of Wight and she lived in Tlemcen with her husband who was a great occultist. Madame The on herself was an occultist of great powers, a remarkable clairvoyant, and she had mediumistic qualities. Her powers were quite exceptional; she had received an extremely complete and rigorous training and she could exteriorise herself… Continue

In ASPIRATION, Lalit Kumar published on 18-11-2009 a photograph of Sri Aurobindo in 1950: http://newreflexions.ning.com/photo/photo/show?id=2226800%3APhoto%3A11816 .

I commented there as follows: Jyotirasi jyotirmayi dhehi. Thou art Light, so, cause Light descend on me.

Kalpana in her comment made a request as follows:
''Jyotirasi jyotirmayi dhehi.''
Thou art Light, so, cause Light d… Continue

In ASPIRATION, Lalit Kumar published on 18-11-2009 a photograph of Sri Aurobindo in 1950: http://newreflexions.ning.com/photo/photo/show?id=2226800%3APhoto%3A11816 .

I commented there as follows: Jyotirasi jyotirmayi dhehi. Thou art Light, so, cause Light descend on me.

Kalpana in her comment made a request as follows:
''Jyotirasi jyotirmayi dhehi.''
Thou art Light, so, cause Light d… Continue

Here, we are in the elements of poetry par excellence !

Sri Aurobindo was as he himself says, basically a poet and Yogi.

Amal once told me that poetry wise Ilion was equal to Savitri. He added, of course spiritually, Savitri is a different matter.

I must have studied this epic-poem no less than 8 to 9 times, and every time with such passion and poetic appreciation, that I am never tired reading once more this poem in classical hexametre :
-uu -uu -uu -uu -uu -- , six feet of dactyl ie, -uu (l… Continue