Indian sages discovered the Infinite Brahman and devised various yogic disciplines to reach him. The main condition was to give up life. Sri Aurobindo was shown by Swami Vivekananda that that Infinite Brahman can descend on human life. In a world where rationality is not yet the ruling force, Sri Aurobindo saw that Man can evolve into the next species, the Supramental Being, if twelve yogis attained the supramental consciousness. In their absence, He decided to achieve that goal by working in the subtle plane. He left the body in 1950 and achieved His goal in 1956.

Ever since Malthus alerted the world about the dangers of the world's population overcoming the production capacity of the land, the world slowly woke up to the significance of the growth of population. From 1950 till today we have been hearing the curse it is. It may be a curse or it may not be. To curse a component for the ills of the whole is not wisdom. Mind is the source of all good or evil, all morality. Science does us good or harm as man uses it. So does the population.

Spirit is in the plane of Timelessness. Life is in Time. As the Spirit is in Timelessness, movements there are swift, as if instantaneous. To us, it is instantaneous miraculousness. Someone committed suicide in an office. The office was haunted. No one was safe there. Members were scared to work there. The owner called a magician. He did some rituals, chanted mantras. The oppression was cleared at once. No duration is needed when the Spirit acts.

Rajendra Prasad once said that if we have a free India today it is because of what Sardar Patel gave us. To bring 565 princely states into the fold of India, especially when they had an option, was no mean task. The one state that was not under his jurisdiction - Kashmir - still hangs fire. Many a time he expressed the view that he could solve the problems of Kashmir in no time, if it was given into his hands. He was known as the iron man of India. Sri Aurobindo said of him that he was the only one in the Congress who had strength.

The developed countries of today are almost all democratic nations. The world is discovering that economic backwardness has its origin in political backwardness.  Conversely, as prosperity rises, the chances of stable democracy are greater. When per capita income crosses $6000, studies say, there is little chance for democracy to slip back to dictatorship. Prosperity and political enlightenment are complementary. The crime rate decreases as levels of prosperity increase. Even divorce rates markedly show a decline as income rises.

Habits die hard. We are not aware of most of our habits as they are subconscious. Mother says even death is a habit of the body. [We are not fortunate enough to have met someone who does not have that habit. Rishis, of course, have overcome that habit and acquire the power to leave their bodies at will, iccha mirutu.]*( If need be you can drop both these sentences) We seldom realise that language is one such habit.

Pure courage is spiritual. Anything in its pristine purity is Spiritual. The military life demands obedience. Obedience is a way of life in the discipline of the military. Reading about the experiences of men who served in the army as generals, officers or foot soldiers, one marvels at the measure of obedience they offered. Nations fought for their liberty and men laid down their lives in defence of the motherland with the joy of pride in dying for their countries. Spiritual courage is at the pinnacle of human life. Courage has its versions.

After the improved versions of telescope arrived, scientists have calculated the time required for the orbit of Mercury and found a variation of 43 seconds in a century! Experimental science demands precision to the second. Science is a MARVEL today on the strength of discovery, forging fresh new tools of measurement, securing greater knowledge of metals, gases and all other things, their dedication to Truth and several other things. One of the basic requirements of science is precise precision.

We all swear by Truth. Truth is sacred to all of us. Do we know what Truth is? A boy goes to a film without the knowledge of his family. When he returns home, he says he was in his friend's house. It is a lie. For him to own it, is Truth in our understanding. His owning what he did would be a FACT. It won't be Truth in a higher sense of the word. Not speaking lies, being loyal, sincere, and honest are understood by us as being truthful. But they are only aspects of TRUTH.