Search for the Soul in Everyday Living, The Mother
My Review
Inspiring and thought provoking view on the spiritual path. A bit dated in places, but not less fascinating for it. There are real gems here though - things you'll find rarely anywhere else. Though in places this book is evidently rooted in a time before psychology had taken a serious hold on our culture, it will help any serious student onwards. In my case - it reminded me of my main spiritual practice: finding the Light.

Mother
Mother's Love
  Mom's Love when you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you. You thanked her by crying all night long. When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk. You thanked her by running away when she called. When you were 3, she made all your meals with love. You thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor. When you were 4, she gave you some crayons you thanked her by coloring the dining room table when you were 5, she dressed you for the holidays. You thanked her by plopping into the nea...

The Lives of Sri Aurobindo
My Review and discussion of the controversy
Reviewed in the West as the only decent biography of Sri Aurobindo Goshe, from politician, to poet and guru. This guy lived a fascinating life and Peter Heehs describes as many aspects of it as the Sri Aurobindo archives can help enlighten us on. In India this is a controversial book. It's even been banned in Orissa. The ban is due to the book not putting everything Sri Aurobindo did in a starry light. It deigns to suggest psychological motives, finding them in the plays Aurobindo wrote as w...