The Gnostic Centre is continuously engaged in creating resources that emerge out of its ongoing work, as well as support that work based on study and action research in the fields of Integral Yoga, Psychology, Self-development, Integral Education, Management, Social Change, Transformative Learning, Culture...... These resources mainly take the form of:
A Bi-monthly Journal
The Awakening Ray Welcome to The Awakening Ray
The Awakening Ray is a twofold movement...... it is the Ray that descends into the material consciousness and awakens it to its own divine self. It is also the Ray that rises up from Matter in response to this awakening. The Awakening Ray symbolises both the human aspiration and the divine response...... the divine inspiration and the human response. Our endeavour is to make this newsletter a means of deepening, widening and heightening these two movements.
Begun in January 1997, the journal is in its ninth year and deals with topics relevant to individual and social change, through articles and stories...A selection from the latest issue is regularly updated online and can be viewed on this site. You may also
subscribe to the journal, and/or
advertise in it. Copies of the latest issue are available in select bookshops of Delhi, Gurgaon & Pondicherry. You may also order by mail. Some of the recent themes have been:
The Dynamic Power of Stillness
Understanding Stress: A Modern Perspective
Equality: an Approach to Managing Urban Chaos
In Search of Perfection
Current Issue Back Issues Books The Interactive Self-Discovery Series
Published in 2000, 2001 and 2002, and reprinted since then, the four books compiled by Ameeta Mehra carry selections from the writings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, and self-reflective worksheets, exercises, to help you put the concepts into practice. These books are being distributed by Rupa through bookshops around India.
The Series comprises of four beautifully produced books written in an experiential and interactive style with passages, worksheets and exercises. Each book is complete in itself and has been aesthetically created to take the reader into the knowledge, experience and practice of Self-Discovery and Mastery.
Dhyana: Meditation for Inner Growth : An invitation to read, understand and practice techniques and forms of concentration and meditation to make our lives harmonious, effective and complete. pb., 96pp., 105gm, Rs.90 (India) £5 (all other countries - to be paid in equivalent amount of Indian rupees)
Abhaya: Fear - Its Cause & Cure : A brilliant and insightful understanding on the causes of fear and ways to combat and cure it. pb., 96pp., 105gm, Rs.90 (India) £5 (all other countries - to be paid in equivalent amount of Indian rupees)
Karmayoga: Perfection in Work : Comprehensive guide on how to work with the right attitude to achieve perfection in works and life. pb, 120pp., 140gm, Rs.100 (India) £5.50 (all other countries - to be paid in equivalent amount of Indian rupees)
Sadhana: A Guide to Self-Mastery : A Journey into self-observation, self-observation, self-organisation, self-development and self-mastery. pb., 128pp., 150gm, Rs.120 (India) £5.50 (all other countries - to be paid in equivalent amount of Indian rupees)
To order any of the above books, please
contact us along with the list of books and number of copies, and we will let you know the total cost (inclusive of mailing charges) and how to remit the amount.
The Mother on Education : From Reflection to Action
A compilation of passages from The Mother, relevant for all educators (including parents), focusing on diverse issues related to bringing up and educating a child. The compilation includes a number of ideas on how to train the various aspects of a child's personality, as well as certain reflective exercises, to enable the educator's own growth and practice.
This book was compiled to mark the Mother's 125th birth anniversary, on the request of National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), and has been distributed by NCTE to all teacher-education institutes around India.
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Booklets (course materials)
The Gnostic Centre also has an extensive collection of booklets that it prepares on various subjects, as part of its course materials. The booklets contain a number of extracts and exercises - the main focus being on understanding and implementing. The subjects on which these booklets are available are mainly: Self-development Education Psychology Indian Culture Health Music
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Audiocassettes & CDs
The Centre has a large
collection of audio-recordings of the various talks organised by the Centre, as well as some of the course sessions. Some of these are also
available for sale at the Centre:
Power of Attitude (talk by Ameeta Mehra)
The Science of Living (talk by Ameeta Mehra)
The Psychic Being (talk by Ameeta Mehra)
Breaking Free (talk by Ameeta Mehra)
How to Think (talk by Sraddhalu Ranade)
Why Bad Things Happen to Good People (talk by Sraddhalu Ranade)
Five Elements of Education (talk by Sraddhalu Ranade)
Meditation for Inner Growth (guided meditations by Ameeta Mehra, with music)
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Multimedia
The Centre has created several multimedia presentations (with beautiful images, and a soundtrack consisting of a narrative along with music) on various themes. Presently the work is on to make them available as DVDs and CD-ROMs. The titles are:
A New Education for a New India (available for sale)
L'avenir: the Future (available for sale)
War against Terrorism
Mastery through Attitude
Application of Mental & Vital Education in the Mainstream
The Genius of Sri Aurobindo
In Search of the Soul of India
Sri Aurobindo Gnostic Centre of Education (for private circulation only)
Nirodbaran: an Inspiration (for private circulation only)
KD Sethna (Amal Kiran): a Centenary Tribute (for private circulation only)
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Other Resources
Besides the above, the Centre's in-house resources comprise of several workshop and course booklets that are prepared as reading material for its different programmes, as well as
students' monographs that emerge from the research work undertaken as part of coursework. These are available at the Centre itself, for reference purposes. Some of these are also published in the Centre's journal,
The Awakening Ray.
