Release of Renaissance, Volume VII, Issue 6
Date: June 21, 2026
The June 2026 issue of Renaissance, released on June 21, International Yoga Day takes up an important theme – Living the Teaching. In the Editorial, God-seeking, the Integral Way, Beloo Mehra writes:
Even though most of our formal educational experiences are focused around mind, because of our innate psychic and spiritual aspiration we are not content, we aspire for something beyond our minds, for something beyond the visible. Why are we not satisfied with the status quo, why are we progressively reaching out and digging within to the wider, deeper and higher dimensions and domains of the individual, the social, the universal and the eternal?
It is simply because aspiring toward the highest in us – call it Divine or by any other name – is the one aim of life that distinguishes us, the humans, from all other forms of life in the creation. And in that sense, spirituality lives in all of us, regardless of whether we are conscious of it or not; and around all of us, regardless of the outer physical context or our awareness of it.
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Sri Aurobindo and the Mother have constantly reminded us of the one change needful — change of consciousness. Sincerity marks the beginning of all aspiration for a change of consciousness — sincerity in intention, in our effort and in our offering of the effort to the Divine. As the Mother once said, sincerity is the need of the hour. As our Guiding Light feature, we present a small compilation of words from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother on Sincerity.
The 2-part reflective piece titled ‘Musings on Remember and Offer‘ highlights an important practice on the path of Integral Yoga. Guided by Sri Aurobindo’s words – “In the right view both of life and of Yoga all life is either consciously or subconsciously a Yoga”, these reflections highlight that while Integral Yoga, following the tradition of Vedic Yoga is life-affirming, the need for remembering to step back from the countless pulls of life cannot be over-emphasised.
The Many Shades of Sacrifice is a 2-part reflection which deepens our understanding of sacrifice and self-giving in the light of the teachings of Integral Yoga. The second part points out that complete giving up of our lower nature is the most essential sacrifice we must make in order to go closer to the Divine.The 2-part reflective piece by Beloo Mehra titled ‘Musings on Remember and Offer‘ highlights that while Integral Yoga, following the tradition of Vedic Yoga is life-affirming, the need for remembering to step back from the countless pulls of life cannot be over-emphasised.
