Sri aurobindo was an indian yogi, as well as philosopher, guru and poet who lived from 1872 to 1950 c. He joined the movement for indias freedom from british rule and for a duration 190510, became one of its most important leaders, before turning to developing his own vision and. Shriydstdyd post graduate department of 1 i osop g under the supervision of dr. A talk on evolution of consciousness at the human and planetary levels as seen by the integral yoga of sri aurobindo and the mother. Letters on yoga iii comprises letters written by sri aurobindo on the experiences and. In the supreme the three are not three but one existence is consciousness, consciousness is bliss, and they are thus inseparable, not only inseparable. In the entry of 1 july 1912, sri aurobindo noted that he had been doing yoga for almost seven years. This correspondence constitutes a major body of work on the practice of yoga sadhana. This volume is the last of four volumes of letters on yoga, arranged by the editors as follows. They have been put together and arranged so as to be of some help to aspirants for the understanding and practice of the yoga.
Sri aurobindo, the mother, and integral yoga jim ryan, 2009. Ingredients one of the foremost indian philosophers of the twentieth century,sri aurobindo was also litical activist, a mystic and a spiritual leader. Drawing from the sankhya system of indian philosophy, sri aurobindo and the mother expounded the notion of involution, as the reverse of evolution, which became a central feature of integral yoga. In these letters, sri aurobindo explains the foundations of his integral yoga, its fundamentals, its characteristic experiences and realisations, and its method of practice. Other letters from this period are published in letters on poetry and art, the mother with letters on.
Power within,sri aurobindo, yoga, mother,integral yoga. The veda is our oldest extant human document and the veda, from one point of view, is a great compilation of practical hints about yoga. The mother and the revolutionary the story of sri aurobindo. In 1955 an edition comprising the introduction and four parts was brought out by the sri aurobindo international university. Raja yoga recognizes that the normal mental functioning is chaotic. Experiences and realisations in the integral yoga iv. Integral yoga and other paths 4 posted by the editor sep 22. All the rest consists of verbal conversations with disciples.
Download free pdf versions from sri aurobindo ashram website. Letters to disciples in which sri aurobindo explains his teaching and method of spiritual practice and deals with problems that confront the seeker. The object of integral yoga a selection from sri aurobindos letters on yoga, pp. Sri aurobindo these are extracts from letters written by sri aurobindo to his disciples in answer to their queries.
The teaching of sri aurobindo starts from that of the ancient sages of india that behind the appearances of the universe there is the reality of a being and consciousness, a self of all things, one and eternal. Already a century ago he declared all life is yoga. Sri aurobindos letters on yoga new cwsa edition letters on the integral yoga, spiritual paths, the. Letters on yoga encompass all life and deal with such topics as the object of integral yoga, synthetic methods, basic requisites of the path, the foundation of sadhana, human relationships in yoga, visions and symbols, experiences of the inner and the. In 1948 the chapters making up the yoga of divine works were published as a book by the sri aurobindo library, madras.
I paperback june 1, 1995 by sri aurobindo author 5. In 1879, at the age of seven, he was taken with his two elder brothers to england for education and lived there for fourteen years. He developed the spiritual practice known as integral yoga. Apart from some experiences of a personal character, the rest are either ideatruths, such as pour down into the consciousness from above when one gets into. Record of yoga is a diary of sri aurobindos sadhana or practice of yoga. Integral yoga, also called supramental yoga, is the yogabased philosophy and practice of sri aurobindo and the mother mirra alfassa. It aims at the liberation and perfection not of the bodily, but of the mental being, the control of the emotional and sensational life, the mastery of the whole apparatus of thought and consciousness.
The last four passages are excerpts from sri aurobindos letters. The spiritual path or sadhana as developed by him, works with a combination of a voluntarily adopted psychological discipline and various yogic practices. Transformation of human nature in the integral yoga the letters in these volumes have been selected from the large body of letters that sri aurobindo wrote to disciples and others between 1927 and 1950. Yoga is not a thing of ideas but of inner spiritual experience. The integral yoga of sri aurobindo and the mother this net of sweetness woven of aureate fire.
Sri aurobindos letters on yoga new cwsa edition auro ebooks. The following is a summary of the integral yoga, sri aurobindo s teaching and method of practice. It is the second of four volumes of letters on yoga, arranged by the editors as follows. Sri orobindo was an indian nationalist and freedom fighter, major indian english poet, philosopher, and yogi. The object of integral yoga a selection from sri aurobindo s letters on yoga, pp. Sri aurobindo was a prolific writer over a wide range of subjects including philosophy, yoga, poetry, human unity and much more. Jun 21, 2018 drawing from the sankhya system of indian philosophy, sri aurobindo and the mother expounded the notion of involution, as the reverse of evolution, which became a central feature of integral yoga. Evolution is the method by which it liberates itself. For the degree of doctor of philosophy philosophy by g. Letters on yogai comprises letters written by sri aurobindo on the philosophical and psychological foundations of the integral yoga. The object of integral yoga synthetic method and integral yoga basic requisites of the path the foundation of sadhana sadhana through work sadhana through meditation. Sri aurobindo finds that there has always been impulse or longings in humans in search for god, light, bliss, freedom, immortality which has presented itself in a right place in a sequence, which nature is seeking to evolve beyond mind. The integral yoga of sri aurobindo and the mother is being brought forward by present day sadhaks the world over.
Psychology, philosophy of mind publisher sri aurobindo ashram pondicherry. Sri aurobindos letters on yoga the intermediate zone. A practical guide to integral yoga by sri aurobindo and the mother. No other part of the synthesis of yoga appeared in bookform during sri aurobindos lifetime. Between 1927 and 1950, sri aurobindo remained in seclusion while perfecting a new kind of spiritual practice he called the integral yoga. Direct quotations from sri aurobindos writings are indicated by quotation marks. Psychic spiritual supramentaltransformation of the mindtransformation of the vitaltransformation of the physicaltransformation of the. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Psychic spiritual supramentaltransformation of the mindtransformation of the vitaltransformation of the physicaltransformation of the subconscient and the. Before w e proceed to throw light on this system of yoga, it will be relevant to know a little about sri aurobindo. By sri aurobindo 1912 yoga is not a modern invention of the human mind, but our ancient and prehistoric possession. Sri aurobindo was born in calcutta on 15 august, 1872. Apart from the following accounts sri aurobindo rarely touched the pranayama issue, but remarked that it is a very powerful practice and not without its risks if not done properly and under the right conditions.
Between 1927 and 1950, sri aurobindo remained in seclusion while perfecting a new kind of spiritual practice he called the. Record of yoga was the most typical and the editors have used it as the general title of the work. Sri aurobindos letters on yoga the intermediate zone sri aurobindo the intermediate zone 1933 all these experiences are of the same nature and what applies to one applies to another. Sri aurobindos teaching and spiritual method auroville.
Yoga is not a modern invention of the human mind, but our ancient and prehistoric possession. Centenary edition01bandemataramvolume0102karmayoginvolume0203theharmonyofvirtuevolume0304writingsinbengalivolume04. Sri aurobindo ashram publication department, pondicherry. Integral yoga, also called supramental yoga, is the yoga based philosophy and practice of sri aurobindo and the mother mirra alfassa. Meditating only for three days with lele, aurobindo followed the yogis instructions for silencing the mind and freeing it from the constant pressure of thought. Sri aurobindo s complete letters on yoga sabcl edition, other spiritual paths, the problems of spiritual life, and related subjects. The following is a summary of the integral yoga, sri aurobindos teaching and method of practice. Most of his major works have been published in us editions by lotus press. Letters on yoga i comprises letters written by sri aurobindo on the philosophical and. Letters on yoga or sri aurobindo birth centenary library.
The yoga and its objects the yoga we practise, is not for ourselves alone, but for the divine. Yoga, generally, is the power which the soul in one body has of entering into effective relation with other souls, with parts of itself which are behind the waking consciousness, with forces of nature and objects in nature, with the supreme intelligence, power and bliss which governs the world either for the sake of that union in itself or for. Sri aurobindos advanced world vision, the backbone of auroville, takes one up in wider areas of self, of life, of other. This correspondence constitutes a major body of work on the practice of yogasadhana.
Wherever it was possible every effort has been made to introduce the letter in full. This edition contained a large number of letters not included in the two tomes of the centre of education edition. Collection universallibrary contributor osmania university language english. The hyc website offers many youtube talks on integral yoga, the upanishads, the avataric lives of sri aurobindo and the mother, the vedas, the divine life, the synthesis of yoga and so much more. Letters on yoga 3 volumes sri aurobindo, aka aurobindo. He kept it fairly regularly from 1912 to 1920, and also wrote a few entries in 1909, 1911 and 1927. The synthesis of yoga download books, sacred, spiritual. Sri aurobindo s advanced world vision, the backbone of auroville, takes one up in wider areas of self, of life, of other. Sri aurobindos teaching states that this one being and consciousness is involved here in matter. During this period he gave detailed guidance to disciples and seekers, responding to thousands of inquiries. Letters on yoga ii comprises letters written by sri aurobindo on the practice of the integral yoga. Sri aurobindo, the mother, and integral yoga jim ryan. At different times he gave this diary different names.
The whole principle of this yoga is to give oneself entirely to the divine alone and to nobody and nothing else, and to bring down into ourselves by union with the divine mother all the transcendent light, power, wideness, peace, purity, truthconsciousness and ananda of the supramental divine. We observe, first, that there still exists in india a remarkable yogic system which is in its nature synthetical and starts from a great central principle of nature, a great dynamic force of nature. If buddha really combated and denied all vedantic conceptions of the self, then it can be no longer true that buddha refrained from all metaphysical speculations or distinct pronouncements as to the nature of the ultimate reality. Sri aurobindos complete letters on yoga sabcl edition, other spiritual paths, the problems of spiritual life, and related subjects. Sri aurobindo s letters on yoga new cwsa edition four volumes of letters on the integral yoga, other spiritual paths, the problems of spiritual life, and related subjects. In the supreme the three are not three but one existence is consciousness, consciousness is bliss, and they are thus inseparable, not only inseparable but so much each other that they are not distinct at all.
Dec 05, 2014 sri aurobindo describes the focus of raja yoga. Letters on yoga encompass all life and deal with such topics as the object of integral yoga, synthetic methods, basic requisites of the path, the foundation of sadhana, human relationships in yoga, visions and symbols, experiences of the inner and the cosmic consciousness, to name a few. Satchitananda and gradations sachchidananda is the one with a triple aspect. In 1970 letters on yoga was published as volumes 22, 23 and 24 of the sri aurobindo birth centenary library. His aim was for people to achieve not only liberation, but to experience a transformation of their nature which would enable them to lead a divine life on earth. Direct quotations from sri aurobindo s writings are indicated by quotation marks. Sri aurobindo in sabcl, volume 23 letters on yoga part three section 3 experiences of the inner and the cosmic consciousness pps 10391046 first published in the compilation the riddle of this world 1933 published by sri aurobindo ashram pondicherry diffusion by sabda. The text of the present, electronic, edition 1999 is identical to the text of the sabcl. He had no helper or guru in yoga till he met lele, a maharashtrian yogi in baroda. Information quoted from website of sri aurobindo ashram. It explains clearly what the process of meditation is about based on profound studies of several yoga traditions, but primarily on his own experiences. This volume is the last of four volumes of letters on yoga, arranged by the editors as. Letters on yogaiv contains letters written by sri aurobindo on the transformation of human nature, mental, vital and physical, through the practice of the integral yoga. Download free ebooks for tablets and kindle from auro ebooks.
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