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SRI
AUROBINDO AND THE INTEGRAL YOGA
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SRI
AUROBINDO'S MIGHTY ACTION
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SRI AUROBINDO
ABOUT THE INTEGRAL YOGA
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. All beings
are united in that One Self and Spirit but divided by a certain separativity
of consciousness, an ignorance of their true Self and Reality in the
mind, life and body. It is possible by a certain psychological discipline
to remove this veil of separative consciousness and become aware of
the true Self, the Divinity within us and all.
Sri Aurobindo's
teaching states that this One Being and Consciousness is involved here
in matter. Evolution is the method by which it liberates itself; consciousness
appears in what seems to be inconscient, and once having appeared is
self-impelled to grow higher and higher and at the same time to enlarge
and develop towards a greater and greater perfection. Life is the first
step of this release of consciousness; mind is the second; but the evolution
does not finish with mind, it awaits a release into something greater,
a consciousness which is spiritual and supramental. The next step of
the evolution must be towards the development of Supermind and Spirit
as the dominant power in the conscious being. For only then will the
involved Divinity in things release itself entirely and it become possible
for life to manifest perfection.
But while
the former steps in evolution were taken by Nature without a conscious
will in the plant and animal life, in man Nature becomes able to evolve
by a conscious will in the instrument. It is not, however, by the mental
will in man that this can be wholly done, for the mind goes only to
a certain point and after that can only move in a circle. A conversion
has to be made, a turning of the consciousness by which mind has to
change into the higher principle. This method is to be found through
the ancient psychological discipline and practice of Yoga. In the past,
it has been attempted by a drawing away from the world and a disappearance
into the height of the Self of Spirit. Sri Aurobindo teaches that a
descent of the higher principle is possible which will not merely release
the spiritual Self out of the world, but release it in the world, replace
the mind's ignorance or its very limited knowledge by a supramental
Truth-Consciousness which will be a sufficient instrument of the inner
Self and make it possible for the human being to find himself dynamically
as well as inwardly and grow out of this still animal humanity into
a diviner race. The psychological discipline of Yoga can be used to
that end by opening all the parts of the being to a conversion or transformation
through the descent and working of the higher still concealed supramental
principle.
This, however,
cannot be done at once or in a short time or by any rapid or miraculous
transformation. Many steps have to be taken by the seeker before the
supramental descent is possible. Man lives mostly in his surface mind,
life and body, but there is an inner being within him with greater possibilities
to which he has to awake - for it is only a very restricted influence
from it that he receives now and that pushes him to a constant pursuit
of a greater beauty, harmony, power and knowledge. The first process
of Yoga is therefore to open the ranges of this inner being and to live
from there outward, governing his outward life by an inner light and
force. In doing so he discovers in himself his true soul which is not
this outer mixture of mental, vital and physical elements but something
of the Reality behind them, a spark from the one Divine Fire. He has
to learn to live in his soul and purify and orientate by its drive towards
the Truth the rest of the nature. There can follow afterwards an opening
upward and descent of a higher principle of the Being. But even then
it is not at once the full supramental Light and Force. For there are
several ranges of consciousness between the ordinary human mind and
the supramental Truth-Consciousness. These intervening ranges have to
be opened up and their power brought down into the mind, life and body.
Only afterwards can the full power of the Truth-Consciousness work in
the nature. The process of this self-discipline or Sadhana is therefore
long and difficult, but even a little of it is so much gained because
it makes the ultimate release and perfection more possible.
There are
many things belonging to the older systems that are necessary on the
way - an opening of the mind to a greater wideness and to the sense
of the Self and the Infinite, an emergence into what has been called
the cosmic consciousness, mastery over the desires and passions; an
outward asceticism is not essential, but the conquest of desire and
attachment and a control over the body and its needs, greeds and instincts
are indispensable. There is a combination of the principles of the old
systems, the way of knowledge through the mind's discernment between
Reality and the appearance, the heart's way of devotion, love and surrender
and the way of works turning the will away from motives of self-interest
to the Truth and the service of a greater Reality than the ego. For
the whole being has to be trained so that it can respond and be transformed
when it is possible for that greater Light and Force to work in the
nature.
In this discipline,
the inspiration of the Master, and in the difficult stages his control
and his presence are indispensable - for it would be impossible otherwise
to go through it without much stumbling and error which would prevent
all chance of success. The Master is one who has risen to a higher consciousness
and being and he is often regarded as its manifestation or representative.
He not only helps by his teaching and still more by his influence and
example but by a power to communicate his own experience to others.
This is Sri
Aurobindo's teaching and method of practice. It is not his object to
develop any one religion or to amalgamate the older religions or to
found any new religion - for any of these things would lead away from
his central purpose. The one aim of his Yoga is an inner self-development
by which each one who follows it can in time discover the One Self in
all and evolve a higher consciousness than the mental, a spiritual and
supramental consciousness which will transform and divinise human nature.
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If you want
to know more about the biography of Sri Aurobindo and Mira Alfassa - The Mother,
read in English:
'Mirapuri - City of Peace and Futureman in Europe, Italy Vol. 1' and Vol. 2
'Mirapuri and the Sunrevolution' (also available in Italian) or in German: 'Mirapuri - Stadt des Friedens
und des Zukuftsmenschen in Europa, Band 1: Grundlagen im Werk von Sri Aurobindo
und Der Mutter in der Zeit von 1872-1950'.
All books are available from Mirapuri-Verlag.
Order from
Mirapuri-Verlag on DVD the documentary movie: 'Mirapuri - City of Peace
and Future Man in Europe, Italy and Miravillage - the first satellite of Mirapuri
in Germany'. The futuristic Adventure of Consciousness and Joy based on the
Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and Mira Alfassa - The Mother.
The
most important work of Sri Aurobindo is his book 'Savitri' in which he describes
the complete vision, way and realization of the Integral Yoga. It is available
in the original english edition as well as translations into various languages
from Mirapuri-Verlag.
Savitri Image from the
'Meditation on Savitri' DVD-Series
MEDITATIONS
ON SAVITRI DVD-MOVIE-SERIES IN 12 PARTS -
THE MAJOR INTRODUCTION INTO THE INTEGRAL YOGA OF SRI AUROBINDO AND MIRA ALFASSA
- THE MOTHER:
SAVITRI IS
SRI AUROBINDO'S MAJOR WORK AND MOST IMPORTANT INTRODUCTION TO HIS INTEGRAL YOGA
AND REALIZATION. THE 'MEDITATIONS ON SAVITRI' DVD-MOVIE-SERIES VISUALIZES SAVITRI
IN 12 PARTS THROUGH IMAGES, PAINTED BY HUTA HINDOCHA, ON THE BASIS OF ORIGINAL
DRAWINGS AND DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS BY THE MOTHER. THE MEDITATION ON SAVTRI MOVIES
PRESENT ALL IMAGES TOGETHER WITH RECITATIONS FROM SAVITRI SPOKEN BY THE MOTHER
AND ACCOMPANIED BY HER OWN ORGAN MUSIC. THE MEDITATION ON SAVITRI SERIES WAS
PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY MICHEL MONTECROSSA ON BEHALF AND WITH THE SPECIAL
BLESSINGS OF THE MOTHER.
WANT TO KNOW MORE? CLICK HERE.
See here the 'Meditations
on Savitri' introduction movie.
All original
books of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, the 'Meditations on Savitri' DVD-series, as well as other DVD-movies
and soundrecordings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother on Audio-CD and CD-Plus,
can be ordered from:
Mirapuri-Verlag
Phone: ++49-89-8508751, eMail: Mirapuri-Verlag@Mirapuri-Enterprises.com
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