Integral yoga, also called supramental yoga, is the yogabased philosophy and practice of sri aurobindo and the mother mirra alfassa. 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. Download the complete works of sri aurobindo here as one huge pdf file 15. We offer this page to all sadhaks who are in need of simple and effective tools to put their sadhana on the integral foundation of concrete and psychological methods of the integral yoga. Between 1927 and 1950, sri aurobindo remained in seclusion while perfecting a new kind of spiritual practice he called the. Table of contents for the complete works of sri aurobindo. 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. What i meant by some concrete method was things like repetition of a mantra, pranayama, asana, etc. This correspondence constitutes a major body of work on the practice of yogasadhana.
Collection universallibrary contributor osmania university language english. Letters on yogai comprises letters written by sri aurobindo on the philosophical and psychological foundations of the integral yoga. The aim of this yoga is not an escape from life or a shunning of worldly existence, but a radical change in our life even while living amidst it. The remaining portion deals with his method of spiritual practice. The ashram and auroville a worldwide community literature and publications events links to. We also have many ebooks and user guide is also related with integral advaitism of sri aurobindo pdf, include. Sri aurobindo studies sri aurobindos integral yoga. In 1905, bengal was divided, and sri aurobindo left baroda and, invited by the nationalistic leaders, he joined at calcutta the newly started national college as its first principal. The integral yoga is so called because it aims at a harmonised totality of spiritual realisation and experience. Sri aurobindo and integral yoga book written by sri aurobindo, read online or download in pdf format.
The philosophical and psychological foundations of his spiritual teaching are taken up in the first quarter of the book. Pioneer of integral education rukhsana akhter department of education, university of kashmir, india. Experiences and realisations in the integral yoga iv. The following is a summary of the integral yoga, sri aurobindos teaching and method of practice. About the book in this collection of letters, sri aurobindo explains the fundamental principles and practices of his system of yoga. In the vedas he felt that the arrangements of deities was in tune with his own experiences in yoga. In this monumental work, sri aurobindo explains in depth how the different aspects of the ancient practice of yoga combine to enhance and promote our spiritual evolution. The yoga of sri aurobindo, also known widely as the integral yoga, is a yoga of earth transformation. Know about beginning of yogic systems with veda, sri aurobindo developed new methods to create and perfect a synthesis of yoga directly relevant to humanitys needs. Sri aurobindo and the mother access to integral yoga. Buy a cheap copy of practical guide to integral yoga book by sri aurobindo. Truth of philosophy is of a merely theoretical value unless it can be lived, and we have therefore tried in the synthesis of yoga to arrive at a synthetical view of the principles and methods of the various lines of spiritual selfdiscipline and the way in which they can lead to an integral divine life in the human existence.
Robert mcdermott, former president, california institute of integral studies. A practical guide to integral yoga by sri aurobindo. Now into this pool of literature meant to make the practice of the integral yoga more accessible, has come jugal kishore mukherjees the practice of the integral yoga. Speaking from a knowledge that is clearly the product of experience, aurobindo explores and explains every facet of our human journey as we move toward conscious unification. The integral yoga of sri aurobindo and the mother this net of sweetness woven of aureate fire. Sri aurobindos concept of the integral yoga system is described in his books, the synthesis of yoga and the life divine. As we systematically destroy the basis of life on the planet, and wall off one another through ultimate fragmentation, we are left with the stark contrast of choosing between survival and destruction, life and death, growth or decline. Download the complete works of sri aurobindo as a free pdf. Between 1927 and 1950, sri aurobindo remained in seclusion while perfecting a new kind of spiritual practice he called the integral yoga. Sri aurobindo, the mother, and integral yoga jim ryan. Download free ebooks for tablets and kindle from auro ebooks. This is an aspect of the indian struggle for freedom which is glossed over by secular historians of modern india. It explains clearly what the process of meditation is about based on profound studies of several yoga traditions, but primarily on his own experiences. Power within,sri aurobindo, yoga, mother,integral yoga.
Practical guide to integral yoga book by sri aurobindo. Sri aurobindo was a prolific writer over a wide range of subjects including philosophy, yoga, poetry, human unity and much more. Integral yoga of sri aurobindo public group facebook. Integral yoga from sri aurobindo and the mothersumarydefinition and philosophy sri aurobindo initiated and defined integral yoga in the early 1900s as a path of integral seeking of the divine by which all that we are is in the end liberated out of the ignorance continue sri aurobindo sri aurobindo was an indian nationalist, scholar, poet, yogi and guru who was born in calcutta. The integral yoga of sri aurobindo and the mother is being brought forward by present day sadhaks the world over. The high spiritual ideals which lie at the very heart of indias culture are brought out to bestow upon the reader a widened and deepened. The integral yoga sri aurobindos teaching and method of. Traditional yoga views life either as an illusion read more. Compiled from the writings of sri aurobindo and the mother, this book isorganized to present an introductory view of the actual practice of yoga. Download free pdf versions from sri aurobindo ashram website. Sri aurobindo was the first among the indian leaders to declare and work for the aim of complete independence of india. Behind this surface activity we find strong regional traditions of yoga. Sri aurobindo and integral yoga book by sri aurobindo. A practical guide to integral yoga by sri aurobindo and the mother.
Sri aurobindos integral yoga has enormous implications for the time we find ourselves in. Sri aurobindo, mother, sri aurobindo ashram, integral yoga. The yoga of divine works, the yoga of integral knowledge, the yoga of divine love and. Its method is an integral opening of the whole consciousness, mind, heart. Bernards site for sri aurobindo and the mother as for the mother and myself, we have had to try all ways, follow all methods, to surmount mountains of difficulties, a far heavier burden to bear than you or anybody else in the ashram or outside, far more difficult conditions, battles to fight, wounds to endure, ways to cleave through impenetrable morass and desert and forest, hostile.
Future evolution of humanity, with debashish banerji duration. Shriydstdyd ea deporfmenl of i i osop y under the supervision of dr. Sri aurobindo reveals the genius of indian culture in religion and spirituality, art and music, literature and politics, against the misconceptions and uninformed prejudgements of western critics. 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. It is the second of four volumes of letters on yoga, arranged by the editors as follows. Print version is available from sri aurobindo book distribution agency sabda. But he can, as he progresses, combine these three forms, resolve their. 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. Sri aurobindo wrote books on the veda, upanishad and the gita in order to know how they shed light on integral yoga. Most of his major works have been published in us editions by lotus press. Accepted 30 april, 2014 the main objective of this study was to analyze the integral education as. In this book sri aurobindo examines the traditional systems of yoga and provides an explanation of certain components of his own system of integral yoga. Letters on yogaii comprises letters written by sri aurobindo on the practice of the integral yoga.
Its aim is integral experience of the divine reality, what the gita describes in the words samagram mam, the whole me of the divine being. During this period he gave detailed guidance to disciples and seekers, responding to thousands of inquiries. Sri aurobindo argues that divine brahman manifests as empirical reality through lila. Guide du yoga poche sri aurobindo translate this pagelivre. This work is not a compilation of sri aurobindos letters on yoga or of the mothers talks.
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