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Sri Aurobindo's Main Works:
The Life Divine
1113 pp Paper Back
ISBN: 0941524612
The Life Divine explores for the Modern mind the great streams of Indian
metaphysical thought, reconciling the truths behind each and from this
synthesis extends in terms of conciousness the concept of evolution. The
unfolding of Earth's and man's spiritual destiny is illuminated, pointing
the way to a Divine Life on Earth. Extensive Index
This one volume contains the entire book including:
The Life Divine
Book 1: Omnipresent Reality and the Universe
1 - The Human Aspiration
2 - The Two Negations: The Materialist Denial
3 - The Two Negations: The Refusal of the Ascetic
4 - Reality Omnipresent
5 - The Destiny of the Individual
6 - Man in the Universe
7 - The Ego and the Dualities
8 - The Methods of Vedantic Knowledge
9 - The Pure Existent
10 - Conscious Force
11 - Delight of Existence: The Problem
12 - Delight of Existence: The Solution
13 - The Divine Maya
14 - The Supermind as Creator
15 - The Supreme Truth-Consciousness
16 - The Triple Status of the Supermind
17 - The Divine Soul
18 - Mind and Supermind
19 - Life
20 - Death, Desire and Incapacity
21 - The Ascent of Life
22 - The Problem of Life
23 - The Double Soul in Man
24 - Matter
25 - The Knot of Matter
26 - The Ascending Series of Substance
27 - The Sevenfold Chord of Being
28 - Supermind, Mind and the Overmind Maya
Book 2: The Knowledge and the Ignorance - The Spiritual Evolution
Part 1: The Infinite Consciousness and the Ignorance
1 - Indeterminates, Cosmic Determinations and the Indeterminable
2 - Brahman, Purusha, Ishwara - Maya, Prakritit, Shakti
3 - The Eternal and the Individual
4 - The Divine and the Undivine
5 - The Cosmic Illusion; Mind, Dream and Hallucination
6 - Reality and the Cosmic Illusion
7 - The Knowledge and the Ignorance
8 - Memory, Self-Consciousness and the Ignorance
9 - Memory, Ego and Self-Experience
10 - Knowledge by Identity and Separative Knowledge
11 - The Boundaries of the Ignorance
12 - The Origin of the Ignorance
13 - Exclusive Concentration of Consciousness-Force and Ignorance
14 - The Origin and Remedy of Falsehood, Error, Wrong and Evil
Book 2: The Knowledge and the Ignorance - The Spiritual Evolution
Part 2: The Knowledge and the Spiritual Evolution
15 - Reality and the Integral Knoweldge
16 - The Integral Knowledge and the Aim of Life; Four Theories of Existence
17 - The Progress to Knowledge - God, Man and Nature
18 - The Evolutionary Process - Ascent and Integration
19 - Out of the Sevenfold Ignorance Towards the Sevenfold Knowledge
20 - The Philosophy of Rebirth
21 - The Order of the Worlds
22 - Rebirth and Other Worlds; Karma, the Soul and Immortality
23 - Man and the Evolution
24 - The Evolution of the Spiritual Man
25 - The Triple Transformation
26 - The Ascent Towards Supermind
27 - The Gnostic Being
28 - The Divine Life
The Synthesis of Yoga
889 pp Paper Back
ISBN: 0941524655
"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 self-discipline and the way in which they can lead to an
integral divine life in the human existence". Index.
This one volume contains the entire book including:
The Synthesis of Yoga
Parts One and Two Introduction: The Conditions of the Synthesis; Part
I: The Yoga of Divine Works; Part II: The Yoga of Integral Knowledge.
Part III: The Yoga of Divine Love; Part IV: The Yoga of Self-Perfection.
Introductions to Sri Aurobindo's Philosophy:
The Mind of Light
112 pp Paper Back
ISBN: 0940985705
This is an excellent short introduction to the teaching
and spiritual philosophy of Sri Aurobindo. Sri Aurobindo's teaching is
founded on an evolution of consciousness as the hidden inner meaning and
secret purpose of life on earth. In The Mind of Light, Sri Aurobindo gives
us both the conditions for these changes, and the likely direction these
changes will take. The book is a guide to the future evolution of consciousness
and gives all those who aspire for something more luminous and harmonious
a clear indication of the value and goal of their efforts. The book includes
an enhanced annotated bibliography to guide the reader further into the
the writings by and about Sri Aurobindo and the Integral Yoga.
From the Back Cover:
An evolution of consciousness is the hidden inner meaning
and purpose of life on earth--this is the foundation for the teaching
of Sri Aurobindo. Sri Aurobindo has been described as one of the greatest
sages of our time. His viewpoint spans time and space and brings our somewhat
confused seeking and aspiration into focus.
The secret thread running through all existence is the evolution
of consciousness. Consciousness is involved within matter, and it successively
manifests at higher levels in the course of time. Thus plants, animals,
and human beings have come forward through time on this planet. Sri Aurobindo
points out clearly that this evolutionary process has not been completed.
Within the seeking and aspiration that move through humanity, there is
an underlying pressure for the manifestation of a new level of consciousness.
He called it the "supramental" consciousness, which is basically
a descriptive term for the next level of awareness beyond the human mental
capabilities. This new consciousness will refashion both our physical
bodies and our mental capabilities into a new integrated, harmonious structure.
Once we recognize the ongoing evolutionary urge of life,
and the nature of the present evolutionary process, it becomes clear that
a new being must evolve beyond the human. This being will have capacities
as far beyond the human as the human has capacities beyond the animal.
In The Mind of Light, Sri Aurobindo gives us both
the conditions for these changes, and the likely direction these changes
will take. The book is a guide to the future evolution of consciousness
and gives all those who aspire for something more luminous and harmonious
a clear indication of the value and goal of their efforts.
The Future Evolution of Man: The Divine Life Upon
Earth
168 pp Paper Back
ISBN: 0940985551
Sri Aurobindo introduces his theme of the evolution of consciousness as
the centerpiece of his vision of man's meaning and purpose on earth. This
is the best introduction available to the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo.
The annotated table of contents provides an excellent overview of the
material.
From the back cover:
We feel swept into a movement of accelerated evolution. Our lives are
propelled at an ever-increasing speed of change. Our advances in technology
lead to dislocations in society as we fail to comprehend either the impact
of these changes on human social institutions or the unintended consequences
that develop as a reaction to the changes we initiate. The complexity
of the systems we are changing goes beyond the capability of the human
mind, and at the end of the day, we are confronted with the nightmare
of technology threatening our extinction without the ability to put the
proverbial genie back into the bottle.
As we struggle to achieve some kind of balance between our technological
capabilities and the functioning of the natural world, we eventually reach
the point where we can understand that technology cannot, in and of itself,
ensure either the survival of humanity or the satisfaction of the deeper
urges that underlie our lives.
While some give up hope and lapse into despair and nihilism, others turn
toward the deeper spiritual impulses that reside deep within us, and recognize
that this tension and pressure is in fact the sign of a deeper change
that must take place, the replacement of mental, vital and physical goals
with a spiritual one: the outflowering of the deeper inner purpose that
drives our evolutionary development on the planet.
We can see in the dreams and aspirations of humanity this true inner
evolutionary direction. We dream of peace, harmony, beauty, love, oneness.
We aspire toward a spiritual purpose for living beyond the fulfillment
of our bodily needs and desires.
Sri Aurobindo offers us an insight into the true meaning of our lives
on earth and the present evolutionary crisis we are facing. He reminds
us that each being has contained within itself the eventual shape and
life force it is meant to express, and that within the human soul is the
answer to the current seemingly impossible struggle. Our human destiny
on the planet lies in the future evolution of our consciousness to a level
that can resolve all the contradictions in a new luminous and harmonious
oneness of life and action.
The Integral Yoga: Sri Aurobindo's Teaching and
Method of Practice
416 pp Paper Back
ISBN: 0941524760
One of the foremost Indian philosophers of the twentieth century, Sri
Aurobindo was also a political activist, a mystic and a spiritual leader.
Between 1927 and 1950, Sri Aurobindo remained in seclusion while perfecting
a new kind of spiritual practice he called the Integral Yoga. During this
period he gave detailed guidance to disciples and seekers, responding
to thousands of inquiries. This correspondence constitutes a major body
of work on the practice of yoga-sadhana. The present volume brings together
a comprehensive selection of Sri Aurobindo's letters, organized by area
of interest. An ideal introduction to his work and vision, it will also
serve as an invaluable daily handbook for seekers of all paths - beginners
and experienced practitioners alike. Glossary.
Sri Aurobindo, or the Adventure of Consciousness
ISBN: 9780938710042
by Satprem - translated by Venet, Luc
Paperback: 336 pp
Satprem takes us along with him in a thorough and methodical exploration of Sri Aurobindo's yoga. With him, we understand the virtues of mental silence, learn about the invisible gradations of consciousness above the mind, decipher the many beings and forces that inhabit us. All our unknown potentialities come alive before our eyes. Most importantly, we appeciate how these untapped possibilities within us relate to our daily life, how they can transform it from the inside, as it were, and how, ultimately, Sri Aurobindo's experience leads to a divine rehabilitation of Matter. Sri Aurobindo, or the Adventure of Consciousness is one of the all-time bestselling introductions to the integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo, and is a work that has inspired many thousands of people with it's lucid and engaging style and substance.
Sri Aurobindo's Writings:
Sri Aurobindo was a prolific writer over a wide range of subjects including
philosophy, yoga, poetry, human unity and much more. Most of his major
works have been published in US editions by Lotus
Press.
Outline
of Sri Aurobindo's Teaching
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