Sri aurobindo was an indian philosopher, yogi, guru, poet, and nationalist. At baroda, aurobindo engaged in a deep study of indian culture, teaching himself sanskrit, hindi and bengali, all things that his education in england had. The contents of this document are 1976, sri aurobindo ashram trust, pondicherry, india. Starting page of the site dedicated to sri aurobindo and the mother. My own life and my yoga have always been, since my coming to india, both thisworldly and otherworldly without any exclusiveness.
Self, manas, consciousness, sri aurobindo, chetna, mental and physical plane. In an attempt to understand this multifaceted genius in the totality of his contributions, this volume brings together essays by eminent scholars from diverse. Sri aurobindo s advanced world vision, the backbone of auroville, takes one up in wider areas of self, of life, of other. On 24 november 1926, after a major spiritual realization, sri aurobindo withdrew from public view in order to. You may make a digital copy or printout of this text for your personal, noncommercial use under the condition that you copy this document without modifications and in its entirety, including this. Sri aurobindo succeeded in bringing the supramental golden light into his very physical body in 1950. The text here below was written by sri aurobindo himself, in. Between 1927 and 1950, sri aurobindo remained in seclusion while perfecting a new kind of spiritual practice he called the. Sri aurobindo was born in calcutta on 15 august, 1872. It then problematizes hindutvas attempts to reductively appropriate sri aurobindos pluralistic and evolutionary nationalism.
The fact is that aurobindo uniformly referred to himself in his writings as sri aurobindo. The subject of the article should be referred to how he wanted to be referred to, end of story. During the coming weeks we will publish all available works of sri aurobindo. The complete works of sri aurobindo to commemorate sri aurobindos 125th birth anniversary in 1997, the sri aurobindo ashram has begun to bring out sri aurobindos opera omnia in a fine uniform library edition of 37 volumes 39, if we consider two unnumbered volumes. Sri aurobindo wrote, i have poured on you my force to develop your powers to make an equal development in the yoga. Information quoted from website of sri aurobindo ashram.
Most of his major works have been published in us editions by lotus press. The companys area of activity includes six major therapeuticproduct areas. Sri aurobindos teaching and spiritual method auroville. Sri aurobindo on himself ashram sri aurobindo the mother library media. Book i book ii book iii book iv book v book vi book vii book viii book ix book x book xi. In this pdffile we ignored original pagination but kept it in. Indeed, hats off to all these great masters from whom i. Here on, you can find all the works of the indian scholar, yogi, revolutionary and mystic sri aurobindo. Sri aurobindo was renowned and important personality in the history of the indian resurgence and indian nationalism. But she loves to call herself a force in action endeavouring to evolve the next species. He was a great poet, a thoughtful thinker, a distinguished metaphysican, a great prophet and a passionate patriot.
Contents pre content post content p art o ne sri aurobindo on himself section one. Sri aurobindo on himself etext based on sri aurobindo birth century librarry in 30 volumes vol. Lectures on sri aurobindos the life divine lectures on sri aurobindos the life divine shows that this power is available to us and that the power is real. Sri aurobindo on himself paperback june 1, 1995 by sri aurobindo author visit amazons sri aurobindo page. She is the author of several articles and two books on sanskrit, first lessons in sanskrit and language of the gods. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Coming from the usa with a western education, it has not. Sri aurobindos advanced world vision, the backbone of auroville, takes one up in wider areas of self, of life, of other. This volume contains letters in which sri aurobindo referred to his life and works, his sadhana or practice of yoga, and the sadhanaofmembersofhisashram. Excerpts from the hidden forces of life selections from the works of sri aurobindo and the mother the integral yoga.
The sri aurobindo ashram is a spiritual community located in pondicherry, in the indian territory of puducherry. Introduction self is a very relevant concept that we want to discuss here. The following quotes are from volume 26, sabcl, on himself i see that you have persisted in giving a biography is it really necessary or useful. Sri aurobindo has 388 books on goodreads with 10258 ratings. These previously published letters, along with many. New pages links write us main site mirror 1 mirror 2. In baroda, aurobindo joined the state service, working first in the survey and settlements department, later moving to the department of revenue and then to the secretariat, writing speeches for the gaekwad. Then later, he shifted from calcutta to pondicherry 1910. List of books and articles about sri aurobindo ghose. The life divine covers topics such as the human aspiration, the emergence of life in the cosmos from out of a divine source, the evolution of matter to spirit in the universe, the division and dualities inherent in human consciousness. Sri aurobindo spent one year in presidency jail as an undertrial prisoner in the alipore bomb case. The ashram grew out of a small community of disciples who had gathered around sri aurobindo after he retired from politics and settled in pondicherry in 1910. If sri aurobindo is an ocean of peace, mother is an eternal spring of sweetness. Letters on himself and the ashram sri aurobindo ashram.
Aurobindo pharma limited is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company headquartered in hitec city, hyderabad, india. Introduction life sketch on himself the mother on sri aurobindo writings. 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. Some years ago i started uploading the 35 volumes, every single book in a single file. The life divine by sri aurobindo combines a synthesis of western thought and eastern spirituality with sri aurobindo s own original insights. Impulse, contradicted impulse toward perfection, truth, bliss, light immortality.
Sri aurobindo showed limitless patience, understanding, love and exquisite tenderness, sparing no effort even giving up, at times, his much needed sleeping hours to write to his dilip whom he called a friend and a son. This volume contains letters in which sri aurobindo referred to his life and works, his sadhana or practice of yoga, and the sadhana of members of his ashram. Men are being constantly invaded by the hostiles occult forces and there are great numbers of men who are partly or entirely under their influence. Two talks of surendra mohan ghosh on sri aurobindo. There, he served as a teacher in various colleges and nurtured his intellect on indian traditions. Her being an exception was not known to her until later in life when. Sri aurobindo on himself and on the mother hardcover 1953. Of course, the greatest exemplar of this process was sri aurobindo himself. Famous alipore bomb case proved to be a turning point in sri aurobindo ghosh life. Sabcl edition, djvufile images of pages, 7 mb djvviewers freeware, 6. Centenary edition01bandemataramvolume0102karmayoginvolume02. Sri aurobindo himself offers an account of his spiritual growth during these years. Sri aurobindo, or the adventure of consciousness is one of the alltime bestselling introductions to the integral yoga of sri aurobindo, and is a work that has inspired many thousands of people with its lucid and engaging style and substance.
Manyofthelettersappeared earlier in sri aurobindo on himself and on the mother 1953 and on himself. 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. You all seem to think it a great compliment to me to say that what i have done has no meaning for anybody except myself it is the most damaging criticism on my. The first part of this essay considers sri aurobindos nationalism and contextualizes it within the colonialnational interchange and the modern understanding of the nation. About the book known to some as a revolutionary and political leader and to others as a yogi and spiritual guru, sri aurobindo was also an outstanding poet, literary critic, political and social theorist, and philosopher. In the blue of the sky, in the green of the forest, whose is the hand that has painted the glow. Toward the end of 1926 the members of the community that was forming around aurobindo began to refer to him as sri aurobindo. In 1910 aurobindo withdrew himself from all political activities and went into hiding at. Sri aurobindo was a prolific writer over a wide range of subjects including philosophy, yoga, poetry, human unity and much more. Born in bengal, he was sent to england and lived there for 14 years, completing his education at cambridge.
Download the complete works of sri aurobindo as a free pdf. Already a century ago he declared all life is yoga. The life divine, the gita, the secret of veda, the human cycle, the ideal of human unity are. 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. In the second part, a close reading is conducted of a. When the winds were asleep in the womb of the ether, who was it roused them and bade them to blow. He joined the indian movement for independence from british rule, for a while was one of its influential leaders and then became a spiritual reformer, introducing his visions on human progress and spiritual evolution.
Aurobindo ghose was a renowned indian scholar and a spiritual preacher known for his theory of divine life. As a political worker he had spent a total number of twentythree. Sri aurobindo the hidden forces of life piercing the. Books on spirituality and wellbeing print version is available from sri aurobindo book distribution agency sabda buy online from sabda. Aurobindo ashram, she was able to foot the entire bill of the ashram from its inception when it had 25 members until it reached nearly members during the second world war. Sri aurobindos relics sri aurobindo sadhana peetham. The official form, used in signatures and on the title page of books, was aurobindo ghose, with or without the sri. Sri aurobindos cosmology, modern science and the metaphysics of alfred north whitehead, dissertation pdf. Life divine study guide 4 book one omnipresent reality and the universe chapter 1 the human aspiration impulse toward perfection. Sri aurobindos yoga integrates the entire human potential including perfection of the mind, life and body under the control of the psychic being, or soul, and achieving a supramental state of consciousness where all mental contradictions are resolved in. Rest of the life he had spent in ashram sri aurobindo international centre of education established by him. Sri nisargadatta maharaj i have not mentioned the many, many subcamps that occurred in between and were very helpful throughout my quest.
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