Sri aurobindo biography childhood, life achievements. Sri aurobindo was born aravinda akroyd ghose in kolkata, india, in 1872. The likes of b k s iyengar were yet to become famous in the west and it would have been considered scandalous for public figures to be photographed striking a. In order to see, you have to stop being in the middle of the picture sri aurobindo ego, consciousness, thought archives relax and succeed spirituality is indeed the master key of the. Integral yoga, also called supramental yoga, is the yoga based philosophy and practice of sri aurobindo and the mother mirra alfassa.
He was born in kolkata on 15 th august, 1872 and sent to london for study at the age. His influential writings on yoga and spirituality increased his followers and helped him establish the sri aurobindo ashram. In these letters, sri aurobindo explains the foundations of his integral yoga, its fundamentals, its characteristic experiences and realisations, and its method of practice. Within the pages of this book you will find the knowledge of a man, sri aurobindo, who, with continued practice, was able to reach realms or levels of consciousness unimaginable to most. In the fast paced world that we live, sri sri ravi shankars work, thoughts, sayings and quotations spread peace, selfrighteousness, discipline and positivity. His literary excellence had been exemplary and brought him innumerable acclaims. In course of time, various schools of yoga developed. 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. In this book sri aurobindo examines the traditional systems of yoga and provides an explanation of certain components of his.
The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can. A letter sri aurobindo is the author of the yoga and its objects 1934. Information quoted from website of sri aurobindo ashram. Dr ghose, who had lived in britain, and had studied at aberdeen university, was determined that his children should have a. Sri aurobindo biography famous people famous people in. Sri aurobindo, indian yogi and revolutioner, founder of the integral yoga, author of the life divine and savitri. Twin flame love or divine love story of twin flames. If youre familiar with integral yoga in the us, you probably think that the famous woodstock guru swami satchidananda was the founder of this popular form of yoga. Sri aurobindo 1872 1950 was a key figure in the early movement for indian independence. Sri aurobindo books biography and list of works author of.
Indeed, there have been instances where great intellectuals, famed savants. The synthesis of yoga by aurobindo ghose, aurobindo, sri. Answered the similar question on quora, what is sri aurobindo famous for. Twelve years with sri aurobindo by nirodbaran auro ebooks. Sri aurobindo, a famous yoga teacher, propounded integral purna yoga in the early 1900s. Traditional roots of sri aurobindos integral yoga debashish banerji1 abstract. He joined the indian movement for freedom from british rule, for a while became one of its influential leaders and then turned into a spiritual reformer, introducing his visions on human progress and spiritual evolution. Aurobindo ghose, better known as sri aurobindo is known to the entire world as a great scholar, a national leader and a spiritual guru. Sri aurobindo was born in calcutta on 15 august, 1872. List of books and articles about sri aurobindo ghose online. He was arrested by the british on charges of sedition and after a deep spiritual experience in jail, he left politics to pursue a path of spiritual. Sri aurobindo was a rare combination of poet, philosopher, writer and spiritual master.
Of course, it would be a mistake to equate sri aurobindo entire teaching and yoga with the gita. He described this as an essential means to free ourselves from ignorance and learn the supreme truth about the divine power which reveals itself in the universe. Sri aurobindo sri aurobindo is the author of books such as the life divine. These schools of yoga advocate particular type of methodology which includes a variety of systematised practices of yoga depending on their particular. Sri aurobindo ashram, pondicherry is a great seat of spiritual practice, which is known as integral yoga. Here is a wonderful collection of thoughts, sayings and quotes by sri sri ravishankar on spirituality, life. 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. Sri aurobindos concept of the integral yoga system is described in his books, the synthesis of yoga and the life divine. Insightful quotes by sri sri ravi shankar that will teach. He joined the movement for indias freedom from british rule and for a duration 19051910 became one of its most important leaders, before turning. Top 30 quotes of sri aurobindo famous quotes and sayings. A collection of quotes by sri aurobindo on spirituality, life, god, love, yoga, divine, truth, soul, mind, prejudice, opinion, vedanta, heart, sin and happiness. Perhaps more importantly, the book is the product not of any mere scholar or comparative mythologist, but of the great yogi sri aurobindo, one of modern indias. Selfsurrender to the divine and spiritual selfmastery of the individual nature sri aurobindo in the yoga of knowledge.
List of indian yoga gurus, sages, saints and spiritual leaders. After his participation in the national struggle, turned towards spirituality and shifted to pondicherry then a french colony. Some years ago i started uploading the 35 volumes, every single book in a single file. Mar 28, 2019 sri aurobindo is famous for his theory of spiritual evolution, supermind, which bridges darwins evolutional theory and indian concept of avtarhood. Apr 30, 20 sri aurobindo calls his yoga as integral yoga, and according to sri aurobindo most ways of other yoga are paths to beyond of human existence and towards reaching spirit as a final objective and away from normal life. Jitendra sharma obtained the masters degree in french from karnatak university dharwar and had m. As he said, i regard the spiritual history of mankind and especially of india as a constant development of a divine purpose, not a book that is closed and. When sri krishna reveals to arjuna the greatness of his creation and the manner in which he has built it out of his being by a reconciliation of logical opposites, he says pasya me yogam aishwaream, behold my divine yoga.
Mirra alfassa 21 february 1878 17 november 1973, known to her followers as the mother, was a spiritual guru, an occultist and a collaborator of sri aurobindo, who considered her to be of equal yogic stature to him and called her by the name the mother. Yogah prabhavapyayou, yoga is the birth and passing away of things. Sri aurobindo argues that divine brahman manifests as empirical reality through lila, or divine play. Aurobindo ghose poems by the famous poet all poetry. We are delivering existing prepaid orders of essential items and deliveries for new orders will take longer than usual. He was arrested by the british on charges of sedition and after a deep spiritual experience in jail, he left politics to pursue a path of spiritual seeking. The integral yoga is not one piece it is the totality. He wrote about his yoga and concept of supermind in the book, autobiographical notes, on page9.
However, he actually grew up in tamil nadu the indian state were auroville is found and studied under sri aurobindo, the true founder of integral yoga. Here on, you can find all the works of the indian scholar, yogi, revolutionary and mystic sri aurobindo. The major schools of yoga are jnana yoga, bhakti yoga, karma yoga and raja yoga. Sri aurobindo has 387 books on goodreads with 10044 ratings. Sri aurobindo s concept of the integral yoga system is described in his books, the synthesis of yoga and the life divine. His most notable exposition was perhaps in the life divine which is a comprehensive explanation of his integral yoga. Jul 08, 2017 this talk summarizes the key themes from the karma yoga section of sri aurobindos book synthesis of yoga. 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 joined the movement for indias freedom from british rule and for a duration 19051910 became one of its most important leaders, before turning to developing his own vision and philosophy of human progress and spiritual evolution. Integral yoga, also called supramental yoga, is the yogabased philosophy and practice of sri aurobindo and the mother mirra alfassa.
Apart from yoga and spirituality, he also wrote about the indian culture, vedas and society through the. It is not by books that sri aurobindo ought to be studied but by subjects. A selection of books, including the famous life divine and savitri written by the hindu sage, scholar, poet and guru, sri aurobindo ghose. Sri aurobindos most popular book is the life divine. 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. 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. Work and love, and presents his own unique view of the philosophy of yoga.
Download the complete works of sri aurobindo as a free pdf. His most notable exposition was perhaps in the life divine which is a. The famous uttarpara speech, for which leftist historians have accused sri aurobindo to be the founder of hindu nationalism and therefore of present day hindu communalism, has been taken by peter heehs as an expression of patriotism and not of spiritual. Overview of sri aurobindos karma yoga from synthesis of. Mirra alfassa 21 february 1878 17 november 1973, known to her followers as the mother, was a spiritual guru, an occultist and a collaborator of sri aurobindo, who. The successive manifestation of the soulpower focused on will and force. Sri aurobindo was an indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, guru and poet. A seminal exposition of the discipline of yoga, this book has a wideangle view and allembracing scope to help the seeker of spiritual realization. Read inspirational, motivational, funny and famous quotes by sri aurobindo. Sri aurobindo was an indian philosopher, yogi, guru, poet, and nationalist. Sri aurobindo s letters between 1927 and 1950 on his life, his path of yoga and the practice of yoga in his ashram.
Popular political argument in the aurobindo movement. Sri aurobindo books biography and list of works author of the. Sri aurobindo and the gita hindu human rights worldwide. 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.
During his time in pondicherry he wrote several books explaining his view on yoga and spirituality. Aug 24, 2018 a seminal exposition of the discipline of yoga, this book has a wideangle view and allembracing scope to help the seeker of spiritual realization. Sri aurobindo has revealed every mystery on the subject of yoga in this book. The mother and the revolutionary the story of sri aurobindo. Sri aurobindo s philosophy aims at ascending to the spirit and again descending to normal existence to transform it. I can not express my feelings in words for this great book on the very popular. Sri aurobindos teachings on integral yoga are couched in a universal and impersonal language, and could be considered an early input to contemporary transpersonal psychology. Sri aurobindo wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre sri aurobindo sri aurobindo was an influential indian guru, poet, and nationalist. The wrong notion that sri aurobindo rejected hinduism. Dr ghose, who had lived in britain, and had studied at aberdeen university, was determined that his children should have a completely european upbringing, sent aurobindo and his siblings to the loretto convent school at darjeeling. Sri aurobindo s most popular book is the life divine.
Books by sri aurobindo author of the life divine goodreads. Many aurovilians, certainly those who have specifically come for aurovilles spiritual vision and call, are practicing the integral yoga as described by sri aurobindo, and naturally refer to it in their communications in daily life as well as on this site. Twin flame experiences, love life, spiritual journey, and reunion with the help of true twin flame stories. The fundamentals of this vital yoga fuse and complement the teachings of karma, jnana and bhakti yogas. Auroville or aurobindo ashram spread the spirit of universal brotherhood. Meet the 12 most renowned yoga gurus of india folomojo. For the sadhakaseeker of the integral yoga it is necessary to remember that no written.
Concept of man in sri aurobindos poetry is a tribute to the greatest soul and an insightful gift to sri aurobindos followers authors bio. In these letters, sri aurobindo writes about his life as a student in england, a teacher in baroda, a political leader in bengal, and a writer and yogi in pondicherry. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Yet, while he was writing his principal works in english, he. Sri aurobindo 15 august 1872 5 december 1950 was an indian nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru.
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