The central message of this book is that evolution, which is a progressive unfolding of the Spirit through successively higher levels of consciousness, has reached a stage where the next transition is preparing to take place, the leap from mind to that which is beyond mind the supermind. The writings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother do not just convey certain ideas but also induce a psychic or soul state of consciousness. They are living words, vibrant with a consciousness greater than that of the mind, and are capable of kindling the spirit of receptive readers. The extracts in this book have been selected because they embody this unique quality.

Living Within: The Yoga Approach to Psychological Health and Growth

Health, Fitness & Dieting

A.S. Dalal

Exercise & Fitness

Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publications Department

In essence,evolution is the progressive emergence of higher evils of consciousness.With the appearance of man,evolution has become an increasingly more conscious and accelerated process,in contrast to the unconscious and tardy development in the pre-human stages.Inner growth is the rapid process of "conscious evolution".It's goal is development beyond what is now the normal human consciousness towards a total reversal of the present state,a brth into a new consciousness.Using quotations from Sri Aurobindo and The Mother,this book attempts to throw light on the psychological processes,methods,conditions,difficulties,and inner eexperiences of such transformation.The reader who can be receptive to the consciousness of the masters with which their words are infused is apt to find the "helpful not only in understanding but also in fostering inner development. The selections have been compiled by A.S.Dalal.The other books are Powers Within,The Hidden Forces of Life,,Looking From Within and The Yoga of Sleep and Dreams.All the books are listed with amazon.. The selections in this compilation provide an overview of the meaning, nature, and processes of inner development. These include the first awakening of consciousness, the basic requisites and initial stages of inner growth, the individual means and methods to grow in consciousness, some of the difficulties and pitfalls along the way, and the eventual new birth into a spiritual life that comes from a reversal of consciousness. The focus of the book is inner growth as an experiential process based on certain universal psychological elements and principles, and its purpose is to help seekers understand and recognise the processes and experiences of inner development and foster its growth in their lives.

Growing Within: The Psychology of Inner Development

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Philosophy

A seeker's Guide to Attitudes for Mastery and Inner Growth. All of the many approaches for the attainment of mastery and inner growth involve the cultivation of certain attitudes which are related to inner or psychological states from which we look at and react to everything in life.This book deals with such basic attitudes in the light of Sri Aurobindo's Yoga. .

Looking from Within: A Seeker's Guide to Attitudes for Mastery and Inner Growth

Our Many Selves (Practical Yogic Psychology)

Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry

This book aims primarily to help the reader become aware of the influence and action of the soul in life and then to describe and clarify the various states of consciousness that pertain to the experiences of the soul. The selections were chosen to provide the reader with a mental understanding and clarity that can help identify the movements and influences of the psychic being and grow more conscious of which factors are helpful and which harmful "in fostering the awareness of one's soul". Finally, it aims to light the way beyond the initial discovery of the psychic being to an aspiration for the complete transformation of the external being, leading to a life governed only by the soul. This book, an expansion on the editor's previous compilation The Psychic Being, deals more extensively with the practical aspects of the subject.

Emergence of the Psychic

Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publicati

Are the views of two of the 20th century's most distinctive 'integrative' spiritual teachers complementary or contrasting? At the turn of the millennium, former dominant Hindu perspective as found in Cambridge physicist Eckhart Tolle caught the attention of spiritual seekers all over the world with his first book, "The Power of Now". His teaching, interspersed with elements from Buddhism, Advaita (nondual) Vedanta, and Christianity, is relatively neutral and powerfully direct. It does, however, lean strongly toward the Buddhist perspective in its view of reality, and the nature and process of enlightenment. This presents a sharp contrast to the dominant Hindu perspective as found in the "Bhagavad Gita". Described by Ken Wilber as 'India's greatest modem philosopher-sage' and as 'the greatest of all Vedantic philosophers', Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950) is considered one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th century, and was, as well, a political activist, mystic, spiritual leader, poet, and yogi. His unique contribution to the development of the human potential was realised through his integration of Eastern and Western cultures. As well as comparing aspects of Eckhart's teaching and Sri Aurobindo's yoga, Dr A S Dalai relates these teachings to the story of his own spiritual quest.

Eckhart Tolle & Sri Aurobindo: Two Perspectives on Enlightenment

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