Sri Aurobindo's diary of his yogic practice between 1909 and 1927.
Sri Aurobindo's diary of his yogic practice between 1909 and 1927. This two-volume record of sadhana contains fairly regular entries between 1912 and 1920 and a few entries in 1909, 1911 and 1927. It also contains related materials Sri Aurobindo wrote about his practice of yoga during this period, including descriptions of the seven 'chatusthayas' (groups of four elements), which are the basis of the yoga of the 'Record'.
[1]
Take time to develop the next step. Strength in the organs, strength in the muscles. Hair, skin, flesh afterwards.
It is no use wasting time. Taking time means to do things thoroughly, prepare and accomplish.
[2]
The last possibility has been taken away from the hands of the opposing forces
The T² is now certain.
Now there is the perfect identity of the warrior and the slave in the imperfect Ishwara. There has to be the perfect identity with them of the king-sage. Then there will be the perfect Ishwara.
The body in her is the sole remaining obstacle—the most material body. It is influenced, it is not yet perfectly open and submissive.
The identity is not yet there because the strength and knowledge are not sufficiently full and they are not full because the supermind is not yet free. It will be free soon.
All is ready. It will be free from today.
[3]
More and more the opposition is furious, more and more the higher power insists. The opposition is effective in bringing three
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things, bodily illness, outside opposition, lack of physical means. These three must be destroyed or there can be no finality in the work or the sadhana.
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