Eckhart Tolle and Sri Aurobindo

A

absolute self-giving, 109

Advaita process / Adwaita process, 69

of the way of knowledge, 114-117

agnosticism, 2, 4

aspiration, 3,4, 12, 107, 111, 120

attention, 38, 39, 104, 105, 117, 152

avyaktam, 78

B

Bahai faith, 2

being, concept of, 77, 78

Bhagavad Gita, see Gita

Buddhism

aim of spiritual practice, 144

attention, 104, 105

concept of surrender, 109

egoic self, 144

enlightenment, 151

meditation, 117

perspectives of time, 20, 21

practice of living in the present

moment, 151-153, 155

self concept, 77, 78, 80, 114, 115

C

calm state, defined, 24

Christianity, 146

concentration, 119

consciousness

Mother's viewpoints, 29, 30

phenomenon of, 14 reversal of, 29, 30

in the teachings of Eckhart and

Sri Aurobindo, 81-84, 154

D

Darshanas, 68

dispersion, state of, 118, 119

the Divine, 5,6, 71,72,79,105,106,150

E

Eastern spiritual philosophy, 4, 5

Eckhart's viewpoints, see also teachings

concept of enlightenment portals,

17, 18

dealing with negative reactions,

48-50

the Divine, 6, 151

false egoic self, 78, 79

God concept, 6, 150

incarnation, 60, 61

joy, love and aliveness, 59

liberation, 40-42

limited nature of perceiving, 48

meaning of "analyzing," 39, 40

meaning of "labeling," 38, 39

the Now, 16, 151

observations and aspects of

Presence, 36-38, 54, 55, 58,

64, 65, 117

pain-body, 18, 19

paradoxes in spiritual teachings, 20

perspective on desire, 45-48

presence of mind, 33-35

reversal of consciousness, 30

scientific observation, 35, 36

self-realization, 52

silence, 25

simplicity of enlightenment, 25, 26,

30,31

spiritual path/practice, 42-44,

65,66

surrender, 52, 55, 63

time, 21, 22, 51

true self, 79

egoic self, 110, 124, 125, 144, 149, 153

continual state of waiting, 10, 11

insatiable desire for things, 9, 10

mental activities, 12—14

negative reactivity and resistance, 9

self-seeking attitude, 11, 12

vulnerability and insecurity, 8, 9

enlightenment

Eckhart's teachings, 24

partial and momentary states of, 23

portals of, 16-18

simplicity of, 25-30

as a state of present-moment

awareness, 31

and time, 20, 21

vs liberation, 22-25

existence, principles of, 68

F

France, Anatole, 5

freedom, 142

Fudoshi, Zen Master, 117, 118

G

Gita

conditions for spiritual birth,

138, 139

distinction between suppression

and self-mastery, 134

doctrine of "desireless action,"

46, 105

Jivatman, 79, 80

liberation, 142

mental knowledge, 86

method of self-discipline,

125-127, 136

natural self in, 135

Purushottama of, 78, 110

steps to becoming an impartial

witness, 136, 137

supreme secret of, 121-124

surrender, concept of, 109, 110

God concept, 2, 5, 6, 150

guru's grace, power of, 27, 28

H

Hinduism, 144

human traits, 16

impersonal Reality, 5, 6, 110

the inner body, 17

inner change, process of, 121-144

J

Jivatma, 79, 80

Jiyu-Kennett, Rev., 150

Jnana Yoga, 114

K

Kapila, 113

karma, 5

kensho experience, 151

knowing, 102

knowledge

Advaita process of the way of, 114

methods of, 102, 103

paths of, 115, 116

spiritual, 116

L

Lele, Vishnu Bhaskar, Yogi, 141

liberation, 23, 40-42, 65, 120, 144,

146, 147

Lila, concept of, 83, 84

M

Mahabharata, 20, 107

Mayavada (Illusionism) doctrine, 82

meditation, 55, 117, 118, 142, 151

mental being, 101

mental noise, 12,13

forms of perception, 12, 13

mental phenomenon vs phenom

enon of consciousness, 14

and practice of witnessing Presence,

14, 15

mind

higher, 95, 98

illumined, 96

intuition, 96

levels of, 95, 96

ordinary, 95

outer and inner, 95

overmind, 96

silencing of, instructions, 141, 142

and spiritual life, 84-91

supermind, 94, 96

vital, 155

and the witness consciousness,

91-94

Mother's viewpoints

attention, 105

consciousness, state of, 16, 29, 30, 67

delight of being, 10, 11

dispersion, state of, 118, 119

faith, 4 fear, 8

human traits, 16

mental knowledge, significance of, 88

mental witness, meaning of, 92

the Now, 16

paradoxes in spiritual teachings, 20

practice of living in the present

moment, 108

remedy to mental noise, 13, 14

self-seeking, 12

Mukti, 22, see also liberation

N

nature, modes of, 142-144

nigraha, 129

nistraigunya, 142, 143

the Now

Eckhart's viewpoint, 16, 122

meaning, 15, 16

Mother's viewpoint, 16

P

pain-body, 18, 19

Path of Devotion (Bhakti Yoga), 113, 115

Path of Knowledge (Jnana Yoga), 113

Path of Works or Action (Karma Yoga),

113, 115

peace state, defined, 24

personal effort, 111, 112

The Power of Now (Eckhart), 1

Prakriti (Nature), 68-76, 114

Presence, observations and aspects of,

36-38, 54, 55, 58, 103, 104,

122, 123

Prières et Meditations (the Mother), 2, 5

psychic being, 3

psycho-analysis, 132, 133

purification

methods, 120, 121

need for, 28, 29

Purusha (Soul or Conscious Being),

68-76, 114, 128

Purushottama, of the Gita, 78, 110

Q

quiet state, defined, 24

R

the Reality, 77, 78

rebirth, 5

rejection, 107, 125, 153, 154

S

Sankhya yoga, 113-116

self-acceptance, 152, 153

self-concept, 3, 77

Buddhist views, 77

Jivatman, 79, 80

personal, 80

true, 79

Universal, 79, 80

self-realization, 1, 20, 21

silence, 17, 24, 25, 98, 99

space, 17

spiritual evolution, 5

spiritual path, 42-44

spiritual practice, 65, 66

aim of, 144-147

methods, 112-121

zeal in, 107

spiritual teachings, paradoxes in, 20, 21

spiritual transformation, 146, 147

Sri Aurobindo's viewpoints, see also

teachings; yoga

the Divine, 71, 72, 78, 150

integral transformation, 23

power of Guru's grace, 27, 28

relevance in the spiritual life, 7, 8

self-realization, 21

silence, 24, 25

spiritual path, 43, 44

time, 25, 26

true self, 79

witness consciousness state, 67-76

Sri Ramakrishna, 27, 28

on spiritual path, 42, 43

stillness, 100, 101

śuddhi, 120

surrender, concept of, 52, 55, 63,

105-111, 121

T

Tao Teh Ching, 44

tapasya, 28

teachings

ego, self and being, 77-80

evolution of consciousness, 81-84

instruments of the teacher, 161, 162

method of spiritual practice,

112-121

personal effort and surrender,

103-112

process of inner change, 121—144

related to mind, 84-103

spiritual practice, 144-147

of Sri Aurobindo and method of

practice, 157-160

theosophy, 4, 5

thoughtless awateness, 14

thoughts, 139, 140

time

Buddhist and Hindu perspectives of,

20,21

chronological vs psychological, 21, 22

and enlightenment, 20, 21

traits, human, 16

transformation, see liberation

the Truth, 7

Truth-Consciousness, 84, 96, 97,

158, 159

U

unconsciousness, 19, 23, 49, 50, 63,

64, 75, 81, 83, 91, 94, 122, 123,

129, 154

W

the witness consciousness, 67-76, 91-94

witnessing Presence, practice of, 14-15

Y

yoga, 6

Adwaita and Sankhya processes in,

69, 70

aim and object of, 145, 146

attention in, 104, 105

and bhakti, 116

concentration, role in, 120, 121

general methods of practices, 91, 113

intellectual preparation for, 87

mental will in, 154

personal effort in, 107

rejection, teptession and

suppression, 129-134

and silence, 24, 25

stages in, 124-128

surrender, meaning of, 109, 110,

120, 121

yoga-siddhi, 20, 21

Z

zazen, practice of, 151