Sri Aurobindo And The Mother

Name: Sri Aurobindo And The Mother
Author: Kireet Joshi

Glimpses of Their Experiments, Experiences and Realisations

Kireet Joshi

This is a study covering the entire thread of the work of both Sri Aurobindo & The Mother. It is a brief account of the inner heart & core of Their chosen task.

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Absolute, Impersonal, 75	Dead or alive, 156
Adventure, 109, 113	Death, 134, l60, 186-9, 206, 211, 212, 213, 220, 261
Adwaita, 7	Descent, 33, 76, 78, 146-7
Alipore jail, 11, 12	Descent of the Supermind, 85, 87
Arya, 2, 56, 67	Divine body, 95-6, l63
Ascent, 33, 76, 78	Divine, integral, 71, 75
Ashta Siddhi, 17-8, 241-3	Dying, new way of, l68
Auroville, 3, 178-9

Bengladesh, 214	Education, revolutionary experiments in, 94
Baroda, 1, 5, 6, 9	Ego, 9,10,86,208-9,251,253,261
Bengal, 1	Equality, 269-70
Body consciousness, impersonalisation of, 160-3	Equilibrium, age of, 202
Body consciousness, individualised, 189	Evolutionary process, 69
Body and supramental work, 97-9
Body, transformed, 199	Food, 164-5, 210, 217-8
Brahman, dynamic and static, 13	Forest, virgin, 130
	Fourfold personality, 270
Call, 252
Cataleptic state, 36	Gita, 11, 27-8
Cataleptic trance, 187, 218-21	Gods, 84
Cells, 88, 162, 163, 167-8, 170-1, 172-4, 186-9, 199, 209, 213, 226-7, 234	God's labour, 235
Cellular action, 173	Godhead, 5
Cellular consciousness, 180
Cellular experiences, 168-71	Hatha yoga, 70, 269
Central being, 262	Higher mind, 78-9, 244-5, 263-4
Chaitya purusha, 262
Chandernagore, 13-4	Illumined mind, 78-9, 244, 263-4
Change, real, 193	Image-worship, 6
Cherry trees, 61-2	Immortality, 220
China, 64	Impersonal, Absolute, 75
City, ideal, 176-8	Inconscience, 83, 176, 249, 256-7, 260-1
Code, genetic, 180	Inconscience, bottom of, 127,129
Collective, 176, 181	Inconscient, 82-3, 87, 134, 202, 256- 7
Concentration, 70-1, 251	Inconscient, descent into, 82-3
Consciousness, 15-6, 34-5, 38, 41, 45-8, 50-1, 56, 68, 104-5, 111, 118, 133-4, 135	Inconscient, Immanent God in, 83
Cosmic consciousness, 230	Independence of India, 1, 93
Crisis, evolutionary, 67-8	Indira Gandhi, 214
	Influenza, epidemic of, 58
	Integral perfection, 269-72
	Integral yoga, 68-73, 251, 262, 269, 271

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Intuition,79,245-6, 249, 264-5, 268	1914 (Silence of Mental activity), 50-1, 52-3
Involution, 257-9	1915 (Departure for France), 57
Japa,117	1916-20 (Stay in Japan), 57-64
Japan, 41, 57-62, 64	1920 (Return to Pondicherry), 64
Jiva or Jivatman, 261-2	1926(Overmental creation), 84,86-7
Junction (of body consciousness with supreme consciousness),138	1926 (Organization of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, beginning of), 87
	1950 (Departure of Sri Aurobindo), 101
Krishna, 12-3, 85	1951 (Sri Aurobindo International University Centre, beginning of), 2-3, 110-1
Kundalini, 138-9	1956 (First supramental manifesta- tion), 111
	1958 (Withdrawal to her room),130
Leaders of the way, difficulties of, 69	1959 (Discovery of Sri Aurobindo in his abode in the subtle physical), 131
Lele, 8-9	1961(Junction of body consciousness with the supreme consciousness), 134-44
Letters of Sri Aurobindo, 87	1962 (Manifestation of the supreme love), 144-56
Levitation, 13	1968 (Auroville, inauguration of), 178-9
Liberation, 72-3, 75	1968 (Great turning-point), 179
Life Divine, the, 76	1969 (Consciousness of superman), 182
Life and yoga, 70	1970 (Sri Aurobindo's work is done), 191-7
Light, golden, 233	1970 (New body in the subtle physical), 206-7
Love supreme, 144-5, 149	1970 (Fight with death), 207
	1972 (Second vision of the new body), 216-8
Mantra, 117-8, 132-4	1973 (Cataleptic trance, need for), 218-21
Mantra of Life, 35-7	1973 (Her breathing stopped), 223
Matter, real, 185	Mother, 2-3, 25, 30, 31, 33-6, 37-41, 45, 47, 49, 50, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63-5,
Mayavada,10-1
Mental-physical, 133, 254-5
Mental-vital, 254-5
Mind, bodily, 212 .
Mind of the cells, 133, 180, 256
Mind, dynamic, 253-5
Mind, externalising, 253-4
Mind of light, 105
Mother, 1878 (Birth), 25 (Experiences during childhood),25-27
1904 (Meeting Theon), 29-30
1910 (Reversal of Consciousness), 50
1910-20 (Mental studies), 40, 47-8
1911 (Beginning of the Journal 'Prayers and Meditations'), 40
1912 (Endless exercises, including Pranayama), 50
1914 (First Meeting with Sri Aurobindo), 49-50

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67, 68, 69, 73, 74, 75, 81, 82, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 99,101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 109,110, 112, 113, 114, 117, 118, 125,127, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136,139, 140, 142, 144, 145, 147, 148,150, 151, 156, 157, 160, 163, 164,166, 168, 171, 176, 178, 179, 180,181, 182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188,189, 191, 197, 199, 200, 206, 207,208, 209, 213, 214, 215, 218, 219,221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227,251, 263,267, 269, 271, 272	Promise, 146, 148-9
Mukti, 75	Psychic being, 76-8, 110, 260-2, 268
	Psychic, locking of, 110
Nature,69-73, 75, 77-8, 95, 114-6,234	Psychic transformation, 76-8
Nerves, 174
Nietzche, 90	Rajayoga, 70, 269
Nirvana, 10-1, 72, 75
	Sakyamuni, communication from, 62-3
Om Namo Bhagavate, 118, 180	Salvation, 74, 228
Over-life, 186, 199	Sapta Chatushthaya, 17-8, 239-43
Overmind, 78, 79-80, 84, 88, 244, 246-50, 263, 265-6, 268	Satprem, 3, 148, 151, 156, 160, 179,191, 197, 207, 209, 215, 218-27
Overmental creation, 84, 86, 87	Savitri, 2, 99-100
	Secret, supreme, 181
Pain, 134, 147, 150-5	Self, 229, 230
Painting, knowledge of, 12-3	Sense, divine, 188
Path, ascending, 75	Shakti, 88, 240, 270-1
Path, descending, 75	Shiva, 85-6
Personal, the, 75	Siddhi, 159, 240, 241-3
Physical, 254	Silence, 9-11, 50-1
Physical Cells, 88	Sleep walker, 24
Physical consciousness, 150-1, 160,176, 253-4	Species, new, 74, 176
Physical consciousness and the supreme, 102-5	Spiritual transformation, 78-81
Physical, descent into the, 82	Spring, almighty, 126-9
Physical ego, 86, 208	Sri Aurobindo, 1872 (Birth), 1 1879 (To England), 1 1893 (Return from England), 1 1901 (Witnessed occult phenomena), 7 1902 (Beginning of practice of yoga), 2 1903 (Experience of the vacant Infinite), 7 1904 (Turned decisively to yoga),5 1904 (Practice of Pranayama), 7-8 1905 (Partition of Bengal), 1 1906 (Left for Bengal), 1
Physical mind, 132-4, 141, 172, 180,212	1907 (Realisation of undefinable reality beyond space and time), 9
Pondicherry, 14-5, 17, 23, 39, 49	1908 (Alipore Jail experiences), 2, 11-3
Prakriti, 73	1909 (Uttarpara speech), 11
Prayanama, 7-8, 50, 70	1910 (To Chandernagore), 13-4
Prayers and Meditations, 40, 42-5, 49, 51-6	1910 (To Pondicherry), 14

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1910 (Touched the Supermind), 14	Subtle sight, 8
1910-14 (Programme of Sapta Chatushthaya), 17-23	Superconscience, 256-7, 263
1914 (Mother's arrival at Pondicherry), 23	Superman consciousness, 182-6
1914 (Mother meets Sri Aurobindo), 23, 49-50	Supermind, 13, 14-7, 33, 73, 80-1, 88-90, 105, 113, 176, 213, 244, 246, 249, 263, 265-7
1914 ('Arya', monthly Journal), 2, 56, 67	Supermind in Matter, 118
1915 (Mother leaves for France), 57	Supermind, fixing of (in Matter), 133
1920 (Mother returns to Pondiche-	Supramental body, vision of, 207, 216-8
rry), 67	Supramental consciousness, 2, 266-7
1926 (Descent of Sri Krishna in Sri Aurobindo's body), 84-5	Supramental creation, 129
1935 (Mathematical formula), 89	Supramental descent, 89-90, 92
1938 (Fractured right leg), 91	Supramental gnosis, 247, 271
1947 (Independence of India), 1-2, 93	Supramental manifestation, 88, 111-3
1950 (Left the body), 101	Supramental nature, 73
Sri Aurobindo, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,42, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51, 56, 57, 60, 64,67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76,77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86,87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96,97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105,106, 109, 117, 124, 131, 132, 133,134, 169, 176, 189, 191, 192, 193,194, 199, 200, 205, 207, 212, 221,222, 226, 227, 243, 251, 252, 253,254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260,261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267,268, 269, 270, 271, 272	Supramental transformation, 3, 76, 81
Sri Aurobindo's abode in the subtle physical, discovery of, 131-2	Supramental world, 119
Sri Aurobindo Ashram, 2, 74, 87-8	Supramental yoga, 68
Sri Aurobindo, Nobel Prize to, 109	Supreme, 75, 103-4, 137, l67, 201, 234
Sri Aurobindo's work, 109-10, 124, 191,194	Surrender, 75, 170, 223, 231, 271
Subconscient, 256-7	Synthesis of yoga, 2, 68, 74, 99
Subconscient, descent into, 82
Subliminal consciousness, 257-60	Tagore, Rabindranath, 60
Subtle physical, 157-8, 207, 216-7, 258	Telepathic phenomena, 258
	Testing, 88
	Theon, Max, 28-30, 32, 33-8
	Theon, Madame, 29-34, 38
	Tiemcen, 29-31, 33, 35
	Tokyo, 58
	Transformation, 3, 38, 72-6, 87, 165, 175, 181, 199, 202-6, 206-8, 221, 234, 260-1, 268
	Transformation of the mind, 81

	Union with the Divine, 28
	Universal divine, 12 .
	University centre, 2, 110
	Upanishad, 11
	Uttarpara speech, 11

	Veda, 14-5, 30, 41, 136

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Vision, premonitory, 30

Vital, 75, 82, 254-6

Vital, descent into, 82

Vital-physical, 254-5

Vivekananda, 13, 28

Worker, divine, 232

Work is done,194, 199

World War I, 63, 170

World War II, 91-2

Yoga, 2, 5, 7, 10; 14, 17, 18, 20, 68- 74, 77-81, 87-8, 144, 251-3, 255-6, 261-2, 267-71

Yogic research, 2-3, 74

Yoga, systems of, 70-1

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Kireet joshi (b, 1931) studied philosophy and law at the Bombay University. He was selected for the I.A.S. in 1955 but in 1956 he resigned in order to devote himself at Pondicherry to the study and practice of the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. He taught Philosophy and Psychology at the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education at Pondicherry and participated in numerous educational experiments under the direct guidance of The Mother.

In 1976, Government of India invited him to be Educational Adviser in the Ministry of Education. In 1983, he was appointed Special Secretary to the Government of India, and he held this post until 1988. He has been Member-Secretary of Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan from 1987 to 1993. He has recently been elected to be the Vice-Chairman of the UNESCO Institute of Education, Hamburg.

In the Ministry of Education, he was in charge of Higher Education, National Commissions on Teachers, Languages, Youth Affairs and UNESCO affairs.

His published works include Education for Personality Development, A Philosophy of Education for the Contemporary Youth, A Philosophy of the Role of the Contemporary Teacher, and A Philosophy of Evolution for the Contemporary Man.

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