Sri Aurobindo And The Mother
Glimpses of Their Experiments, Experiences and Realisations
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.
Index
| 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 |
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Body consciousness, impersonalisation of, 160-3 |
Equilibrium, age of, 202 |
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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 | |
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Call, 252 |
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| Cataleptic state, 36 | Gita, 11, 27-8 |
| Cataleptic trance, 187, 218-21 | Gods, 84 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Junction (of body consciousness with supreme consciousness),138 |
1926 (Organization of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, beginning of), 87 |
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1950 (Departure of Sri Aurobindo), 101 |
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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 |
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1972 (Second vision of the new body), 216-8 |
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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 | |
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Mother, 1878 (Birth), 25 (Experiences during childhood),25-27 |
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| 1904 (Meeting Theon), 29-30 | |
| 1910 (Reversal of Consciousness), 50 | |
| 1910-20 (Mental studies), 40, 47-8 | |
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1911 (Beginning of the Journal 'Prayers and Meditations'), 40 |
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1912 (Endless exercises, including Pranayama), 50 |
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| 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 | |
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Sakyamuni, communication from, 62-3 |
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| Om Namo Bhagavate, 118, 180 | Salvation, 74, 228 |
| Over-life, 186, 199 | Sapta Chatushthaya, 17-8, 239-43 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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, 1901 (Witnessed occult phenomena), 7 1902 (Beginning of practice of yoga), 2
1903 (Experience of the vacant 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 |
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1910-14 (Programme of Sapta Chatushthaya), 17-23 |
Superconscience, 256-7, 263 |
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1914 (Mother's arrival at Pondicherry), 23 |
Superman consciousness, 182-6 |
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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 |
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1914 ('Arya', monthly Journal), 2, 56, 67 |
Supermind in Matter, 118 |
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1915 (Mother leaves for France), 57 |
Supermind, fixing of (in Matter), 133 |
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1920 (Mother returns to Pondiche- |
Supramental body, vision of, 207, 216-8 |
| rry), 67 |
Supramental consciousness, 2, 266-7 |
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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 |
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Sri Aurobindo, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, |
Supramental transformation, 3, 76, 81 |
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Sri Aurobindo's abode in the
subtle physical, discovery of, |
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 | |
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Tokyo, 58 |
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| 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 |
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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.
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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.
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In the Ministry of Education, he was in charge of Higher Education, National Commissions on Teachers, Languages, Youth Affairs and UNESCO affairs.
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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.
