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]
That is the possibility that will emerge
[2]
There is no failure, only an intermission
[3]
no now indeed
[4]
There is nothing else to be done than to be careful and vigilant
That cannot be so easily done, but it is certain that the result will be perfect.
[5]
The grandeur of the past is the seed of the greater grandeur of the future
[6]
Nothing can be done till this has been changed; it is essential that there should be a larger movement. That is it, stand back, stand back, stand back.
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[7]
This is the thing
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That is the true effect. There is no certainty without the careful scrutiny of the ground
No doubt there is some difficulty but it is filled for the present
[8]
In the end of the long struggle there will be a movement of great rapidity that will work out the last difficulties triumphantly and leave nothing behind. That is destined.
[9]
Impossible to finish before the night—The reality is greater than the promise—
[10]
The last difficulties
Aeonic forces conquered in a brief space.
Monism entirely reconciled with personality
These are other forces than those that surround us in the silence of the mind.
[11]
This is the end of the difficulty Be calm and wait for [... ... ... ... ... ...] in full
[12]
It is sure to be done.
[13]
[......] useless—it is certain that it must come down
It is still difficult to do it in that way, work more and it will be done. That is the thing
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[14]
There is no absolute certitude as yet except in isolated movements, but there is often a dominant certitude.
[15]
It is enough for the outward life of the moment, but not for the eternity within us..... This is the truth of life, but the truth of our other-life is of a greater kind.
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These fifteen passages of script were jotted down by Sri Aurobindo on the pages of various notebooks and loose pieces of paper between circa 1915 and the late 1920s. They are arranged in roughly chronological order, though their dates and sometimes even periods are difficult to determine. [1] Written on a sheet torn out of a letter-pad of the sort Sri Aurobindo used for the Record in 1915-16 and for other writings during approximately the same period. [2] Written on a page of a letter-pad containing writings that can be dated 1916-18. [3] Jotted on the last page of a notebook containing Vedic translations and English poetry written at different times. [4-5] Written on two pages of a notebook used around 1926. [6] Written on the back of a letter to Sri Aurobindo dated 16 August 1926. [7-8] Written on the front and back of a loose sheet inserted in the note-pad used for the Record of 1926-27; the loose sheet may once have been the first sheet of the pad, in which case the jottings may date to December 1926. [9-11] Written on three pages of the notebook that was used for the “Undated Script, c. 1927” (see above). [12] Written circa 1927-28 on a torn sheet used otherwise for a passage intended for the revised version of The Synthesis of Yoga. [13] Written on a torn letter, perhaps from slightly later than 1928. [14] Written and cancelled at the top of a page of a stenographic pad used around 1928. [15] Written in the margin of a page of a notebook used for the poem Savitri in the late 1920s.
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