Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga is not to be confused with the Integral yoga of Swami Satchidananda, although the Satchidananda is thought to have briefly met Sri Aurobindo, and there are some similarities in their respective teachings. Satchidananda's group successfully trademarked the term "Integral Yoga" in the United States. [1] [2] ...

See also:

Integral yoga, Integral yoga - The yoga of synthesis, Integral yoga - The aim of integral yoga, Integral yoga - Other Integral Yogas, Integral yoga - Quotes

Read more here: » Integral yoga: Encyclopedia II - Other Integral Yogas

The Mother could not be said to have successors (although sometimes there have been such claims). But following the Mother's passing, a number of prominent followers each developed quite different teachings and approaches. Ruud Lohman, a Dutch theologian who came to Auroville in 1971, developed a theology regarding the symbolism of the Matrimandir, according to which the Matrimandir is the Mother's body, the four pillars representing the four aspects of the Divine Mother (Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasraswati and Maheshwari) as describe ...

See also:

The Mother, The Mother - Difficulties facing the biographer, The Mother - Early Life, The Mother - Meeting Sri Aurobindo, The Mother - The Mother of the Ashram, The Mother - The Physical Transformation, The Mother - Auroville, The Mother - Important Disciples, The Mother - The Mother - Quotes, The Mother - Partial bibliography

Read more here: » The Mother: Encyclopedia II - The Mother - Important Disciples

In the early history of the ashram there was a regular routine. At 6:15 every morning The Mother appeared on the ashram balcony to initiate the day with her blessings. Sadhaks (spiritual aspirants), who got up at 3AM, finished their own meditations and a good portion of the day’s work, and then assembled under the balcony to receive her blessings (Karmayogi no date). As the ashram grew, many departments sprang up: the office, library, dining room, press, workshops, playground, art gallery, dispensary, farms, dairies, flower gardens, ...

See also:

Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Sri Aurobindo Ashram - The Early Ashram, Sri Aurobindo Ashram - The Ashram Today

Read more here: » Sri Aurobindo Ashram: Encyclopedia II - Sri Aurobindo Ashram - The Early Ashram

Books: Life Divine, Synthesis of Yoga, Savitri, The Mother, Letters, Agenda Teachings: Involution, Evolution Integral yoga, Triple transformation Physical, Vital, Mental, Psychic, Spirit Overmind, Supermind Sacred Structures: Matrimandir Communities:

See also:

Evolution philosophy, Evolution philosophy - Vernadsky's and Teilhard's theories, Evolution philosophy - Sri Aurobindo

Read more here: » Evolution philosophy: Encyclopedia II - Evolution philosophy - Sri Aurobindo

The process by which the Many is created from out the Absolute is called the Involution. Once that process ends, the process of Evolution begins. In essence the evolution begins with creation (or in scientific cosmology the Big Bang) and continues with all that follows. The involution is the process by which the Absolute manifests the creation, the universe. It is the process by which the Many emerged from the One as a universe of divided, ignorant forms. The involution is that which occurred that enabled the creation, the universe, t ...

See also:

Involution philosophy, Involution philosophy - Basic themes, Involution philosophy - Involution according to Sri Aurobindo, Involution philosophy - Involution according to Esoteric cosmology, Involution philosophy - Involution according to Ken Wilber

Read more here: » Involution philosophy: Encyclopedia II - Involution philosophy - Basic themes

Contrary to a view sometimes voiced, Auroville is not a sect or a cult. It is a project recognised by the government of India and the UN. Auroville is commited to a life free of violence, and for world peace and understanding of the nations and the unity of humankind. Auroville also emphasises living in harmony with nature and the environment, which means that the self-constructed houses are either made out of recycled material, or natural materials such as mud, or made out of materials that are least burdening to nature. Every member of Aur ...

See also:

Auroville, Auroville - Philosophy, Auroville - External link

Read more here: » Auroville: Encyclopedia II - Auroville - Philosophy

Book I is an examination of the ways of Nature's progress, the spiritual path, the reasons for the divisions and dualities in creation, and a detailed account of the nature of The Absolute, and how this unknowable, immutable omnipresent Reality became the universe we live in. Book II Part 1 explores the original Knowledge and state of the Absolute, and the cosmic Ignorance which is the source of our false perceptions of divisions and dualities in finite existence. It examines the cause of the ...

See also:

The Life Divine, The Life Divine - Basic Themes, The Life Divine - Development of The Book, The Life Divine - List of Chapters, The Life Divine - Structure of The Life Divine, The Life Divine - Links

Read more here: » The Life Divine: Encyclopedia II - The Life Divine - Structure of The Life Divine

The Psychic is the "Innermost Being" (Amal Kiran, quoted by Craig Hamilton) is the permanent being in us that stands behind and supports the physical, vital and mental principles. It takes the essence of experience in the Ignorance to form a nucleus of growth in the nature; it "puts forth and uses mind, life and body as its instruments, undergoes the envelopment of their conditions, but it is ot ...

See also:

Psychic being, Psychic being - The Nature of the Psychic Being, Psychic being - Quotes, Psychic being - Links including original quotations, Psychic being - Other links

Read more here: » Psychic being: Encyclopedia II - Psychic being - The Nature of the Psychic Being

Most yogas only develop a single aspect of the being, and have as their aim a state of liberation or transcendence. But the aim of integral yoga is the transformation of the entire being. Because of this, the various elements of one's make-up - Physical, Vital, Mental, Psychic, and Spiritual, and the means of their transformation, are described in great detail by Sri Aurobindo, who in this way formulates an entire integral psychology. The goal is then the transformation of the entire nature of one's being. Nothing is left behind. See also:

Integral yoga, Integral yoga - The yoga of synthesis, Integral yoga - The aim of integral yoga, Integral yoga - Other Integral Yogas, Integral yoga - Quotes

Read more here: » Integral yoga: Encyclopedia II - The aim of integral yoga

Books: Life Divine, Synthesis of Yoga, Savitri, The Mother, Letters, Agenda Teachings: Involution, Evolution Integral yoga, Triple transformation Physical, Vital, Mental, Psychic, Spirit Overmind, Supermind Sacred Structures: Matrimandir Communities: < ...

See also:

Sri Aurobindo, Sri Aurobindo - Early experiences, Sri Aurobindo - Final conversion, Sri Aurobindo - Philosophical and spiritual writings, Sri Aurobindo - The Mother, Sri Aurobindo - Contribution to Hindu philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's evolutionary philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - Involution, Sri Aurobindo - Evolution, Sri Aurobindo - Other points, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's integral yoga, Sri Aurobindo - Divine Life on Earth, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's influence, Sri Aurobindo - Quotation, Sri Aurobindo - Partial bibliography, Sri Aurobindo - Related links

Read more here: » Sri Aurobindo: Encyclopedia II - Sri Aurobindo - Early experiences

Books: Life Divine, Synthesis of Yoga, Savitri, The Mother, Letters, Agenda Teachings: Involution, Evolution Integral yoga, Triple transformation Physical, Vital, Mental, Psychic, Spirit Overmind, Supermind Sacred Structures: Matrimandir Communities:< ...

See also:

Sri Aurobindo, Sri Aurobindo - Early experiences, Sri Aurobindo - Final conversion, Sri Aurobindo - Philosophical and spiritual writings, Sri Aurobindo - The Mother, Sri Aurobindo - Contribution to Hindu philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's evolutionary philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - Involution, Sri Aurobindo - Evolution, Sri Aurobindo - Other points, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's integral yoga, Sri Aurobindo - Divine Life on Earth, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's influence, Sri Aurobindo - Controvery over Supramental Lineage, Sri Aurobindo - Quotation, Sri Aurobindo - Partial bibliography, Sri Aurobindo - Related links

Read more here: » Sri Aurobindo: Encyclopedia II - Sri Aurobindo - Early experiences

Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin independently formulated very similar theories describing the gradual development of the Universe from subatomic particles to human society and beyond. Teilhard's theories are better known in the West (and have also been commented on by Julian Huxley), and integrate Dawinian evolution and Christianity, whilst Vernadsky wrote more purely from a scientific perspective, and his ideas contributed to Gaia theory. Three classic levels are described. Cosmogenesis (Teilhard) or the f ...

See also:

Evolution philosophy, Evolution philosophy - Vernadsky's and Teilhard's theories, Evolution philosophy - Sri Aurobindo

Read more here: » Evolution philosophy: Encyclopedia II - Evolution philosophy - Vernadsky's and Teilhard's theories

In Theosophy, Anthroposophy and Rosicrucianism, involution and evolution are part of a complex sequence of cosmic cycles, called Round. When the universe attains a stage of sufficient density, the individual spirit is able to descend and participate in the evolution. Involution thus refers to the incarnation of spirit in an already established matter, the necessary prerequiste of evolution: As an example, the so-called descent of the monads into matter means an involution or involving or infolding of spiritual potencies into ...

See also:

Involution philosophy, Involution philosophy - Basic themes, Involution philosophy - Involution according to Sri Aurobindo, Involution philosophy - Involution according to Esoteric cosmology, Involution philosophy - Involution according to Ken Wilber

Read more here: » Involution philosophy: Encyclopedia II - Involution philosophy - Involution according to Esoteric cosmology

Most yogas only develop a single aspect of the being, and have as their aim a state of liberation or transcendence. But the aim of integral yoga is the transformation of the entire being. Because of this, the various elements of one's make-up - Physical, Vital, Mental, Psychic, and Spiritual, and the means of their transformation, are described in great detail by Sri Aurobindo, who in this way formulates an entire integral psychology. The goal is then the transformation of the entire nature of one's being. Nothing is left behind. See also:

Integral yoga, Integral yoga - The yoga of synthesis, Integral yoga - The aim of integral yoga, Integral yoga - Other Integral Yogas, Integral yoga - Quotes

Read more here: » Integral yoga: Encyclopedia II - Integral yoga - The aim of integral yoga

The universe was created from the Real Idea of the Absolute that ended in its Involution in and as the universe. Since the universe came into being as a result of powers of an Original Consciousness and Force (Spirit - Satchidananda and Supermind), then we (and all beings) must also somehow consist of spirit. That spirit is concealed in the Physical, Vital, and Mental nature, into which it descended through involution. Through Evolution the universe evolves from matter to life to mind and spirit. The purpose of existence is to discove ...

See also:

The Life Divine, The Life Divine - Basic Themes, The Life Divine - Development of The Book, The Life Divine - List of Chapters, The Life Divine - Structure of The Life Divine, The Life Divine - Links

Read more here: » The Life Divine: Encyclopedia II - The Life Divine - Basic Themes

Integral organizations: Integral Institute Cal. Inst. of Integral Studies Integral University The Life Divine first appeared serially in the Arya, in fifty-two original chapters published from August 1914 to January 1919. In 1939 Sri Aurobindo revised and enlarged these chapters for publication in book form. Volume I was published in November 1939. It included the first twenty seven chapters from the Arya, with an entirely new twenty-eighth chapter. Chapters 19 and 23 a ...

See also:

The Life Divine, The Life Divine - Basic Themes, The Life Divine - Development of The Book, The Life Divine - List of Chapters, The Life Divine - Structure of The Life Divine, The Life Divine - Links

Read more here: » The Life Divine: Encyclopedia II - The Life Divine - Development of The Book

There are a number of different narratives interwoven in Mirra's life, most dramatically the transformation of a girl from a non-religious family in France into a woman worshipped by thousands in India as an incarnation of the Divine Mother (The Hindu 2001); the first Westerner to become an Indian guru (Rawlinson 1997). Mirra/The Mother herself did not care for biographies of her life, and never wrote a comprehensive or systematic account of her life. However a lot of biographical information is found scattered through her work ...

See also:

The Mother, The Mother - Difficulties facing the biographer, The Mother - Early Life, The Mother - Meeting Sri Aurobindo, The Mother - The Mother of the Ashram, The Mother - The Physical Transformation, The Mother - Auroville, The Mother - Important Disciples, The Mother - The Mother - Quotes, The Mother - Partial bibliography

Read more here: » The Mother: Encyclopedia II - The Mother - Difficulties facing the biographer

In the 1960s, it was The Mother’s dream to create a place where humanity could seek the Divine without having to dredge for food and shelter. It was in fulfillment of this dream that she was instrumental in the development of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram for those who dedicated themselves to yoga, of personal and spiritual transformation. She named this place Auroville or — city of dawn —. The Mother had conceived several years previously an original grand scheme for Auroville. In the mid 60s she received a letter from a disciple who had a vision which rekindled The Mother's interest in the project. She then embarked on a m ...

See also:

The Mother, The Mother - Difficulties facing the biographer, The Mother - Early Life, The Mother - Meeting Sri Aurobindo, The Mother - The Mother of the Ashram, The Mother - The Physical Transformation, The Mother - Auroville, The Mother - Important Disciples, The Mother - The Mother - Quotes, The Mother - Partial bibliography

Read more here: » The Mother: Encyclopedia II - The Mother - Auroville

Sri Aurobindo comes at a very crucial moment in the history of thought when Marxist materialism, Nietzschean nihilism and Freudian vitalism were popular and fashionable. Besides, phenomenology and existentialism had their run along-side him. On the whole, along with the new-fangled science and Theosophy, these new philosophical formulations fermented enough confusion among the elite. In a way, the disparate positions arrived at in Western thought find their synthesis in Sri Aurobindo's philosophy. By aligning them with the ancient Indian wisdom, he comes up with an integral visio ...

See also:

Sri Aurobindo, Sri Aurobindo - Early experiences, Sri Aurobindo - Final conversion, Sri Aurobindo - Philosophical and spiritual writings, Sri Aurobindo - The Mother, Sri Aurobindo - Contribution to Hindu philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's evolutionary philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - Involution, Sri Aurobindo - Evolution, Sri Aurobindo - Other points, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's integral yoga, Sri Aurobindo - Divine Life on Earth, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's influence, Sri Aurobindo - Quotation, Sri Aurobindo - Partial bibliography, Sri Aurobindo - Related links

Read more here: » Sri Aurobindo: Encyclopedia II - Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's influence

His closest collaborator in his yoga, Mirra Richard, was known as The Mother. She was born in Paris to Turkish and Egyptian parents and came to Pondicherry on March 29, 1914, finally settling there in 1920. Sri Aurobindo considered her his equal and because of her astuteness as an organiser, left it to her to plan, run and build the growing ashram. After November 24, 1926, when Sri Aurobindo retired into seclusion, she supervised the organization of the ashram and later institutes like Auroville, the international township near the to ...

See also:

Sri Aurobindo, Sri Aurobindo - Early experiences, Sri Aurobindo - Final conversion, Sri Aurobindo - Philosophical and spiritual writings, Sri Aurobindo - The Mother, Sri Aurobindo - Contribution to Hindu philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's evolutionary philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - Involution, Sri Aurobindo - Evolution, Sri Aurobindo - Other points, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's integral yoga, Sri Aurobindo - Divine Life on Earth, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's influence, Sri Aurobindo - Quotation, Sri Aurobindo - Partial bibliography, Sri Aurobindo - Related links

Read more here: » Sri Aurobindo: Encyclopedia II - Sri Aurobindo - The Mother

One of Aurobindo's main philosophical achievements was to introduce the concept of evolution into Vedantic thought. Samkhya philosophy had already proposed such a notion centuries earlier, but Aurobindo rejected the materialistic tendencies of both Darwinism and Samkhya, and proposed an evolution of spirit rather than matter. He rejects the Mayavada of Advaita Vedanta, and solves the problem of the linkage between the ineffable Brahman or Absolute and the world of multiplicity by positing a transitional hypostasis between the two, whi ...

See also:

Sri Aurobindo, Sri Aurobindo - Early experiences, Sri Aurobindo - Final conversion, Sri Aurobindo - Philosophical and spiritual writings, Sri Aurobindo - The Mother, Sri Aurobindo - Contribution to Hindu philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's evolutionary philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - Involution, Sri Aurobindo - Evolution, Sri Aurobindo - Other points, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's integral yoga, Sri Aurobindo - Divine Life on Earth, Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's influence, Sri Aurobindo - Quotation, Sri Aurobindo - Partial bibliography, Sri Aurobindo - Related links

Read more here: » Sri Aurobindo: Encyclopedia II - Sri Aurobindo - Contribution to Hindu philosophy