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Encyclopedia > Supermind
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother

Books: Sri Aurobindo Sri Aurobindo (Bangla: শ্রী অরবিন্দ) (August 15, 1872–December 5, 1950) was an Indian nationalist, scholar, poet, Hindu mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru. ... Mirra Alfassa (later Morisset and Richard), known as The Mother (February 21, 1878 - November 17, 1973), was the spiritual partner of the sage and seer Sri Aurobindo. ...

Life Divine, Synthesis of Yoga, Savitri,
The Mother, Letters, Agenda

Teachings: The Life Divine is Sri Aurobindos major philosophical opus. ... The Synthesis of Yoga is Sri Aurobindos principle work on yoga, comparing the methods of the various schools of traditional yoga, and providing the comprehensive way for following the true path to Divine consciousness. ... In Hinduism, Savitri (also Savitr, Savitar) is a solar deity and one of the Adityas. ... The Mother is a brief but important devotional and metaphysical essay written by Sri Aurobindo in 1927 on the divine mother, whome he identified with his spiirtual co-worker Mirra Richard (later known as The Mother. ... Letters on Yoga is a compilation of Sri Aurobindos letters on all areas of spiritual instruction. ... Mothers Agenda - lAgenda - is a massive 13 volume, 6,000 page, journal of the the Mothers (born Mirra Alfassa) spiritual and physical experiences, recorded by Satprem over a period of 19 years, beginning with some fragments dating to 1951, and continuing in greater detail (especially with Satprem...

Sacred Structures: According to Sri Aurobindo and other integral theorists, the process by which the Divine manifests the cosmos is called involution. ... In philosophy and metaphysics, the development of the universe, and of consciousness through time, is referred to as evolution. ... Integral yoga or purna yoga (Full or complete yoga) refers in Sri Aurobindos teachings to the union of all the parts of ones being with the Divine, and the transmutation of all of their jarring elements into a harmonious state of higher divine consciousness and existence. ... The Triple Transformation in Sri Aurobindos integral yoga refers to the two-fold movement of spiritual transformation - the inward pychicisation by which the sadhak gets in contact with the inner divine principle or Psychic Being, and the wider spiritual transformation or spiritualisation. ... The Physical faculty or part of the being, in Sri Aurobindos philosophy, refers not just to the physical body, but the bodys consciousness as well. ... The Vital or Life faculty or part of the being, in Sri Aurobindos philosophy, refers not simply to the life force as to the various passions, desires, feelings, emotions, affects, compulsions, and likes and dislikes that strongly determine human motivation and action through desire and enthusiasm. ... The Mental faculty or part of the being, in Sri Aurobindos philosophy, is the conceptual and cognitive mind. ... The Psychic Being is Sri Aurobindos term for the Personal Evolving Soul, the principle of Divine spirit in every individual. ... Central Being is a technical term used by Sri Aurobindo to designate the transcendent and eternal spirit, as opposed to the incarnate and evolving Soul, which he calls the Psychic Being, although sometimes it refers to both of them together as the essential spiritual core of the being. ... Overmind, according to Sri Aurobindo, is the plane of Gods. ...

Communities: The Matrimandir is a meditation chamber that is situated in Auroville — a model Universal township promoted by the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and The Mother. ...

Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Auroville, Mirapuri

Important Disciples: The Sri Aurobindo Ashram was founded by Sri Aurobindo on the 24 November 1926 (Siddhi Day). ... Auroville is an international township, near Pondicherry in South India, whose sole purpose is to realize human unity in diversity. ... The City of Peace and Future Man Mirapuri Mirapuri was founded by Michel Montecrossa - Cyberartist, Musician and Futurist on August 15, 1978 on commission of Mira Alfassa - The Mother who is the spiritual companion of Sri Aurobindo. ...

Champaklal, N.K.Gupta, Amal Kiran,
M.Montecrossa, Nirodbaran, Pavitra,
M.P.Pandit, Pranab, A.B.Purani, D.K.Roy,
Satprem

Journals and Forums: Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Sri Nolini Kanta Gupta (13 January 1889 - 7 February 1983), revolutionary, linguist, scholar, crific, poet, philosopher and mystic, was the most senior of Sri Aurobindos disciples. ... Amal Kiran (b. ... Michel Montecrossa Michel Montecrossa - Cyberartist, Musician and Futurist came to Mira Alfassa - The Mother who is the spiritual companion of Sri Aurobindo, in 1969. ... Nirodbaran (born November 17, 1903) or Nirod for short, was the personal physician and scribe of Sri Aurobindo, and senior member of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. ... Pavitra (1894 - 1969) was one of the very early disciples of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. ... Sri M. P. Pandit was a prolific writer, and secretary of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and personal secretary to The Mother. ... Pranab is a common male name from the Bengal region in India. ... Satprem is a French author and an important disciple of The Mother. ...

Arya, Mother India, Collaboration, Auroconf

Supermind in Sri Aurobindo's philosophy refers to the infinite unitary Truth Consciousness or Truth-Idea beyond the three lower planes of Matter, Life, and Mind. Supermind is the dynamic form of Sachchidananda (Being-Consciousness-Bliss), and the necessary mediator or link between the transcendent Sacchidananda and the creation. (Life Divine Book I, ch.14-16) Mother India is the Sri Aurobindo Ashrams originally fortnightly, now monthly, cultural review. ... Collaboration is a journal dedicated to the spiritual and evolutionary vision of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. ... Auroconf is the primary mailing list serving the online community of followers of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. ... Sri Aurobindo Sri Aurobindo (Bangla: শ্রী অরবিন্দ) (August 15, 1872–December 5, 1950) was an Indian nationalist, scholar, poet, Hindu mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru. ... In metaphysics and esoteric cosmology, a plane of existence (sometimes called simply a plane, dimension, vibrating plane, or an inner, invisible, spiritual, or supraphysical world) is a theoretical region of space and/or consciousness beyond the known physical universe, or the region containing the universe itself. ... Matter is commonly referred to as the substance of which physical objects are composed. ... Life is a multi-faceted concept. ... The mind is the term most commonly used to describe the higher functions of the human brain, particularly those of which humans are subjectivel // holaMedia:Example. ... Satchitananda is a Hindu term literally meaning truth (sat), consciousness (chit), and bliss (ananda). ...


The goal and final stage of integral yoga is to actualise the Supermind within one's being, this would constitute a divinisation of matter itself, and usher in a completely new, Divine way of existing. (Life Divine Book II, ch.26-28) Integral yoga or purna yoga (Full or complete yoga) refers in Sri Aurobindos teachings to the union of all the parts of ones being with the Divine, and the transmutation of all of their jarring elements into a harmonious state of higher divine consciousness and existence. ...


Reference

The Life Divine is Sri Aurobindos major philosophical opus. ...

Links

  • The Nature of Supermind, by Sri Aurobindo - an essay originally published in July 1920 and currently in the public domain.

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