AT THE FEET OF THE MOTHER
Ask Alok da

Respected Sir, Sri Aurobindo had once wrote in a letter to Barin in 1920 about the “ten limbs of the body of this Yoga”. K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar, in his famous book, “Sri Aurobindo: A Biography and a History,” has also dedicated a chapter on the subject in Chapter 23. I want to know precisely actually what does it mean. 🧘📖

The ten limbs have intrigued many, as he didn’t explicitly mention the details of the ten limbs. What he did write in detail was the Saptachatusthya, the sevenfold perfection in a fourfold manner. The saptachatusthya has been described in some detail in The Records of Yoga as below. 

‘1) Siddhichatusthaya—Shuddhi, Mukti, Bhukti, Siddhi.

2) Brahma Chatusthaya—Sarvam Anantam Jnanam Anandam Brahma.

3) Karma Chatusthaya—Krishna, Kali, Karma, Kama

4) Shanti Chatusthaya—Samata, Shanti, Sukha, Hasya (Atmaprasada)

5) Shakti Chatusthaya—Virya, Shakti, Chandibhava, Sraddha.

6) Vijnana Chatusthaya—Jnana, Trikaladrishti, Ashtasiddhi, Samadhi

7) Sharira Chatusthaya—Arogya, Utthapana, Saundarya, Vividhananda’

(Ref. https://incarnateword.in/cwsa/10/outline-of-the-seven-chatusthayas-revised-order)

This was the program that Sri Aurobindo followed. He has described the practice in The Synthesis of Yoga in the chapters on The Yoga of Self-Perfection.

Of course, one can make a guess as to what might have been the ten limbs or those that he hasn’t described in the Records or the Synthesis. But it is best to receive what he has given and practice it than conjecture what he has held back. 

Affectionately, 

Alok Da 

Share this…

Related Posts

Respected Sir, Sri Aurobindo had once wrote in a letter to Barin in 1920 about the “ten limbs of the body of this Yoga”. K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar, in his famous book, “Sri Aurobindo: A Biography and a History,” has also dedicated a chapter on the subject in Chapter 23. I want to know precisely actually what does it mean. 🧘📖

The ten limbs have intrigued many as he didn’t expliitly mention the details of the ten limbs. What he did write in detail was the Saptachatusthya, the sevenfold perfection in a fourfold manner. The saptachatusthya has been described in some detail in The Records of Yoga as below. …

Read More >

Today I dreamed of a very cute domestic black cat living in my house. She wanted to explore outside and jumped out. After taking only a few steps, however, ants began biting her paws. Seeing her vulnerability, I picked her up, gently petted her, and brought her back inside the house. Could you please tell me what this dream might mean? 🐈‍⬛🌙

Black cat means occult forces or occult powers that may be developing in you. The ants represent the lower vital energies from which you should safeguard them.

Read More >