Here is the full passage from Sri Aurobindo’s letter to Barin in April 1920.
‘If the spiritual force is poured into these impure forms—the
Spiritual evolution, for that matter all evolution upon earth is based on and conditioned by matter which is not easily responsive to the spiritual energy.
Yes, it is difficult for the physical mind to shift its fixed position and comfort zones..It feels lost and insecure. But once it accepts the
The traditional Mantras invoke one or the other aspect of the Divine Mother. Each of these great goddesses has a specific function. Instead, why not
Greater than Atma Sukham is Atma abhivyaktim for which creation emerged and Atma paripoornata in which the Divine dwells.
Sri Aurobindo reveals in Savitri.
If it is a personal question I think it is very much possible for you to open and walk the path. The base, as you
It is an opening of the crown chakra due to the descending current of the Higher Consciousness.
From a purely logical point of view the body is destined to evolve further. Physically we cannot say that it is the most evolved or
There are a couple of talks on the subject in Hindi as well as English including the most recent one on the 14th March during
As far as personal feelings go it is perfectly fine because in Sanatana Dharma each person has full right to move along his path which
The mind is purified and prepared by meditating upon and thinking of the Divine. Reading of Scriptures charged with spiritual force like Sri Aurobindo and
The Divine Shakti that works towards transformation in this yoga is the Consciousness-Force of the Supreme. It is too vast for human grasp; even the
Devotion to the Deity towards whom one is naturally drawn is one of the means of drawing closer to the being, the consciousness, the power
In ancient India there was no such dichotomy. Let me give a few examples. Arjuna and Bhisma both were yogis and had mastered the art
They are two stages in the same process like the dawn and the Mid-day Sun. Psychic emergence means that the psychic has begun to express
Matter, in the spiritual view, comes out of the original substance of the Spirit for the purpose of manifestation. The Spirit substance is luminous and
Soul is the seed of the Divine that has entered into the play of ignorance and forgotten itself as an embryo in the womb does
The ancient rituals for the departed were based on an occult knowledge that has now been lost. Its purpose was to dissolve the vital sheath
