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CONTENTS
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PART ONE
REMARKS ON HIS LIFE AND WORKS AND ON
HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND CONTEMPORARY EVENTS
Section One
Reminiscences and Remarks on Events in His Outer Life
His Life and Attempts to Write about It
His Name
Life in England, 1879
- 1893
Life in Baroda, 1893
- 1906
Political Career, 1906
- 1910
Outer Life in Pondicherry, 1910
- 1950
Section Two
General Remarks on His Life
Remarks on His Life in Pondicherry after 1926
His Temperament and Character
Heredity, Past Lives, Astrology
Section Three
Remarks on Himself as a Writer and on His Writings
On Himself as a Writer
Writing for Publication
On His Published Prose Writings
The Terminology of His Writings
Section Four
Remarks on Contemporaries and on Contemporary Problems
Remarks on Spiritual Figures in India
Remarks on European Writers on Occultism
Remarks on Public Figures in India
Remarks on Public Figures in Europe
Remarks on Indian Affairs, 1930
- 1946
Remarks on the World Situation, 1933
- 1949
PART TWO
HIS SADHANA OR PRACTICE OF YOGA
Section One
Sadhana before Coming to Pondicherry in 1910
Ordinary Life and Yoga
Early Experiences
The Realisation of January 1908
Experiences in Alipur Jail, 1908
- 1909
Section Two
Sadhana in Pondicherry, 1910 1950
The Early Years in Pondicherry, 1910
- 1926
The Realisation of 24 November 1926
The Sadhana of 1927
- 1929
General Remarks on the Sadhana of the 1930s
The Supramental Yoga and Other Spiritual Paths
Remarks on the Current State of the Sadhana,
1931 - 1947
Section Three
Some Aspects of the Sadhana in Pondicherry
Inner Vicissitudes and Difficulties
Unusual Experiences and States of Consciousness
PART THREE
THE LEADER AND THE GUIDE
Section One
The Guru and the Avatar
The Guru
The Question of Avatarhood
Section Two
Help and Guidance
Help from the Guide
Guidance through Correspondence
Sri Aurobindo's Force
Therapeutic Force and Healing
Lights, Visions, Dreams
Darshan
Contact with People Outside the Ashram
PART FOUR
THE PRACTICE OF YOGA IN THE ASHRAM AND OUTSIDE
Section One
The Practice of Yoga in the Ashram, 1926 1950
Entering Sri Aurobindo's Path
Admission, Staying, Departure
The Ashram and Its Atmosphere
Sadhana in the Ashram
Discipline in the Ashram
Rules in the Life of the Ashram
The Ashram and Religion
Human Relations and the Ashram
Work in the Ashram
Life and Death in the Ashram
Miscellaneous Matters
Section Two
The Practice of Yoga in the Ashram and the Outside World
The Ashram and the Outside World
Yoga Centres and Movements
PART FIVE
MANTRAS AND MESSAGES
Section One
Mantras
On Mantras
Mantras Written by Sri Aurobindo
Section Two
Messages
Messages Written for Special Occasions
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