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\nThe
\nIntegral Yoga <\/font> <\/span><\/i><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Three Conceptions of the World <\/span><\/p>\n

1. Buddhist
\nand Shankarite<\/span>:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The world is an
\nillusion, a field of ignorance and suffering due to ignorance. The one thing to
\ndo is to get out of it as soon as possible and to disappear into the original
\nNon-Existence or Non-Manifestation. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

2. The Vedantic<\/span> as very commonly understood:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The world is essentially
\ndivine, for the Divine is omnipresent there. But its exterior expression is
\ndistorted, obscure, ignorant, perverted. The one thing to do is to become
\nconscious of the inner Divine and remain fixed in that consciousness without
\ntroubling about the world; for this external world cannot change and will
\nalways be in its natural state of unconsciousness and ignorance. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

3. Sri Aurobindo\u2019<\/span>s<\/span> view:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The world as it is, is
\nnot the divine creation it is meant to be, but an obscure and perverted
\nexpression of it. It is not the expression of the divine consciousness and
\nwill, but this is what it is meant to become; it has been created to develop
\ninto a perfect manifestation of the Divine under all His forms and aspects <\/span>―<\/span> light and Knowledge, power, Love and Beauty.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is our conception
\nof it and the aim we follow. <\/span><\/p>\n

24 February
\n 1936<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The usual sadhanas<\/span> have for aim the union with the Supreme
\nConsciousness (Sat-chit-ananda<\/span>). And those who reach
\nthere are satisfied with their own liberation and leave the world to its
\nunhappy plight. On the contrary, Sri Aurobindo’s<\/span> sadhana<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

  <\/span>Page
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 33<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

starts where the others end. Once the
\nunion with the Supreme is realised<\/span> one must bring
\ndown that realisation<\/span> to the exterior world and
\nchange the conditions of life upon the earth until a total transformation is
\naccomplished. In accordance with this aim, the sadhaks<\/span>
\nof the integral yoga do not retire from the world to lead a life of
\ncontemplation and meditation. Each one must devote at least one third of his
\ntime to a useful work. All activities are represented in the Ashram and each
\none chooses the work most congenial to his nature, but must do it in a spirit
\nof service and unselfishness, keeping always in view the aim of integral
\ntransformation. <\/p>\n

To make this purpose
\npossible, the Ashram is organised<\/span> so that all its
\ninmates find their reasonable needs satisfied and have not to worry about their
\nsubsistence. <\/span><\/p>\n

The rules are very few
\nso that each one can enjoy the freedom needed for his development, but a few
\nthings are strictly forbidden: they are (1) politics, (2) smoking, (3)
\nalcoholic drink and (4) sex enjoyment. <\/span><\/p>\n

Great care is taken for
\nthe maintenance of good health and the welfare and normal growth of the body of
\nall, small and big, young and old. <\/span><\/p>\n

24
\n September 1953<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

What we are doing now is
\na new thing; it has nothing to do with the past. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

We want the divine
\nconquest of this world, the conquest of all its movements and the realisation<\/span> of the Divine here. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

It can be called an
\nadventure because it is the first time <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

that a yoga aims at transformation and divinisation<\/span> of physical life instead of escape from it.<\/span> <\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 34<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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We want to translate
\ninto physical terms, as perfectly as possible, the inspiration sent by the Lord
\nfor the accomplishment of His work upon earth. <\/span><\/p>\n

And for that, each
\nindividual soul is a help and a collaborator; but each human ego too is a
\nlimitation and an obstacle. <\/span><\/p>\n

5 April
\n 1960<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

To those who want to practise<\/span> the integral Yoga, it is strongly advised to
\nabstain from three things: <\/span><\/p>\n

1) Sexual intercourse <\/span><\/p>\n

2) Smoking <\/span><\/p>\n

3) Drinking alcohol <\/span><\/p>\n

12 June
\n 1965<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The more I go, the more
\nI know that it is in work that Sri Aurobindo’s<\/span>
\nintegral yoga is it best done. <\/span><\/p>\n

9 October
\n 1966<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

It is not what you do
\nbut the spirit in which you do it that is important for the integral Yoga. <\/span>1971<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 Page
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 35<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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