Part Four. The
Practice of Yoga in the Ashram and Outside |
4–1. The Practice of Yoga in the Ashram, 1926 –
1950 |
Entering Sri Aurobindo’s Path |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [1] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [2] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [3] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [4] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [5] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [6] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [7] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [8] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [9] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [10] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [11] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [12] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [13] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [14] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [15] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [16] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [17] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [18] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [19] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [20] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [21] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [22] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [23] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [24] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [25] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [23] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [27] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [28] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [29] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [30] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [31] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [32] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [33] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [34] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [35] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [36] |
Acceptance as a Disciple, 1926 – 1949 [37] |
A Special Path [1] |
A Special Path [2] |
A Special Path [3] |
A Special Path [4] |
A Special Path [5] |
A Special Path [6] |
A Special Path [7] |
A Special Path [8] |
A Special Path [9] |
A Special Path [10] |
A Special Path [11] |
A Special Path [12] |
A Special Path [13] |
A Special Path [14] |
Admission, Staying, Departure |
“Acceptance” and “Admission” [1] |
“Acceptance” and “Admission” [2] |
“Acceptance” and “Admission” [3] |
“Acceptance” and “Admission” [4] |
“Acceptance” and “Admission” [5] |
“Acceptance” and “Admission” [6] |
“Acceptance” and “Admission” [7] |
“Acceptance” and “Admission” [8] |
“Acceptance” and “Admission” [9] |
“Acceptance” and “Admission” [10] |
“Acceptance” and “Admission” [11] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [1] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [2] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [3] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [4] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [5] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [6] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [7] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [8] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [9] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [10] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [11] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [12] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [13] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [14] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [15] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [16] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [17] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [18] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [19] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [20] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [21] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [22] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [23] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [24] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [25] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [26] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [27] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [28] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [29] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [30] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [31] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [32] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [33] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [34] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [35] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [36] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [37] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [38] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [39] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [40] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [41] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [42] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [43] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [44] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [45] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [46] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [47] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [48] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [49] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [50] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [51] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [52] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [53] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [54] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [55] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [56] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [57] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [58] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [59] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [60] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [61] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [62] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [63] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [64] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [65] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [66] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [67] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [68] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [69] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [70] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [71] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [72] |
Admission to the Ashram, 1927 – 1943 [73] |
The Purpose of the Ashram [1] |
The Purpose of the Ashram [2] |
The Purpose of the Ashram [3] |
The Purpose of the Ashram [4] |
The Purpose of the Ashram [5] |
The Purpose of the Ashram [6] |
The Purpose of the Ashram [7] |
The Purpose of the Ashram [8] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [1] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [2] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [3] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [4] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [5] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [6] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [7] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [8] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [9] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [10] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [11] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [12] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [13] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [14] |
Not a School or Teaching Institution [15] |
Representation of People in the Ashram [1] |
Representation of People in the Ashram [2] |
Representation of People in the Ashram [3] |
Representation of People in the Ashram [4] |
Representation of People in the Ashram [5] |
Profiting from One’s Stay in the Ashram [1] |
Profiting from One’s Stay in the Ashram [2] |
Profiting from One’s Stay in the Ashram [3] |
Profiting from One’s Stay in the Ashram [4] |
Profiting from One’s Stay in the Ashram [5] |
Profiting from One’s Stay in the Ashram [6] |
Profiting from One’s Stay in the Ashram [7] |
Departure from the Ashram [1] |
Departure from the Ashram [2] |
Departure from the Ashram [3] |
Departure from the Ashram [4] |
Departure from the Ashram [5] |
Departure from the Ashram [6] |
Departure from the Ashram [7] |
Departure from the Ashram [8] |
Departure from the Ashram [9] |
Departure from the Ashram [10] |
Departure from the Ashram [11] |
Departure from the Ashram [12] |
Departure from the Ashram [13] |
Departure from the Ashram [14] |
Departure from the Ashram [15] |
Departure from the Ashram [16] |
Departure from the Ashram [17] |
Departure from the Ashram [18] |
Departure from the Ashram [19] |
Departure from the Ashram [20] |
Departure from the Ashram [21] |
Departure from the Ashram [22] |
Departure from the Ashram [23] |
Departure from the Ashram [24] |
Departure from the Ashram [25] |
Departure from the Ashram [26] |
Departure from the Ashram [27] |
Departure from the Ashram [28] |
Departure from the Ashram [29] |
Departure from the Ashram [30] |
Departure from the Ashram [31] |
Departure from the Ashram [32] |
Departure from the Ashram [33] |
Departure from the Ashram [34] |
Departure from the Ashram [35] |
Departure from the Ashram [36] |
Departure from the Ashram [37] |
Departure from the Ashram [38] |
Departure from the Ashram [39] |
Departure from the Ashram [40] |
Departure from the Ashram [41] |
Departure from the Ashram [42] |
Departure from the Ashram [43] |
Departure from the Ashram [44] |
Departure from the Ashram [45] |
Departure from the Ashram [46] |
Departure from the Ashram [47] |
Departure from the Ashram [48] |
Departure from the Ashram [49] |
Departure from the Ashram [50] |
Departure from the Ashram [51] |
Departure from the Ashram [52] |
Departure from the Ashram [53] |
Departure from the Ashram [54] |
The Ashram and Its Atmosphere |
The Ashram Precincts [1] |
The Ashram Precincts [2] |
The Atmosphere of the Ashram [1] |
The Atmosphere of the Ashram [2] |
The Atmosphere of the Ashram [3] |
The Atmosphere of the Ashram [4] |
The Atmosphere of the Ashram [5] |
The Ashram’s Physical Expansion [1] |
The Ashram’s Physical Expansion [2] |
Sadhana in the Ashram |
Communal Sadhana |
Personal Difficulties and Progress in Yoga [1] |
Personal Difficulties and Progress in Yoga [2] |
Personal Difficulties and Progress in Yoga [3] |
Personal Difficulties and Progress in Yoga [4] |
Personal Difficulties and Progress in Yoga [5] |
Personal Difficulties and Progress in Yoga [6] |
Personal Difficulties and Progress in Yoga [7] |
Personal Difficulties and Progress in Yoga [8] |
Personal Difficulties and Progress in Yoga [9] |
Personal Difficulties and Progress in Yoga [10] |
The Supramental Evolution, the Ashram and the Hostile Forces [1] |
The Supramental Evolution, the Ashram and the Hostile Forces [2] |
The Supramental Evolution, the Ashram and the Hostile Forces [3] |
The Supramental Evolution, the Ashram and the Hostile Forces [4] |
The Supramental Evolution, the Ashram and the Hostile Forces [4] |
The Supramental Evolution, the Ashram and the Hostile Forces [6] |
The Supramental Evolution, the Ashram and the Hostile Forces [6] |
The Supramental Evolution, the Ashram and the Hostile Forces [7] |
The Supramental Evolution, the Ashram and the Hostile Forces [8] |
The Supramental Evolution, the Ashram and the Hostile Forces [9] |
The Supramental Evolution, the Ashram and the Hostile Forces [10] |
The Supramental Evolution, the Ashram and the Hostile Forces [11] |
The Supramental Evolution, the Ashram and the Hostile Forces [12] |
The Supramental Evolution, the Ashram and the Hostile Forces [13] |
Retirement and Progress in Yoga [1] |
Retirement and Progress in Yoga [2] |
Lack of Intensity in Sadhana [1] |
Lack of Intensity in Sadhana [2] |
Lack of Intensity in Sadhana [3] |
Lack of Intensity in Sadhana [4] |
Lack of Intensity in Sadhana [5] |
Lack of Intensity in Sadhana [6] |
Egoism among Sadhaks [1] |
Egoism among Sadhaks [2] |
Egoism among Sadhaks [3] |
Egoism among Sadhaks [4] |
Conversion, Realisation and Transformation |
Ashram Sadhaks and the Supramental Realisation [1] |
Ashram Sadhaks and the Supramental Realisation [2] |
Ashram Sadhaks and the Supramental Realisation [3] |
Realisations by Sadhaks [1] |
Realisations by Sadhaks [2] |
Realisations by Sadhaks [3] |
Realisations by Sadhaks [4] |
Realisations by Sadhaks [5] |
“Advanced Sadhaks” [1] |
“Advanced Sadhaks” [2] |
“Advanced Sadhaks” [3] |
“Advanced Sadhaks” [4] |
“Advanced Sadhaks” [5] |
Discipline in the Ashram |
Discipline Defined [1] |
Discipline Defined [2] |
Discipline Defined [3] |
Need of Self-Discipline [1] |
Need of Self-Discipline [2] |
Need of Self-Discipline [3] |
Need of Self-Discipline [4] |
Importance of Obedience [1] |
Importance of Obedience [2] |
Importance of Obedience [3] |
Rules in the Life of the Ashram |
No Fixed Rules [1] |
No Fixed Rules [2] |
No Fixed Rules [3] |
The Ashram’s Rules and Regulations |
General Rules and Individual Natures [1] |
General Rules and Individual Natures [2] |
Disregarding the Rules of the Ashram |
No Politics in the Ashram [1] |
No Politics in the Ashram [2] |
No Politics in the Ashram [3] |
No Politics in the Ashram [4] |
No Politics in the Ashram [5] |
No Politics in the Ashram [6] |
No Politics in the Ashram [7] |
Avoidance of Speech and Writing about Ashram Life [1] |
Avoidance of Speech and Writing about Ashram Life [2] |
Avoidance of Speech and Writing about Ashram Life [3] |
Avoidance of Speech and Writing about Ashram Life [4] |
Guidelines for Writing about the Ashram [1] |
Guidelines for Writing about the Ashram [2] |
Guidelines for Writing about the Ashram [3] |
Guidelines for Writing about the Ashram [4] |
Guidelines for Writing about the Ashram [5] |
Guidelines for Writing about the Ashram [6] |
No Propaganda or Proselytism [1] |
No Propaganda or Proselytism [2] |
No Propaganda or Proselytism [3] |
No Propaganda or Proselytism [4] |
No Propaganda or Proselytism [5] |
No Propaganda or Proselytism [6] |
No Propaganda or Proselytism [7] |
No Propaganda or Proselytism [8] |
No Propaganda or Proselytism [9] |
No Propaganda or Proselytism [10] |
No Propaganda or Proselytism [11] |
The Ashram and Religion |
A Way, Not a Religion |
Islam, Hinduism, and the Integral Yoga [1] |
Islam, Hinduism, and the Integral Yoga [2] |
Islam, Hinduism, and the Integral Yoga [3] |
Islam, Hinduism, and the Integral Yoga [4] |
Islam, Hinduism, and the Integral Yoga [5] |
Islam, Hinduism, and the Integral Yoga [6] |
The Hindu Religion and Its Social Structure [1] |
The Hindu Religion and Its Social Structure [2] |
Social Rules, Caste and the Ashram |
No Public Worship [1] |
No Public Worship [2] |
Inward Worship and Outer Forms [1] |
Inward Worship and Outer Forms [2] |
Human Relations and the Ashram |
Right Relations between Sadhaks [1] |
Right Relations between Sadhaks [2] |
Right Relations between Sadhaks [3] |
Right Relations between Sadhaks [4] |
Right Relations between Sadhaks [5] |
Helping Other Sadhaks [1] |
Helping Other Sadhaks [2] |
Helping Other Sadhaks [3] |
Helping Other Sadhaks [4] |
Helping Other Sadhaks [5] |
Inadvisability of Forming Special Relations [1] |
Inadvisability of Forming Special Relations [2] |
Inadvisability of Forming Special Relations [3] |
Inadvisability of Forming Special Relations [4] |
Inadvisability of Forming Special Relations [5] |
Relations between Men and Women in the Ashram [1] |
Relations between Men and Women in the Ashram [2] |
Relations between Men and Women in the Ashram [3] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [1] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [2] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [3] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [4] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [5] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [6] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [7] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [8] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [9] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [10] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [11] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [12] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [13] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [14] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [15] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [16] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [17] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [18] |
Sexual Relations and the Ashram [19] |
Tantric Theories and the Ashram [1] |
Tantric Theories and the Ashram [2] |
Tantric Theories and the Ashram [3] |
Tantric Theories and the Ashram [4] |
The Question of Marriage [1] |
The Question of Marriage [2] |
The Question of Marriage [3] |
The Question of Marriage [4] |
The Question of Marriage [5] |
Marriage, Service and Yoga |
Family Life and the Ashram [1] |
Family Life and the Ashram [2] |
Family Life and the Ashram [3] |
Family Life and the Ashram [4] |
Family Life and the Ashram [5] |
Correspondence with Relatives [1] |
Correspondence with Relatives [2] |
Women in the Ashram [1] |
Women in the Ashram [2] |
Women in the Ashram [3] |
Women in the Ashram [4] |
Women in the Ashram [5] |
Women in the Ashram [6] |
Children in the Ashram [1] |
Children in the Ashram [2] |
Children in the Ashram [3] |
Children in the Ashram [4] |
Children in the Ashram [5] |
Children in the Ashram [6] |
Children in the Ashram [7] |
Children in the Ashram [8] |
Relations with People outside the Ashram [1] |
Relations with People outside the Ashram [2] |
Work in the Ashram |
Work and Sadhana [1] |
Work and Sadhana [2] |
Work and Sadhana [3] |
Work and Sadhana [4] |
Work and Sadhana [5] |
Work and Sadhana [6] |
Work and Sadhana [7] |
Work and Sadhana [8] |
Work and Sadhana [9] |
Work and Sadhana [10] |
Work and Sadhana [11] |
Work and Sadhana [12] |
Some Aspects of Work in the Ashram [1] |
Some Aspects of Work in the Ashram [2] |
Some Aspects of Work in the Ashram [3] |
Some Aspects of Work in the Ashram [4] |
Some Aspects of Work in the Ashram [5] |
Some Aspects of Work in the Ashram [6] |
Some Aspects of Work in the Ashram [7] |
Some Aspects of Work in the Ashram [8] |
Some Aspects of Work in the Ashram [9] |
Some Aspects of Work in the Ashram [10] |
The Place of Rules in Work [1] |
The Place of Rules in Work [2] |
The Place of Rules in Work [3] |
Organisation and Discipline in Work [1] |
Organisation and Discipline in Work [2] |
Organisation and Discipline in Work [3] |
Organisation and Discipline in Work [4] |
Dealing with Paid Workers [1] |
Dealing with Paid Workers [2] |
Dealing with Paid Workers [3] |
Life and Death in the Ashram |
Self-Control, Not Asceticism [1] |
Self-Control, Not Asceticism [2] |
Self-Control, Not Asceticism [3] |
Self-Control, Not Asceticism [4] |
Self-Control, Not Asceticism [5] |
Self-Control, Not Asceticism [6] |
No Demands [1] |
No Demands [2] |
No Demands [3] |
No Demands [4] |
No Demands [5] |
No Demands [6] |
Care of Material Things [1] |
Care of Material Things [2] |
Care of Material Things [3] |
Care of Material Things [4] |
Consciousness in the Body |
Fund-Raising [1] |
Fund-Raising [2] |
Fund-Raising [3] |
Fund-Raising [4] |
Fund-Raising [5] |
Fund-Raising [6] |
Fund-Raising [7] |
Fund-Raising [8] |
Fund-Raising [9] |
Fund-Raising [10] |
Business |
Food [1] |
Food [2] |
Food [3] |
Food [4] |
Food [5] |
Food [6] |
Food [7] |
Food [8] |
Food [9] |
Food [10] |
Food [11] |
Exercise and Sports [1] |
Exercise and Sports [2] |
Exercise and Sports [3] |
Exercise and Sports [4] |
Exercise and Sports [5] |
Exercise and Sports [6] |
Exercise and Sports [7] |
Exercise and Sports [8] |
Exercise and Sports [9] |
Medical Treatment [1] |
Medical Treatment [2] |
Medical Treatment [3] |
Medical Treatment [4] |
Medical Treatment [5] |
Medical Treatment [6] |
Medical Treatment [7] |
Medical Treatment [8] |
Medical Treatment [9] |
Medical Treatment [10] |
Death [1] |
Death [2] |
Death [3] |
Death [4] |
Death [5] |
Death [6] |
Miscellaneous Matters |
Household Questions [1] |
Household Questions [2] |
Household Questions [3] |
Household Questions [4] |
Household Questions [5] |
Household Questions [6] |
Household Questions [7] |
Household Questions [8] |
Household Questions [9] |
Household Questions [10] |
Household Questions [11] |
Household Questions [12] |
Household Questions [13] |
Household Questions [14] |
Household Questions [15] |
The Behaviour of Ashramites [1] |
The Behaviour of Ashramites [2] |
The Behaviour of Ashramites [3] |
The Behaviour of Ashramites [4] |
The Behaviour of Ashramites [5] |
The Behaviour of Ashramites [6] |
Avoiding Gossip [1] |
Avoiding Gossip [2] |
Avoiding Gossip [3] |
Avoiding Gossip [4] |
Minor Medical Questions [1] |
Minor Medical Questions [2] |
Minor Medical Questions [3] |
Minor Medical Questions [4] |
Minor Medical Questions [5] |
Minor Medical Questions [6] |
Cooking [1] |
Cooking [2] |
Cooking [3] |
Visiting the Ashram [1] |
Visiting the Ashram [2] |
Visiting the Ashram [2] |
Visiting the Ashram [3] |
Visiting the Ashram [4] |