2. (3a) (4a)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Sri Aurobindo has explained the Gita in his book “Essays on
the Gita” very elaborately. This compilation is based on his
explanation of the synthesis of Yoga of the Gita. Except few slokas,
the explanation of the slokas has been quoted from Essays on the
Gita with due permission from the Ashram Trust. I hope the book
will help the readers in understanding the true meaning of the Gita
and arouse aspiration in the heart for higher life. The spiritual force
contained in the words of Sri Aurobindo is sure to awake our souls
from sleep and thereby bring about social transformation. I thank
Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust for giving me permission to quote
from their publications.
–Tarun Baruah
DIVINE LIFE
The true aim of human life is soul’s progress, soul’s evolution
and the ultimate goal is realisation of soul and union with God.
This can be achieved only by Yoga. Yoga transforms our ordinary
life into divine life. By Yoga we can transform our mind, life and
body and raise them to higher level. God who lives in our body
as our soul is our Yoga-guru, the Teacher. Aspire for Divine
Grace very sincerely. Only by Divine Grace man can find his
soul and attain divine life. Divine Grace unites man with God in
minimum time. Faith in Divine Grace is absolutely necessary.
“God is with me and guiding me’-such firm faith is necessary.
HOWTO BEGIN YOGA
Practise silence of mind every day. Call down peace and
silence. Pray God to give peace and silence. Surrender to God
for guidance. There can be no Yoga without surrender. It is only
by Divine Grace man can find his soul. Keep constant aspiration
in the heart for higher life. Aspiration is the driving force that
pushes you forward. Remember the Divine as often as possible.
This habit will keep you open for working of the Divine Shakti
in you that will transform your human nature into Divine nature.
Offer all you do, think and feel to the Divine. Silence, Surrender,
Aspiration, Rejection of falsehood– these are the key words of
Yoga. Meditate on this thought – all is in God, God is in all, all
is God.
A method of sitting for meditation is given in Gita Ch.6/13,
14. But there is no fixed method. One can meditate sitting on
a chair, lying on bed or even while walking or in the midst of
work. Sri Aurobindo has explained the three Yogas of the Gita
in his book Synthesis of Yoga. He has said that the three Yogas
3. (5a) (6a)
of the Gita are really one Yoga and has named it integral Yoga.
Its aim is liberation of soul and perfection of nature. God’s aim
is to transform human nature into divine nature and to create a
heaven on earth. Man can hasten the process by Yoga. A section
of humanity will turn to Yoga and will be the pioneers of this
great work. The universe is God Himself. To reveal Himself in
matter is His aim. By evolution of matter life or vegetable
kingdom appeared on earth. Next came the animals and at last
man appeared with mind. The consciousness of the plants is
sub-conscious mind and that of the animals is vital or life mind.
Human mind is an intermediary consciousness only. A day will
come when supermind will appear on earth creating the race of
superman. It is a pure divine consciousness.
The evolutionary force of nature is constantly pressing on
humanity to rise up in the scale of consciousness. Those who
aspire for change of consciousness will get the benefit. Divine
help is always with us. We are simply to open ourselves to the
Divine Shakti. Yoga without surrender to the Divine is risky.
There is every risk of falling down and get crushed. But Yoga
through surrender is safe. The Mother has said¬—The baby
cat surrender is the safest way.
In Yoga there is no place for fasting, begging or fleeing
from material life. Money power is a divine power. We must
have full control over this power for flourishing of outer life.
“Conquer the enemies and enjoy an opulent kingdom”—(Gita
11/33).
Our soul is our Yoga guru, teacher of Yoga. Our soul has
two parts—higher and lower. The higher part is called Jivatma
or Jiva. It is an eternal portion of God, (Gita 15/7). The Jiva
stands above our nature and is the lord of our nature. The lower
part, a spark of Jivatma, comes down to nature and takes active
part in the evolution of the nature. A consciousness called psychic
grows round the spark soul from life to life. It becomes fully
grown in highly developed human beings. It is then called the
psychic being. At this stage it becomes able to guide the mind.
It is through the psychic the Jivatma, the Lord of our whole
being, guides us, (18/61). To get peace and happiness, we must
try to receive our soul’s guidance. This is possible by constant
effort to silence the mind. It may take years, but we should not
be disheartened. Our Jivatma is free, but our psychic is in
bondage of nature. Soul’s liberation means liberation of the
psychic. By Yoga the psychic develops and joins with Jivatma.
Then the psychic is liberated from the bondage of nature. By
psychic we mean the spark soul and its consciousness together.
By Yoga we can cancel our past karma. It means we can
minimise our suffering by Yoga. Divine Grace exhausts Karma,
(9/30, 31). So let us aspire for Divine Grace.
A Yogi has no work of his own. All works belong to God.
Works done as an offering to the Divine do not bind us. We are
then free from the reactions of Karma. While doing works we
should call the Divine Shakti to do the work. Works done in this
attitude is meditation.
Each human being is a mini universe. Our soul (Jivatma)
is at the top of this mini universe as the universal soul is the lord
of the universe. All the levels of consciousness that exist between
matter and God also exist between our body and soul. Here is
given a rough idea of the different levels of our inner states.
From the highest to the lowest—Jivatma, spark soul, psychic,
inner mind, inner vital, inner physical, mental purusha, vital
purusha, physical purusha, mind, life (vital), body, sub-conscious
mind and inconscient. The inner mind, inner vital and inner
physical carry our life experiences to our next life. Inner mind-life-
body together constitute the subtle body (sukhma sarira).
These three are immortal like the soul. They go with the soul
4. (7a) (8a)
and come back with the soul. The outer mind-life-body dissolve
after death. The soul takes new mind-life-body in every life. If
by Yoga one can psychicise mind and life, then they become
immortal like the soul. The Jiva or the Jivatma is always the
same. The Jiva of an insect and that of a man are same. What
differs is the psychic. The psychic evolves life after life till it
becomes a fully grown psychic being and unites with the Jivatma.
This union is called soul’s liberation. The psychic is then freed
from the bondage of nature. Yoga helps fast growth of the
psychic. Prayer, will, aspiration, bhakti, knowledge, karma yoga,
regular meditation, effort to keep the mind in peace and silence
is the way. There are seven subtle centres. The safest way is
to open the heart centre which is behind the physical heart.
In Yoga one should not hurry. Be always calm. Surrender
to God. God will take entire responsibility of your life. Once you
give yourself entirely to Him, you need not fear or worry. You
will surmount all obstacles and difficulties. Do not give up yoga
after a time. It will be harmful. If you do not get time for
meditation, that does not matter. Simply remember the Divine
now and then. That will keep you on the path and you will keep
progressing. Yoga is not a horse race, go like a snail, that is
enough. Each of us is half animal and half human. To transform
the animal into divine we will have to take innumerable lives. So
no haste. Be sincere. That is enough. It will keep you on the
right track. God is always with you and will do the needful.
Have absolute faith on God. What you believe from the core of
your heart will surely happen. Believe that God is holding you
tight and leading you on the path of Yoga.
Yoga will give you a new consciousness. You will feel
peaceful and happier than before. Slowly your nature will undergo
change under the influence of your psychic. This is called
psychicisation. It means to bring mind, life and body to the
control of the psychic being. This is a great achievement.
To keep the body healthy we should draw sufficient life
energy. It can be done in two ways. But to combine them is
best. The general method is slow deep breathing, (see Ch.4),
not in full stomach. The other is with the help of will power.
There is a sea of life energy around us. We are simply to call
it into our body. You will succeed in a short time if you practice
with faith. It can be done at any time. Just mentally say—“Let
life energy come into my body from the sea of life energy.” In
a sense life energy may be called nectar of immortality, since
it prolongs the span of life.
Yoga transforms the human body into a temple of God.
Purity is divine. Purity and falsehood never dwell together.
Rejection of falsehood in thought, speech and actions is an
imperative discipline. Exercise daily—I will not be angry, greedy,
jealous, revengeful and speak ill of others. I will not fear or
worry. I am content with what God gives me. I am grateful to
God, parents, teachers and my well-wishers. I love all and hate
none. Everyday I will pray for all humanity.
¿ðÃÂõÉ æÃÏ»ò
áÏî±1 Õ±ðÃúÇ ÷Ëî ä¿ùËù ÷±òÅËýà ÷ýÃÈ æÃÏ»ò á¿ìÂÿÂõ Âó±Ë1¼ ÷±ò» æÃÏ»ò1
›¶ñ±ò ëÂ×ËVúÉ ëÂ×i§¿î ձ1n¸ Îúø¸ ùŽÂÉ ÎðûQ ù±ö Âõ± ¿ðÃ»É æÃÏ»ò ù±ö¼ áÏî±îÂ
ïßÁ± îÂN:±ò1 Õ±|ûþ Æù ÷±òÅËýà Ûý×à Âóïî ÂõUðÓÃ1 Õ±&»±ý×à û±Âõ Âó±Ë1¼
áÏî± Ûàò Îû±áú±¦a¼ Îû±á ús1 ÕïÇ Ö«11 ùáî ¿÷ùò¼ Ö«1 Îû±á1
&1n¸¼ Õ±÷±1 Õ±R± ÂóÅ1n¸Ëø¸±MÃ÷¼ Õ±÷±1 Õ±R±ý×à Îû±á1 &1n¸¼ ¿òæÃßÁ ÕïÇ±È Õ±R±ßÁ
ëÂ×Âóù¿t ßÁ¿1Âõ Âó±¿1Ëùý×à ֫1 ëÂ×Âóù¿t ýÃ’Âõ¼ ¿òæÃßÁ ÂõÅæñ1 :±ò áÏî±î ¿ðÃûþ± Õ±Ëåü
Õ±R±1 ùáî ÛßÁQ1 ü¥¤g ¦š±ÂóòÐ Ûý×ÃËé± ÷±ò» æÃÏ»ò1 Î|‡Â ßÁ±÷¼ Ûý×à ßÁ±÷îÂ
Õ±áÂõ±¿ìÂÿÂõÍù ÷±S Ûé± Âõd ù±Ëá¼ Îüý×ÃËé± ýÃ’ù ý×Ã26ñ, ›¶Âõù ÎýÒÃÂó±ýÃ, aspiration
10. (19a) (20a)
descends to deliver the good and destroy the wicked. It does
not cover the spiritual sense. Always we see in the history of the
divine incarnations the double work, and inevitably because the
Avatar takes up the workings of God in human life, the way of
the divine Will and Wisdom in the world, and that always fulfils
itself externally as well as internally, by inner progress in the soul
and by outer change in life. The Avatar comes to reveal the divine
nature in man above this lower nature and to show what are the
divine works, free, unegoistic, disinterested, impersonal, universal;
full of the divine light, the divine power and the divine love. [Õ»î±Ë1
÷±òÅýÃ1 ¿öÂîÂ1î üÅ5 Æýà ïßÁ± ¿ðÃ»É ›¶ßÔÁ¿î ›¶ßÁ±ú ßÁ¿1ÂõÍù Õ±1n¸ ÷±òÅËýà ÎßÁËòÍßÁ
ÕýÃÑúÓòÉö±ËÂõ ¿ðÃ»É ßÁ÷Ç ßÁ¿1Âõ ù±Ëá î±1 ¿úŽÂ± ¿ðÃÂõÍù Õ±Ëýü]
The Avatar does not come as a thaumaturgic magician
[ÕËùÌ¿ßÁßÁ û±ðÅÃßÁ1], but as the divine leader of humanity and exemplar
of a divine humanity. Even human sorrow and physical suffering
he must assume and use so as to show, first, how that suffering
may be a means of redemption [ëÂ×X±1] as did Christ – secondly,
to show how, having been assumed by the divine soul in the
human nature, it can also be overcome in the same nature, - as
did Buddha. Avatar of sorrow and suffering must come before
there can be the Avatar of divine joy; the human limitation must
be assumed in order to show how it can be overcome. – Sri
Aurobindo, Essays on the Gita. [Õ»î±1üßÁËù ü±ñ±1í ÷±òÅýÃ1 ¦¤ö±»1
Îðñø¸-Sn¸¿é ձ1n¸ ðÅÃÂõÇùî±ËÂõ±1 Æù æÃij ýÃûþ, î±ËßÁ òßÁ¿1Ëù Õ»î±11 ëÂ×ËVúÉ ü±ñò
òýÃûþ¼ ÎîÂËàîÂüßÁËù ¿òæÃ1 Îðñø¸-Sn¸¿éÂËÂõ±1 Õ¿îÂS÷ ßÁ¿1 Õ±ðÃúÇ ÎðÃàÅ»±ûþ û±ËîÂ
ü±ñ±1í ÷±òÅËýà ÎîÂÝÒËù±ßÁ1 Îà±æà ä±ý×à ձáÂõ±¿ìÂÿÂõ Âó±Ë1¼]
Divine birth (To become Divine by Yoga) : The divine birth in
man, his ascent is itself a growing of the human into the divine
consciousness, and is a losing of the separate self in that. The
soul merges its individuality in an infinite and universal being or
loses it in the heights of a transcendent being : it becomes one
with the Self, the Brahman, the Divine. While it is the divine birth
to which every Jiva [æÃÏ»±R±] arrives it is not the descent of the
Godhead, not Avatarhood. [÷±òÅýÃ1 Õ±R±ý×à Âõ± æÃÏ»±R±ý×à Îû±á1ÁZ±1± ëÂ×i§¿îÂ
ßÁ¿1 Âõè±pÁÏ¿¦š¿î ù±ö ßÁË1 [2û72, 18û54]¼ üßÁËù± æÃÏ»ý×à ۿðÃò ¿ðûÉæÃij
ù±ö ßÁË1, ¿ßÁc ý×Ãûþ±ßÁ descent, Õ»îÂ1í Âõ± Avatarhood ÎßÁ±»± òýÃûþ¼ 4û9
αßÁî ¿ùà± ¿ðÃ»É æÃij1 ÕïÇ Õ»îÂ1í¼] The Divine descends by his
own Prakriti and type and brings into it the divine consciousness
and the divine Power and he governs its actions in the body as
the indwelling and overdwelling Soul, adhisthaya, (4/6). – Essays
on the Gita. [öÂá»±ò1 Õ»î±Ë1 ¿òæà ›¶ßÔÁ¿îÂî տñ¿‡Âî ﱿßÁ Õ»îÂ1í ßÁË1
Õ±1n¸ Ö«11 ðÃË1 ßÁ±÷ ßÁ¿1Âõ Âó±Ë1¼]
4û29 – Ûý×à αßÁî ›¶±í±ûþ±÷ ßÁ1±1 ðÅÃé± ¿òûþ÷ ¿ðÃË6¼ [1] ðÃÏâùÍßÁ ëÂ×ú±ýÃ
Æù ù±Ëýà ù±Ëýà ۿ1 ¿ðÃÂõ ù±Ëá¼ [2] ðÃÏâù ëÂ×ú±ýà Æù ÎßÁý×ÃË6ËßÁG÷±ò Âõg ßÁ¿1 Æï
ù±Ëýà ù±Ëýà ۿ1 ¿ðÃÂõ ù±Ëá¼ ëÂ×ú±ýà ùÝÒËî 1, 2, 3, 4 , Âõg ßÁ¿1 ïÝÒËî 1, 2, 3,
4 Õ±1n¸ Û¿1 ¿ðÃÝÒËî 1, 2, 3, 4 ö±¿ÂõÂõ ù±Ëá¼ ëÂ×ú±ýà ùÝÒËî ÛÂõ±1 ÎüÒ±ô±Ëù¿ðÃ
Õ±1n¸ ÛÂõ±1 Âõ±ÝÒô±Ëù¿ðà ù’Âõ¼ ÎðÃýÃËé± Î1±á÷ÅMà ßÁ¿1 1±¿àÂõ1 Âõ±ËÂõ ›¶äÅÂ1 ›¶±íú¿MÃ1
›¶Ëûþ±æÃò¼ Âó1±ÂóŽÂî ëÂ×ú±ýà ðÃÏâùÍßÁ Îù±»± üŦ¤±¦šÉ1 Âõ±ËÂõ ›¶Ëûþ±æÃò¼
Synthesis of Yoga - Õî ÀÕ1¿Âõµý×à Ûé± Õ¿î üýÃæà ¿òûþ÷ ¿ðÃË6¼ ý×Ãûþ±îÂ
÷±S “ÎðÃýÃÍù ›¶±íú¿Mà ձýÃßÁ” ÂõÅ¿ù ›¶Âõù ý×Ã26ñ ßÁ¿1Âõ ù±Ëá ¿ü÷±Ëòý×ü ›¶±íú¿MÃ
Õ±¿ýÃÂõÍù ›¶±ïÇò± ßÁ¿1ËùÝ ýÃ’Âõ¼ ›¶±íú¿Mà ÎðÃýÃÍù Õ±¿ýÃË6 ÂõÅ¿ùÝ ßÁŠò± ßÁ¿1Âõ ù±Ëá¼
ÎðÃýÃËé± Î1±á÷ÅMà ßÁ¿1 1±¿àÂõÍù ÎðÃýÃî Î1±á ò±ý×à ÂõÅ¿ù ßÁŠò± ßÁ¿1Âõ ù±Ëá¼ Positive
thinking -Û ëÂ×i§¿îÂî üýñûþ ßÁË1¼ Positive thinking Âõ± ö±ù ßÁŠò± Îû±áîÂ
ëÂ×i§¿îÂ1 üýñûþßÁ¼ àÑ, öÂûþ, ëÂ×ËÁZá [tension] ßÁ¿÷ ÆáË6 ÂõÅ¿ù ßÁŠò± ßÁ¿1Âõ ù±Ëá¼
6û5 – ÷±òÅýà ¿òËæÃý×à ¿òæÃ1 ÂõgÅ Õ±1n¸ ¿òËæÃý×à ¿òæÃ1 úSn¸¼ Õ±¿÷ ›¶ßÔÁî ú±¿™L
16. (31a) (32a)
üÓ„ [inner] ÷ò, ›¶±í, ú1Ï1¼ ¦š²ù ÷ò, ›¶±í, ú1Ï11 ÝÂó1î SË÷ ÷Ëò±÷ûþ
ÂóÅ1n¸ø¸, true mental being; ›¶±í÷ûþ ÂóÅ1n¸ø¸, true vital being; Õi§÷ûþ ÂóÅ1n¸ø¸,
true physical being Õ±Ë6¼ Ûý×à ÂóÅ1n¸ø¸ ¿î¿òé± SË÷ mental, vital Õ±1n¸
physical plane-Õî ձR±1 ›¶¿î¿ò¿ñ¼ æÃÏ»±R± üßÁËù±Ë1 ÝÂó1î ï±ËßÁ Õ±1n¸
üßÁËù±ËßÁ ñ¿1 ï±ËßÁ¼ S÷ ÕòÅü±Ë1 ¿ù¿àËù ÛËò ýÃ’Âõ – Jiva Âõ± Jivatma,
spark soul, psychic being inner mind, inner vital, inner physical,
true mental being, true vital being, true physical being, outer
mind, outer vital, outer body. Ûý×à 12 é±1 ùáî ձ1n¸ ðÅÃé± Îû±á ýÃ’Âõ –
subconscious mind Õ±1n¸ unconscious mind.
At the very moment when everything seems to go from bad
to worse, it is then that we must make a supreme act of faith and
know that the Grace will never fail us. – Mother, AIM, June, 74.
All here is God, is the Spirit or Self-existence, is Brahman,
ekamevadvitiyam, – there is nothing else; Nature is and can be
nothing else than a power of the divine consciousness. The whole
world is nothing but the divine force in action. Nor does God
rule the world from some remote heaven, but by his intimate
omnipresence; each finite working of force is an act of infinite
Force. God’s rule is not an absentee, foreign and external
government; he governs all because he exceeds all, but also
because he dwells within all movements and is their absolute
soul and spirit. – Essays on the Gita.
A continual resort to meditation, dhyana-yoga-paro nityam,
is the firm means by which the soul of man can realise its self of
Power and its self of silence. And there must be no abandonment
of the active life for a life of pure meditation; action must always be
done as a sacrifice to the supreme spirit. – Essays on the Gita.
The divine Master of the Yoga, Yogesvarah Krisnah, will
himself take up our Yoga and raise us to our utmost possible
perfection, ... vast and comprehensive. It will be a perfection
developed by an all-seeing Wisdom. All must be given as material
of that transmutation. An omniscient consciousness will take up
our knowledge and our ignorance, our truth and our error, cast
away their forms of insufficiency, sarva-dharmam parityajya,
and transform all into its infinite light. An almighty power will take
up our virtue and sin, our right and wrong, our strength and our
weakness, cast away their tangled figures, sarva-dharmam
parityajya, and transform all into its transcendent purity and
universal good and infallible force. An ineffable Ananda will take
up our petty joy and sorrow, our struggling pleasure and pain
and transform all into its transcendent and universal unimaginable
delight. A constant delight, oneness and harmony of the eternal
individual here with the Divine and all that he is will be the effect
of this integral liberation. – Sri Aurobindo, Essays on the Gita,
The Supreme Secret.
[¦¤ö±˻ý×à ñ÷Ǽ ¿ðÃ»É ¦¤ö±» Âõ± ›¶ßÔÁ¿î ù±ö ßÁ¿1ÂõÍù ÷±ò» ¦¤ö±» îÂɱá ßÁ¿1Âõ
ù±¿áÂõ¼]
Words of Sri Aurobindo
What do you call meditation ? Shutting the eyes and
concentrating? It is only one method for calling down the true
consciousness. Meditation is only a means or device, the true
movement is when even walking, working or speaking one is full
of sadhana, AIM, Ap.84
God is our wise and perfect Friend, because he knows when
to smite as well as when to fondle, when to slay us no less than
when to save and to succour. Ths & Aphs.
Yoga through work is the easiest and most effective way to
18. (35a) (36a)
There is no such thing as impossible ?– there are difficulties, but
no impossibles. Drive out dark despair and go bravely on with
your Yoga. As the darkness disappears, the inner doors will open.
(AIM, Sept 79).
The Divine Grace and Power can do everything, but with
the full assent of the sadhak. To learn to give that full assent is the
whole meaning of sadhana.
The principal thing in the Yoga is to trust in the Divine Grace
at every step, to direct the thought continually to the Divine.–
AIM, Nov. 85
Desire and Will
What becomes desire in the ego is Will in the spirit... desire
presents itself to us as a craving of the life force. This desire is
essential to the ordinary man. But when we are able to look at
desire from above, we see that what supports this instrumental
desire is a will of the spirit. AIM, Jan. 82
It is quite true that, left to yourself, you can do nothing; that is
why you have to be in contact with the Force which is there to
do for you what you cannot do for yourself. The only thing you
have to do is to allow the force to act and put yourself on its side,
which means to have faith in it, to rely upon it, not to trouble and
harass yourself, to remember it quietly, to call upon it quietly, to
let it act quietly. If you do that, all else will be done for you.
The grace and protection are always with you. When in any
inner or outer difficulty or trouble do not allow it to oppress you;
take refuge with the Divine Force that protects.
If you do that always with faith and sincerity, you will find
something opening in you which will always remain calm and
peaceful in spite of all superficial disturbances.
Immortality is the status in the infinite spiritual consciousness.
It is the possession of Sachchidananda in oneself and the
expression of him in the universe.
Purpose of our exitence
In my explanation of the universe I have put forward this
cardinal fact of a spiritual evolution as the meaning of our existence
here. It is a series of ascents from the physical being and
consciousness to the vital, the being dominated by the life-self,
thence to the mental being realised in the fully developed man
and thence into the perfect consciousness which is beyond the
mental into the supramental consciousness and supramental being,
the Truth-Consciousness which is the integral consciousness of
the spiritual being. Mind cannot be our last conscious expression
because mind is fundamentally an ignorance seeking for
knowledge; it is only the supramental Truth-Consciousness that
can bring us the true and whole Self-Knowledge and world
knowledge; it is through that only that we can get to our true
being and the fulfilment of our spiritual evolution.
Devotion and a more and more complete inner consccration
are the best way to open to the psychic. AIM, Nov.85
The descent of the supramental (supermind) means that the
power will be there in the earth-consciousness as a living force.
The inner presence– Be cheerful and confident. Doubt and
desire & Co. are there, no doubt, but the Divine is there also
inside you. Open your eyes and look and look till the veil is rent
and you see Him or Her.
Avatar is one who comes to open the Way for humanity to a
higher consciousness.
As for the Mother and myself, we have had to try all ways,
19. (37a) (38a)
follow all methods, to surmount mountains of difficulties, a far
heavier burden to bear than you or anybody else in the Ashram
or outside, far more difficult conditions, battles to fight, wounds
to endure, ways to cleave through impenetrable morass and desert
and forset,hostile masses to conquer a work such as, I am certain,
none else had to do before us. (Letters on Yoga.)
Words of the Mother
How to establish a stable peace and silence in the mind ?
First you have to will, and then you have to try, and go on
trying. There are many methods. Here is one. Sit down and, instead
of thinking of fifty things, say to yourself, "Peace, peace, peace."
Imagine the calmness and silence. Donot look at the thoughts,
donot listen to their noise.
Snatch opportunities again and again to sit down and create
the spell of 'Peace'. Do it as soon as you wake in the morning and
when you go to bed in the evening. It will have a good effect on
your health also. Do it a few minutes before eating. You will be
surprised how much it helps you to digest your food. If you continue
long enough, peace will not have to enter into your head; whatever
you do, whatever the circumstances, it will always be there. But
it takes years.
The Mother, AIM, Dec. 74
Liberation from Karma : This sort of fatality that one
sometimes feels weighing heavy on one's life, which is called
Karma, is the result of past lives; indeed, it is something that has
to be exhausted.
But because it is a Karma, you have to do something yourself.
Karma is a construction of the ego; the ego must do something,
everything cannot be done for it. The truth is this : Karma is the
result of the actions of the ego, and it is only when the ego abdicates
that Karma is dissolved. (AIM Oct 82)
Power of Imagination : The imagination is really the power
of mental formation. When this power is put at the service of the
Divine, it is not only formative but also creative. A good deal of
our life embodies the products of our imagination. Every time you
indulge your imagination in an unhealthy way, giving a form to
your fears and anticipating accidents and misfortunes, you are
undermining your own future. On the other hand, the more
optimistic your imagination, the greater the chance of your realising
your aim. The power of mental formation is most useful in Yoga
also. If you always dwell in the idea and feeling that you are going
to be transformed, then you will help the process of Yoga. –The
Mother
All speech and action comes prepared out of the Eternal
Silence.– Sri Aurobindo Ths & Aphs
What people think, or do or say is of little importance. The
only thing that counts is your relation with the Divine–– Pract.
guide.
Getting angry– Anger is a sign of weakness. I am not asking
you to suppress anger. I am asking you to change your nature.
Left to himself the human being has no strength, no intelligence;
no power or knowledge. He has only his stupidity, weakness
and ignorance. But if he takes refuge in the Divine, he gets all, he
gets everything, he becomes strong, intelligent and powerful.–
AIM, Oct 79
In the Integral Yoga, there is no distinction between the
sadhana and the outward life; it is in each and every movement
of the daily life that the Truth must be found and practised.
Give yourself entirely to the Divine and you will see the end
of all your troubles.
The mind, the life and the body must become and live what
the Soul knows and is.
20. (39a) (40a)
The first step towards transformation
Disciple– I want to transform myself, Mother.
Mother–Do you think you can transform yourself ?
Desciple– If you give me the means and help.
Mother– Do you think I am not giving them to you ? I am so
happy if someone follows me. And I am constantly giving my
help to prepare souls so that they may be transformed.
Desciple– Then, prepare me also.
Mother– Only if you collaborate. One must be able to aspire
constantly and at every minute collaborate with Divine. A constant
vigilance and aspiration to live in my Consciousness. This is the
base. Then one can go forward and start walking on the path
towadrs transformation. That is only a start.To transform oneself,
that is still far away and very hard. However, one starts and
takes the first step towards transformation. And life will have a
meaning, if all transforms itself into the Divine. That is what I am
working at. If you have an unfaltering will and an aspiration that
always wants to rise towards the heights, untiringly, always
searching for the truth, then, take a leap towards the path of
transformation that I have traced with the help of Sri Aurobindo.
This is the truest of all things. AIM, Sept., 1979.
Aspiration and Desire
In aspiration there is what I might call an unselfish flame which
is not present in desire. Your aspiration is not a turning back
upon self– desire is always a turning back upon oneself [ßÁ±÷ò±
Õ±RËßÁ¿fßÁ]. True aspiration does not come from the head, it
springs up like a flame from the heart. AIM, jan. 82
Each time you receive a blow from life, tell yourself
immediately, “Ah,I have to make a progress”; then the blow
becomes a blessing. You say, “ What is it I have to learn ? I want
to know. What is it I have to change ? I want to know.” This is
what you should do.
One must do things with all the ardour of one’s soul, with all
the strength of one’s will; do at every moment the best possible.
The best things possible. What others do is not your concern.
You have been put upon earth, in a physical body, with a
definite aim, which is to make this body as conscious as possible,
make it most perfect and most conscious instrument of the Divine.
He has given you a certain amount of substance and of matter in
all the domains–mental, vital and physical in proportion to what
he expects from you, and all the circumstances around you are
also in proportion to what He expects of you. Everyone has a
life appropriate to his total development, everyone has
experiences which help him in his total development, and
everyone has difficulties which help him in his total realisation.
AIM, Nov.85
Illness
When the physical disorder comes, one must not be afraid,
one must not run away from it, must face it with courage, calmness,
confidence, with the certitude that illness is a falsehood and that
if one turns entirely, in full confidence, with a complete quietude
to the divine Grace, It will settle in these cells as It is established
in the depths of the being, and the cells themselves will share in
the eternal Truth and Delight.– AIM, Jan.84
If one has within him faith in the divine grace, that the divine
grace is watching over him, and that no matter what happens the
divine grace is there, watching over him, this one may keep all
21. (41a) (42a)
one’s life and always; and with this one can pass through all
dangers, face all difficulties and nothing stirs, for you have the
faith and the divine grace is with you. It is an infinitely stronger,
more conscious, more lasting force which does not depend upon
the conditions of your physical build, does not depend upon
anything except the divine grace alone and hence it leans on the
Truth and nothing can shake it.– AIM Feb-Mar, 84
Mother’s Prayer
Peace, peace upon all the earth. May all escape from the
ordinary consciousness and be delivered from the attachment for
material things; may they awake to the knowledge of Thy divine
presence, unite themselves with Thy supreme consciousness and
taste the plenitude of peace that springs from it.
O Lord, I would like to be so ardent a love that all loneliness
may be filled up by it and all sorrows soothed.
O Lord, I cry unto thee: Make me a burning brazier which
consumes all suffering and transforms it into joyous light irradiating
the hearts of all !
Grant my prayer: Transform me into a brazier of pure love
and boundless compassion.
O Lord, eternal Master, enlighten us, guide our steps, show us
the way towards the realisation of Thy law, towards the
accomplishment of Thy work.
A deep and solemn chant rises from my heart, and I do not
know whether this chant goes from me to Thee or comes from
Thee to me or whether Thou and I and the entire universe are
this marvellous chant... Surely there is no longer any Thou or I or
any separate universe.
O my sweet Master, accomplish all the work Thyself through
this individual being in its integrality. Or rather, do not let anything
in this individual being forget at any moment that it is only an
instrument.
O Thou who triumphest over all obstacles, Thou wilt dispel
the darkness of ignorance and the black smoke of egoistic ill-will;
Thou wilt dissolve all wrong suggestions and strengthen in
us a pure and clear vision.
O Lord, let Thy will be done,Thy work be accomplished.
Fortify our devotion, increase our surrender, give us light upon
the path.
O Lord, the earth groans and suffers; chaos has made this
world its abode.The darkness is so deep that Thou alone canst
dispel it. Come, manifest Thyself, that Thy work may be
accomplished.
O Lord, Thy Presence is settled within me like an unshakable
rock; and the whole being exults in belonging to Thee without
the least reserve, with a wide and complete surrender.
O Lord, Thou hast given me thy Power that Thy Peace and
Joy may reign over the world.
Errors have become stepping-stones, the blind gropings
conquests. Thy glory transforms defeats into victories of eternity,
and all the shadows have fled before Thy radiant light.
No flight out of the world !The burden of its darkness and
ugliness must be borne to the end.
It is Thy Will that I should be a channel, always open, always
wider, through which Thy forces may pour themselves in
abundance on the world......O Lord, let Thy will be done.
