“In this Yoga one is supposed to go beyond every mental idealistic culture. Ideas and ideals belong to the mind and are half-truths only; the mind too is, more often than not, satisfied with merely having an ideal, with the pleasure of idealising, while life remains always the same, untransformed or changed only a little and mostly in appearance. The spiritual seeker does not turn aside from the pursuit of realisation to mere idealising; not to idealise, but to realise the Divine Truth is always his aim, either beyond or in life also – and in the latter case it is necessary to transform mind and life which cannot be done without surrender to the action of the Divine Force, the Mother.” (Sri Aurobindo)
Table of Content
SECTION I
1. The Aim and the Way
2. What is Mind
3. What is Thought
4. Quiet Mind – The Foundation of Sadhana
5. How to Practise Quietude
SECTION II
1. The Four Aids to Sadhana
2. On Reading Books
3. Experiences – Spontaneous and Mentalised
SECTION III
1. Transition to the Higher Principle