Triple movement of Integral Yoga (Witness, Consenter, Enjoyer)

Every movement of consciousness in Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga progresses in three stages : Witness(Sakshi), Consenter(Anumanta) and Enjoyer (Bhokta). When Sri Aurobindo said, "All life is Yoga", he did not mean "Continue to live as you are" but rather that one must first go within, recover … Continue reading →

States of self-realization defined in the Gita

This post is a collection of some interesting terms from the Bhagavad Gita that denote various states of self-realization, along with explanatory text from the works of Sri Aurobindo. The terms covered in this post are Vyavasaya-yukta Buddhi, Atmarati, Brahmi-sthithi, Nimitta-Matra, … Continue reading →

Subtle forms of the ego – (transcending suffocation)

Once the spiritual aspirant has steadied himself(herself) in mental silence, he is faced with the next challenge and that is the surrender of the unruly vital personality. The vital (AKA life energy or pranamaya kosha) centered in the region from the heart to the navel is the reservoir of all … Continue reading →

Gita Chapter 18, Verse 60-61: The illusion of free-will

The Bhagavad Gita in Chapter 18, verses 60-61 states that all creatures are mounted on the machine of Nature and act accordingly. This post explicates the meaning of these two verses. … Continue reading →

Ethical, logical and aesthetic mind

Sri Aurobindo identified three trajectories of the higher mind (Buddhi) - ethical, logical and aesthetic. The ethical mind is concerned with distinguishing right and good, the logical mind seen in scientists is concerned with reasoning while the aesthetic mind seen in artists is in pursuit of … Continue reading →

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