Untitled - Mother and Sri Aurobindo

186 Pages·2014·3.76 MB·English

EckhaTrotl le
&
SrAiu robindo
TWO PERSPECTIVES
ON ENLIGHTENMENT
Booksb yA . SD.a lal
PsycholoMgye,n taHle altahn dY oga
EssaoynsS ri'AurobPisnydcoh'so loTghiocuaglh t
ImplicatoifYo ongfasar /'dentaHle alth
A Greater Psychology
AnI ntroduction to Ptshyec holoTghiocuagloh ft
SrAiu robindo
SriA urobinmdiod t heF uturPes ychology
SupplemteoAn tG reatPas ychology
Compilat&ioomnt sh weo rkosf
SrAiu robinadnodt heM other
LivinWgi thin
TheY og-Aiplp roatcoh
Psychologicaaln dGH reoawltthh
TheP sychBieci ng
Soul-i1tVsn tuirtfei,s Jll·nidoEnv olution
TheH iddeFno rceosfL ife
GrowinWgi thin
TheP sychoo_lfolgyn nDeerv elopment
LookingfrWoimt hin
A SeekeGru'isd teoA ttirufdoeL1sY· f rrasntde ry
InneGrr owth
PowerWsi thni
LivinWgo rds
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SouKl ndlers far thNee wA fiL!ennium
OurM anyS elves
PmcticrYrolg Pi)cy chology
Emergenocfet heP sychic
GovernanocfLe ife byt hSeo ul
TheY ogao fS leep andD reams
TheN ight-ScohfYo oogla
EckhaTrotl le
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SrAiu rob1ndo
TWO PER SP ECT.IVES
ON ENLIGHTENMENT
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Contents
Preface
vu
Acknowledgments x
PubliNsohteer 's xi
1.Ec khartC ometso M e 1
TheE goSiecl f 8
Fear-Insecurity 8
Resistance-Complaining 9
NeediEnvgeM ro re�Desire 9
Lookicnotg h Nee xMto ment-Waiting 10
Sefl-Seeking 11
MentNaoli se 12
Perceivingt hVteeh iorlfoM uignhd 13
TheW itnesPsriensge nce 14
NoP roblientm hsNe o w 15
PortianltEson lightenment 16
TheP ain-body 18
TheP aradoofEx n lighteannmdTei nmte 20
ChronologiacnadPls yTcihmoel Toigmiec al 21
EnlighteDnimsetnitn gfruoimsL hiebde ration 22
TheS impliocfEi ntlyi ghtenment 25
TheG racoeft hGeu ru 27
EnlightenmeonrtS -uSdldoewn ? 29
Enlightenmenitnc- hLPeir veisnMegon mte nt 31
2.I nterwviiteEhwc khart 33
3.Q uestiaonnAdsn sweartEs s alen 63
4.S rAiu robionndt ohW ei tneCsosn sciousness 67
5.T heT eachionfEg csk haTrotla lned ASurrio bindo-
SomCeo mparisons 77
EgoS,e laf,n Bde ing 77
EvoluocfCi oonns ciousness 81
Mind rahnSedp iriLtiufae l 84
Minadn td hWei tnCeosnss ciousness 91
MinTdh,o ugahntSd,t illness 94
Parotfts h Oer dinMairnyd 95
TheO ut(eOrr diMniarnaydn) d
thIen n(eSru bliMmiinnda l) 95
LeveolfSs p iriMtiunAadbl o vtehO er dinMairnyd 95
PersoEnffaoarlnt Sd u rrender 103
MethoofdS piriPtruaaclt ice 112
TheP rocoefIs nsn Cehra nge 121
TheA imo fS piriPtarucatli ce 144
6.P ostscErmieprtg:Ii nnsgi ghts 149
AppenId ix 157
SrAiu robiTnedaoc'hsai nnMdg et hoodfP ractice
AppenIdIi x 161
TheT hreIen struomfte hnTete sa cher
AppenIdIiIx 163
SrAiu robiFnidroMs'atsj oErx perience
NootEnec kThoallret 165
NootSner i Aurobindo
166
Noottne hM eo ther 167
Index 169
Praecfe
Origincahlbilosy ow ka s mecaosn hta trhece h ougohfacs se ekweirt h
chowsheo l,i khei mf,e derla wtnot htee achoifEn cgksh aTrotl Sloe.,
thfier sdtr aoftft hmea nuscwraiwspr ti twtietnah v ietow p resenting
Eckhart's frtoemta hcpehe irnsgp eocftS irAviue r obinydoog'oasf,
whicthh wer ithearbs e eanp ractifotrio ovneefirrv ed ecadEecsk.­
harwth,og racioruesatdlh yme a nuscarnidep xtp rehsisasep dp recia­
tiofonri ts,u ggetshtaeImtd a kaec ompanrb iestoweheirnse aching
andt haotfS rAiu robiInh daodg. e nerdaelsliysfr otmem da kisnugc h
ac ompraison-etvheonu gh opfma eiw ·atsi nclitnode ods o-in
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vieowfw hat Echkahssaa riitdn t hIen crodnu tcohc iibsoo ok
PowoNefor w :
"Thmei nadl wawyasn ecsoc ategoarnidcz oem pare,
butth ibso owki lwlo rk bfeotyrto euir fy o ud on oatt tetmopc to m­
pariett se rmoilnowgiyt h otfoh tahtte era chiontghse;r wyioswuei ,l l
probabbelcyo cmoen fuseIhd a.v"k ee pitnm intdh ewsoer dosfE ck­
harwth ile wcrhipetr iensgve enrts oifot nh ibso oki,nw hicIhh ave
triteocd o mpacrhete e achoifEn cgk hawrittt hh aotfS rAiu robindo
ina w ayc hawto ulndo cto nfusree dacehrTe.h ec ompariimsse oann t
toh elcpo waarb de ttuenrd earnsdtionfbg o tEhc khatreca'csh ing and
thaotfS rAiu robindo.
Eckhatreta'csh wihnigc,bh e auticfuolmlbyi neelesm efrnotms
ZenB uddhiAsdmv,a i(tnao unadliVsetd antaan)dC, h rist,i anity
isr elatnievuetlrHyao lw.e vienri ,tv si ewosfc hnea tuorfRe e ality
ande nlightehnimrsee natc,h iispn rge dominBaundcdlhyil seit sa.
perspetchtapitrv ees ents coan tsrhtaaossr otpm oef t hdeo minant
viIiE ic khTaorl&t lS erA iu robindo
Hidnuv ieswusca hst hocsoen taiintn heBehd a gaGviatdIa h .a ve
attempbtreidtn ogg etthhteew rop erspeicnt litivhgeoehsf St r i
to
Auorbion'Idsn treaYglog a.
Thdei fferebnectewste hetenw pore specctosinivisencts e rtain
paradoorax pepsa croennttr adaincidtnc i eorntdsai,vi enrv egiwe­nt
poitnhtaasrta e c tcuoanlt riaodnPisacr.ta dsouxcaehsts h,se t atement
thtahtae t taionfem neglnhitt entmaekanle tos tn gi amnetd h set ate­
mencth eantl ightiesn imarnmenen dtie axtpee rairelened csifesfi, c ult
tor esboelvceat uhseaeyrb ea soentd h sea meex perviiweeenfrdco em
oppoasnigtDleie vse.r goentn hcoeet shh,ea rn dd,u ead riteffo e rences
int hnea toufrte hs ep irrietaaultaiilozo nnw sh itchhea yrb ea sed.
Foerx amtphlBeeu ,dd hivsiwte t hatthR ee aliiNsto y-n Beionrg
Non-ExisNtoetnhncieen(s gAsos ria bsta )s eadd ioffne srpeinartli tu
experfrioemtn hcoeen teh iafostu ndoend tdhaen vtViweie cot fh e
ultimataesB erieEnaxgli,is ttoyer tn hcAeel (,lS atthB,er ahman).
SimariltlyhH,ei nvdiue twh baott thhw eo ralndtd h neo toifoa nn
indiavlsi odauurle ilMlauysiabis,ao snoesnad, s piarelix tpuerience
thiafustn damendtieaffrlefrlnoytm t heeq uavlalleyix dp eroine nce
which is basevdiw et ahnraoettg haterhwrdeo s rH aliasdnd diuv·i ne
plaLyi,lH ae.rt eh,ee t ernalB eiSnupgpl raheyimsden e d--asweietkh
theet erinnaddliu vasilo uIlnE. c kth'atsre aicnhagsi, n a lslp iarli tu
teachtihneagrrscee,e rtpaairna dTohxeeirsase.l asf oi cnoem bina­
tioofnd ivervgiweestn htha ete mbrswa ictehboeuitn g troubled by
thceo ntrandaitcoutftro herep yih oris lophuincdreapli nsnI.hi onpge
thaitnc, o pmarEicnkgh atne'aiscnw hgi tShrA iu rnodboii'nst egral
persptehcbitosiow vkie sl,el rt vore e ssoolmvoeeft hpea radcooxne­s
tainEecdk hiatnre tai'cnashgsw ealsrl e cosnocmioelft e hd ei vergent
viewpeoxipnrtebssyh s iemd.
Thtee achoifEn cgksha arprert e swenitttehdhic eno ntoeftx hte
stoorfay" seeaknefodrr ,t "ht ihsae u twhiosrth oe se xapnar peosls­
ogtoy h imF.oE rc,k hiaosrn toe ft horsaeir snet anocfa"e fisn der"
whoh ande vbeerea sn e eketros tawrittH het. h erreefograear ldls
seekiinndcgli,unt ghq eu efosrtt h sep irsitte,m mfairsno tgmh i el ­
lussoertlyhf, le i c"cmleoe,tu "o fwh iocnhme u st eimoner rdtgeoer
finodn et'rsbu eeni gE.c kth'taser acshitnaagttr shth e i glhevw ehle re
oniers e atdosy t ep tohumeto dooefaf l ple rssoeneaklSi odn oge.s
SrAiu rnodboiy'osgw ah,i chho,we rveeocrg,n iczheaastl ,t hwoeu gh
PrefaIci ex
humabne ianrgiesn iyta ilawlamlyoistv abtyet dhe eg oic self even
ind oiynogg aal,sl p irsietieunkaiglsa th eaary te airnnogfo nse '
rruet ods ieoslvcfei rt stehlrfol ueigrbha tfrioomtn h beo ndoafg e
rheeg osie.cl f
Thea uthora lmsauops otl ogEiczkeh foatrrpo trs eenthiinsg
teaicgnhsf roacm e r"tpaeirns pAesEc ctkihvhaearr.set" p eastaeiddl,y
ap erspeie ascm teinvtpaols iatniidots nh erqeufiotirende ae qutaot e
underssptiarntidrt uuttahhltas rt a ennstdch er vpiuoefw mtihdne.
Howevaettr hp,er essetnaotgft e h eev oluotfoi ucoron n sciousness,
moshtu mabne ianrgaestb emsati ynm elntbaeli nTghse.re wfoer e,
cannhoetlb pe ginwniitanmh go e ro rl emsesn taaplp roeavcethno
thicnhglasit be e yondm incAhdse.a c oncetsots hiliomisni tation
oft hheu mabne isnpgi,r tietaucahhlae vhreas td o r estoomr etn cal
conceapndti sd etaocs o mmiucnabtye vemrebaantlsr utthhast
arees senucnfoiramlullyia nbt lheo ugahntdis n comimcuanibnl e
wordbsur,te alioznaltbyhol ruege hx perSioemnoecft e h.te e achers,
leiE kckhartu,s eodhn almvyie n immeanltc aoln ctoe pstesra vse
"poinotr"e gsrnisp"o osntt sh"se p irpiattuAha f.wle othelrisk,e
SrAiu robihnavdpeor ,o veildeaadbt oiern telmlaepcst guauiasdl e s
ont hienn ejror uneHyo.w evaeltrle, a chhvaeerr esl ointe hdpe o wer
oft hceo nsciobueshnitenhsdews io rr dto sa wkaein nt hsee eker
somtehimnogr e ctohnacne pitdsee axaspn rdeb sys wetodhr ead nsd,
hvaec autionetdh peai gtoafafiml nilss tt atkhien gs ifgotnrhp eo st
detsinaotrti hoen ,fom rat pht ee rrryi.t o
The mosta svpaoelfEcu ctak bhl'atesre htaicntghsul sin eosir n
thceo ncaenpidtd seh aees m plbouyitsnt h een ercgheatorifgct e h e
spirciotnusacelis fosru oswmnh ihcsiht eaicnhegmsa antaen wdi th
whihcihs waeorp rodewsr fiumleplgyrn aFtoetrdh .ri esa sCohna,p ­
te2ro ft hbeo owkh,i icashv erbattriamn scorfti hpaetu itroh'nos
itnervwiietEwhc khiatsrh tme,o spto wercfuoln veofyw ohraE tc­ k
harhtat soo ffert ot hsep irsieteukSaeilrm .li ylt,ah pero woefrt he
teaicnhogfSs r i Auarnotdbh iMeno dtoh er lie faarc tmuoarle in their
worqdusto etdh routghhbeoo uottkh ainnt haetu hopra'rsa phrases
anedx positions.