This volume comprises most of the shorter prose written by Sri Aurobindo after coming to Pondicherry in 1910 and not published during his lifetime.
The material has been arranged in four parts:
- Essays Divine and Human: Complete essays on Yoga and related subjects, arranged in five chronological sections.
- From Man to Superman: Notes and Fragments on Philosophy, Psychology and yoga, arranged in three thematic sections.
- Notes and Fragments on various subjects, arranged in three thematic sections.
- Thoughts & Aphorisms, as arranged by the author in three sections, with a section of additional aphorisms.
About the Author:
Sri Aurobindo was an Indian/Hindu nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru. After a short political career in which he became one of leaders of the early movement for the freedom of India from British rule, Sri Aurobindo turned to the development and practice of a new spiritual path which he called the "integral yoga," the aim of which was to further the evolution of life on earth by establishing a high level of spiritual consciousness which he called the Supermind that would represent a divine life.
Sri Aurobindo wrote prolifically in English on his spiritual philosophy and practice, on social and political development, on Indian culture including extensive commentaries and translations of ancient Indian scriptures, on literature and poetry including the writing of much spiritual poetry.
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