All Life Is Yoga: Yoga and Religion. Sri Aurobindo

      

      Omsriaurobindomira

      All

      Life

      Is

      Yoga

      “All life is Yoga.” – Sri Aurobindo

      Yoga and Religion

      Sri Aurobindo | The Mother

      SRI AUROBINDO

      DIGITAL EDITION

      Copyright 2020

      AURO MEDIA

      Verlag und Fachbuchhandel

      Wilfried Schuh

      www.auro.media

      eBook Design

      SRI AUROBINDO DIGITAL EDITION

      Germany, Berchtesgaden

      ALL LIFE IS YOGA

      Yoga and Religion Selections from the Works of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother First edition 2020 ISBN 978-3-96387-056-9

      © Photos and selections of the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother:

      Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust

      Puducherry, India

      Flower on the cover:

      Wrightia tinctoria. White. Spiritual significance and explanation given by the Mother: Religious thought Can only be utilised when it is freed from the influence of religions.

      Publisher’s Note

      This is one in a series of some e-books created by SRI AUROBINDO DIGITAL EDITION and published by AURO MEDIA under the title All Life Is Yoga. Our effort is to bring together, from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, simple passages with a practical orientation on specific subjects, so that everyone may feel free to choose a book according to his inner need. The topics cover the whole field of human activity, because true spirituality is not the rejection of life but the art of perfecting life.

      While the passages from Sri Aurobindo are in the original English, most of the passages from the Mother (selections from her talks and writings) are translations from the original French. We must also bear in mind that the excerpts have been taken out of their original context and that a compilation, in its very nature, is likely to have a personal and subjective approach. A sincere attempt, however, has been made to be faithful to the vision of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. These excerpts are by no means exhaustive.

      Bringing out a compilation from the writings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, which have a profound depth and wideness unique, is a difficult task. The compiler’s subjective tilt and preferences generally result in highlighting some aspects of the issues concerned while the rest is by no means less significant. Also without contexts of the excerpts the passages reproduced may not fully convey the idea – or may be misunderstood or may reduce a comprehensive truth into what could appear like a fixed principle.

      The reader may keep in mind this inherent limitation of compilations; compilations are however helpful in providing an introduction to the subject in a handy format. They also give the readers a direct and practical feel of some of the profound issues and sometimes a mantric appeal, musing on which can change one’s entire attitude to them.

      The excerpts from the writings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother carry titles and captions chosen by the editor, highlighting the theme of the excerpts and, whenever possible, borrowing a phrase from the text itself. The sources of the excerpts are given at the end of each issue.

      We hope these compilations will inspire the readers to go to the complete works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and will help them to mould their lives and their environments towards an ever greater perfection.

      “True spirituality is not to renounce life, but to make life perfect with a Divine Perfection.” – The Mother

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      ContentsTitle PageCopyrightPublisher’s NoteQuotationsI. WORDS OF THE MOTHER1. Difference Between Yoga and Religion2. Nature of Religion3. A Fundamental Error in Religion4. Nature of Yoga5. Freedom and Fatality: The Aim of Yoga6. A Story of Two Clergy Men on a Boat7. Atmosphere in Religious Monuments8. Hell and Heaven Created by Religions9. Renunciation and Nirvana Idea in Religions10. Difference Between Morality and Spirituality11. Is Sri Aurobindo’s Teaching a New Religion?12. The Future of ReligionsII. WORDS OF SRI AUROBINDO1. What is Spirituality?2. Ordinary Life, Religious Life and Spiritual Life3. What is Religion?4. Questions and Answers5. Religious Fanaticism6. Religion as the Law of Life7. The Spiritual RevolutionAPPENDIXReferencesGuideCoverTable of ContentsStart Reading

      Essentially, Yoga is a generic name for the processes and the result of processes by which we transcend or shred off our present modes of being and rise to a new, a higher, a wider mode of consciousness which is not that