Omsriaurobindomira
All
Life
Is
Yoga
“All life is Yoga.” – Sri Aurobindo
The Ego
Sri Aurobindo | The Mother
SRI AUROBINDO
DIGITAL EDITION
Copyright 2020
AURO MEDIA
Verlag und Fachbuchhandel
Wilfried Schuh
www.auro.media
www.savitri.yoga
www.sriaurobindo.center
eBook Design
SRI AUROBINDO DIGITAL EDITION
Germany, Berchtesgaden
ALL LIFE IS YOGA
The Ego Selections from the Works of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother Second edition 2020 ISBN 978-3-96387-003-3
© Photos and selections of the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother:
Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust
Puducherry, India
Flower on the cover:
Eucalyptus. Cream white. Spiritual significance and explanation given by the Mother: Abolition of the ego One exists only by the Divine and for the Divine.
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 NoteQuotationI. BASIC EXPLANATIONS1. Man’s First Work2. Working of the Universal Nature3. Behind the Apparent Truth of Things4. Egoistic Life – A Prelude To?II. WHAT IS EGO?1. The Ego – Its Constitution2. The Dualities – Their Cause3. Functions of the Ego4. The Vital Ego5. The Mental Ego6. Tamasic, Rajasic and Sattwic Egos7. Magnified Egos and Substratum EgoIII. DISSOLUTION OF EGO1. Equal Instruments2. Right Attitude and Conduct3. Extinction of the Ego – Some Guidance4. Annihilation of the Ego in the Path of Works5. Abolition of the Ego in the Path of Knowledge6. Integral Liberation from the Ego7. Are We a Temporary and Mutable Formation of Nature?APPENDIXReferencesGuideCoverTable of ContentsStart
Sri Aurobindo
An entire removal of this separative ego-sense is an essential aim of our Yoga. If any ego is to remain in us