The Essential Aurobindo

includes index and biblioraphy

INTRODUCTORY Editor`s Introduction: Vision of a Transformed World 3 The Teaching of Sri Aurobindo, by Sri Aurobindo 29 Chronology of Sri Aurobindo`s Life 32 PART ONE: MAN IN EVOLUTION Introduction 37 The Destiny of Man 41 The Human Aspiration 41 Man in the Universe 46- Man A Transitional Being 55 Stages of Evolution 61 Involution and Evolution 61 The Sevenfold Chord of Being 74 Evolution and Rebirth 83 The Philosophy of Rebirth 83 PART TWO: INTEGRAL YOGA Introduction 109 On the Gita 113 The Gist of the Karmayoga 113 The Core of the Gita`s Meaning 124 Integral Yoga 134 The Four Aids 134 The Principle of the Integral Yoga 150 The Integral Perfection 157 PART THREE: TOWARD A SPIRITUAL AGE Introduction 167 Ideals and Progress 171 Our Ideal 171 The Conservative Mind and Eastern Progress 179 The Spiritual Age and Supermind 186 The Hour of God 186 Conditions for the Coming of a Spiritual Age 187 Supermind in the Evolution 202 Savitri 209 The Vision and the Boon 209 APPENDIX: THE MOTHER ON EDUCATION AND AUROVILLE Introduction 219 Education 227 Auroville 236 Bibliographies 247 Contents of the Centenary Library 247 Guide to Further Reading and Information 250 Glossary of Important Names and Terms