Table of Contents Aspiration -Aids in Sadhana - extracts from letters by The Mother and Sri Aurobindo

अग्ने जरस्व स्वपत्य आयुन्यूर्जा पिन्वस्व समिषो दिदीहि नः।
वयांसि जिन्व बृहतश्च जागृव उशिग्देवानामसि सुक्रतुर्विपाम् ॥७॥
विश्पतिं यहमतिथिं नरः सदा यन्तारं धीनामुशिजं च वाघताम् ।
अध्वराणां चेतनं जातवेदसं प्रशंसन्ति नमसा जूतिभिवृधे ॥८॥

Rig Veda 3.3.7, 3.3.8

O Fire, come near to us in a life rich with offspring, nourish us with energy, illumine our impulsions, animate in us the expanding powers of the Vast, О wakeful Flame; thou art the aspirant strong in will for the gods and the illumined seers.(7)

Men ever with obeisance, with swift urgings, give expression for their growth, to the knower of all births, the mighty one, the lord of the peoples, the Guest, the driver of our thoughts, the aspirant in those who speak the word, the wakener to consciousness in the pilgrim-sacrifice. (8)

- Translations by Sri Aurobindo : , Hymns to the Mystic Fire (Vishwamitra Gathina)

Aids in Sadhana

A selection mainly from "A Practical Guide to Integral Yoga": Extracts compiled from the writings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother / Ed. Manibhai.— Third Edition.— Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram, 1959. As in preface of the Editor Manibhai :

"More and more people, in India as well as abroad, are drawn towards Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and are anxious to know their teachings. A need is felt to collect these teachings in a single book which would combine brevity with many-sidedness and serve as an introduction to the new path. We hope the present collection will prove helpful to all sincere aspirants."

Manibhai
Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Pondicherry
5-5-1957

Aspiration Equanimity Faith Guru Meditation and Concentration Peace Personal Effort Psychic Being Silence Sincerity Surrender Work

Process of Sadhana Sadhak’s Attitude