The Legacy of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother
Sri Aurobindo’s yoga, which he called Integral Yoga, does not require renouncing the world but being an integral part of it. There is nothing in life that is not yoga; it is part of every thought, word, and action. Yoga is not something that we do, but something that we are. Sri Aurobindo’s powerful teachings explore the very nature of consciousness. They bring to yoga the concept of evolution, not only of the human race evolving toward The Divine, but The Divine Itself as an evolving being, with the Universe as Its playground.
There are no prescribed practices in Sri Aurobindo’s yoga other than the inward turn, the perpetual looking inside, the intensity of concentration in everything we think, do, and say. There are no rituals in his yoga, just stilling the mind, discovering the heart, transforming the vital nature, making our lives an expression of our souls, and progressing, growing, and evolving each day.
Sri Aurobindo's symbol
A central practice in Purna Yoga is to read and meditate upon Sri Aurobindo and The Mother’s legacy of words, and connect with the transformative force they represent. I suggest starting with Thoughts and Glimpses, by Sri Aurobindo or Prayer and Meditations, by The Mother. For those with a passion for poetry, I suggest reciting Savitri aloud. This is Sri Aurobindo’s epic poem and life work, about which The Mother wrote, “He has crammed the cosmos into a single book.”
The Mother worked alongside Sri Aurobindo and continued his yoga after he took samadhi. Their work continues – the work of bringing Spirit into matter, of helping matter realize that it is part of God. The Mother, too, left a remarkable legacy of words that are ours to ponder, for example, Rays of Light and The Sunlight Path.
The Mother' symbol
The Mother wrote, “Sri Aurobindo came to tell us: ‘One need not leave the earth to find the Truth, one need not leave the life to find his soul, one need not abandon the world or have only limited beliefs to enter into relation with The Divine. The Divine is everywhere, in everything, and if He is hidden, it is because we do not take the trouble to discover Him.’ “
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