Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo

Explore the profound philosophical concepts of Sri Aurobindo, from his vision of integral living to the synthesis of spirit and matter, and gain insights into consciousness, evolution, and human unity through in-depth analyses.

Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo

1 Personality, Vision and Work of Aurobindo

  1. Beginning Of Aurobindo’s Life In Calcutta
  2. The English Influence (1869-1893)
  3. Back In Baroda (1893-1907)
  4. Sri Aurobindo’s Vision
  5. Main Works Of Aurobindo

2 Sri Aurobindo on Indian Scriptures

  1. The Spiritual Experiences Of Aurobindo
  2. Nationalism Beginning In Bengal (1906-1910)
  3. The Brahman Consciousness
  4. Mystic In Pondicherry (1910-1950)
  5. Sri Aurobindo Leaves His Body
  6. Sri Aurobindo On Indian Scriptures
  7. Sri Aurobindo On The Upanishads

3 Spiritual Thought in Indian Philosophy

  1. Sri Aurobindo The Spiritual Adventurer
  2. Power Over Poetry
  3. Permeated By the Spiritual
  4. The Lila of Consciousness
  5. Spiritual Thought and Indian History
  6. ‘Who?’ – His Poem
  7. The Spiritual Progress

4 Integral World-view

  1. The Term: Integral
  2. Integrality of Life
  3. Integral Psychology
  4. Aspects of Being According to Integral World-View
  5. Types of Being
  6. Relevance of Integral World-View

5 Basic Unity of Reality

  1. Reality is One
  2. Aurobindo’s Interpretation of the Concept of Maya
  3. Maya: The Power of Becoming
  4. Maya: The Self’s Experience of its Being
  5. The one and the many: The way of being in becoming
  6. The Absolute: Unit Manifesting Multiplicity
  7. The Infinite: The Locus of Unity

6 Synthesis of Spirit and Matter

  1. Dipolar Nature of the Reality
  2. Matter as the Foundational Substratum of Existence
  3. The Relation Between Matter and Spirit
  4. Dipolarity: Not Dichotomy
  5. Cosmic Consciousness: The Source of Reconciliation
  6. A Synthetic Approach to Matter and Spirit

7 Evolution and Involution

  1. The Concept of Evolution: A Process Toward Integral Unity
  2. The Idea of Evolution in Indian Philosophy
  3. Aurobindo’s Vision of Evolution
  4. Distinctiveness of Aurobindo’s Concept of Evolution
  5. Teleology Central to Aurobindo’s Concept of Evolution
  6. Sachchidananda and the Involution
  7. The Involution of the Absolute
  8. The Effects of Involution

8 Integral Vedanta

  1. Fundamental Presuppositions of Aurobindo’s Metaphysics
  2. Aurobindo and the Vedanta Philosophy
  3. Aurobindo’s Response to Absolute Non-Dualism
  4. Aurobindo’s Response to Qualified Non-Dualism
  5. Aurobindo and Absolute Dualism
  6. Integral Advaita
  7. Distinctiveness of Integral Yoga

9 Theories of Existence

  1. The Ultimate Reality
  2. Consciousness-Force
  3. Evolution of Consciousness
  4. The Structure and Organization of Being

10 Man and His Nature

  1. The Individual Self in the Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo
  2. Individual and Society
  3. Human Destiny
  4. Man and Evolution
  5. Jivatman in Aurobindo’s Own Words

11 Knowledge and Ignorance

  1. Aurobindo On Knowledge And Ignorance
  2. Seven Types Of Ignorance
  3. Integral Knowledge
  4. The Origin And Remedy Of Falsehood Error Wrong And Evil

12 Interpretation of ‘Tat-tvam Asi’

  1. Tat-Tvam Asi And Aurobindo
  2. Basic Assumptions Of Vedanta
  3. Aurobindo‘s Organic Conception Of Reality
  4. Contemporary Interpretations
  5. The Advaita: An Alternate Perspective

13 The Divine Life and Integral (Purna) Yoga

  1. Objects of Integral Yoga
  2. The Foundations of Integral Yoga
  3. The Triple Transformation

14 Transpersonal Psychology – Evolution of Consciousness

  1. Sri Aurobindo’s Psychology
  2. Aurobindo and Consciousness
  3. Subconscious Consciousness
  4. Metaphysics and Psychology
  5. Integral Yoga as Applied Psychology
  6. The Evolution of Consciousness

15 Conception of Educational Philosophy

  1. Integral Perfection And Education
  2. Integral Education For The Growth Of The Soul
  3. The Significance Of Physical And Moral Education
  4. The Principles Of Teaching And The Training Of The Senses
  5. The Psychic And Spiritual Education

16 Towards Human Unity

  1. Unity through Yoga
  2. The Special Role of India
  3. Progress of Civilisation through Supermind
  4. Enlightened Awareness of The Spiritual Unity
  5. Integral Approach towards Human Unity
  6. Contemporary Relevance
  7. Need For Real Unity Today