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Work, Devotion, Meditation and the Practice of the Integral Yoga · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  Whatever the predominant aspect of the individual nature.
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  The spiritual aspiration seizes upon that as the leading power
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  to carry the sadhna forward. Nevertheless, at some point, it
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  is important to recognize both the value and the necessity of
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  the other aspects for what is after all an integral yoga with
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  the goal of spiritual realization and And the
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  transformation of human nature based on that realization.
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  This is different than past yogic practices that Focus
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  primarily on Liberation and did not concern themselves with the
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  external life at all. We go go of works is essential
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  to ensure that the entire nature including the most external
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  Parts, participate in the yogic development and to carry out the
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  actions of transformation called for sole focus on meditation or
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  devotion may lead to high spiritual experiences or the
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  goal long sought-after in the past of liberation.
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  But they met in today's context, be imbalanced and fail to
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  achieve. The purpose of the integral
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  yoga. Thus work is considered to be
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  essential to provide the balance and the field of opportunity to
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  transform the outer nature. SRI aurobindo observes quote to
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  say that when enters the stream of sadhna through work, only is
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  to say too much. One can enter it, through
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  meditation or buck T also but work is necessary to get into
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  full stream and not drift away to one side or go circling their
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  of course all work helps provide it as done in the right spirit.
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  The mother adds quote work done in the true spirit is
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  meditation. And let us work as we pray for
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  indeed. Work is the body's best prayer
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  to the Divine and quote Reference SRI aurobindo and the
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  mother growing within the psychology of inner development.
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  Chapter 5 growth of Consciousness means and methods
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  page 101.