Integral Yoga: An Outline of Major Aims, Processes, Methods and Results

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Part I: Systems of Yoga and their Synthesis, What is Synthesis?, Evolution of the Next Species, Six Elements of Perfection, A Dilemma that confronts the, Integral Yoga: Importance of Life-Force, Solution of the Difficulties of the Dilemma: The Meaning of 'Transformation, Part II: Methods of Transition from the Intellect to Higher Principles of Consciousness, Reasons and Intuitive Mind, Power and Limitations of the Intuitive Mind, Mind and Higher Mind, Illumined Mind, Four Methods of Arriving at he Intuitive Mind, Overmind, Overmind and Supermind, Ascent to the Supermind, A Brief Analysis of the Process of Ascent from Mind to Supermind, Supramental Comprehensive Consciousness, Part III: Spiritual Experiences on the way to the Supermind, Cosmic Consciousness, The Beyond- at the gates of the Transcendent, There is still a Beyond: Experience of the NonBeing, Master of the Work Ananda Brahman, Integral and Supramental, Realisation of the Infinite, Effects of Spiritual Experiences on Evolutionary Human Nature, Overmind and Consummation of Spiritual Transformation, Part IV: Ascent to the Supermind, Descent of the Supermind and Supramental Transformation, Evolution and Establishment of the Supermind in Matter, Intention of the Supramental, Aim of Building Material Temple of Divinity on the Earth, Part V: Importance of the Individual, The Divine Body, Integral yoga and Method of Self-surrender, Integral Yoga: Aspiration from Below and Grace From Above, Personal Effort in the Integral Yoga, Integral Yoga and Methods of Evolution of Nature Present Status of the Results Achieved.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kireet Joshi

Kireet Joshi (b. 1931) studied philosophy and law at the Bombay University. He was selected for I.A.S. in 1955 but in 1956 he resigned in order to devote himself at Pondicherry to the study and practice of the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. He taught Philosophy and Psychology at Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education at Pondicherry and participated in numerous educational experiments under the direct guidance of The Mother. In 1976, Government of Indian invited him to be Educational Adviser in the Ministry of Education. In 1983, he was appointed Special Secretary to the Government of India, and held this post until 1988. He was Member-Secretary of Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan from 1987 to 1993. He was appointed Vice-Chairman of the UNESCO Institute of Education, Hamburg, from 1987 to 1990. In the Ministry of Education, he was incharge of Higher Education. National Commission on Teachers, Languages, Youth Affairs and UNESCO affairs. He had been the Chairman of Auroville Foundation and is currently the chairman of Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR). His published works include: Sri Aurobindo and Integral Yoga, Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, Education for Character Development, Education for Tomorrow, Education at Crossroads, Philosophy and Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and other Essays and Veda and Indian Culture.