The Synthesis of Yoga – Sri Aurobindo (Complete contents)
by Michael Colantoni
The Synthesis of Yoga
“All life is Yoga.”
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
THE CONDITIONS OF THE SYNTHESIS
Chapter I
Life and Yoga 5
Chapter II
The Three Steps of Nature 9
Chapter III
The Threefold Life 20
Chapter IV
The Systems of Yoga 31
Chapter V
The Synthesis of the Systems 41
PART I
THE YOGA OF DIVINE WORKS
Chapter I
The Four Aids 53
Chapter II
Self-Consecration 69
Chapter III
Self-Surrender in Works — The Way of the Gita 89
Chapter IV
The Sacrifice, the Triune Path and the Lord of
the Sacrifice 106
Chapter V
The Ascent of the Sacrifice – 1
The Works of Knowledge — The Psychic Being 134
Chapter VI
The Ascent of the Sacrifice – 2
The Works of Love — The Works of Life 158
Chapter VII
Standards of Conduct and Spiritual Freedom 188
Chapter VIII
The Supreme Will 208
Chapter IX
Equality and the Annihilation of Ego 221
Chapter X
The Three Modes of Nature 232
Chapter XI
The Master of the Work 243
Chapter XII
The Divine Work 264
Appendix to Part I
Chapter XIII
The Supermind and the Yoga of Works 279
PART II
THE YOGA OF INTEGRAL KNOWLEDGE
Chapter I
The Object of Knowledge 287
Chapter II
The Status of Knowledge 300
Chapter III
The Purified Understanding 308
Chapter IV
Concentration 317
Chapter V
Renunciation 326
Chapter VI
The Synthesis of the Disciplines of Knowledge 335
Chapter VII
The Release from Subjection to the Body 343
Chapter VIII
The Release from the Heart and the Mind 350
Chapter IX
The Release from the Ego 356
Chapter X
The Realisation of the Cosmic Self 368
Chapter XI
The Modes of the Self 374
Chapter XII
The Realisation of Sachchidananda 383
Chapter XIII
The Difficulties of the Mental Being 391
Chapter XIV
The Passive and the Active Brahman 400
Chapter XV
The Cosmic Consciousness 409
Chapter XVI
Oneness 419
Chapter XVII
The Soul and Nature 426
Chapter XVIII
The Soul and Its Liberation 436
Chapter XIX
The Planes of Our Existence 446
Chapter XX
The Lower Triple Purusha 457
Chapter XXI
The Ladder of Self-Transcendence 465
Chapter XXII
Vijnana or Gnosis 475
Chapter XXIII
The Conditions of Attainment to the Gnosis 488
Chapter XXIV
Gnosis and Ananda 498
Chapter XXV
The Higher and the Lower Knowledge 511
Chapter XXVI
Samadhi 519
Chapter XXVII
Hathayoga 528
Chapter XXVIII
Rajayoga 536
PART III
THE YOGA OF DIVINE LOVE
Chapter I
Love and the Triple Path 545
Chapter II
The Motives of Devotion 552
Chapter III
The Godward Emotions 561
Chapter IV
The Way of Devotion 571
Chapter V
The Divine Personality 577
Chapter VI
The Delight of the Divine 587
Chapter VII
The Ananda Brahman 593
Chapter VIII
The Mystery of Love 599
PART IV
THE YOGA OF SELF-PERFECTION
Chapter I
The Principle of the Integral Yoga 609
Chapter II
The Integral Perfection 616
Chapter III
The Psychology of Self-Perfection 623
Chapter IV
The Perfection of the Mental Being 632
Chapter V
The Instruments of the Spirit 643
Chapter VI
Purification — The Lower Mentality 654
Chapter VII
Purification — Intelligence and Will 663
Chapter VIII
The Liberation of the Spirit 674
Chapter IX
The Liberation of the Nature 682
Chapter X
The Elements of Perfection 691
Chapter XI
The Perfection of Equality 698
Chapter XII
The Way of Equality 709
Chapter XIII
The Action of Equality 721
Chapter XIV
The Power of the Instruments 729
Chapter XV
Soul-Force and the Fourfold Personality 740
Chapter XVI
The Divine Shakti 752
Chapter XVII
The Action of the Divine Shakti 762
Chapter XVIII
Faith and Shakti 771
Chapter XIX
The Nature of the Supermind 783
Chapter XX
The Intuitive Mind 799
Chapter XXI
The Gradations of the Supermind 811
Chapter XXII
The Supramental Thought and Knowledge 825
Chapter XXIII
The Supramental Instruments — Thought-Process 841
Chapter XXIV
The Supramental Sense 862
Chapter XXV
Towards the Supramental Time Vision 885
Appendix to Part IV
Chapter XXVI
The Supramental Time Consciousness 907
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