SABCL Set of 30 volumes
On Himself Vol. 26 of SABCL 514 pages 1972 Edition
English

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Sri Aurobindo's notes and letters on his life and yoga and letters on Himself and on The Mother.

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On Himself

Compiled from Notes and Letters

  Sri Aurobindo : corresp.

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Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo's notes and letters on his life and yoga and letters on Himself and on The Mother. In these letters, Sri Aurobindo writes about his life as a student in England, a teacher in Baroda, a political leader in Bengal, and a writer and yogi in Pondicherry. He also comments on his formative spiritual experiences and the development of his yoga.

Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library (SABCL) On Himself Vol. 26 514 pages 1972 Edition
English
 PDF    autobiographical  Sri Aurobindo : corresp.

Part I

Sri Aurobindo on Himself




The Master and the Guide




The Disciples and the Master

Q: What disciples we are of what a Master! I wish you had chosen or called some better stuff—perhaps somebody like X.

A: As to the disciples, I agree!—Yes, but would the better stuff, supposing it to exist, be typical of humanity? To deal with a few exceptional types would hardly solve the problem. And would they consent to follow my path—that is another question? And if they were put to the test, would not the common

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humanity suddenly reveal itself—that is still another question.









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