Savitri
A Legend and a Symbol
← Sri Aurobindo

Letters on Himself and the Ashram

CWSA· Vol. 35· Letters

Book 2. Section One - Reminiscences and Remarks on Events in His Outer Life

  1. C. 1His Life and Attempts to Write about It
  2. C. 2His Name
  3. C. 3Life in England, 1879 – 1893
  4. C. 4Life in Baroda, 1893 – 1906
  5. C. 5Political Career, 1906 – 1910
  6. C. 6Outer Life in Pondicherry 1910 – 1950

Book 3. Section Two - General Remarks on His Life

  1. C. 1Remarks on His Life in Pondicherry after 1926
  2. C. 2His Temperament and Character
  3. C. 3Heredity, Past Lives, Astrology

Book 4. Section Three - Remarks on Himself as a Writer and on His Writings

  1. C. 1On Himself as a Writer
  2. C. 2Writing for Publication
  3. C. 3On His Published Prose Writings
  4. C. 4The Terminology of His Writings

Book 5. Section Four - Remarks on Contemporaries and on Contemporary Problems

  1. C. 1Remarks on Spiritual Figures in India
  2. C. 2Remarks on European Writers on Occultism
  3. C. 3Remarks on Public Figures in India
  4. C. 4Remarks on Public Figures in Europe
  5. C. 5Remarks on Indian Affairs 1930 – 1946
  6. C. 6Remarks on the World Situation 1933 – 1949

Book 7. Section One - Sadhana before Coming to Pondicherry in 1910

  1. C. 1Ordinary Life and Yoga
  2. C. 2Early Experiences
  3. C. 3The Realisation of January 1908
  4. C. 4Experiences in Alipur Jail 1908 – 1909

Book 8. Section Two - Sadhana in Pondicherry 1910 – 1950

  1. C. 1The Early Years in Pondicherry 1910 – 1926
  2. C. 2The Realisation of 24 November 1926
  3. C. 3The Sadhana of 1927 – 1929
  4. C. 4General Remarks on the Sadhana of the 1930s
  5. C. 5The Supramental Yoga and Other Spiritual Paths
  6. C. 6Remarks on the Current State of the Sadhana, 1931 – 1947

Book 9. Section Three - Some Aspects of the Sadhana in Pondicherry

  1. C. 1Inner Vicissitudes and Difficulties
  2. C. 2Unusual Experiences and States of Consciousness

Book 11. Section One - The Guru and the Avatar

  1. C. 1The Guru
  2. C. 2The Question of Avatarhood

Book 12. Section Two - Help and Guidance

  1. C. 1Help from the Guide
  2. C. 2Utility of Correspondence
  3. C. 3Sri Aurobindo’s Force
  4. C. 4Therapeutic Force and Healing
  5. C. 5Lights, Visions, Dreams
  6. C. 6Darshan
  7. C. 7Contact with People Outside the Ashram

Book 14. Section One - The Practice of Yoga in the Ashram 1926 – 1950

  1. C. 1Entering Sri Aurobindo’s Path
  2. C. 2Admission, Staying, Departure
  3. C. 3The Ashram and Its Atmosphere
  4. C. 4Sadhana in the Ashram
  5. C. 5Discipline in the Ashram
  6. C. 6Rules in the Life of the Ashram
  7. C. 7The Ashram and Religion
  8. C. 8Human Relations and the Ashram
  9. C. 9Work in the Ashram
  10. C. 10Life and Death in the Ashram
  11. C. 11Miscellaneous Matters

Book 15. Section Two - The Practice of Yoga in the Ashram and the Outside World

  1. C. 1The Ashram and the Outside World
  2. C. 2Yoga Centres and Movements

Book 17. Section One - Mantras

  1. C. 1On Mantras
  2. C. 2Mantras Written by Sri Aurobindo

Book 18. Section Two - Messages

  1. C. 1Messages Written for Special Occasions
  2. C. 2Note on the Texts
  3. C. 3Page 11