Letters on Yoga – I
CWSA· Vol. 28· Letters
Book 1. Part One: The Divine, the Cosmos and the Individual · Section One: The Divine, Sachchidananda, Brahman and Atman
- C. 1The Divine and Its Aspects · The Divine
- C. 2The Divine and Its Aspects · The Divine Consciousness
- C. 3The Divine and Its Aspects · Aspects of the Divine
- C. 4The Divine and Its Aspects · The Transcendent, Cosmic and Individual Divine
- C. 5The Divine and Its Aspects · Personal and Impersonal Sides of the Divine
- C. 6The Divine and Its Aspects · The Divine and the Atman
- C. 7The Divine and Its Aspects · The Divine and the Supermind
- C. 8Sachchidananda: Existence, Consciousness-Force and Bliss · Sachchidananda
- C. 9Sachchidananda: Existence, Consciousness-Force and Bliss · Sat or Pure Existence
- C. 10Sachchidananda: Existence, Consciousness-Force and Bliss · Chit or Consciousness
- C. 11Sachchidananda: Existence, Consciousness-Force and Bliss · Outer Consciousness and Inner Consciousness
- C. 12Sachchidananda: Existence, Consciousness-Force and Bliss · Consciousness and Force or Energy
- C. 13Sachchidananda: Existence, Consciousness-Force and Bliss · Force, Energy, Power, Shakti
- C. 14Sachchidananda: Existence, Consciousness-Force and Bliss · Ananda
- C. 15Brahman · The Impersonal Brahman
- C. 16Brahman · The Inactive Brahman and the Active Brahman
- C. 17Brahman · Spirit and Life
- C. 18The Self or Atman · The Self
- C. 19The Self or Atman · The Cosmic Spirit or Self
- C. 20The Self or Atman · The Atman, the Soul and the Psychic Being
- C. 21The Self or Atman · The Self and Nature or Prakriti
Book 2. Part One: The Divine, the Cosmos and the Individual · Section Two: The Cosmos: Terms from Indian Systems
- C. 1The Upanishadic and Puranic Systems · Virat
- C. 2The Upanishadic and Puranic Systems · Visva or Virat, Hiranyagarbha or Taijasa, Prajna or Ishwara
- C. 3The Upanishadic and Puranic Systems · The Worlds of the Lower Hemisphere
- C. 4The Upanishadic and Puranic Systems · Tapoloka and the Worlds of Tapas
- C. 5The Sankhya-Yoga System · Purusha and Prakriti
- C. 6The Sankhya-Yoga System · Prakriti
- C. 7The Sankhya-Yoga System · Prakriti and Shakti or Chit-Shakti
- C. 8The Sankhya-Yoga System · Purusha, Prakriti and Action
- C. 9The Sankhya-Yoga System · The Gunas or Qualities of Nature
- C. 10The Sankhya-Yoga System · Transformation of the Gunas
- C. 11The Sankhya-Yoga System · Sattwa and Liberation
- C. 12The Sankhya-Yoga System · Transformation of Rajas and Tamas
- C. 13The Sankhya-Yoga System · Transformation of Tamas into ´Sama
- C. 14The Sankhya-Yoga System · Mahat
- C. 15The Sankhya-Yoga System · Tanmatra
Book 3. Part One: The Divine, the Cosmos and the Individual · Section Three: The Jivatman and the Psychic Being
- C. 1The Jivatman in the Integral Yoga · The Jivatman or Individual Self
- C. 2The Jivatman in the Integral Yoga · The Jivatman, the Psychic Being and Prakriti
- C. 3The Jivatman in the Integral Yoga · The Central Being and the Psychic Being
- C. 4The Jivatman in the Integral Yoga · The Surrender of the Central Being
- C. 5The Jivatman in the Integral Yoga · The Central Being after Liberation
- C. 6The Jivatman in the Integral Yoga · The Karana Purusha
- C. 7The Jivatman in the Integral Yoga · The Jivatman and the Caitya Purus.a
- C. 8The Jivatman in the Integral Yoga · The Jivatman and the Mental Purusha
- C. 9The Jivatman in the Integral Yoga · The Jivatman, Spark-Soul and Psychic Being
- C. 10The Jivatman in the Integral Yoga · The Jivatman in a Supramental Creation
- C. 11The Jivatman in Other Indian Systems · The Jivatman in Other Schools
- C. 12The Jivatman in Other Indian Systems · The Jivatman and the Pure “I” of the Adwaita
Book 4. Part Two: The Parts of the Being and the Planes · Section One: The Organisation of the Being
Book 5. Part Two: The Parts of the Being and the Planes · Section Two: The Concentric System: Outer to Inner
- C. 1The Outer Being and the Inner Being · The Outer and the Inner Being and Consciousness
- C. 2The Outer Being and the Inner Being · The Inner, the Outer and the Process of Yoga
- C. 3The Outer Being and the Inner Being · The Inner Being
- C. 4The Outer Being and the Inner Being · The Inner Being, the Antaratma and the Atman
- C. 5The Outer Being and the Inner Being · The Inner Being and the Psychic Being
- C. 6The Outer Being and the Inner Being · The Outer Being and Consciousness
- C. 7The True Being and the True Consciousness · The True Being
- C. 8The True Being and the True Consciousness · The True Consciousness
- C. 9The Psychic Being · The Psychic and the Divine
- C. 10The Psychic Being · The Self or Spirit and the Psychic or Soul
- C. 11The Psychic Being · The Atman, the Jivatman and the Psychic
- C. 12The Psychic Being · The Words “Soul” and “Psychic”
- C. 13The Psychic Being · The Psychic or Soul and Traditional Indian Systems
- C. 14The Psychic Being · The Soul and the Psychic Being
- C. 15The Psychic Being · The Form of the Psychic Being
- C. 16The Psychic Being · The Psychic Being and the Intuitive Consciousness
- C. 17The Psychic Being · The Psychic Being and the External Being
- C. 18The Psychic Being · The Psychic or Soul and the Lower Nature
- C. 19The Psychic Being · The Psychic Being or Soul and the Vital or Life
- C. 20The Psychic Being · The Psychic Being and the Ego
- C. 21The Psychic Being · The Psychic World or Plane
Book 6. Part Two: The Parts of the Being and the Planes · Section Three: The Vertical System: Supermind to Subconscient
- C. 1The Planes or Worlds of Consciousness · The System of Planes or Worlds
- C. 2The Planes or Worlds of Consciousness · The Planes and the Body
- C. 3The Supermind or Supramental · Supermind and the Purushottama
- C. 4The Supermind or Supramental · Supermind and Sachchidananda
- C. 5The Supermind or Supramental · The Supracosmic, the Supramental, the Overmind and Nirvana
- C. 6The Supermind or Supramental · Supermind and Other Planes
- C. 7The Supermind or Supramental · Supermind and Overmind
- C. 8The Supermind or Supramental · Knowledge and Will in the Supermind
- C. 9The Overmind · Overmind and the Cosmic Consciousness
- C. 10The Overmind · Planes of the Overmind
- C. 11The Overmind · The Overmind, the Intuition and Below
- C. 12The Overmind · The Overmind and the Supermind Descent
- C. 13The Overmind · The Overmind and the K¯aran.a Deha
- C. 14The Overmind · The Dividing Aspect of the Overmind
- C. 15The Overmind · The Overmind and the World
- C. 16The Higher Planes of Mind · The Higher Planes and Higher Consciousness
- C. 17The Higher Planes of Mind · The Plane of Intuition
- C. 18The Higher Planes of Mind · The Plane of Intuition and the Intuitive Mind
- C. 19The Higher Planes of Mind · Yogic Intuition and Ordinary Intuitions
- C. 20The Higher Planes of Mind · Powers of the Intuitive Consciousness
- C. 21The Higher Planes of Mind · The Illumined Mind
- C. 22The Higher Planes of Mind · The Higher Mind
- C. 23The Lower Nature or Lower Hemisphere · The Higher Nature and the Lower Nature
- C. 24The Lower Nature or Lower Hemisphere · The Three Planes of the Lower Hemisphere and Their Energies
- C. 25The Lower Nature or Lower Hemisphere · The Adhara
- C. 26Mind in the Integral Yoga and in Other · Indian Systems
- C. 27Mind in the Integral Yoga and in Other · Manas and Buddhi
- C. 28Mind in the Integral Yoga and in Other · Chitta
- C. 29Mind in the Integral Yoga and in Other · Western Ideas of Mind and Spirit
- C. 30Mind in the Integral Yoga and in Other · The Psychic Mind
- C. 31Mind in the Integral Yoga and in Other · The Mind Proper
- C. 32Mind in the Integral Yoga and in Other · The Thinking Mind and the Vital Mind
- C. 33Mind in the Integral Yoga and in Other · The Thinking Mind and the Physical Mind
- C. 34Mind in the Integral Yoga and in Other · The Vital Mind
- C. 35Mind in the Integral Yoga and in Other · The Physical Mind
- C. 36Mind in the Integral Yoga and in Other · The Physical Mental or Physical Mind and the Mental Physical or Mechanical Mind
- C. 37Mind in the Integral Yoga and in Other · The Mental World of the Individual
- C. 38The Vital Being and Vital Consciousness · The Vital
- C. 39The Vital Being and Vital Consciousness · The True Vital Being and Consciousness
- C. 40The Vital Being and Vital Consciousness · Parts of the Vital Being
- C. 41The Vital Being and Vital Consciousness · The Mental Vital or Vital Mind
- C. 42The Vital Being and Vital Consciousness · The Emotional Being or Heart
- C. 43The Vital Being and Vital Consciousness · The Central Vital or Vital Proper
- C. 44The Vital Being and Vital Consciousness · The Lower Vital, the Physical Vital and the Material Vital
- C. 45The Vital Being and Vital Consciousness · A Strong Vital
- C. 46The Vital Being and Vital Consciousness · The Vital Body
- C. 47The Vital Being and Vital Consciousness · The Vital Nature
- C. 48The Vital Being and Vital Consciousness · The Vital Plane and the Physical Plane
- C. 49The Vital Being and Vital Consciousness · The Life Heavens
- C. 50The Physical Consciousness · The Physical Consciousness and Its Parts
- C. 51The Physical Consciousness · Living in the Physical Consciousness
- C. 52The Physical Consciousness · The Opening of the Physical Consciousness
- C. 53The Physical Consciousness · The True Activity of the Senses
- C. 54The Physical Consciousness · The Physical Parts of the Mind and Emotional Being
- C. 55The Physical Consciousness · The Mental Physical or Mechanical Mind
- C. 56The Physical Consciousness · The Vital Physical
- C. 57The Physical Consciousness · The Material Consciousness or Body Consciousness
- C. 58The Physical Consciousness · The Gross Physical and the Subtle Physical
- C. 59The Physical Consciousness · The Physical Nerves and the Subtle Nerves
- C. 60The Physical Consciousness · The Sheaths of the Indian Tradition
- C. 61The Environmental Consciousness · The Environmental Consciousness around the Individual
- C. 62The Environmental Consciousness · The Environmental Consciousness and the Movements of the Lower Nature
- C. 63The Environmental Consciousness · The Environmental Consciousness and the Subconscient
- C. 64The Subconscient and the Inconscient · The Subconscient in the Integral Yoga
- C. 65The Subconscient and the Inconscient · The Subconscient in Traditional Indian Terminology
- C. 66The Subconscient and the Inconscient · The Subconscient and the Superconscient
- C. 67The Subconscient and the Inconscient · The Subconscient and the Subliminal
- C. 68The Subconscient and the Inconscient · The Subconscient Memory and Conscious Memory
- C. 69The Subconscient and the Inconscient · The Subconscient and the Inconscient
Book 7. Part Two: The Parts of the Being and the Planes · Section Four: The Chakras or Centres of Consciousness
- C. 1The System of the Chakras · The Functions of the Chakras or Centres
- C. 2The System of the Chakras · The Chakras in Reference to Yoga
- C. 3The System of the Chakras · The Centres and the Planes
- C. 4The System of the Chakras · The Mind Centres
- C. 5The System of the Chakras · The Sahasradala or Sahasrara or Crown Centre
- C. 6The System of the Chakras · The Ajnachakra or Forehead Centre
- C. 7The System of the Chakras · The Throat Centre
- C. 8The System of the Chakras · The Throat Centre and the Lower Centres
- C. 9The System of the Chakras · The Heart Centre
- C. 10The System of the Chakras · The Navel and Abdominal Centres
- C. 11The System of the Chakras · The Muladhara
- C. 12The System of the Chakras · No Subconscient Centre
- C. 13The Parts of the Body and the Centres · The Parts of the Body in Yoga
- C. 14The Parts of the Body and the Centres · The Cerebellum
- C. 15The Parts of the Body and the Centres · The Ear, Nose, Face and Throat
- C. 16The Parts of the Body and the Centres · The Chest, Stomach and Abdomen
- C. 17The Parts of the Body and the Centres · The Legs and Feet
- C. 18The Parts of the Body and the Centres · The Sides of the Body
Book 8. Part Three: The Evolutionary Process and the Supermind · Section One: The Supramental Evolution
- C. 1The Problem of Suffering and Evil · The Riddle of This World
- C. 2The Problem of Suffering and Evil · The Disharmonies of Earth
- C. 3Spiritual Evolution and the Supramental · Human History and Spiritual Evolution
- C. 4Spiritual Evolution and the Supramental · Spiritual and Supramental
- C. 5Spiritual Evolution and the Supramental · The Overmind and the Supramental
- C. 6Spiritual Evolution and the Supramental · Involution and Evolution
- C. 7Spiritual Evolution and the Supramental · The Supermind and the Lower Creation
- C. 8Spiritual Evolution and the Supramental · Speculations about the Supramental Descent
Book 9. Part Three: The Evolutionary Process and the Supermind · Section Two: The Supramental Descent and Transformation
- C. 1The Descent of the Supermind · Inevitability of the Descent
- C. 2The Descent of the Supermind · A Beginning, Not a Completion
- C. 3The Descent of the Supermind · Clarifications about the Supramental Descent
- C. 4Descent and Transformation · A World-Changing Yoga
- C. 5Descent and Transformation · The Vital World and the Supramental Descent
- C. 6Descent and Transformation · The Nature and Scope of the Transformation
- C. 7Descent and Transformation · The Earth, the Earth Consciousness and the Supramental Creation
- C. 8Descent and Transformation · The Supramental Change and the Ananda Plane
- C. 9The Supramental Transformation · Preparatory Steps towards the Supramental Change
- C. 10The Supramental Transformation · The Supramental Influence and Supramentalisation
- C. 11The Supramental Transformation · Premature Claims of Possession of the Supermind
- C. 12Transformation and the Body · The Transformation of the Body
- C. 13Transformation and the Body · The Transformation of the Body in Other Traditions
- C. 14Transformation and the Body · Transforming the Body Consciousness
- C. 15Transformation and the Body · Death and the Supramental Transformation
- C. 16Transformation and the Body · The Conquest of Death
- C. 17Transformation and the Body · The Reproductive Method of the Supramental
Book 10. Part Four: Problems of Philosophy, Science, Religion · Section One: Thought, Philosophy, Science and Yoga
- C. 1The Intellect and Yoga · Intellectual Truth and Spiritual Experience
- C. 2The Intellect and Yoga · Intellectual Arguments against Spirituality
- C. 3The Intellect and Yoga · The Valley of the False Glimmer
- C. 4Doubt and Faith · Doubt and Yoga
- C. 5Doubt and Faith · Faith in Spiritual Things
- C. 6Philosophical Thought and Yoga · Metaphysical Thinkers, East and West
- C. 7Philosophical Thought and Yoga · World-Circumstances and the Divine
- C. 8Philosophical Thought and Yoga · Intellectual Expression of Spiritual Experience
- C. 9Philosophical Thought and Yoga · Comments on Thoughts of J. M. E. McTaggart
- C. 10Philosophical Thought and Yoga · Comments on Terms Used by Henri Bergson
- C. 11Philosophical Thought and Yoga · Metaphysics, Science and Spiritual Experience
- C. 12Science and Yoga · Science, Yoga and the Agnostic
- C. 13Science and Yoga · Science and Spirituality
- C. 14Science and Yoga · Science and the Supernormal
- C. 15Science and Yoga · Science and Superstition
- C. 16Science and Yoga · The Limitations of Science
- C. 17Science and Yoga · Physics and Metaphysics
- C. 18Science and Yoga · Space and Time
- C. 19Science and Yoga · Matter
- C. 20Science and Yoga · Animals
- C. 21Science and Yoga · Plants
- C. 22Science and Yoga · Life on Other Planets
Book 11. Part Four: Problems of Philosophy, Science, Religion · Section Two: Religion, Idealism, Morality and Yoga
- C. 1Religion and Yoga · Religion and the Truth
- C. 2Religion and Yoga · Religion in India
- C. 3Religion and Yoga · Religious Ceremonies
- C. 4Religion and Yoga · Religious Fanaticism
- C. 5Idealism and Spirituality · Human Perfection and Spirituality
- C. 6Idealism and Spirituality · The Collapse of Twentieth-Century Idealism
- C. 7Morality and Yoga · The Spiritual Life and the Ordinary Life
- C. 8Morality and Yoga · Morality
- C. 9Morality and Yoga · Vice and Virtue
- C. 10Morality and Yoga · The Sattwic Man and the Spiritual Man
- C. 11Morality and Yoga · Selfishness and Unselfishness
- C. 12Morality and Yoga · Humility
- C. 13Morality and Yoga · Sacrifice
- C. 14Morality and Yoga · Ahimsa, Destruction and Violence
- C. 15Morality and Yoga · War and Conquest
- C. 16Morality and Yoga · Poverty
- C. 17Morality and Yoga · Natural Calamities
- C. 18Social Duties and the Divine · Family, Society, Country and the Divine
- C. 19Social Duties and the Divine · Philanthropy
- C. 20Social Duties and the Divine · Humanitarianism
- C. 21Social Duties and the Divine · Social and Political Activism
Book 12. Part Five: Questions of Spiritual and Occult Knowledge · Section One: The Divine and the Hostile Powers
- C. 1Terminology · The Dynamic Divine, the Gods, the Asuras
- C. 2Terminology · The Soul, the Divine, the Gods, the Asuras
- C. 3Terminology · Terms in The Mother
- C. 4The Gods · The Gods or Divine Powers
- C. 5The Gods · The Gods and the Overmind
- C. 6The Gods · Vedic Gods of the Indian Tradition
- C. 7The Gods · Post-Vedic Gods of the Indian Tradition
- C. 8The Hostile Forces and Hostile Beings · The Existence of the Hostile Forces
- C. 9The Hostile Forces and Hostile Beings · The Nature of the Hostile Forces
- C. 10The Hostile Forces and Hostile Beings · The Conquest of the Hostile Forces
- C. 11The Hostile Forces and Hostile Beings · Asuras, Rakshasas and Other Vital Beings
Book 13. Part Five: Questions of Spiritual and Occult Knowledge · Section Two: The Avatar and the Vibhuti
- C. 1The Meaning and Purpose of Avatarhood · The Avatar or Incarnation
- C. 2The Meaning and Purpose of Avatarhood · The Divine and Human Sides of the Avatar
- C. 3The Meaning and Purpose of Avatarhood · Human Judgments of the Divine
- C. 4The Meaning and Purpose of Avatarhood · The Work of the Avatar
- C. 5The Meaning and Purpose of Avatarhood · The Avatar: Historicity and Symbols
- C. 6The Meaning and Purpose of Avatarhood · The Avatar and the Vibhuti
- C. 7Specific Avatars and Vibhutis · The Ten Avatars as a Parable of Evolution
- C. 8Specific Avatars and Vibhutis · Rama as an Avatar
- C. 9Specific Avatars and Vibhutis · Krishna as an Avatar
- C. 10Specific Avatars and Vibhutis · Buddha as an Avatar
- C. 11Specific Avatars and Vibhutis · Mahomed and Christ
- C. 12Specific Avatars and Vibhutis · Ramakrishna
- C. 13Specific Avatars and Vibhutis · Augustus Caesar and Leonardo da Vinci
- C. 14Specific Avatars and Vibhutis · Napoleon
- C. 15Human Greatness · Greatness
- C. 16Human Greatness · Greatness and Vices
Book 14. Part Five: Questions of Spiritual and Occult Knowledge · Section Three: Destiny, Karma, Death and Rebirth
- C. 1Fate, Free Will and Prediction · Destiny
- C. 2Fate, Free Will and Prediction · Free Will and Determinism
- C. 3Fate, Free Will and Prediction · Predictions and Prophecy
- C. 4Fate, Free Will and Prediction · Astrology and Yoga
- C. 5Karma and Heredity · Karma
- C. 6Karma and Heredity · Karma and Heredity
- C. 7Karma and Heredity · Evolution, Karma and Ethics
- C. 8Death · Death and Karma
- C. 9Death · Death and Grieving
- C. 10Death · The After-Death Sojourn
- C. 11Rebirth · The Psychic’s Choice at the Time of Death
- C. 12Rebirth · Assimilation in the Psychic World
- C. 13The Psychic Being and the Progression from · Life to Life
- C. 14The Psychic Being and the Progression from · The New Birth
- C. 15The Psychic Being and the Progression from · Reincarnation and Soul Evolution
- C. 16The Psychic Being and the Progression from · What Survives and What Does Not
- C. 17The Psychic Being and the Progression from · Lines of Force and Consciousness
- C. 18The Psychic Being and the Progression from · Beings of the Higher Planes
- C. 19The Psychic Being and the Progression from · Fragments of a Dead Person that Reincarnate
- C. 20The Psychic Being and the Progression from · Connections from Life to Life
- C. 21The Psychic Being and the Progression from · Lines of Sex in Rebirth
- C. 22The Psychic Being and the Progression from · Asuric Births
- C. 23The Psychic Being and the Progression from · Animals and the Process of Rebirth
- C. 24The Psychic Being and the Progression from · Remembering Past Lives
- C. 25The Psychic Being and the Progression from · Unimportance of Past-Life Experience in Yoga
- C. 26The Psychic Being and the Progression from · Speculating about Past Lives
- C. 27Traditional Indian Ideas about Rebirth and · Other Worlds
- C. 28Traditional Indian Ideas about Rebirth and · European Resistance to the Idea of Reincarnation
Book 15. Part Five: Questions of Spiritual and Occult Knowledge · Section Four: Occult Knowledge and Powers
- C. 1Occult Knowledge · Occultism and the Supraphysical
- C. 2Occult Knowledge · Occult Forces
- C. 3Occult Knowledge · The Play of Forces
- C. 4Occult Knowledge · The Place of Occult Knowledge in Yoga
- C. 5Occult Knowledge · Spiritism
- C. 6Occult Knowledge · S´eances
- C. 7Occult Knowledge · Ghosts
- C. 8Occult Powers or Siddhis · General Remarks
- C. 9Occult Powers or Siddhis · Occult Powers Not the Object of Our Yoga
- C. 10Occult Powers or Siddhis · Ethical Rules for the Use of Occult Powers
- C. 11Occult Powers or Siddhis · Thought Reception and Thought Reading
- C. 12Occult Powers or Siddhis · Occult Powers and Health
- C. 13Occult Powers or Siddhis · The Power of Healing
- C. 14Occult Powers or Siddhis · Miracles
- C. 15Occult Powers or Siddhis · Magic
- C. 16Occult Powers or Siddhis · NOTE ON THE TEXTS