Chapter 3Undated Noted, c. November 1912
Book 5. Part Four - Materials Written by Sri Aurobindo Related Directly to Record of Yoga
UNDATED NOTES, c. NOVEMBER 1912 Laws of the Future Yoga Suddhata 1. Anarambha No effort must be made, no struggle to overcome difficul- ties, but the act must be allowed to work & pass unquestioned, unhindered, unaided. (km EZ akm ) 2. Nirapeksha Nothing must be looked on as a belonging (apErg h) or as a thing to be gained or lost, but all as things sent and taken away for ananda. There must be no attempt to get anything or keep anything; nor must any object be held in view. The vijnana must understand why a particular thing is done or is being prepared, what it is, when & how it will develop, but not in any way allow its knowledge to influence the heart or the action. 3. Saucha. There must be no desire, no repining, no rejecting ( yd - QCAlABstoq), no idea of dwandwa (pApp
7ymAnApmAnEyAEy - Evvj nm % ) 4. Sattwasthiti. There must be a clear instinctive intelligence of the truth about everything due to vishuddhi & prakash freedom from mental or moral tamas but no attempt to understand or throw off tamas by mental activity. Fundamental Knowledge Sraddha. 1. Nothing can happen but mangalam. 2 The yoga as laid down cannot fail to be fulfilled. 3 Every detail of the Yoga is arranged by Srikrishna. 4 All subjective experiences are true, only they must be rightly understood.
5. All objective experiences are necessary for the lila. Jnanam Rules for Knowledge. 1. Everything thought is satyam anritam is only misplace- ment in time[,] place & circumstance. We have to find the nature of the confusion & its source. The habit of being detected discourages anritam until it ceases to act 2. All knowledge is possible; no power is impossible. It is a matter of abhyasa and prakash once there is shuddhi & sraddha. 3. Sraddha is omnipotent for jnanam, karma & ananda.