of the yoga is
not philanthropy, but to find the Divine, to enter into the divine consciousness and find one’s true being (which is not the ego) in the Divine.Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
3. Religion, Morality, Idealism and Yoga
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The true object of the yoga is not philanthropy, but to find the Divine, to enter into the divine consciousness and find one’s true being (which is not the ego) in the Divine.
The “Ripus” cannot be conquered by damana: even if it succeeds to some extent, it only keeps them down, but does not destroy them; often compression only increases their force. It is only by
purification through the divine consciousness entering into the egoistic nature and changing it that this
thing can be done.
If the sadhak
gives himself from deep within and is absolutely persevering in the Way, then only can he
succeed.
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5 CWSA, volume 28: As for accepting him, it depends on his capacity to open himself to the Influence and receive it. If he likes to try, he can, but he will not succeed unless he is entirely in earnest. There is something in him that can turn to the Divine, but there is also much in his nature that may resist. It is only if he
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7 CWSA, volume 28: succeed. Give him some idea of the central process of the Yoga, especially opening to the working of the Divine Power and rejection of all that is of the lower nature.
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Sri Aurobindo. Letters on Yoga // SABCL.- Volume 22. (≈ 28 vol. of CWSA).- Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram, 1971.- 502 p.
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