SRI AUROBINDO'S

PHILOSOPHY AND YOGA

SOME ASPECTS

SRI JIBENDRA

SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM, PONDICHERRY

SAHITYASREE

CALCUTTA _: INDIA

Published by

Tapan Kumar Ghosh

Sahityasree

73 Mahatma Gandhi Road

(First Floor) Calcutta-700009

First Published

15th August 19&3.

(c) Sri Sandip Barat

& Sri Sudip Barat

Printed by

Kanon Mitra

Sarat Press Limited

10/2 Ramanath Majumdar Street

Calcutta-700009:

"to the Elite of Humanity"

AN APPOLOGIA

The author of this booklet is Sri Jibendra (Sri Jibendra Kumar Gupta), an ashramite and a Sadhak of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, since 1941. Sri Jibendra really does not require any introduction, those who are in touch with periodicals publishing spiritual' and allied themes have come across his articles, verses and aphorisms. This booklet has been compiled from articles published in various periodicals and personal letters. It was not possible to include here the majority of his writings which will make this booklet voluminous. I will however try to compile and publish them in future.

It is a pity that I could not obtain manuscripts of the following works of Sri Jibendra —

i)Memoirs of a Truth-Seeker.

ii)From Vivekananda to Sri Aurobindo.

iii) Two volumes of Poems.

The above were dedicated to "Mother" (Sri Aurobindo Ashram), and they are possibly lying in the Archives of Ashram, and deferring to the wishes of 'Sri Jibendra', they are not to be publisher.

I .claim no special qualification while writing this 'Introduction' excepting that, at a certain phase of my life I have grown up with him. While compiling this booklet I could not get help or did not like to trouble

Sri Jibendra who is ailing, consequently errors have crept in and possibly the sequence of arranging articles could have been improved. The mistakes are mine, for which I crave indulgence of the Readers. I hope this booklet will provide incentives to many for further study of Sri Aurobindo's work, Vedas, Upanishads, life of Sri Ramkrishna and Works of Sri Vivekananda.

I do hereby thank the authorities of the following Journals for the help I had from their publications — a) Srinvantu b) Triveni ,c) The Advent d) World Union e) Mother India f) Vedanta Kesari g) Prabuddha Bharat h) Bombay Circle i) Teachers Journal j) Light of India.

Lastly, I convey my thanks to Sri Sandip and Sudip Barat for doing spade work like typing, reading proof etc. and to Sri Tapan Kumar Ghosh for undertaking onus of publication.

Kalyani 15.8.83

Biswanath Barat

Lt. Col. A. M. C. (Retd.) EDITOR