Poems: Title Index Since most of the poems listed here are from Volume 5, the volume number has been omitted, except for the few poems from Volume 27. Poems having no title are listed by their first line. For the Index of First Lines, see Volume 5. Translations are listed separately on page 55. Adwaita Ahana Ascent: Beyond the Silence Ascent: The Silence Baji Prabhou Bankim Chandra Chatterji Because Thou art... Because thy flame ... The Bird of Fire The Birth of Sin The Bliss of Brahman Bliss of Identity The Blue Bird Blue lotus of the sea ... The Body Bride of the Fire Charles Stewart Parnell The Ch

Errata To the Centenary Library It is perhaps inevitable in the printing of such a large work as the SRI AUROBINDO BIRTH CENTENARY LIBRARY that some typographical and other errors should find their way into the texts. The more significant of those which have come to light are listed below. Obvious mistakes of spelling, punctuation, etc. which would cause no confusion to the reader have been omitted from the list, although all errors are, of course, being rectified in the facsimile editions of Sri Aurobindo's works which are currently being reproduced photographically from the SRI AUROBINDO BIRTH CENTENARY LIBRARY editions. The list includes not only errors found by

Appendixes Appendix 1 Sri Aurobindo's Notes on Certain English Terms Occurring in his Works dynamis—"Dynamis" is a Greek word, not current, so far as I know, in English; but the verb dunamai, I can, am able, from which it derives, has given a number of verbs to the English language including dynamise, dynamics, dynamic, dyne (a unit of force), so that the word can be at once understood by all English readers. It means power, especially energetic power for energetic action. It is equivalent to the Sanskrit word, Shakti. Philosophically it can stand as the opposite word to status, Divine Status, Divine Dynamis. ineffugable — "Ineffugible" is the correct

CHRONOLOGY OF SRI AUROBINDO'S LIFE 1872 1872-1879 1878 1879 1879-1884 1884 1886 1887 1889 1890 1891 1892 August 15 Birth in Calcutta. At first in Rangpur, East Bengal; later sent to the Loretto Convent School, Darjeeling. February 21 Birth of the Mother in Paris. Taken to England. In Manchester (84, Shakespeare Street) in the charge of the Drewett family. Tutored at home by the Drewetts. September Admitted to St. Paul's School, London. Takes lodgings at 49, St. Stephen's Avenue, S

Appendix 2 List of Citations Appearing in The Life Divine Rig Veda 9.68.5 19:919 4. 5. 15,7 18: 524 9.70.1 19:919 5. 5. 1 18: 596 1. 10. 1,2 18 :252 9.70.3 19:1015 1. 10.2 19:702 9.83.3 18:112 Chhandogya Upanishad 1.22.17-21 18 :198 9.86.42 19:1015 1. 23.5 19:919 9.96.18,19 18:198 6.2.1 18:71 1.24.7,11,15 19:889

Translations: Title Index Only the translations in Volume 8, Translations, are listed here; therefore only the page number has been given. Title or First Line Author or Text Language Page The Abomination of Wickedness Bhartrihari Sanskrit 190 Action be Man's God Bhartrihari Sanskrit 199 Adornment Bhartrihari Sanskrit 188 Advice to a King Bhartrihari Sanskrit 180 Age and Genius Bhartrihari Sanskrit 177 Ah how shall I her lovel

INDEX AND GLOSSARY Note on the Centenary Library The SRI AUROBINDO BIRTH CENTENARY LIBRARY comprises all writings of Sri Aurobindo which were available at the time of publication. All his major works without exception have been included; there may be some manuscript writings and letters which still await discovery. The scheme of arrangement of the Centenary Library is basically chronological, but other factors besides date of composition and publication have been given consideration. Volumes 1 and 2 contain Sri Aurobindo's early political writings and speeches, from the periods 1893-1908 and 1909-1910 respectively.¹ Volume 3 consists of Sri

Periodicals WITH WHICH SRI AUROBINDO WAS ASSOCIATED Arranged Chronologically Indu Prakash English-Marathi Weekly Bombay Yugantar Bengali Weekly Calcutta Bande Mataram English Daily/Weekly Calcutta Karmayogin English Weekly Calcutta Dharma Bengali Weekly Calcutta Sri Aurobindo contributed two series of articles to this newspaper, which was edited by his Cambridge friend K. G. Deshpande. New Lamps for Old appeared in nine instalments from August 7, 1893 to March 5,'1894. This series was preceded by another political article, "India and the British Parliament" (June 26, 1

ESSAYS, SPEECHES AND OTHER SHORTER WORKS The following is a list of shorter writings and speeches by Sri Aurobindo. Only selected writings have been included from Volume 1 (Bande Mataram) and Volume 2 (Karmayogiri). About Astrology [Review] Academic Thoughts Advice to National College Students [Speech] After the War The Age of Kalidasa All-Will and Free-Will Andal — The Vaishnava Poetess Animal Souls, Subtle Bodies Arguments to The Life Divine Art "Arya" — Its Significance The "Arya's" Fourth Year The "Arya's" Second Year The Ascending Unity Asiatic Democracy . The Asiatic Role At the