Automatic Writing   C. 1914     [1]         Nothing is new in the world — What do you mean by new — New, in a sort of way, in relation to what is expressed within your knowledge — Let it go — All is well — That is too rigid a way of putting it — Why — Of all - That is a delicate question - I don't think I shall — You settle that yourselves — What of him? To you? What is he to you? Why does the Trinity need Abdul Baha - Need? then how can you act —         Too much pliability to the infinite — He is too much in contact with past worlds of beings who seek to fulfil themselves in him and prevent the final formation of certain things which would otherwise t

    Undated Record and Script C. 1911-1920   [1]   Bhasha.— 1. The intuition continues to work, not perfectly.                   2. The inspiration developed on the connection of Tamil with O.S. [Old Sanskrit] pointing out lost significations, old roots, otherwise undiscoverable derivations.                    3. The supreme inspiration yet inoperative.         Thought. Quiet and no longer subject to obstruction, but not yet perfectly satisfying, liable to be displaced; working often with the perception only, defective in driving force, therefore imperfectly convincing.       Sight.         In Samadhi, the lingas of the bodies,-

GLOSSARY           This glossary explains Sanskrit and other non-English words occurring in the present instalment of Record of Yoga. Quotations in Devanagari script are omitted, except for words and short phrases transliterated in brackets in the text. Also omitted are some terms which are common in Sri Aurobindo's writings and do not have a special sense in the Record. Sanskrit words are spelled in the glossary according to the standard international system of transliteration. In the text of the Record, the spellings and diacritics are those of the manuscript.         Words are defined in this glossary only in the senses relevant to the portion of the Record published in the pre

    7-26 JUNE 1920   Yoga Record   June. June 7.         The discontinuation of the record for about two months marks a time when the Yoga was slowly proceeding against a strong obstruction in the physical consciousness. At no time did this obstruction amount to a gap in the process of the Yoga, a complete discontinuity (of more than hours) or a relapse in the old manner. It was not an arrest, but a retardation of the rate of the progress, and due principally to the necessity of an assimilation of steps rapidly taken, a dealing with intellectual remnants and an action o

    Record of Yoga   1 March-10 April 1920   Yoga Diary. 1920 March.         The Yoga has been brought up during the last month to effec-tivity of vijnana. This vijnana is that of the lowest total stage of the triple ideal supermind, the domain of the luminous reason. First, there was the disappearance of the old intellectual into the intuitive mind and buddhi, and not only the thought-being, but the whole being including the consciousness in the body, the physical Ananda was brought up finally into this form, to the total exclusion of the old buddhi, sense and bodily consciousness. Here sattwa of the mind was changed into semi-luminous prakasha and jyoti o

     Record of Yoga         July-August 1915       July-         June has been the period of four powerful finalities -         1. Anandamaya Samata         The first chatusthaya is delivered from the external attacks of the nirananda and asamata. Only a slight vibration is left combating the Ananda of failure, but this is itself becoming Anandamaya of the duality and is kept only to found a particular vibration of the pure Ananda.         2. Daivi Prakriti         The daivi prakriti and the fundamental sraddha are founded firmly and the Mahakali energy has occupied the Mahasaraswati frame, covered the Mahes

      Notes on the Texts         Record of Yoga: July-August 1915. The Record for 1 July-26 August 1915 was kept in the letter-pad already used for the Record of 22 April-30 June of the same year. The entry with the general heading "July", summarising the results of the previous month and the expectations for the coming month, begins on the page following the last entry of June.         Record of Yoga: February-March 1916. No Record was kept between 26 August 1915 and mid-February 1916. The Record of 19 February-20 March 1916 was kept in the letter-pad previously used from April to August 1915. Two blank sheets separate the entries of the earlier period from those of the

 GLOSSARY         This glossary explains Sanskrit and other non-English words occurring in the present instalment of Record of Yoga. Quotations in Devanagari script are omitted, except for words and short phrases transliterated in brackets in the text. Also omitted are some terms which are common in Sri Aurobindo's writings and do not have a special sense in the Record. Sanskrit words are spelled in the glossary according to the standard international system of transliteration. In the text of the Record, the spellings and diacritics are those of the manuscript.         Words are defined in this glossary only in the senses relevant to the portion of the Record published in the pres

          February-March 1916         February 1916         In the interval since August there has been a period of long torpor and inertia followed by a period of more steady advance.         Samata chatusthaya is complete as well as the positive bhukti; only touches of asamata now occur, chiefly in the form of momentary depression though touches of uneasiness also sometimes but rarely occur. For the most part samata, shanti, are untouched, sukham occasionally, hasyam is sometimes clouded, but not seriously or positively.         The viryam is complete, except in touches of a-shaurya; only nyunata, not positive defect of contra