My aim is to crate a centre of spiritual life which shall serve as a means of bringing down the higher consciousness and making it a power not merely for 'salvtion' but for a divine life upon earth. It is with this object that I have withdrawn from public life and founded this Ashram in Pondicherry (so called for want of a better word, for it is not an Ashram of Sannyasins, but of those who want to leave all else and prepare for this rule). (February 1930) - Sri Aurobindo (SABCL 27:416)
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This is not an Ashram like others - the members are not Sannyasis; it is not moksa that is the sole aim of the yoga here. What is being done here is a preparation for a work- a work which will be founded on yogic consciousness and Yoga-Shakti, and can have no other foundation. Meanwhile, every member here is expected to do some work in the Ashram as part of this spiritual preparation. (15 August 1932) - Sri Aurobindo (SABCL 23:847)
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This is not an Ashram like others - the members are not Sannyasis; it is not moksa that is the sole aim of the yoga here. What is being done here is a preparation for a work- a work which will be founded on yogic consciousness and Yoga-Shakti, and can have no other foundation. Meanwhile, every member here is expected to do some work in the Ashram as part of this spiritual preparation. (15 August 1932) - Sri Aurobindo (SABCL 23:847)
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This Ashram has been created with another object than that ordinarily common to such institutions, not for the renunciation of the world but as a centre and a field of practice for the evolution of another kind and form of life which would in the final end be moved by a higher spiritual consciousness and embody a greater life of the spirit. There is no general rule as to the stage at which one may leave the ordinary life and enter here; in each case it depends on the personal need and impulsion and the possibility or the advisability for one to take the step. (24 July 1947) - Sri Aurobindo (SABCL 23:847)
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The usual sadhanas have for aim the union with the Supreme Consciousness (Sat-chit-ananda). And those who reach there are satisfied with their own liberation and leave the world to its unhappy plight. On the contrary Sri Aurobindo's sadhana starts where the others end. Once the union with the Supreme is realised one must bring down that realisation to the exterior world and change the conditions of life upon the earth until a total transformation is accomplished. In accordance with this aim, the sadhaks of the integral yoga do not retire from the world to lead a life of contemplation and meditation. Each one must devote at least one-third of his time to a useful work. All activities are represented in the Ashram and each one chooses the work most congenial to his nature, but must do it in a spirit of service and unselfishness, keeping always in view the aim of integral transformation. To make this purpose possible the Ashram is organised so that all its inmates find their reasonable needs satisfied and have not to worry about their subsistence. The rules are very few so that each one can enjoy the freedom needed for his development but a few things are strictly forbidden: they are - (1) politics, (2) smoking (3) alcoholic drink and (4) sex enjoyment. Great care is taken for the maintenance of good health and the welfare and normal growth of the body of all, small and big, young and old. (24 September 1953) - The Mother (CWM 13:111-12)
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For us here there is only one thing that counts. We aspire for the Divine, live for the Divine, act for the Divine. (July 1956) - The Mother CWM 13:112)
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Here we do not have religion. we replace religion by the spiritual life, which is truer, deeper and higher at the same time, that is to say, closer to the Divine. For the Divine is in everything, but we are not conscious of it. This is the immense progress that man must make. (19 March 1973) - The Mother (CWM 13:114)
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Ours is neither a political nor a social but spiritual goal. What we want is a transformation of the individual consciousness, not a change of regime or government. For reaching that goal we put no confidence in any human means, however powerful; our trust is in the Divine Grace alone. - The Mother (CWM 13:112)
This Ashram has been created with another object than that ordinarily common to such institutions, not for the renunciation of the world but as a centre and a field of practice for the evolution of another kind and form of life which would in the final end be moved by a higher spiritual consciousness and embody a greater life of the spirit. There is no general rule as to the stage at which one may leave the ordinary life and enter here; in each case it depends on the personal need and impulsion and the possibility or the advisability for one to take the step. (24 July 1947) - Sri Aurobindo (SABCL 23:847)
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The usual sadhanas have for aim the union with the Supreme Consciousness (Sat-chit-ananda). And those who reach there are satisfied with their own liberation and leave the world to its unhappy plight. On the contrary Sri Aurobindo's sadhana starts where the others end. Once the union with the Supreme is realised one must bring down that realisation to the exterior world and change the conditions of life upon the earth until a total transformation is accomplished. In accordance with this aim, the sadhaks of the integral yoga do not retire from the world to lead a life of contemplation and meditation. Each one must devote at least one-third of his time to a useful work. All activities are represented in the Ashram and each one chooses the work most congenial to his nature, but must do it in a spirit of service and unselfishness, keeping always in view the aim of integral transformation. To make this purpose possible the Ashram is organised so that all its inmates find their reasonable needs satisfied and have not to worry about their subsistence. The rules are very few so that each one can enjoy the freedom needed for his development but a few things are strictly forbidden: they are - (1) politics, (2) smoking (3) alcoholic drink and (4) sex enjoyment. Great care is taken for the maintenance of good health and the welfare and normal growth of the body of all, small and big, young and old. (24 September 1953) - The Mother (CWM 13:111-12)
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For us here there is only one thing that counts. We aspire for the Divine, live for the Divine, act for the Divine. (July 1956) - The Mother CWM 13:112)
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Here we do not have religion. we replace religion by the spiritual life, which is truer, deeper and higher at the same time, that is to say, closer to the Divine. For the Divine is in everything, but we are not conscious of it. This is the immense progress that man must make. (19 March 1973) - The Mother (CWM 13:114)
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Ours is neither a political nor a social but spiritual goal. What we want is a transformation of the individual consciousness, not a change of regime or government. For reaching that goal we put no confidence in any human means, however powerful; our trust is in the Divine Grace alone. - The Mother (CWM 13:112)
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