Letters on Himself and the Ashram
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Letters on Himself and the Ashram
PART ONE: REMARKS ON HIS LIFE AND WORKS AND ON HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND CONTEMPORARY EVENTS
Section One: Reminiscences and Remarks on Events in His Outer Life
His Life and Attempts to Write about It 5 His Name 8 Life in England, 1879 – 1893 9 Life in Baroda, 1893 – 1906 13 Political Career, 1906 – 1910 17 Outer Life in Pondicherry, 1910 – 1950 28
Section Two: General Remarks on His Life
Remarks on His Life in Pondicherry after 1926 35 His Temperament and Character 44 Heredity, Past Lives, Astrology 55
Section Three: Remarks on Himself as a Writer and on His Writings
On Himself as a Writer 63 Writing for Publication 67 On His Published Prose Writings 74 The Terminology of His Writings 141
Section Four: Remarks on Contemporaries and on Contemporary Problems
Remarks on Spiritual Figures in India 161 Remarks on European Writers on Occultism 183 Remarks on Public Figures in India 184 Remarks on Public Figures in Europe 203 Remarks on Indian Affairs, 1930 – 1946 205 Remarks on the World Situation, 1933 – 1949 209
PART TWO: HIS SADHANA OR PRACTICE OF YOGA
Section One: Sadhana before Coming to Pondicherry in 1910
Ordinary Life and Yoga 227 Early Experiences 231 The Realisation of January 1908 239 
Experiences in Alipur Jail, 1908 – 1909 263
Section Two: Sadhana in Pondicherry, 1910 – 1950
The Early Years in Pondicherry, 1910 – 1926 269 The Realisation of 24 November 1926 270
The Sadhana of 1927 – 1929 273 General Remarks on the Sadhana of the 1930s 277 The Supramental Yoga and Other Spiritual Paths 298 Remarks on the Current State of the Sadhana, 1931 – 1947 319
Section Three: Some Aspects of the Sadhana in Pondicherry
Inner Vicissitudes and Difficulties 371 Unusual Experiences and States of Consciousness 383
PART THREE: THE LEADER AND THE GUIDE
Section One: The Guru and the Avatar
The Guru 395 The Question of Avatarhood 399
Section Two: Help and Guidance
Help from the Guide 437 Guidance through Correspondence 450 Sri Aurobindo’s Force 479 
Therapeutic Force and Healing 497 Lights, Visions, Dreams 515 Darshan 520 Contact with People Outside the Ashram 526
PART FOUR: THE PRACTICE OF YOGA IN THE ASHRAM AND OUTSIDE
Section One: The Practice of Yoga in the Ashram, 1926 – 1950
Entering Sri Aurobindo’s Path 539 Admission, Staying, Departure 559 The Ashram and Its Atmosphere 630 Sadhana in the Ashram 634 Discipline in the Ashram 672 Rules in the Life of the Ashram 676 The Ashram and Religion 696 Human Relations and the Ashram 705 Work in the Ashram 742 Life and Death in the Ashram 759 Miscellaneous Matters 794
Section Two: The Practice of Yoga in the Ashram and the Outside World
The Ashram and the Outside World 811 Yoga Centres and Movements 814
PART FIVE: MANTRAS AND MESSAGES
Section One: Mantras
On Mantras 825
Mantras Written by Sri Aurobindo 829
Section Two: Messages
Messages Written for Special Occasions 837
Notes are paraphrased from the “Publisher's Note” and “Note on the Texts”.