Part - II: The Yoga of Integral Knowledge (Chapters VI-XII)
— V. Ananda Reddy
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Soft Cover Pages: 462 Dimensions (in cms): 14x22
Publisher: Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research Trust, Pondicherry ISBN: 978-93-85391-37-8
About Discourses on The Synthesis of Yoga - Volume VI
Dr Reddy’s commentary, transcribed from his talks on The Synthesis of Yoga, continues with Chapters 6–12 of Part II: The Yoga of Integral Knowledge. In these chapters the author examines Sri Aurobindo’s stipulation that the aim of seeking knowledge must be to realise our own supreme self, to break free from any false identification with our body, mind, and life. To achieve this we must follow a systematic process, beginning with securing our release from subjection to the body, initially through the separation between Prakriti and Purusha. Next, as the satisfaction of desire is one of the primary motives that drives the ordinary human life, we must follow a discipline to release us from the desires of the heart and the mind. Chapter Nine highlights both the immense difficulty and the absolute necessity of transcending the ego. Then, moving toward the true knowledge of our supreme self, the last three chapters expound on the realisation of the cosmic Self, the modes of the Self, and the realisation of Sachchidananda.
