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Sri Aurobindo and The Mother saw that, as the new consciousness continues to manifest, this evolutionary process includes changes in man's physical body. They called the process "The Supramental Transformation". As part of her work here, The Mother, as the forerunner in this evolution, spent many years concentrating on the way to make it possible for her own physical body to receive this new consciousness.
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother worked to make humanity and the earth ready for the future. A major aspect of this coming manifestation is a great change in the consciousness available to mankind. Today, man, at the summit of his evolution, is a mental being. Sri Aurobindo called this consciousness "Supramental" because man's next evolutionary step is to develop capacities beyond the mind.
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother saw that, as the new consciousness continues to manifest, this evolutionary process includes changes in man's physical body. They called the process "The Supramental Transformation". As part of her work here, The Mother, as the forerunner in this evolution, spent many years concentrating on the way to make it possible for her own physical body to receive this new consciousness.
She left us many detailed descriptions of her realizations and experiences, and of the changes which occurred both in her consciousness and in her physical body. This book contains many of The Mother's reports on her own transformation, along with Sri Aurobindo's writings on the subject. The focus is on The Mother's experiences and the results, which she describes for us in detail.
We are all evolutionary beings, and, consciously or not, we receive something from the changes of consciousness in our subtle environment. There are now many people who are not only aware that great changes are taking place in the general consciousness, but who are also eager to receive the new consciousness and to participate in the change. This book gives an introduction and a comprehensive understanding of the supramental transformation. It is a treasure-house of the new consciousness which, by its very nature, is accessible to anyone who reads with the aspiration to receive.
The quotations are taken from a variety of sources. The quotations from Sri Aurobindo are identified by his symbol placed above the text. Quotations from The Mother are identified by her symbol placed above the text. References listing the sources can be found at the end of the book.
