Mother of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram - Co-Creator of the Integral Yoga

This groundbreaking book in comparative theology analyzes the contributions of the Mother to the Integral Yoga that she and Sri Aurobindo co-created. The book reveals important ways that she both fulfilled and changed his initial vision that are based on her experiences of what they called the "Supermind."

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Preface: The Divine Mother & The Men Who Revealed Her to Me
Introduction: State of the Field and My Comparative Theological Method
Part I: Sri Aurobindo, The Mother, and the New Being
Chapter 1: Divine Madness: Sri Aurobindo's Intellectual and Spiritual Development
Chapter 2: Spiritual Dualité: Mirra Joins Aurobindo to Universalize Supermind
Chapter 3: The New Being: Mirra's and Aurobindo's Posthuman Ideal of Wholeness
Part II: The Four Personalities of Mah¿¿akti
Chapter 4: The Wisdom of Mahe¿var¿: Mental Annihilation and the Integral Yoga
Chapter 5: The Strength of Mah¿kal¿: Progress through Opposition in the Integral Yoga
Chapter 6: The Harmony of Mah¿lak¿m¿: The Yoke of Beauty and Love in the Integral Yoga
Chapter 7: The Perfection of Mah¿sarasvat¿: The Integral Yoga as a Descendant Path to God Realization
Conclusion: Divine Revelation Across Creation and History
Appendix 1: Timeline
Appendix 2: Two Periods of Mirra's and Aurobindo's Written and Creative Production
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Patrick Beldio is visiting assistant professor of the Theology/Religious Studies department at the University of Scranton.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Beldio, Patrick Beldio
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2025
• EAN: 9781793624260
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-426-0
• No. of pages: 486
• Series: Explorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and Philosophical; Explorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Eastern, comparative religion, RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, Theology, East Asian religions, Oriental Religions