Sri Aurobindo & The (d.i. Mira Alfassa) Mother 
All Life Is Yoga: The Four Aids in Integral Yoga 

Selections from the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.


‘The Yoga-siddhi, the perfection that comes from the practice of Yoga, can be best attained by the combined working of four great instruments. There is, first, the knowledge of the truths, principles, powers and processes that govern the realisation – śāstra. Next comes a patient and persistent action on the lines laid down by this knowledge, the force of our personal effort – utsāha. There intervenes, third, uplifting our knowledge and effort into the domain of spiritual experience, the direct suggestion, example and influence of the Teacher – guru. Last comes the instrumentality of Time – kāla; for in all things there is a cycle of their action and a period of the divine movement.’ – Sri Aurobindo

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The Four Aids

Śāstra – The Knowledge of the Truths
Utsāha – The Force of Personal Effort
Guru – The Influence of the Teacher
Kāla – The Instrumentality of Time
Sri Aurobindo‘s Teaching and Method of Practice

Inner Self-development