The work of alignment
By James Anderson - Apr 24, 2016
Aligning oneself to the Truth of one’s being is a key to well-being and health. The soul is the chief determinant in regaining wholeness. However, in the early stages of growth, it works from behind the scene, so one needs to find that part of our nature which resonates most strongly with the psychic influence. In the author’s experience, the work of alignment comes through detailed observation, a process of the Integral Yoga, and the enquiry that accompanies it produces a dynamic shift towards the Truth. Progress requires immense personal effort at the beginning but the aim is always for alignment to become our spontaneous, natural state.
The two paths
By Alok Pandey - Apr 24, 2022
While the animal has only one road before him, the road that is right in front, determining his choices driven by the senses and instinct. But man has a subjective side to his existence, an inner road that can lead him deep within the inmost penetralia of his existence. This article touches upon the two roads before man with the possible implications of each.
The stress of growth
By James Anderson - Oct 15, 2013
This article examines the relationship between stress and personal growth. The author, based on his own experience, looks at some tendencies which precede this affliction. He discusses and looks at stress from his understanding of Integral Health in the context of the Integral Yoga. He believes that only by integralising the being can this condition become truly resolved. He explains how he tries to do this.
The Role of Pain and Suffering in our Growth
By Manoj Pavithran - Apr 24, 2025
This article explores the multi-faceted role of pain and suffering in personal growth, offering perspectives from the individual to the universal. It delves into Sri Aurobindo’s insights on evolution, revealing how disruption catalyses transformation. Emphasising an integral view, it suggests pain as a temporary experience within a larger reality of oneness, urging a shift in perception in order to embrace life’s challenges as steps towards realising our highest potential.
The means to individuality
By The Mother - Jan 15, 2018
“The limitations of the body are a mould; soul and mind have to pour themselves into them, break them and constantly remould them in wider limits till the formula of agreement is found between this finite and their own infinity.”