This volume contains letters in which Sri Aurobindo reffered to his life and works, His sadhana or practice of yoga, and the sadhana of members of His Ashram.
Many of the letters appeared earlier in Sri Aurobindo on Himseld and on the Mother (1953) and On Himself: Compiled from Notes and Letters (1972). These previously pubished letters, aong with many others, appear here under the new title "Letters on Himself and the Ashram".

            The letters included in the present volume have been selected from Sri Aurobindo's extensive correspondence with members of the Ashram and outside disciples between November 1926 and November 1950. Letters He wrote before November 1926 are published in Autobiographical Notes and Other Writings of Historical Interest, volume 36 of The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo.

            The letters in the present volume have been arranged by the editors in five parts, the last of which includes mantras and messages.

PART ONE
REMARKS ON HIS LIFE AND WORKS AND ON HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND CONTEMPORARY EVENTS

• Section One. Reminiscences and Remarks on Events in His outer life

• Section Two. General Remarks on His life

• Section Three. Remarks on Himself as a Writer and His writings

• Section Four. Remarks on Contemporaries and on Contemporary Problems

PART TWO
HIS SADHANA AND PRACTICE OF YOGA

• Section One. Sadhana before coming to Pondicherry in 1910
• Section Two. Sadhana in Pondicherry, 1910-1950
• Section Three. Some aspects of the sadhana in Pondicherry

PART THREE
THE LEADER AND THE GUIDE

• Section One. The Guru and the Guide
• Section Two. Help and Guidance

PART FOUR
THE PRACTICE OF YOGA IN THE ASHRAM AND OUTSIDE

• Section One. The practice of yoga in the Ashram, 1926-1950
• Section Two. The practice of yoga in the Ashram and the outside World

PART FIVE
MANTRAS AND MESSAGES

• Section One. Mantras
• Section Two. Messages

Note on the texts

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Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Pondicherry
ISBN978-81-7058-952-5