The Mother Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Translated from the original French, the 313 prayers and meditations in this book are a record of the Mother's early spiritual life, written, in her own words, "during years of intensive yogic discipline". Most of the diary entries she selected for publication were from the period between 1912 and 1917. In an introductory note she says she intended them to serve as a spiritual guide for seekers aspiring to consecrate themselves to self-mastery and a complete surrender to and union with the Divine. Several of the translations were done by Sri Aurobindo and some others by disciples were revised by him.

Mental health is generally understood as an absence of marked psychological disturbances such as fear, anxiety, depression, insecurity, restlessness, anger, jealousy, suspicion, etc. However it is increasingly felt that it is not the mere absence of these elements, but the presence of certain positive characteristics imparting a sense of psychological well-being such as peace, inner security, confidence, a sense of mastery, that should denote mental health. Moreover, the constant chatter and distractibility of the mind, the perpetual hankering for different objects of desire, and the recurrent pull of inertia are also states of psychological disturbance which mar inner well-being. Yoga is a psychological approach which aims at a radical change of consciousness so as to lead to a state of peace, freedom and joy. This book presents some of the principles and methods of Sri Aurobindo's integral yoga for overcoming psychological disturbances and for attaining positive mental health.

Answering some fundamental questions on the crucial but yet obscure field of child education.

This book is a collection of short written statements taken from the notes, letters, and messages of the Mother. They deal with man s relationship with the divine, the aims and conditions for a spiritual way of life, and the spiritual seeker s relations with others and with the world. They also touch on the weaknesses of human nature and the difficulties encountered in pursuing the path of yoga, and show the right attitude to be taken in the face of life s problems.

This book contains the Mothers major essays on education and her oral commentaries on them. The essays were written between 1950 and 1953 for the quarterly Bulletin of Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education; in them the Mother outlines an educational discipline aimed at developing all the principal faculties of the individual.