My Journey on Spiritual Path through Integral Yoga

There have been many paths propagated by sages and saints and one has to choose the path most appealing to oneself. My journey on the spiritual path from a mundane life lived at sensory gratification level, tossed around by attractions of various types, has been largely influenced by listening to talks by sadhaks on Sri Aurobindo and The Mother through webinars organized by NAMAH and Sri Aurobindo Society. This could be because of seeds which were sowed in my younger days through study circles which elucidated the thoughts of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo.

With my experience on this journey, I have realised that Perseverance and Practice have been the key driving factors. Regularity of Practice by devoting a few hours in a day in the morning and late evening makes a lasting impact on our lifestyle by raising our consciousness from surface level to higher level.

Awakening of the Psychic self and its harmonisation with Mental, Vital and Physical self has made the difference as we learn to live from the Inside Out approach instead of from the Outside In approach. This perhaps makes it possible to make decisions driven by the Intuitive self, which have proved to be beneficial to the development process. 

“Matter shall reveal the Spirit’s face,”[1] has been the guiding thought for me as a fine example of harmonisation of Spiritual self with Physical self, with the needed balance of Vital energy and silencing of Mind.

We also witness the effect of lack of harmonisation of Spiritual self with Vital and Physical exemplified by the turmoil in worldly life of our interactions. Our journey on the spiritual path through Integral Yoga keeps us unaffected by such happenings.

Enjoy travelling on the path and Life and have a good learning experience.

- Pranav Srivastava (India)

Keywords: Integral Yoga, Spirituality, Harmonisation 


[1] Sri Aurobindo. ‘Savitri’ Book 11, Canto 1.

Comments

  1. Parag8 July 2023 at 16:08

    Hello Pranav Ji, I enjoyed reading your post. Whuch daily practice would you suggest for awakening the psychic self and harmonising it with the mental, vital, and physical? Thanks!

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  2. Anonymous17 July 2023 at 12:45

    Early morning Hours Meditation for 15-20 minutes and prior to sleep time .. with focus on Breathing process or repetition of a Mantra has helped me ...same could be tried ...

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