“The mind has these four levels: physical, vital, buddhi, higher mind. The Supermind is far above these.” Quote by Sri Aurobindo
“The yogin becomes aware in part of the action of the supramental power organizing the lower vehicle (ādhāra). A part of it remains behind the veil and prepares itself.” ActionBehindsRemainsVehicleVeilsMental Power Author:Sri Aurobindo
“Yes, this Purusha consciousness must be maintained; otherwise the calm will not last. The knocks and blows that come from outside cannot disturb one, if this Purusha consciousness remains at the back.” IfsLastsConsciousnessRemainsCalmBlow Author:Sri Aurobindo
“The mind of an ordinary man is truly near the heart.” MenMindHeartOrdinaryOrdinary Man Author:Sri Aurobindo
“Those who have advanced rise to the mind which is in the head, - they have the play of their mental movements in the head itself. But all these are inside the body; man is, as it were, shut up in a box, his entire consciousness is confined within the organism. This imprisonment has to be undone.” MenMindPlayBodyConsciousnessMovementBoxesShut UpOrganismsConfinedUndoneImprisonment Author:Sri Aurobindo
“Outside and above the mind there is the play of a consciousness which is lighted by the higher Truth, but man is not conscious of it and of that he has to be conscious.” MenMindPlayConsciousnessHigherConscious Author:Sri Aurobindo
“One can see light above the head; that indicates a consciousness outside the body. But that itself is not the Truth-Consciousness or Vijnana. But much light descending from there illumines this consciousness.” BodyLightConsciousnessDescending Author:Sri Aurobindo
“The consciousness of the supreme Purusha remains above, but in the mind there may be a Purusha consciousness which they call the cosmic consciousness - it is wide, all-pervading, one. Outside this goes on the play of Prakriti.” MindMayPlayConsciousnessGoes OnRemainsWideSupremeCosmicCosmic Consciousness Author:Sri Aurobindo
“The navel region is the centre of the vital. It is from here that the movements of the vital rise upward. Above the navel and behind the chest is the centre of the play of emotions and below this takes place the play of the physical. Mulādhāra is the base of the physical. In between the Mulādhāra and the navel, there is another centre of the vital.” PlayEmotionBehindsMovementRegionsChestsCentreNavel Author:Sri Aurobindo
“In order to explain why the ordinary Sadhus and Yogis take to tobacco and gānja [an intoxicant], I said that these cause stimulation of the physical brain. But these have reactions. And to stimulate the brain thus is not the proper process.” SaidOrderCausesProcessBrainOrdinaryReactionsTobaccoStimulationYogi Author:Sri Aurobindo