Sri Aurobindo or the Adventure of Consciousness (Paperback)

~ (Author), Luc Venet (Translator)

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Text: English, French (translation)

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Institute for Evolutionary Research (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0938710044
• ISBN-13: 978-0938710042
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #877,517 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best book on consciousness, March 23, 1999

By A Customer

This book is does what all other books on spirituality and psychology fail to do: integrate the two. Too many seem to have fallen into the trap of looking for a 'nirvana' unrelated to what's going on around them or conversely plumbing the depths of their own thoughts and feelings or just conquering the outer material world. This book offers a positive prescription around both these dilemnas while resolving the seeming contradictions of 'meditation' and 'action in the world'.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Synthesis, May 8, 2001

By	Tony Crisp "Cristolfo" (Swansea, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sri Aurobindo or the Adventure of Consciousness (Paperback)

The writings of Aurobindo are enormous. As much as one might wish to bathe in the wisdom of this extraordinary man, the task is too much for most of due to the massive tomes we would confront. However, Satprem has magnificently synthesised the life work of Aurobindo. Not only has he accomplished this task well, but the subtelty, the depth of vision that Satprem manages to convey, says to me that he is himself someone who has great insight, has great life experience and spiritual maturity.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect introduction to Sri Aurobindo, December 26, 2001

By A Customer

Sri Aurobindo was, in the opinion of many yogis, the greatest saint who was generally available to the public in modern times. (The caveat is because there are great souls who prefer to remain hidden.) Though his wisdom was vast and his discoveries in deep meditation greatly advanced our understanding of humanity's capabilities, his writings are so huge and dense, that comparitively few have understood the majesty of the man's philosophy. That is why Sat Prem's book is so valuable. You will never find a more succinct or readable tome on Aurobindo. It is the perfect introduction to the work of this great master, who deserves to be much better known in the West.