Sri Aurobindo writes "The Tantric system is in its aspiration one of the greatest attempts yet made to embrace the whole of God manifested & unmanifested in the adoration, self-discipline & knowledge of a single human soul". This compilation from Sri Aurobindo's writings focuses on a remarkable though grossly misunderstood Yogic system, the Tantra.

Sri Pandit gives us an overview of Sri Aurobindo's life, his writings and his Integral Yoga. In doing so, he takes time to introduce the major principles of yoga and relates in a simple yet dynamic form the path open to the seekers of spiritual perfection.

Sri M.P. Pandit has provided us a brief overview and introduction to the teaching of Sri Aurobindo. The ideal of a perfected human being, living in a perfected society, has been one of the aspirations of mankind since time immemorial. Sri Pandit was secretary to the Mother of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and a prolific writer and lecturer on Sri Aurobindo’s yoga. This book introduces Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy, yoga and social & political thought, along with an overview of his analysis and understanding of the classical texts of the Vedas, the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita.

The first section of this book contains talks by the author in 1969 on Mother’s Four Austerities and Four Liberations. The second part consists of talks given between 1985-1988 on the Mother’s affirmative approach to life and various specific themes illustrating this approach. Topics covered include Fourfold Perfection, Affirmative Spirituality, The Human Potential, Sadhana in the Integral Yoga, Personal Development, Sleep and Dream and many more insights into following a spiritual path while embracing an active life in the world.

This book presents an outline of the scope, practice, and goal of the integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo, stressing more of its practical side than its philosophical content. The author begins with the three basic processes of the Yoga: aspiration for the Divine, rejection of all contrary movements, and surrender of one's will to the Divine Will on each level of one's being. The next chapters deal with ways one may approach the Yoga, and the final chapter discusses the key role of the psychic being in the sadhana.

Preliminary Material /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade -- Preface /Mircea Eliade -- Foreword /Kees W. Bolle -- Introduction: Tantrism Within the Perspective of the History of Religions /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade -- The “Orthodox” Praehistory /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade -- The “Unorthodox” Praehistory /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade -- Tantra and Tantrism /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade -- Śrī Aurobindo /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade -- The Persistence of Religion /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade -- Bibliography /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade.