Notes and References
1. | Rig Veda, 1.10.1,2 |
2. | Rig Veda, V.19.1 |
3 |
The nature of the crisis that Arjuna underwent is described vividly in Chapters I &. II of the Bhagavad Gita, and the relevant portions are appended in Appendix XV (p. 192) |
4. | Sri Aurobindo, The Synthesis of Yoga, Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library (SABCL), 1971, Pondicherry, Vol.20, p.63 |
5. | Ibid., p.2 |
6. | Sri Aurobindo's poem "Divine Worker" that describes the state of consciousness of the divine worker is appended at Appendix VIII (p.157) |
7. | Quoted by Bertrand Russell in his History of Western Philosophy, paperback edition, 1996, p.270 |
8. | William James, Varieties of Religious Experience, Bames & Noble Books, New York, paperback edition, 2004, p.49 |
9. | Ibid., p.50 |
10. |
Sri Aurobindo, The Synthesis of Yoga, SABCL, 1971, Pondicherry, Vol.20, p.212 |
11. | Mandukya Upanishad, 7 |
12. |
Sri Aurobindo, The LifeDivine,SABCL, 1971, Pondicherry, Vol.18, pp.21-22 |
13. | Ibid., Collected Poems, Vol.5, 1971, p.134 |
14. | Ibid., The Synthesis of Yoga, Vol.20, pp.401-2 |
15. | Isha Upanishad, 6,7. |
16. | Sri Aurobindo, The Synthesis of Yoga, SABCL, 1971, Pondicherry, Vol.21, p.545 |
17. | Ibid., p.579 |
18. | Ibid., The Life Divine, Vol.19, p.774 |
19. | Rig Veda, 1.164.46 |
20. | shopanishad, 5 |
21. | Bhagavad Gita, XV. 16. |
22. | Ibid., XV. 17 |
23. | Bṛhadaranyaka Upanishad, V.I |