Jai Gurudev, the audio of the first class can be found at:
http://awgpsouth.org/a_e_html/yogicsadhana.html under 111109.
A transcribed document of the talk is available at:http://www.th8revolution.com/sites/default/files/YogicSadhana_111109.doc
Assignment questions:
1. What does Sri Aurobindo say in the first line about the course of sadhana most of the people today have been doing and what is the correct course to be followed?
2. What is to be done for the body and prana as given in the session?
3. Define Manas
4. How does sowing a thought lead to reaping a destiny? Give all the levels distinctly.
5. Define Chitta
6. What is the importance of Will and what can be used to change it?
Assignment-I
My answers to questions given on class-I are given below:
1. What does Sri Aurobindo say in the first line about the course of sadhana most of the people today have been doing and what is the correct course to be followed?
Ans) People begin with the body and the prana; go on to the chitta and the manas, and finish up with the buddhi and the will. The real course is to START with the will and finish with the body
2. What is to be done for the body and prana as given in the session?
Ans) We should daily do asana and pranayama for 20 mins.
3. Define Manas
Ans) Manas is the vessel that contains thoughts. It is the vehicle of our thoughts.
4. How does sowing a thought lead to reaping a destiny? Give all the levels distinctly.
Ans)
Sow a thought, reap an action
Sow an action, reap a habit
Sow a habit, reap a character
Sow a character, reap a destiny
5. Define Chitta
Ans) Among the large number of thoughts that are present in the mind, there are certain thoughts that become your character, your destiny.
6. What is the importance of Will and what can be used to change it?
You are alive because of Will. Buddhi can be used to change Will.