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TITLE
DECLARATION
CERTIFICATE
ABSTRACT
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ABBREVIATIONS
CONTENTS
1. THE LlFE AND THOUGHT OF SRI AUROBIND OF FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND
1.1 General Introduction
1.2 Specific Introduction
1.3 Foreground
1.3.1 The Rational Structure of Sri Aurobindos Life
1.3.2 Inner Experiences
1.3.2.1 Spontaneous Spiritual Experiences
1.3.2.2 Conscious Spiritual Realizations
1.3.2.2.1 The Aim of the Inner Search
1.3.2.2.2 The Role of Guidance
1.3.2.2.3 The First Two Relilizations
1.3.2.2.4 The Third and Fourth Realizations
1.3.3 Lingual Expressions
1.3.3.1 Language - The Vehicle of Consciousness
1.3.3.2 Sri Aurobindos Works as a Transcendental Synthesis
1.3.3.2.1 Intellectual Synthesis
1.3.3.2.2 Figurative Synthesis
1.3.4 Practical Experiments
1.4 Background
1.4.1 Basics of Hinduism
1.4.2 The Vedas and thc Upanisads
1.4.3 The Gita
1.4.4 Initiation to Philosophy
1.4.4.1 Vedanta
1.4.4.2 Advaida Vedanta
1.4.4.3 Subaltern Trends in Vedantic Philosophy
1.4.4.4 Tantric Traditions
1.4.4.4.1 Saivism
1.4.4.4.2 Saktism
1.4.4.5 East-West Integration
1.5 Retrospect and Prospect
Notes
2. THE CONCEPT OF CONSCIOUSNESS
2.1. The Context of Consciousness-Talk in the Indian Thought
2.2 Consciousness-Talk in the Major Traditions in the Indian Thought
2.2.1 Consciousness in Anatmavada Tradition
2.2.1.1 Early Buddhist Conception of Consciousness
2.2.1.2 Yogacara Conception of Consciousness
2.2.2 Consciousness in Atmavada Tradition
2.2.2.1 Upanisadic Conception of Consciousness
2.2.2.2 Vedantic (Advaitic) Conception of Consciousness
2.2.2.2.1 Ontological Nature of Consciousness
2.2.2.2.2 Epistemological Nature of Consciousness
2.2.2.2.3 Blissful Nature of Consciousness
2.2.2.2.4 Hierarchical Nature of Consciousness
2.3 Sri Aurobindos Theory of Consciousness
2.3.1
2.3.1.1 The Superconscience
2.3.1.2 Spiritual Consciousness
2.3.1.3 Higher Consciousness
2.3.1.3.1 Higher Mind
2.3.1.3.2 Illumined mind
2.3.1.3.3 lntuitive Mind
2.3.1.3.4 Overmind
2.3.1.3.5 Supermind
2.3.1.4 Mental Consciousness
2.3.1.4.1 Physical Mind
2.3.1.1.2 Vital Mind
2.3.1.4.3 Mental Mind
2.3.1.4.4 Psychic Mind
2.3.1.4.5 Spiritual Mind
2.3.1.5 Subliminal Consciousness
2.3.1.6 Subconscinece
2.3.1.7 lnconscience
2.3.2 Consciousness as Consciousness-Force
2.3.3 Consciousness as Evolving
2.3.4 Consciousness as Self-Knowing Knowledge
2.4 Sri Aurobindos Points of Departure
2.4.1 From Classical Advaitism
2.4.2 From the Non-Vedantic Subaltern Trends
2.4.3 From Modern Science
2. 5 Retrospect and Prospect
Notes
3. THE EVOLUTIONARY ONTOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
3.1 A Few Explanatory Concepts
3.2 Explaining Sri Aurobindos Ontology in Terms of Basic Concepts
3.2.1 The Idea of the Absolute
3.2.2 The Theory of Evolution
3.2.2.1 lnvolution as an Intrinsic Necessity of Evolution
3.2.2.2 Consciousness as the Hieroglyph of the Evolving Reality
3.2.2.3 Integration as the Method of Evolution
3.3 The Divine as the Ontic Fundament
3.4 Consciousness as the Ultimate Ontic Fundament
3.4.1 All Existence Resolves into Force
3.4.2 Force is Inherent in Existence
3.4.3 Force is Conscious
3.4.4 Logical Suppositions
3.5 The Principles of Ontic Determinatior
3.5.1 The Higher Trinity
3.5.2 The Creative Medium
3.5.3 The Lower Trilogy
3.5.4 Soul
3.5.5 The Process of Ontic Determination
3.6 The Planes of Consciousness as the Parts of Being
3.7 Retrospect and Prospect
Notes
4. INTEGRAL EPISTEMOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
4.1 Integral Approach to Epistemology
4.1.1 Subjectivisrn and lntegralism
4.1.2 Materialism and Integralism
4.2 The Logic of the Infinite
4.2.1 Characteristics of Higher Reason
4.2.2 Logic of the infinite as Applied
4.3 Conversion of Consciousness
4.3.1 Reversal of Consciousness
4.3.2 The Method of Converting Consciousness
4.3.3 Charactcteristics of Converted Consciousness
4.3.3.1 Self-Experience in Cosmic Consciousness
4.3.3.2 Self-Experience in Transcendent Consciousness
4.3.3.3 Self-Experience in Integral Consciousness
4.4 Integral Knowledge
4.4.1 Spiritual Experience - Concepts
4.4.2 Knowledge and Ignorarnce Equals integral Knowledge
4.5 Integral Method
4.5.1 Surface Cognition of the Inside World
4.5.2 Surface Cognition of the External World
4.5.3 Subliminal Cognition: Variety and Methods
4.5.3.1 Subliminal Cognition of Self-Consciousness
4.5.3.2 Subliminal Cognition by Identity
4.5.3.3 Subliminal Cognition by ldentity in Intimate Direct Contact
4.5.3.4 Subliminal Cognition by Identity in Direct Separative Contact
4.5.3.5 Subliminal Cognition by Identity in Indirect Separative Contact
4.6 Retrospect and Prospect
Notes
5. METHOD IN INTEGRAL PHILOSOPHY
5.1 Ancient Indian Traditions and Methodological Parallelism
5.1.1 Methodological Parallelism
5.2 Modern Trends and Methodological Newness
5.3 Method in Philosophy, Philological and Conceptual Analysis
5.4 Methodological Alliance in lntegral Advaitism
5.4.1 The How and What of Human Cognition
5.4.1.1 Physics - Metaphysics -Mysticism
5.4.2 Problem of Method in Advaitism
5.4.2.1 Sruti as the Final Pramana
5.4.2.2 Adhyaropa-Apavada as the Basic Prakriya
5.4.3 Inclusiveness of Metaphysics and Mysticism
5.4.3.1 Mystical Knowing
5.4.3.2 Mystical Experience, the Ultimate Source of Knowledge
5.4.3.3 Metaphysics as the Handmaid of Mysticism
5.4.4 lnclusiveness Exemplified in Epistemic Justification
5.4.4.1 The First Stage
5.4.4.2 The Second Stage
5.4.3.3 Third Stage
5.4.4.4 Fourth Stage
5.4.4.5 The Fifth Stage
5.4.4.6 Place of Yoga in the Process of Knowing
5.5 Retrospect and Prospect
Notes
CONCLUSION
Notes
APPENDIX
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
APPENDIX D
APPENDIX E
APPENDIX F
APPENDIX G
APPENDIX H
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX J
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX