Śrī Aurobindo
1872–1950 · Kolkata & Puducherry · Integral Yoga
Aurobindo Ghose, born in Kolkata and educated in England, returned to India to become a leader of the freedom movement. Imprisoned in the Alipore bomb case in 1908, he had deep spiritual experiences in jail, and in 1910 withdrew to Pondicherry (Puducherry) to devote himself to yoga.
He taught Integral Yoga (Pūrṇa Yoga) — not escape from the world, but the transformation of human life by a higher consciousness. His works include The Life Divine, The Synthesis of Yoga, Essays on the Gita and the epic poem Savitri. With Mirra Alfassa, “the Mother”, he founded the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. He was born on 15 August, later India’s Independence Day.
1872–1950 · Integral Yoga · The Life Divine, Savitri · Puducherry