Hidden Forces of Life

by Sri Aurobindo, The Mother

Dealt with herein are the diverse forces which act on us, determining the course of events, influencing our thoughts, feelings and actions, affecting our moods, health and level of energy, pulling the human being to nether depths or beckoning him towards lofty heights. Also shown are the hidden forces behind evolution and the universal action.

Genres: Spirituality, Nonfiction

203 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Sri Aurobindo (Bengali: শ্রী অরবিন্দ Sri Ôrobindo) was an Indian nationalist and freedom fighter, major Indian English poet, philosopher, and yogi. He joined the movement for India's freedom from British rule and for a duration (1905–10), became one of its most important leaders, before turning to developing his own vision and philosophy of human progress and spiritual evolution.

The central theme of Sri Aurobindo's vision is the evolution of life into a "life divine". In his own words: "Man is a transitional being. He is not final. The step from man to superman is the next approaching achievement in the earth evolution. It is inevitable because it is at once the intention of the inner spirit and the logic of Nature's process."

The principal writings of Sri Aurobindo include, in prose, The Life Divine, considered his single great work of metaphysics,The Synthesis of Yoga, Secrets of the Vedas, Essays on the Gita, The Human Cycle, The Ideal of Human Unity, Renaissance in India and other essays, Supramental Manifestation upon Earth, The Future Poetry, Thoughts and Aphorisms and several volumes of letters. In poetry, his principal work is Savitri: a Legend and a Symbol in blank verse.

Reviews

[Kingsley L. Dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A compact yet deep little book...there is much to learn here about the un-visible energies & impacts that are present in our lives.....Recommended for those with an interest....

[Dr Chandra Shekhar Bhatt · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was shocking to read about Hitler worshipping a kind of light from cosmos which was giving him evil orders,and at last he killed himself, after killing humanity a sad times of history. Shri Aurobindo made us aware of such hidden powers in cosmos, and made us aware of higher awakening.

[Ryk4shaw]

a collection of talks on how to channel the universal forces of life..

[Dimple Chhabra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book on self discovery .Found it very easy to relate to ..

[Vishnu Ajit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of deep knowledge. The concepts written take time to be understood. Not as fascinating as I thought it would be, but good enough. Touches on lots of aspects of spirituality not heard of elsewhere.

[Garima Sharma · Rating 2 out of 5]

Deep, but could be a simpler read. Keeps repeating the same concept over and over with a different background in every chapter. Passable.