Sri Aurobindo

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1. When was Sri Aurobindo born?August 15, 1872
2. Where was Sri Aurobindo born?Kolkata, India
3. When did Sri Aurobindo die?December 5, 1950 (age 78)
4. Who was Sri Aurobindo?Sri Aurobindo was a wise man from India who loved learning, writing, and fighting for his country. He also practiced yoga and wrote poems about how people can grow spiritually.
5. What did Sri Aurobindo do when he was young?When he was seven, Sri Aurobindo went to England to study. He learned Greek, Latin, and French and became a good writer.

Integral Yoga: A comprehensive spiritual discipline aiming for the transformation of the entire being-mind, body, and spirit-through the integration of divine consciousness into earthly life.
The Mother (Mirra Alfassa): Sri Aurobindo's spiritual collaborator and successor, instrumental in establishing and developing the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and embodying his teachings.
Supramental Manifestation: The anticipated descent and establishment of a higher, divine consciousness (Supermind) on Earth, leading to a fundamental transformation of human nature and life.
Swaraj: A Sanskrit term meaning 'self-rule' or 'independence,' central to the Indian nationalist movement Sri Aurobindo was part of.