Page 47 - NAMAH-Jan-2017

Namah Adapting Sri Aurobindo and the Mother’s teachings...

is ultimately a quest for our inner truth. to attain our ultimate realisation. Our presence
The journey begins by learning to listen of mind, well-meaning guidance and helpers
in and address what arises in our inner provide the GPS.
battlefield. In the most renowned scene of
the epic, Mahabharata, Arjuna is a passenger References
in the chariot driven by Lord Krishna in
the battlefield at Kurukshetra where he 1. Ram Dass, Gorman P. How Can I Help? London:
is to lead his four brothers, the Pandavas, Knopf; 1985, p. 22.
to war against his cousins, the Kauravas.
Realising the daunting mission he is facing, 2. Rowan J. Ordinary Ecstasy: Humanistic
he is overwhelmed and falls into a state Psychology in Action: London: Routledge; 1976,
of despondency. What ensues is an epic p. 149.
dialogue with Krishna teaching him of the
psychological and esoteric symbolism of the 3. Dalal AS (compiled). Looking from Within.
battle he and his brothers are called to fight. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust;
The inner meaning of this discourse is the 1987.
battle and the triumph over our conflicting
weaknesses, forces, desires and ignorance 4. Dürckheim KG. The Call for the Master: The
from within. We aim and aspire to establish Meaning of Spiritual Guidance on the Way to the
ourselves in inner strength and righteousness Self. NY: Dutton (Penguin); 1975, p. 54.

Extracted from: Margot Esther Borden. Psychology in the Light of the East. New York:
Rowman & Littlefield; 2017, ISBN: 978-1442260269: 296 pages.

Margot Esther Borden is a psychotherapist, coach and author based in Mumbai, India.
47