Page 3 - Sri Aurobindo on Receptivity

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Yoga or sadhana has to be worked out are
Y o g a o r s a d h a n a h a s t o b e w o r k e d o u t a r e
not arbitrary or capricious; they arise from
n o t a r b i t r a r y o r c a p r i c i o u s ; t h e y a r i s e f r o m
the nature of things. These including the
t h e n a t u r e o f t h i n g s . T h e s e i n c l u d i n g t h e
will, receptivity, assent, self-opening and
w i l l , r e c e p t i v i t y , a s s e n t , s e l f - o p e n i n g a n d
s u r r e n d e r o f t h e s a d h a k h a v e t o b e
surrender of the sadhak have to be
r e s p e c t e d b y t h e Y o g a - f o r c e . . .
respected by the Yoga-force. . .
~ Sri Aurobindo
CWSA, 35: 479
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