The author of the book (born 1923) is French; during the occupation of France he participated in the Resistance, was arrested by the Gestapo, and was imprisoned in Buchenwald and Mauthausen. What he experienced in concentration camps led the young man to search for true values. A meeting with a follower of Sri Aurobindo (Sri Aurobindo), known as “The Mother,” completely overturned his life. The Mother gave him the name Satprem, meaning “one who truly knows how to love.” Since then, Satprem has devoted himself to the work begun by Sri Aurobindo and The Mother.
Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950) is a thinker, poet, one of the organizers of India’s national liberation movement, and the founder of the supramental yoga. Sri Aurobindo speaks about the possibility of a real transformation of Matter—and not only speaks about it, but also provides a means to achieve it. Sri Aurobindo opens our eyes to the future evolution of humanity and invites us to take part in it consciously. Satprem’s book, which tells about Sri Aurobindo’s activities and teachings, has gained recognition worldwide and has been translated into many languages.
The French author Satprem’s book “Sri Aurobindo, or The Journey of Consciousness” is known as a classic introduction to Sri Aurobindo’s worldview. Receiving a classical education in England, upon returning to India he becomes one of the leaders of the national liberation movement, and then unexpectedly leaves political activity entirely devoted to
yoga and research into human consciousness. Sri Aurobindo’s literary legacy includes 35 volumes. A special place is occupied by a masterpiece of world poetry—the epic poem “Savitrī,” which in India is called the Fifth Veda.