Sri Aurobindo--Growing Within

Growing Within by A.S.Dalal

This is another in the series on Sri Aurobindo by A. S. Dalal. Quoting from Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, the book points out that the individual first has to develop, the ego has to be fully formed. An evolution of consciousness takes place, as life develops from matter, from mineral, to plant, to animals and finally human beings. Mind develops in humans, and this is the beginning of higher development and growth. After the separate ego has been established, the next step is to transcend it. Sri Aurobindo writes, 'It is not that the ego, the body, the personal mind disappear, but one feels them as only a small part of oneself.' The limits vanish, as one increasingly becomes a part of cosmic consciousness.
There is a lot more in this book that is worth reading and studying.