In this path, the daily discipline is less a fixed technique than a continuous orientation of the whole being. At its heart stand three movements that are meant to permeate the entire day: a steady aspiration toward the Divine and a higher consciousness, a vigilant rejection of egoistic and ignorant movements, and a progressive surrender of one’s will, actions, and results to the Divine Shakti. These are not occasional moods but a sustained inner posture that quietly informs thought, feeling, and action. The practitioner seeks to live from the psychic being, turning inward again and again to the heart’s deeper truth and allowing it to guide choices and responses.

Within this inner framework, regular periods of silent concentration or meditation are recommended, often in the morning and evening. The focus may be on the heart center, with an attitude of devotion and offering, or on the center above the head, opening upward to Peace, Light, and Force. The aim is not analysis but quiet receptivity, an inward stillness that allows a higher consciousness to act. Alongside this, remembrance of the Divine—through japa, mantra, or simple inward recollection—is cultivated so that the sense of Presence can accompany all activities.

Daily life itself becomes the primary field of practice. Work of any kind is taken up as sadhana, done as an offering to the Divine, without egoistic claim or attachment to success and failure, and with an effort toward precision, goodwill, and equanimity. Throughout the day, there is a conscious self-observation: thoughts, emotions, impulses are watched from a quiet inner poise, not to condemn but to discern what aligns with the psychic being and what belongs to the lower nature. This observation supports the purification of the vital, helping the practitioner to refuse movements of desire, anger, jealousy, or depressive dramatization and to redirect energy into service, creativity, and devotion.

Study and physical discipline support this inner work. A regular, reflective reading of Sri Aurobindo’s and the Mother’s writings—such as texts on yoga and prayers—nourishes understanding and keeps the consciousness turned toward the aim, provided the intention is to live what is read rather than merely accumulate ideas. Care of the body through simple, disciplined habits, moderation in food, and some form of conscious physical exercise helps to make the body a more receptive and orderly instrument. Often, an evening review of the day, with a calm recognition of both progress and lapses and an offering of all to the Divine for transformation, helps to maintain continuity and sincerity in the movement of Integral Yoga.