Mind of Light: This is the seventh in the series of the last set of eight articles Sri Aurobindo wrote during 1949-50 and it had appeared first in the 15 August 1950 issue of the Bulletin d' Education Physique (Bulletin of Physical Education). The three phases of evolution towards the supramental manifestation as envisaged at this point of occult-yogic achievements are as follows: new humanity, gnostic mentality, and illumined divine life. Organization advancing to a stage of a new descent, projection of the new principle and power in the evolutionary process, and this building up the rungs of its own type are what will make full manifestation of the new descent. This is in the manner of the mental being advanced sufficiently getting ready for the next part of the unfolding sequence. Supermind projecting in evolution an aspect of itself is what the Mind of Light is, and it is this Mind of Light which forms and governs the new humanity. New Humanity with the Mind of Light as its operative principle can then begin to climb to gnostic mentality. The Mind of Light preparing its own types and building up rungs for a higher ascent form a basis for the supramental descent and manifestation. The Ascent making the full Descent of Supermind is the inevitability of the evolutionary urge primordially present in the set of things. This is then the point when there is the appearance of the divine life. This is what the Supramental Yogi willed and accomplished.

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