The first list of words and terms to be defined in this lexicon was compiled in 1998 and further revisions and additions continued throughout the next decades. The compilers aspired to be as inclusive as possible to assist all readers of Savitri, especially those who were not native English speakers. Their criteria were to first select the terms which Sri Aurobindo and the Mother clearly explain in their writings and then to use free-source internet dictionaries as well as public domain dictionaries as references for defining standard and unique words. In some cases, they used their own definitions. Where appropriate, the compilers have included substantial quotations from the works of Sri Aurobindo to provide as much clarity as possible for words having discrete meanings in the Integral Yoga.
