Supramentale

Supramentale is a term employed in some philosophical and spiritual writings to denote a level or aspect of consciousness that lies above the mental plane. The word is a Romance-language formation, often used as a translation or adaptation of the concept of supramental consciousness found in Indian philosophy and in Sri Aurobindo’s integral yoga. In that framework, the supramental consciousness is a divine, transformative mind that transcends ordinary human intellect and the intermediate realm known as the overmind.

In practice, authors describe the supramental as a holistic, self-luminous intelligence that harmonizes spirit and matter, enabling a radical transformation of being and of life on earth. It is not merely a higher intellect but a qualitative shift in consciousness that manifests a new order of reality and a spiritualized world.

Relation to other planes: In Sri Aurobindo's schema, mind refers to ordinary mental functioning, overmind to a higher, cosmos-spanning intelligence, and supramental (or supermind) to a still higher divine consciousness that can transform nature. Impact includes the idea that realization would inaugurate a divine life on earth by transforming both individual subjectivity and material nature. Criticism and usage: the concept remains largely within spiritual and comparative literature contexts and is not part of mainstream secular philosophy, with varying definitions across authors. See also: supramental consciousness, Sri Aurobindo, Integral Yoga.