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- The Surface Vital, Mental and Physical Being and the True Vital, Mental and Physical Being - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2023 from santosh krinskyA frequently mentioned method in the practice of the integral yoga is the separation of the Witness Consciousness from the Nature (Purusha and Prakriti). This separation allows the seeker to recognise the surface consciousness, the play of body, life and mind based in the ego-sense as separate ...
Views: 298 - The True Soul and the Desire Soul - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe confusion about the soul is pervasive at virtually every level of our being. Sri Aurobindo identifies what he calls the ‘desire soul’ which is a formation of the vital being, living on the surface of the consciousness and seeking gratification of desires for the external being. The amalgam ...
Views: 298 - The Way to Make Steady and Lasting Progress in Spiritual Growth - by Submitted on May 13, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhen we begin to observe ourselves, the thoughts we entertain, the emotions we express, the feelings we have and accept, the physical reactions that occur within ourselves, it soon becomes clear that we are more ‘reactive’ than ‘active’. We respond to energies, vibrations, pressures from outside ...
Views: 298 - Understanding the Physical Mind and the Process of Change - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2023 from santosh krinskyThere is in Nature, a conservative force that resists change. There is a benefit inasmuch as it ensures that life does not devolve into chaos, and there is a further benefit that it forces the change-process to become much more solid and effective in order to eventually bring out the intended ...
Views: 298 - The Evolutionary Progress of Nature and the Impact of the Conscious Participation of the Soul - by Submitted on May 10, 2023 from santosh krinskySri Aurobindo describes the long, slow process of development of the universal manifestation. There is an evolution of consciousness which takes place over time spanning many millennia, and which does not involve the conscious participation of the individual. At a certain point in time, when the ...
Views: 297 - Distinguishing Vital Movements from the Expression of the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2023 from santosh krinskyIt is not easy for most people to distinguish vital responses such as feelings or emotions from the true expression of the psychic being within them. This is primarily due to the fact that just about everyone bases themselves in the external surface being. We see this confusion when people see ...
Views: 296 - The Two Uses of the Mind and Its True Role in the Manifestation - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe primary functionality of the mind is to organize and classify, breaking down and fragmenting the reality into component parts. We see this easily in the classification systems for flora and fauna, in our detailed review of the genetic structure of life, gene sequencing, and in our ability to ...
Views: 296 - The Vital Desire Soul and the True Soul of the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2023 from santosh krinskySri Aurobindo and the Mother make a distinction between the ‘desire soul’ of the vital nature and the ‘true soul’ which expresses the inmost being that is a direct spark of the Divine. They differ in their focus, orientation, and basis of action. The desire soul incorporates the drives of the ...
Views: 296 - Interaction of the Powers of Consciousness in the Material World - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhile each power of consciousness, physical, vital, mental (and others) operates in its native mode and strength in its own plane or sphere of action, it projects itself into the world we inhabit by tying itself to the foundation of the basic physical principle. This involves a ‘watering down’ ...
Views: 295 - Solving the Existential Crisis of Our Lives Through the Evolution of Consciousness: My Personal Journey in the Adventure of Consciousness - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2024 from santosh krinskyWe struggle with finding meaning in our lives. There is so much strife, so much confusion, so many issues that threaten our very existence as a species. We view enormous changes to the environment, the ever-dwindling supply of fresh water, the imminent collapse of the ocean fisheries, ...
Views: 295 - Spiritual Progress Requires Non-Attachment to Specific Spiritual Experiences - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe external being wants to have a stable basis by which it can understand and act in the world. The tools that support this stable basis include habit, fixed tendencies, instincts, education, memory and even the way the mental processes work, comparing new impulses of the senses to past memory ...
Views: 295 - The Physical Consciousness: Abandon or Transform? - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2023 from santosh krinskyThrough long habit, spiritual seekers tend to look at the question of how to attain spiritual liberation involving abandonment of the external life in the world. Not only spiritual seekers raise this question in some form or another. Anyone involved in aesthetic, mental, artistic, or emotional ...
Views: 295 - The Soul Provides the Continuity of Consciousness from Life to Life - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2023 from santosh krinskyWithin a particular lifetime we experience a sense of continuity of being, which we normally attribute to the ego-personality. The sense of ego helps us identify with the body, life and mind we currently inhabit and utilize. This ego-sense is held together by the force of memory and by an ...
Views: 295 - The Subconscient and the Inconscient - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2023 from santosh krinskyWe are conscious and aware of forces and energies that operate within a certain specified range. Anything that falls outside that range, whether above or below, remains unseen and unknown to us, even if the forces operative in those superior or inferior ranges impact our thoughts, feelings, ...
Views: 295 - The Value of Attaining the Standpoint of the Witness Consciousness in Understanding the Complexity of Interaction of the Parts of the Being - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2023 from santosh krinskyIt has been famously stated that we cannot understand the system within which we are acting until we can shift our view to a standpoint outside that frame. As long as we are immersed within any particular system or standpoint, we are locked into the viewpoint and understanding embedded within ...
Views: 295 - The Contagious Nature of Desire in the Vital Being - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2023 from santosh krinskyVirtually everybody, at some point in their lives, has the experience of entering a room or a gathering of some sort and feeling the movement of some vital force rising up within them. It could be a room filled with the energy of greed, or sexual tension or anger. They feel like they are being ...
Views: 294 - The Subliminal Level of Consciousness and Our Waking State - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2024 from santosh krinskyWhat we actively perceive and pay attention to with our waking consciousness is a very small portion of the entire pattern of energetic forces we are constantly subjected to, and which act upon us, unseen and unrecognised. Whether it is physical radiation, vital forces, or mental thought-forms, ...
Views: 294 - How To Effect Permanent Change in the Subconscient Nature - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2023 from santosh krinskyIt is often said that ‘you can’t change human nature’. One of the major obstacles turns out to be the seeds of all past habits, actions, behaviors, reactions and instincts that reside in the subconscious levels of the being. An individual may spend his life culturing his mind, his emotions and ...
Views: 291 - Shifting from Focus on the Desire-Soul to the True Soul - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2023 from santosh krinskyAs human beings live primarily in the external consciousness on the surface of the being, their experience of existence is centred around and focused on the body, life-force and mind. They do not generally see nor recognise the true soul deep behind the surface, and they see the coming and going ...
Views: 291 - The Nature of the Subconscious - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2023 from santosh krinskyMost of the impressions we receive on a day to day basis go unremarked by our conscious awareness, but are nevertheless received and stored away in our subconscious levels. These impressions may rise to the surface during dreams, or be triggered by certain sensations, events or circumstances, ...
Views: 291 - Spiritual Experience Comes and Goes Until the Nature Becomes Ready for a Total Shift of Standpoint - by Submitted on May 17, 2023 from santosh krinskyMost people who take up spiritual practices are deeply involved in some kind of regular practice and, as with everything else in the normal life, they look for signs and signals that show they are making progress in their chosen path of development. An experience comes, some new revelatory ...
Views: 290 - The Education and Uplifting of the Vital Nature - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2023 from santosh krinskyOne of the most confusing issues for the spiritual seeker is the ‘care and feeding’ of the vital nature. We shift from one extreme to the other in our view of how to bring it under control, for it is virtually uniformly recognised that for spiritual development, the vital nature must be ...
Views: 290 - The Inmost Being — the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2023 from santosh krinskyFor those who live their lives on the surface, focused on fulfillment of their external lives, desires and their ego-personality, there is generally no direct knowledge of the existence of the soul. They may accept the idea of a soul without a clear sense of what that implies or means. Or they ...
Views: 290 - The Nature and Action of the Physical Mind - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2023 from santosh krinskyIndividuals who are primarily rooted in the function of the physical mind have a difficulty in accepting the reality of anything that goes outside their ability to sense and perceive. These individuals will frequently deny the existence of the soul because it cannot be seen, measured or ...
Views: 290 - The Standpoint of the Individual Rooted in the Vital Nature - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2023 from santosh krinskyEach individual is rooted primarily in one of the major component aspects of our human individuality. Some are clearly rooted in the physical and their thoughts, actions and needs are those called for by the physical being. The vast majority of people are moved by their vital being, and are ...
Views: 290 - Transformation of Human Nature Requires the Action of the Psychic Being Connected to the Higher Consciousness - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe external life and its conditions tend to fixate the attention for most people to such a degree, that they are overwhelmed by the needs of the body, the impositions of the life-energy and the force of desire, and the focus and attention of the mind. Just trying to keep up with all the ...
Views: 290 - The Food of the Vital Being - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2023 from santosh krinskyWe can observe that there are times when the vital nature is energetic, enthused, active, and makes efforts. There are other times when it is dull, withdrawn, sullen, lacking energy and clearly is not taking interest in doing anything. The difference between these two states generally lies in ...
Views: 289 - The Need for Patience, Persistence and Continuity in the Attempt to Change or Transform Human Nature - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2023 from santosh krinskyHuman beings generally have little patience or endurance. Particularly in today’s world, where we expect “immediate” gratification, we want something to get done quickly, easily and permanently. If we work on a particular issue we notice in our being, we want to see results and not have to ...
Views: 289 - Confusion About the Reality of the Atman and the Ego - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2023 from santosh krinskyWe frequently allow our mental process and the limitations of language to create confusion within ourselves. The mind’s primary capacities involve fragmentation and classification; thus, we identify different aspects, parts, beings, roles, events and treat them as separate and distinct from one ...
Views: 288 - The Mechanical Mind - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2023 from santosh krinskyThere is another aspect of mind that holds the habits, instincts and trained responses in place. This is what Sri Aurobindo and the Mother call the ‘mechanical mind’. There are uses and benefits to this mind, but it is one of the most rudimentary actions of mind, which arose to provide a ...
Views: 288 - The Physical Mind and the Power of Doubt - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe physical mind, which responds to the external objects of the senses and the impact of those external objects, has strict limits within which it can either perceive or understand what it is perceiving. The reality of our existence, however, reaches far beyond the boundaries of response that ...
Views: 288 - The Role of the Vital-Physical Aspect of Our Being - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhen we observe the nerves and their role in our actions, we see that they carry vital sensations within a physical frame to connect our senses and responses to external pressures to the brain, and then, carry impulses back to the organs of action. Most people do not recognise the essential role ...
Views: 288 - The Vital Being: Its Nature, Its Role and Its Mode of Action - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhen the vital nature is involved, which individual has the power to control its impulsions and demands and keep it focused on the higher aims of life? The vital nature is a powerful and essential component of life on earth. It animates material nature and functions through the force of desire. ...
Views: 288 - Preparation for the Definitive Shift of the Consciousness to a New Standpoint - by Submitted on May 23, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhen a seeker has an unusual experience, when the consciousness shifts to a different standpoint, when new forms of understanding, inspiration, and response suddenly arise, there can be a feeling of intense disorientation, concern, fear or anxiety. ‘What is happening to me?’ Given the ...
Views: 287 - The Aspiration and Surrender of the Body Consciousness in Its Seeking for Health and Balance - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhile the mind does not generally recognise the consciousness of the body, it remains true that the body has its own ability to respond to circumstances. For those who have a highly developed mental or vital being, these powers frequently override the natural responsiveness of the body. When we ...
Views: 286 - The Ego Was the Helper, the Ego is the Bar - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe spiritual seeker invariably hears, repeated constantly, the requirement to overcome the ego and find his true Self. The Self is one with the Divine and shares the divine consciousness, knowledge and impetus to action. The ego, which anchors the sense of a separate and distinct individuality, ...
Views: 285 - The Process of Illness Invading the Body and the Means to Reject It - by Submitted on May 02, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe vital envelope sends us signals if we are able to perceive them. Sometimes we begin to feel run down, tired, exhausted, or stressed out. We may begin to feel a little feverish or feel the beginning of what we might call a cold or sore throat occurring. This is prior to the full expression of ...
Views: 285 - The Vital-Physical, the Physical-Vital and the Material Vital: the Linkages Between Matter and the Vital - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhen Life emerges in Matter, there must, obviously, be some mechanism for the two principles to interact with one another. Matter must develop ways to sense, respond to and react to the action of the Life-Force. Similarly, when the Life-Force evolves and manifests in Matter, it must also become ...
Views: 284 - Three Rules for the Spiritual Practitioner with Respect to Experiences - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhat to do about spiritual experiences when they come? When we have a revelation of some sort, when we hear a communication that provides us insight or guidance, how are we to know whether it is truthful or misleading? Can we determine the source of the clairvoyant or clairaudient communication ...
Views: 284 - Knowledge … and Wisdom - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2023 from santosh krinskyAs we go through school and acquire knowledge, knowledge of facts, knowledge of ideas, knowledge of principles, knowledge of methodologies, knowledge of trained skills, we gain in our ability to act in the world and succeed in our external life. We learn how to employ the faculty of reasoning ...
Views: 283 - The Self of the Physical, the Vital, the Mental and the Jivatman - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe Taittiriya Upanishad describes a series of planes or sheathes that are ever more subtle, with the outermost sheath being the physical being, and then the vital sheath and the mental sheath, which makes up our ordinary human existence. Each of these sheaths are connected to a plane of ...
Views: 283 - The Soul, the Psychic Being and the Evolution of Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2023 from santosh krinskyMost people live their lives centered around the ego-personality and the external life. Their focus and actions are based in the needs, desires and gratifications that are put up by the body, the vital life-energy and the mind. They do not have a conscious relationship with the soul or the most ...
Views: 283 - Forces at Work In Human Affairs Behind the External Causes - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe study of human history is one of externalities generally. We memorize dates of important events and try to lay the responsibility for certain subsequent actions at the door of those events. To hear historians tell it, the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand was the trigger that set off ...
Views: 282 - Illness and the Power of Suggestion - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe body consciousness responds to suggestions whether they come through the mind, the vital or directly act upon the physical level, whether consciously noted or not. This has the potential to cause illness in the body if it happens to be a negative suggestion, or to cure illness if it is a ...
Views: 282 - Perceiving the Vibrations That Create Conditions of Illness and Counteracting Them - by Submitted on May 03, 2024 from santosh krinskyIt turns out that dogs can be trained to identify an imminent diabetic reaction in an individual, or to determine the presence of cancer. If we reflect on the implications of this for a moment, it becomes clear that there are indications that can be picked up by the dog’s senses, even if most ...
Views: 282 - Contradictions and Inconsistencies in Our Mental Process - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe normal process of mental reception brings in numerous thought-forms, based on the receptivity of the individual and the wideness of his sources of information and mental energy. For those who have not systematically developed a process for organising the mind, these thought-froms have no ...
Views: 281 - The Nature and Action of the Psychic Being and the Inner Mental, Inner Vital and Inner Physical Beings - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2023 from santosh krinskyConfusion about the spiritual being and the psychic being is not the only source of misunderstanding about the source of inspirations, feelings, and thoughts that arise as the individual shifts away from exclusive focus on the surface external being and begins to gain experience of the inner ...
Views: 281 - The Soul and the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe soul is a portion of the Divine specifically detailed to each individual being that is created as part of the universal manifestation. The soul develops the inmost being, the psychic being, through lifetimes of experience. This psychic being grows, matures and transitions through birth and ...
Views: 281 - The Superior Man: Beyond Good and Evil… - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2023 from santosh krinskyNietzsche espoused the idea that the ‘superior man’ was, by definition, ‘beyond good and evil’ and was therefore not bound by the rules of society. This concept has led a number of people into serious trouble. Dostoevsky explored this idea in his novel Crime and Punishment, in which the ...
Views: 281 - The Vital Embodies Power of Realisation - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2023 from santosh krinskyA life focused solely on meditation, inner development, growth of knowledge, or on prayer and devotion, tends to avoid the implications of the ongoing evolution of consciousness and the need for transformation and positive change to create the circumstances for that evolution of consciousness to ...
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