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- A Soul Using the External Instrumentation of Body, Life and Mind - by Submitted on May 06, 2026 from santosh krinskyHow do we see and interpret who and what we are? Most people identify with the physical body. The body is their essential being. In many cases they build up the body, work to create an image that they project to others. They judge themselves and others based on the form and presence they develop ...
Views: 0 - The Soul Immediately Separates Truth from Falsehood - by Submitted on May 05, 2026 from santosh krinskyOur minds can be confused or manipulated. We can misinterpret what we see or hear or feel. Our vital nature can be led astray by the promptings of various vital reactions, including desire, lust, anger, as well as feelings the external nature considers positive as well as negative. Our physical ...
Views: 1 - Without the Soul We Wouldn’t Exist! - by Submitted on May 04, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe great mysteries that have occupied humanity since the dawn of human existence include the questions: where do we come from, where do we go when we die, how has this vast universal creation manifested and what is its purpose and significance, do we have a soul, and what, if anything survives ...
Views: 2 - The Psychic Being: Its Special Role Manifesting the Divine Presence in Matter - by Submitted on May 03, 2026 from santosh krinskyHumanity has long had the feeling that it represents something special and unique in the universal creation. Major religions have creation stories that emphasize this uniqueness, with God creating man in his own image and finding that it was good. Many people believe that humanity is the only ...
Views: 2 - The Psychic Being Awakens Aspiration in All Parts of the Being - by Submitted on May 03, 2026 from santosh krinskyAspiration. When we observe sunflowers opening and turning toward the sun, we are witnessing a form of aspiration at a very basic level. When we strive to enhance our physical capacities, manifest and express beauty, work to achieve a more pure and powerful vital energy, develop our minds and ...
Views: 3 - The Mystery of the Soul in Human Life - by Submitted on May 01, 2026 from santosh krinskyIn the first chapter of The Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo describes the human aspiration “It manifests itself in the divination of Godhead, the impulse towards perfection, the search after pure Truth and unmixed Bliss, the sense of a secret immortality. … The earliest formula of Wisdom promises to ...
Views: 4 - The Involution of Consciousness Precedes the Evolution of Consciousness - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2026 from santosh krinskyWe speak about the universal manifestation either as some kind of creation by fiat of an all-powerful God who simply made everything the way it is, and said “It is Good”; or else, as an evolution of life out of matter, and mind out of life in an ascending scale of consciousness and eventually, ...
Views: 5 - The Wish-Fulfilling Gem: the Divine Standpoint and the Oneness of the Entire Creation - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2026 from santosh krinskyWe are so used to judging everything from the external viewpoint, with our mental process, that we do not generally comprehend the significance of consciousness and the oneness of all existence as the starting point, container and content of all that exists. This means that we are judging how ...
Views: 5 - Mental Knowledge, Psychic Knowledge and Faith - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2026 from santosh krinskyWe tend to believe that mental knowledge is based in fact and is certifiable and reproducible, whereas knowledge based in faith is considered to be unreliable, or possibly wishful thinking of some sort. Our certainty about our mental knowledge, however, is based heavily on faith. We believe, on ...
Views: 7 - The Knowledge of the Soul Arises in the Silence of the Mind - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe mind is always active and trying to manage and control everything. We hear a constant stream of thoughts running through the mind. Some of them are focused and directed to a particular aim. Many of them are random thoughts provoked by any sensations or impressions that impact us in some way. ...
Views: 7 - Appreciating Knowledge Not Based in Mental Processes - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2026 from santosh krinskyKnowledge, in the minds of most people, is mental knowledge. We are trained to use our minds, to read, to observe, to analyse, to compare, to remember, and to correlate. We learn the skills of mental logic and honor those who have advanced in mental capabilities. We practice argument and debate ...
Views: 7 - Mental Knowledge Compared to Psychic Knowledge - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2026 from santosh krinskyEach plane of consciousness has its own way of ‘knowing’. Mental knowledge comes through a process of observation, classification, comparison, categorization, analysis and a decision based on this process through a comparison to past circumstances, events or experiences. Mental knowledge is ...
Views: 7 - Psychic Love -- a Flame of White Light - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2026 from santosh krinskyIt is a quite common circumstance. The heart centre appears to have a very close connection with the physical-vital centres governing the forces of sexual energy in particular. Thus, when there is an emotional attachment there is frequently a physical bonding that occurs. When the psychic ...
Views: 7 - The Difference Between Psychic Emotions and Vital Emotions - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2026 from santosh krinskyMost people judge the emotional relationship based on the external vital nature. They have built in expectations, many of them conditioned by the social norms within which they are living. Media reinforces the stereotypes of what these emotions are. The ideal of romanticised love, for example, ...
Views: 8 - The Nature of Vital Emotions - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe vast majority of the responses we categorise as emotions come from the external vital nature. The vital being has a strong tendency to the expression of Rajas, which can bring forward strong, powerful actions, violent and passionate emotions, and eventually when it retreats, a fall into ...
Views: 9 - Psychic Tears — Psychic Emotions - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2026 from santosh krinskyEmotional responses appear in the external being and for the most part, they stem from the vital being and its various moods. There is however another potential source of what appear on the surface being as emotions, and that is something that stirs deep in the being in the psychic heart. ...
Views: 9 - The Latent Potential of the Soul and the Actual Implementation of the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2026 from santosh krinskyAn individual walks into a train station without a particular destination in mind. He is confronted with dozens, if not hundreds, of possible destinations. He is surrounded by the latent potential to take a particular direction. Each possible destination holds opportunities and further decision ...
Views: 11 - Spiritual Realms, Evolution in the World, and the Role of the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2026 from santosh krinskyPeople are generally skeptical about the existence of beings outside our normal experience of life in the world. At the same time, there is incredible interest in other beings, and the search for life-forms in the universe occupies the minds of many people. People frequently report encounters ...
Views: 11 - The Distinction Between Spiritual and Psychic - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe distinction between 'spiritual' and 'psychic' comes down to the experiential basis for the most part. As mental beings, we have a tendency to try to define, delineate, classify and analyze, creating fine differences and trying to then categorise based on these differences. Sri Aurobindo ...
Views: 13 - The Psychic Being, Its Interaction With the External Nature and the Transformation Process - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2026 from santosh krinskySri Aurobindo makes a key distinction that clears up much potential confusion about the nature and action of the psychic being. The psychic being is a direct expression of the soul and maintains thereby the direct connection with the Divine. It cannot be harmed or polluted by any actions of the ...
Views: 11 - The Soul Is Not Polluted by the Sinful or Evil Actions of the External Being - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2026 from santosh krinskyMany people believe that an evil, sinful life dooms the soul to suffering in hell for all eternity. This implies that the soul permanently takes on the burden of the actions of the external being in any lifetime. There are however other ways to look at the situation. Sri Aurobindo and the ...
Views: 10 - Turning the Vision Inward to Reveal the Soul - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe external world has a way of commanding attention for most of us. We experience sights, sounds, smells, touches or tastes through our senses and they have an immediacy that draws our attention to them. These sense impressions also tend to carry with them additional content, mental ideas, ...
Views: 14 - Spiritual Growth Is Characterised by Inward Experience and Maturation of the Being - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe spiritual development of the individual seeker is not something that can be measured or defined in terms of the intellect, or understood by specific results as sought by the vital nature. Nor can it be certified by various physical attainments, capacities that exceed the normal status of the ...
Views: 15 - Moving Beyond Good and Evil - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2026 from santosh krinskyFriedrich Nietzsche held that the superior man could not be bound by ordinary morality or ethical concerns about abiding by what is considered 'good' versus what is considered 'evil' by society. His view was that the customary definitions were developed to control the mass of humanity, but that ...
Views: 16 - The Nature and Action of the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2026 from santosh krinskySri Aurobindo describes here the nature and action of the psychic being. The psychic being is developed by the soul to interact with the external being. It gains experience, and it gains power as this development occurs. The psychic being develops over many lifetimes and carries the essence of ...
Views: 14 - The Soul: the Mystic Flame in the Secret Heart of the Inmost Being - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2026 from santosh krinskyIt is impossible to dissect the body and find the soul. It is not an organ like the heart, brain, kidneys, lung, stomach or liver. We can thus establish that the soul is not the physical body or its component parts. The vital being, that part of us that feels, reacts, emotes is variable. Our ...
Views: 14 - The Soul, the Psychic Being and the External Mind, Life and Body - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe voice of the soul is quiet, not loud or insistent. It does not try to overpower the evolved external being, but rather to guide from behind, allowing the being to gain experience and turn toward the Divine as a natural progression, not a coerced subjugation. The body-life-mind complex ...
Views: 16 - The Knowledge Based in the Mystic Heart - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2026 from santosh krinskyMan, the mental being. The mental capacities that are associated with the human species are considered to be our unique trait, distinguishing humanity from the rest of the animal kingdom. We drive this narrative with a focus on training and developing the mind in our schools. We believe that ...
Views: 15 - The Vital Desire-Soul and the True Soul - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2026 from santosh krinskyWe generally confuse the vital nature with the soul. We look at the external life of the body and recognise that when the life-force departs, the body dies and the lifetime and personality associated with that existence comes to an end. Some scientists decided that they could identify the ...
Views: 17 - The Dual Levels of Body, Life, Mind and Soul — the External Formations and the Inner, Subliminal and Subtler Level That Links to the Universal and Causative Being - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe framework of the physical body and the limitations of the interface between the body, the life-force and the mental powers of the external being circumscribes our awareness and our ability to perceive the forces at work that shape our existence. We can experience, under various ...
Views: 21 - Are We There Yet? - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2026 from santosh krinskyWe tend to start our conscious spiritual quest from the external standpoint of our ego-personality and the mental, vital and physical complex we have developed during our lives. Something has opened up within us that causes us to begin the process. As we begin to have various experiences that go ...
Views: 18 - The Voice of the Soul — Distinguishing the Aspiration of the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2026 from santosh krinskyMost people have their spiritual motivation filtered through their external personality. If the mind is their predominant part, then it may take a mental turn. If the vital, then a vital turn. If the physical, a physical turn. In The Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo describes the human aspiration as ...
Views: 20 - The Psychic Being and Its Interface with the Mental, Vital and Physical Parts of the Being - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe physical being, the vital being and the mental being each have their own characteristic mode of action, habits and predilections. They also have created over time an interface that modfiies the native action of each to accept some amount of influence and control by the other elements. Thus, ...
Views: 20 - Two Key Forms of Aspiration in the Spiritual Seeking - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe Yoga of Knowledge focuses on the realization of the Self, the consciousness above which is free from the illusions of the external life that most people lead. The Yoga of Devotion focuses on the realisation of the psychic being which turns the being and the sense towards the Divine. The ...
Views: 18 - Liberation from Illusion and the Transformation of Life - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2026 from santosh krinskyThere is a long history of spiritual aspirants seeking liberation from what they come to perceive as the illusion of life in the world. It is a signal experience when the individual awakens to the apparent unreality, the transitory nature of the external life, and the seemingly meaningless ...
Views: 20 - The Soul and the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2026 from santosh krinskyThere is a type of cell in the body which is called a ‘stem cell’. The stem cell does not have a direct operational function; rather it is undifferentiated and capable of being activated to become any type of functional cell for any part of the body. Without pushing the example too far, the soul ...
Views: 22 - The Triple Aspects of the Divine Presence - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2026 from santosh krinskyIn order to carry out the complex creation, the Supreme Divine Consciousness has ‘distributed’ the awareness through a series of steps. The first step is the development of the Jivatman, the Divine Presence that does not involve itself directly in the individual beings of the manifestation, but ...
Views: 23 - The Refraction of the Unified Supreme Consciousness Into the Various Levels and Forms of the Manifested Creation - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe Supreme Consciousness refracts itself into sub-spheres of awareness depending on the level of the creation that needs that awareness. Thus, the unified Supreme Consciousness, known as Sat-Chit-Ananda, creates apparent separate forms at the Knowledge level, the supramental consciousness, ...
Views: 26 - Occult Knowledge or Perceptions Originate in the Inner Mental, Vital or Physical, not the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2026 from santosh krinskyPeople get intimations, intuitions, ‘gut instincts’, or simply a feeling about something, maybe a form of uneasiness, or a sense of expectation, or some pressure, or new thought process or emotional reaction. Sometimes these things occur during the waking state, but often they come as elements ...
Views: 27 - Being and Becoming and the Soul and the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2026 from santosh krinskyWhen we gaze into space at night, we see stars unimaginably distant from us. We also can experience. if we suspend our thinking mind and vital desire-soul and physical demands temporarily, a sense of the timeless, the immutable, unchanging Reality that exceeds our ability to embrace and ...
Views: 22 - The Potentiality of the Soul — the Actuality of the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2026 from santosh krinskyA seed, in its essence, contains all the potentiality that eventually turns into a full grown tree. It is useful to reflect on this when we look at the position of the soul in relation to the psychic being. The soul is like that seed to the extent that it has all the potential of the Divine ...
Views: 21 - The Jiva, the Soul and the Psychic Being — the Interface Between the Divine Standpoint and the Human Standpoint - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe Knowledge plane, which Sri Aurobindo terms the “supramental consciousness” is the level where the unity of the Supreme consciousness is ‘refracted’ to create the apparent multiplicity of the manifested universe. This level holds both the Oneness and the Multiplicity with a consciousness that ...
Views: 27 - The Higher Nature and the Lower Nature Seen from the Divine Standpoint and the Human Standpoint - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2026 from santosh krinskyEvolution of forms is the machinery for the manifestation of the universe. Evolution of consciousness provides the significance and inner direction. Similarly, we can look at the lower Nature, apra prakriti, as the mechanism and para prakriti, the higher Nature as the cause and conscious creator ...
Views: 22 - The Soul, the Psychic Being and the Evolution of Consciousness - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2026 from santosh krinskyIn his text On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin outlined the evolution of life-forms on earth. He observed many species and posited that they all developed from a common ancestral past, having undergone substantial changes, mutations, that supported the success of those forms and ...
Views: 22 - The Higher Nature, the Lower Nature and the Role of the Jivatman - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe Bhagavad Gita describes the lower nature and the higher nature. The lower nature is the external manifestation of forms, matter, life-energy, mind, that together constitute the creation and all the multiplicity of formations that together represent the external world. This can be seen as a ...
Views: 21 - Jivatman and Psychic Being - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2026 from santosh krinskySpiritual seekers have differing affinities and capacities from which they begin their conscious spiritual focus. Some of them take up the seeking for the Self, the Jivatman, with liberation from the illusion of the external world and its temptations as a primary objective. They practice Jnana ...
Views: 22 - The Psychic Being and the Process of Rebirth Provide the Basis for a Real Purpose and Meaning in Life - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2026 from santosh krinskyHumanity has grappled with finding a meaning and purpose to life since time immemorial. We ask ourselves, why have we been born? Is there a meaning to life? What are we here to do? Is life simply about acquiring wealth, status, power and creating offspring? Is there anything else that acts as ...
Views: 28 - The Witness and the Nature: Purusha and Prakriti - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2026 from santosh krinskyWhen we take the time to observe our own internal process, we can very quickly become aware of a part of the being that is able to observe and monitor thoughts and impulses that run through the mental space. Many paths of awareness, such as Raja Yoga, and mindfulness training, teach us how to ...
Views: 24 - Ghosts, Vital Formations and the After Death Experience - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe Taittiriya Upanishad describes the process of departure of the soul from an embodiment in the world: “The Spirit who is here in a man and the Spirit who is there in the Sun, it is one Spirit and there is no other. He who knoweth this, when he hath gone away from this world, passeth to this ...
Views: 24 - The Soul Exists in All Living Beings - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2026 from santosh krinskyWe frequently mistake the development of the external form as representing the state of the soul. In human beings, this often takes the form of assigning worth or status based on education, race, social position within the societal hierarchy, wealth or positions of power. None of these things, ...
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