If we reflect carefully, we will recognise that much of what takes place in our lives occurs without our conscious awareness, participation or control. The activity of the cells, the nervous system, the internal organs are all virtually automatic functions that elude conscious oversight. Very rare exceptions, involving extreme disciplines, bring an individual the ability to slow down the heartbeat or respiration. Normally, these things take place unconsciously.
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Transformation of human nature is not practical from a standpoint mired within that nature. Forces push the being in one direction or another, and the individual is under the power of the divergent drives put up by the physical, the vital and the mental being, compounded by the impact of the ever-changing balance of the three Gunas, or qualities of Nature, which either depress or accentuate the response to the various forces and drives acting on one aspect or another of the exte al being.
Yes, the reason why some people suffer from perpetual ill-luck is because it is the effect of their past lifeâs karma. And those whose past karmas were good will be born with a silver spoon and enjoy a good life in this birth. It is our karma that takes us to the place where our rebirth is to take place. Everyone Reaps the Fruits of Karma Depending Upon Their Own DeedsrnEverything we encounter is our own design. Itâs we who are responsible for it. Each person is responsib
Yes, it certainly does! rnAs long as purity does not arise, liberation (Moksha) cannot actually be attained. For Purity, the realization of âWho am I?â must take place. - Param Pujya Dada BhagwanrnSpirituality means: 1.Attaining the realization of âWho am Iâ (Self-Realization) from the Enlightened One, andrn2.Following the Aagnas (the spiritual instructions) of the Enllightened One,rnto help reach the ultimate goal of liberation (Moksha). A pure heart and good progres
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In The Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo devotes a chapter to the ‘sevenfold ignorance’. While we are fixated on our exte al mind, life and body and the life we lead in the exte al world, we remain ignorant of the forces at work, behind the scenes, to create what we call our being and personality, and to bring about the circumstances that we require in the exte al live to realise the purpose of our existence (even if we fail to recognise or acknowledge that purpose overtly). Our surface personality is like the tip of the iceberg, with the scope and mass of that iceberg hidden from our view.
Sri Aurobindo is able to illustrate the different ways that seekers wind up facing and dealing with difficulties or obstacles that arise during the yogic process. This is not a “one size fits all” process due to the differing backgrounds, starting points, capacities and social environment governing each separate individual. No matter how advanced a particular sadhak or practitioner may be, the difficulties are there, whether overt on the surface of the being, or hidden within and constituting an inner struggle.
The power of the Soul. It is the most powerful!rnThe brain is a mere organ of the body. It is like a machine, which once the body dies, stops operating. The function of the brain ends there; and the body is discarded. rnIt is due to the presence of the Soul that one knows all that is happening in the brain, in the mind, in every part of the body. The brain works continuously, based on our past karmic account. Whatever thoughts we have formed in our past life, these thoughts a
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The time has come for our world to envision the end of war… war has become antiquated. Here is what we need to do: 1 - Whenever we have a difference of opinion we will sit down and talk things out and come to agreements which are beneficial to both parties. 2 - We will abide by arbitration and know that the highest law of the land is love. If the final outcome is not loving and kind to both parties… we have to rework the whole process.
It’s so easy to see everything with a bias… so let’s use that bias in a good way and start seeing everything with a bias of love. 1 - You can see volcanos as bad and destructive… or you can see them as changing the appearance of this planet in a good way seeding elements that start life. 2 - You can see storms as bad and destructive… or you can see new beginnings that take place whenever a storm comes by and washes away all the old and new plants take hold and a new beginning takes over.
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“Seek thou to know that from which these creatures are born, whereby being born they live and to which they go hence and enter again; for that is the Ete al.” Thus goes the teaching of Varuna to his son Bhrigu in the Taittiriya Upanishad (translation by Sri Aurobindo in The Upanishads, pg. 275). We rarely stop and wonder about how it is we exist, and for what reason.
We see many examples through time of individuals who began a spiritual quest with good intention and who later came to grief as they got caught up in the snares of what Sri Aurobindo calls the ‘intermediate zone’. When we leave behind the safety and security of the exte al consciousness and its grounded physical reality, and enter into a world filled with vital forces, pressures, inner thoughts and drives, it becomes difficult to sort out what is actually taking place.
It is a quite natural impulse. An individual has an extraordinary, unusual and in some cases, inexplicable experience, outside of his normal realm of experiences. Either through vital enthusiasm, a feeling of ego-aggrandisement due to the extraordinary nature of the experience, or through sense of fear or conce about what the experience is and what significance it has, he wants to communicate it to others. There is a very strong ego-driver that can motivate this need to describe, explain and otherwise take credit for having had the experience.
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Western psychology has investigated the impact of subtle forms of bias on what and how we perceive things, and how we interpret what we perceive. An individual’s cognitive bias subtly influences what he believes has occurred, and various people, witnessing the same event, but coming from different viewpoints, will report out what happened differently, in line with the cognitive filter they have applied.
Soul on its own is strong; infinite strength is an inherent property of our Soul. Yes, itâs a different thing that we are unable to experience its strength today. This is because although the Soul that resides within our body is completely pure and infinitely strong, it is surrounded by thick veils of ignorance and heaps of merit and demerit karma. Itâs a fact that the Soul has never been contaminated by any Merit (Good) or Demerit (Bad) Karmas, but since they cover our S
Have you heard of the 3 letter word which seems exceptionally âImmortal, Impregnable, Infiniteâ, and is living and breathing in every life? Dear readers, if you are thinking about the omniscient and omnipotent âGODâ, then indeed it is quite not the case here, as our beloved Almighty is indecipherable and omni-benevolent, and in every regard incomparable! Then, who is so influential, having the potential to possess these unparalleled virtues and getting our sole attent
To leave the bad and come into good is called religion. And, when on a spiritual journey, we donât go acquiring any good thing, nor do we go changing any bad thing; we directly go for knowing what is reality. And since you are just a young student yet, there cannot be a better age to start this journey! So, wish you good-luck! To Know the Self Is Called Spirituality rnSoul is the real Self; hence, in other words, spirituality means âto know the Soulâ.rnOnce you experien
The 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 an illness, and may just be the feeling or sense the individual receives. This is an early warning signal that something is trying to break through the first line of defense of the body and manifest an illness.
Sri Aurobindo translates Shwetashwatara Upanishad, Chapter Six, Verse 19: “Who hath neither parts nor works, for He is utterly tranquil, faultless, stainless, therefore He is the one great bridge that carrieth us over to Immortality, even as when a fire hath burnt up all its fuel.”
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When we see this beautiful world around us, we often wonder, âWho must have created this world?â We are told âGod created this worldâ. If God is really a creator, just imaginernâ¢How would He have created the world? Would He have toiled like a potter to create one thing after another? rnâ¢And would God be partial? Because He makes one person poor and the other filthy rich in His world.rnâ¢If God is infinite bliss, then why did He fill this world with worries and mi
Sri Aurobindo describes the first step to move from a mental seeking to a living spiritual experience as “the practice of concentration of your consciousness within yourself.” We ask what this means exactly. Some observation of our mental state discloses what we normally consider to be concentration. We focus on solving some issue or problem in our lives, or we focus on some experience, some opportunity, some relationship, some event. In each case, we turn our concentration outwards towards the exte al world and attach our focus to those exte al objects.
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As the seeker begins to shift the consciousness inward, he becomes aware of forces, powers, and realms that are the native venues for our physical, vital and mental energies and activities, as well as existing in and by their own form of reality and under rules that do not necessarily match up with those we believe pertain in our exte al world. The opening to these realms can be extremely disorienting as the individual does not know what they are, what they intend, nor how, indeed, they act.
Happiness, which, once it comes, is not followed by misery again, is called real happiness. rnThe happiness obtained from materialism is very temporary. Also, when things go above normal, material happiness feels like misery. Eg. eating mangoes makes you happy. But if your friend insists you eat 200 mangoes in one go, would you get happiness? No, youâd feel miserable! We all have enjoyed a lot of material happiness in countless of our past lives. We got temporary satisfacti
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There are phenomena that are inexplicable under our normal understanding of life and death. The body dissolves, certainly, and the vital being and mental disperse soon thereafter and return into their native planes. Yet we find that occasionally it seems like a particular understanding or capacity has been continued as if from an earlier life, and we have to explore how this may occur.
Yes, they can.rnWhen others fail to think, say or act in line with what we expect of them, when people do not follow the expected rules, or when one does not conform to the expected ideas in our mind, we often feel slighted or disappointed. We have a lot of expectations from our own self too. And when we are unable to meet those expectations, it causes us emotional distress such as anxiety, stress, frustration, self-judgment, depression. As big our attachment is, that big is
In every living being, there is the element of Soul (Aatma, the real Self), which by nature, is the same for all. However, physically, each is a separate Soul. Gnanis (the Enlightened Ones) beholds the complete Vision of the whole and complete, independent Absolute Soul (Parmatma) that resides in each and every being. rnSo come, letâs understand the facts by seeing through their vision.... Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an Enlightened being, explains: rnBy nature every Soul is s
Yes, karma definitely exists! And each one of us continues to experience its presence in every moment of our life. Whatever we are experiencing in our life today is nothing but the result of our past life karma. Someday, if the soup served to us happens to have extra salt in it, that too is because of our past karma; and if weâve got some really delicious dishes to relish, that too is because of karma only. Even a pickpocket is merely an instrument in the unfolding of our k
The importance of the rule of the 3 Gunas, the qualities of Nature, cannot be over-emphasized. Each of these qualities has both its positive aspects and its downsides, and they are functional in all life. They are continually in fluctuation and intermix with one another to create the events and circumstances that play out in our lives. This remains true even for those who take up the spiritual life. The focus, quality and process of the spiritual practice are all conditioned by the Gunas and their action.
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Stress is a feeling of an emotional or physical tensionrnToday, so many people in this world suffer from high levels of stress. It is said, âStress is our body's reaction to a particular challenge or demand. It can come from any event or thought that makes us feel frustrated, angry or nervous.â Is there a connection between stress-management and Spirituality?rnBoth stress-management and spirituality work in the direction of resolving stress. However, spirituality is far b
It 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 (or even all) human beings are unaware of these things. It could be a frequency or vibration, it could be a scent that emanates, or some other subtle sensory stimuli perceptible to the dog.
Many people may understand the white wine made up of white grapes. But it can be either red or black grapes. The color can be straw-yellow, yellow-green, or yellow-gold it depends on the style of wine. It is produced by the alcoholic fermentation of the non-colored pulp of grapes. It is generally to extract aroma compounds. The variety of white wine comes from a large number of varieties, methods and winemaking, and ratios of residual sugar. White wine is mainly for white gra
We tend to measure success or failure in terms of specific results we see in our relatively short, individual lifetime, based on our preconceived or societally sanctioned ideas about what constitutes success or failure. When it comes to progress in spiritual development, however, this is not necessarily either the correct judgment term (time frame within which something can be evaluated), nor the correct criteria for deciding what constitutes success.
Self-Realization means to realize really âwho am I?â rnReally, âI am a Pure Soul.â But all along, I have believed that, âI am Claudet (you may insert your own name here)â And from this wrong belief, various other wrong beliefs have emerged. However, one day, as I happen to meet Gnani in person, and from Him I seek Self-Realization, with His divine grace, He changes my wrong belief (mithya darshan) to right belief (samyak darshan). And thus I attain Self-Realizatio
In the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna poses the question to Sri Krishna as to how to identify the realised soul, asking how does he act, how does he speak, etc. Sri Krishna responds that it is not through outer action that one can identify the liberated individual, as this is something that can only be understood from the inner state of consciousness of that individual.
People tend to underestimate the risks and difficulties attendant on the practice of yoga, with a focus on the growth of consciousness and transformation of human nature.
As each individual tries to understand his life and purpose, he begins a process of observation, review, and experimentation. At this stage, many seekers have little clue about the path that is best suited for them, and they may try out different approaches. Once a path has been identified, they believe in many cases this is the “best” path and they begin to recommend it to others. It is, however, frequently the case, that what suits one individual will not suit the next one.
Sri Aurobindo starts the review of the Knowledge and the Ignorance by reminding us of the sevenfold principles of existence: “In our scrutiny of the seven principles of existence it was found that they are one in their essential and fundamental reality: for if even the matter of the most material universe is nothing but a status of being of Spirit made an object of sense, evisaged by the Spirit’s own consciousness as the stuff of its forms, much more must the life-force that constitutes itself into forms of Matter, and the mind-consciousness that throws itself out as Life, and the Supermind th
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