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Yes, it can be done... through right understanding! rnThe Enlightened One, while providing us this understanding, says: rn“Failures come in almost everyone’s life. There are speed-breakers on road, aren’t they? Seeing them, one doesn’t stop there, they pass over it and move ahead.” He too has faced a lot of difficulties in his life. So how did he react to those circumstances? He reveals:rn“With Gnan (right knowledge), inside there remains Samadhi (bliss), and outs

The Vedic Rishis described a change in conscious awareness as representing satyam, rtam, brihat, the truth, the right, the vast. It is difficult for most people living in the modern world to gain a conception of the vastness of existence. We may know intellectually that the universe is large, we may know that the world, from our individual perspective is large, but the sense of infinity, the sense of unending wideness is missing as we remain circumscribed by the limits of our daily life and the frenetic pace of interaction that occurs within that life.

When we reflect on the individuation process for which the ego-consciousness is the instrument of Nature, we oftentimes go to the extreme of believing that we are totally separate, independent and free of outside influence. We believe that our individuality is a wall of separation that keeps us safe and free. This viewpoint however is a mistaken one.

There are several points worth considering with respect to utilizing imagination and some of the unanticipated issues that are based primarily in the lag between formulation and accomplishment of the imagined form. Visualization and use of the imagination can act to turn a vague idea or sense into something that can realize itself in action. Every thought form moves out into the world and tries to effectuate itself. If it is weak and transient, the impact may be slight.

There is an ‘innocence’ of the instinctive vital nature. It acts according to its impulses, habits, instincts, without interference of any mental considerations, whether termed self-dealing, planning, calculation, conscience or ethical and moral constraints. The famous example is that the tiger kills its prey out of its instinctive need to satisfy its hunger and its nature as a predatory animal. It does not kill for ‘fun’ or for ‘recognition’ or for some sense of superiority, all of which are motives that arise within the context of human action. The child shares this innocence as it does not

We generally fail to recognise how much we tend to take on the coloration of the thoughts and feelings of those around us. Just as a chameleon will adapt its body color to blend into its physical environment, we tend to adapt our ideas, opinions, and feelings to match up with those with whom we associate. Even if we tend to take issue with certain things, we frequently remain quiet in the presence of those who would disagree with us, while becoming vocally active in the presence of those who would agree.

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In a chapter titled ‘Knowledge by Identity and Separative Knowledge’ in The Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo describes true knowledge as coming through identity, where the knower and the object of knowledge are one and unified. This occurs through the direct relation of the soul with the Divine in a state of oneness.

As long as an individual lives ‘aimlessly’, without recognising a higher purpose in life, there is no way to appreciate and measure the actions of the exte al nature with respect to any variance from that aim or purpose. The aim or purpose comes with the identification with the soul, the psychic being, which is connected to the divine spiritual being that is One and which is manifesting in the universal creation through all the individual points of reference that we consider to be individual beings.

We generally live, most of the time, within a framework of the ego-consciousness. We look at and experience our lives from this standpoint, and it places limitations on our understanding and our response to circumstances. Those who are called to yoga and spiritual development practices in general have traditionally focused on one or the other of two primary realisations. On the one side, there is the attempt to shift the standpoint from the ego-consciousness to the divine standpoint, through realisation of the Self which is a portion of the Divine.

The normal mental process begins relatively simply. We hear something and accept it in our minds, and eventually we repeat the thought to others and thus, a thought-form moves through the mental atmosphere and touches many minds. Teilhard de Chardin referred to the mental force permeating the world as a noosphere, and like the atmosphere, it girdles the earth and carries mental energies as forces which act upon those who are able to receive these thought forms.

Sri Aurobindo makes an important point. Various aspects of reports about subtle senses and supraphysical realities as they impact our exte al world, have been documented, and in some cases, extensively studied and verified. Once we accept the fact that there is a real and solid basis for these experiences that we can validate, it provides at least circumstantial support to the idea that, by extension, those experiences outside our range of perception also have a similar validity. This is not to say that every report and every experience is absolutely true and correct in every detail.

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The individual drops of water that make up the ocean do not determine the movement or action of the ocean. They are carried along and partake of the larger forces that act upon and through the ocean. The are a small pinpoint ‘nexus’ of the ocean action but not the motive or driving force. Similarly, human individuals are not the motive or driving force of action, but are more the ‘nexus’ of action of larger universal forces that manifest themselves through all of the individual body-life-mind complex individuals that together make up our human race.

As long as we live within a certain frame of understanding, we cannot truly understand who or what we are, or why we do what we do, as we are bound by the limitations of that frame. Thus, as we are born in a particular culture, or a particular society, or a particular religious persuasion, or social setting, we tend to take on the habits, predilections, customs, and traits that pertain within that frame.

Individuals become famous as great philanthropists. Some pledge their wealth to a great cause, such as solving the climate crisis, others undertake to build hospitals or feed large numbers of people. These individuals are looked up to and used as examples of selfless individuals. Yet, a deeper examination generally finds that in most cases there is a vital motivation that prods the individual into this line of action and takes advantage of it for some form of vital fulfillment or satisfaction.

Contagion is the transmission of something, whether physical, vital or mental energy/vibration, from one entity or being to another. On the physical plane, contagion is usually understood to be transmitted through the use of a physical medium, such as a ‘germ’, whether we call it a bacteria, or a virus, an amoeba or a spore. Whatever means of transmission occurs on the physical plan, the action communicates the power to develop a vibrational pattern in the target similar to that active in the original host. Thus, we see diseases take hold of individuals as a result of such transmissions.

Sri Aurobindo has indicated that the evolution of consciousness is carried out by the gradual and mostly unconscious action of the divine intention withi Nature. At the stage of the human being, however, it becomes possible for the individual to “speed up” the slow action of Nature through focus and participation through the practice of conscious Yoga.

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If all of us stop being materialistic, things will run beautifully and the world will become a much better place to live in!rn rnOne generally runs after materialistic objects with an intention that by doing so, I will fetch happiness for me and my loved ones. But does that happen? Those who have worldly comforts, they are preoccupied in looking for more; and those who do not have it, they are intently occupied in acquiring things. All are in the worship of ‘highly transien

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When we look at the immensity of the evolutionary crisis, and the failure of “tried and true” solutions that have been put forward through history, it is easy to become discouraged and pessimistic about the possibility of survival. The solution proposed, a radical transformation of human life and nature based on the emergence of the spiritual self, seems difficult, if not impossible to achieve.

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Human interactions, human relationships have both a surface meaning and a subtle hidden energetic action. One of the most powerful vital energies in human life is sexual relations. By examining how this force operates, both overtly and on the occult levels, we can quickly see the mechanism that takes place with all vital forces at work in human affairs.

We live in a world filled with contradictions, a world of dualities. We accept the premise that we cannot have light without dark, pleasure without pain, joy without sorrow. This appears to be the nature of the world, and it seems like an irrefutable concept. Yet, we can in fact conceive of the idea that there could be endless light, without darkness, and that there are potentially worlds or planes where this actually is the case. We can also conceive of a time in the future of our world where this may arise, even if the physical organisation continues to manifest both light and dark. The fact

We can understand the role of genetic predispositions in the formation of the physical body. The transmission of physical characteristics from generation to generation, the blending of dominant and recessive genetic traits and the atavistic background that led to the status of the genetic material at the time of conception are relatively well-recognised processes nowadays.

Our educational systems focus on training of the body, the life-force and the mind, essentially fixating the individual on the life in the exte al world and his role in that world. He is trained on social expectations and customs, and the use of the tools of mind, life and body in the pursuit of the successful achievement of the goals that the society presents to its members. Very little, if any, attention is paid to helping the individual to understand any deeper significance to his life, to find out why he even exists, what his deeper purpose may be and how to understand the larger universe

The raw power generated by an electricity power plant is far greater than any single house can sustain. Thus, the utility company utilizes step-down transformers to systematically bring the power down to a level that the homes and the wiring to the homes can sustain. A similar principle is at work with regard to the universal forces and the ability of any individual to receive and hold those forces. This is the reason that much of the work done in any yogic practice is to prepare the being to receive and utilize the force that descends.

Most of us are wedded to the sense that enjoyment of life and richness of experience are inseparably linked to the play of the dualities. We believe and find our satisfaction in the mixture of darkness and light, joy and pain, beauty and ugliness, and the challenges attendant on meeting and overcoming the difficulties that arise. We frequently express the sentiment that life in “heaven” may be “dull” because it does not have any of these challenges or the play of the dualities.

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When people take up the practice of meditation, they generally do not know much about it. They follow a set of guidelines on ‘how to meditate’ and just let things happen. The result is very much dependent, then, on their state of conscious awareness, and their focus of attention. Meditation is not a state that just allows anything to come with no form or purpose. Rather, for it to accomplish its purpose, meditation needs a concentration, an object of meditation.

The mind is the characteristic power exercised by the human race. While the higher reasoning and abstract mind is somewhat limited in its action across the broad spectrum of human individuals, the basic mental powers are widespread, providing the capability to review, categorize and classify, and decide. What we do not generally recognize is how much the mind is under the influence or control of the vital nature and even the status of the physical body, although modern science has begun to acknowledge and recognise the mind-body connection.

Recently the question arose about how and in what form the witness consciousness survives death. This is not a question for either philosophical reasoning or religious dogma. Regardless of the opinion that these general approaches put forth, it is between the individual soul, as a unique expression of the Divine in the universal manifestation and the Divine in its totality and reality. Direct knowledge, gained through personal experience, is realistically the only way to go beyond the adoption and recitation of opinions. We can use the authority of a sage or seer, based on their experience, to

We can identify the direction of the evolutionary development of the universe towards the expression of free will, despite the fact that at our current state we can recognise that there is apparently very little free will operative in our actions. In the physical world, Matter operates under seemingly fixed laws which provide Matter no choice or decision about how it will react under a variety of pressures or circumstances. As the vital force evolves, we continue to see operative laws, but also, an increasing sense of freedom that allows some variation in the result in individual cases.

When the seeker first becomes aware of the practice of separating the witness consciousness from the active exte al nature, he may naturally take his stance in the mental awareness and begin to observe his actions and reactions from the mental standpoint. This generally yields some kind of analytical process and inner dialogue, similar to what an individual may do in watching a motion picture and commenting on the actions of the characters and the story line that is unfolding.

“The integral yoga, which involves a deep understanding of the normal psychology of the human being, as well as the impact of the descent of the higher spiritual force to manifest the Divine Will in the manifestation, has to develop its own terminology and specific definitions so as to ensure clear communication and understanding. One such instance of this is distinguishing between ‘will’ and ‘willing’. Will, as a concept, is reserved for the expression of the higher intention in the manifestation.

The gross physical forms result from the subtler levels that are either the immediate, effective means, or the causal level that has formulated the result. If we look at the construction of a bridge, or a building, we see that first there is an idea that develops. The idea turns into a formulated mental process of design, then there is an organisational phase whereby the various designed elements are acquired, what happens next is a step-by-step process to bring the design into being. Eventually the building or bridge results.

An incident was observed and reported by several people which illustrates how mental formations can create entities on the vital plane which become visible to those who have eyes to see. The incident occurred in 1981 in Califo ia. An individual had come to the West and took the role of a guru and had assembled a number of people around him, young people who aspired for guidance in yoga. He fell under the spell of sexual desire and a desire to control and master others, and the control of money. Power, wealth and sex, the three strong forces of vital desire had taken hold of him.

There are many things in the world which we know exist, not because we can directly perceive them, but because we can experience their effects. Thus, we cannot see ‘gravity’ but we know it exists. We cannot see radiation, but again, we know it exists. As we continue to develop powers of the vital and mental planes we begin to recognise that there are many pressures, of feelings, of emotions, of thought, of will-power which are not perceptible directly, but which we understand by their impact on us.

The individual is not an island unto himself; he is part of a series of larger groupings, such as family, clubs, teams, tribes, school classes, corporate entities, community, states and nations, religion, etc. The collective energetic expression of each of these groupings develops a way of life for both the individual and the group.

As the seeker becomes more and more conscious he may experience reflections of his past actions which, in retrospect, were incorrect, inaccurate or false. This frequently brings feelings of regret and soul-searching. This is however an over-reaction to an increasing sense of awareness. It is good to appreciate, through the examination of past actions, those that were supportive of the aspiration and those that were not, particularly if this review helps refine the judgment of the seeker to avoid repeating mistakes of the past.

As long as we remain rooted in the exte al surface consciousness and ego-personality, we are firmly bound by the determinism of Nature. Nature, whether on the physical, vital or mental level, operates under its own ‘laws’ of action. The more dense the expression of consciousness is, the more ‘fixed’ those laws become. Thus, Matter has what appear to be fixed and unalterable laws that govern the way that Matter acts in the universal creation.

One of the most common understandings we have of the journey towards moksha (the ultimate liberation from cycle of birth and death), is that one must leave everything behind and live a life of renunciation. Well, such an understanding is not altogether wrong, and renunciation is an important, if not inevitable part of this great journey. But there are many ways of looking at renunciation, and it is indeed possible to reach moksha even while continuing to live the daily existe

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Beings of the vital worlds in many cases interact with and act upon the material world in which we live and act as embodied beings. What is the attraction? Vital beings generally crave energy, excitement, novelty, the ‘food’ of their existence. If they are seeking to harvest such energy from human beings, they look for individuals who can provide them sustenance with less cost and risk, as do predatory species we see in the world.

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An individual is living out his life, following his career, pursuing education, enjoying himself, raising a family, pursuing a hobby. All quite normal things. For most people, this is the frame within which his life carries on, and he experiences the joys and sorrows, the pains and the pleasures, the victories and the defeats that life doles out to him.

We observe everywhere that Nature has a development cycle, with focus of attention on what needs to take place at each stage of that cycle, rather than simply jumping ahead to an 'end result' of the development. Thus, we see that plants undergo a stage of sprouting from seed, and the first focus is on putting out a root system and leaves, then stems and trunks, more leaves, and eventually they come to a stage of flowering and bearing of fruit, which then leads to a new seed generation and repeat of the cycle.