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We utilize speech to communicate with other people. Speech however is a translation into vibrational patterns a specific thought content developed with a particular pattern of electrical impulses. When it is effective, the hearer receives the vibrational energy of the speech he has heard, and converts that speech into corresponding electrical impulses in the brain, triggering understanding of the content of the speech.

When we are fixed in the exte al consciousness and perceive things with the exte al senses, we treat material objects as ‘solid’. We do not see that they are actually energy that has been condensed to appear solid to us, while in fact, they are a form of energy. Western scientists, however, for the last 90 to 100 years, at least, have understood that Matter is not ‘real’ and that it is Energy. More recently, scientists are beginning to discover that Energy is actually a form of Consciousness.

There is considerable confusion between the concept of occultism and the idea of the practice of magic (whether considered ‘white’ magic or ‘black’ magic). Occultism essential is the science of dealing with forces subliminal to our outer senses, but nevertheless active and acting upon our being. On the material plane, electricity is essentially an occult force, working unseen but having palpable results of its action. Those who learn how to generate, channel and put electricity to work are essentially practicing occultism on the material plane.

When people become totally immersed in something, they concentrate, naturally, all their energies and focus in that direction, without seeming effort, and experience the joy of the process. We can observe this in children at play. They become the act of play and don’t conce themselves with hunger, thirst, time of day, chores or homework, or anything other than what is occupying them at the moment.

There is a famous story in the Mahabharata which has a profound meaning when it comes to the application of any power of action in the world, including the power to create thought formations. One of the protagonists in the great war that was fought at Kurukshetra was Arjuna. He was the greatest warrior of his time. This story, however, relates to his son Abhimanyu. Arjuna had been teaching Abhimanyu all the various stratagems of warfare but had been unable to fully complete his training.

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People constantly ask whether they should concentrate focused in the heart, between the eyebrows or above the head. The short answer is “yes”. Each centre of concentration relies on a different power of action. In the end, what is more important is the action of concentration itself. An individual will find that one or another of these centres of concentration provides an opening, or a more powerful action, and he will naturally set his focus in that area.

There are countless stories of what may be called the “placebo effect” for confidence in action. Athletes sometimes believe they will perform better if they are wearing a specific shirt or pair of socks. People have their ‘lucky charms’ that they believe provide them success in certain endeavours. There are also certain rituals people carry out with the belief that those rituals ensure success. In all these instances, the faith that the individual placed in the item or the action gave them the confidence to move forward and carry a positive energy into their activity.

In his epic poem Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol, Sri Aurobindo explores the vast field of human consciousness and development. Along the way he provides numerous references to hidden, latent powers within each of us, psychic powers, powers of mind, vital powers and powers of the physical being, powers latent and emergent, powers secret and powers revealed. Here are just a few of the references which can whet our appetite for the exploration of the powers that dwell within our own being, that can be discovered, revealed, released and developed in our lives:

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If we look at the mechanism of pain, we find that wherever there is an injury, disease or stress on a part of the body, a ‘vibration’ starts there, in many cases what medical science would call ‘inflammation’, that triggers a nerve impulse to send the signal to the receptors in the brain, where the impulse is then interpreted and experienced as pain.

It is an obvious fact that as one grows and develops in the spiritual path, the concentration of conscious force, tapasya, will definitely increase not only the spiritual development, but also the powers that the individual has available to accomplish action in his life in the world. In the past, when spirituality was bifurcated from the outer life, seekers were advised not to utilize the various powers that arose.

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Most people have had the experience. They decide to try a new diet or exercise regimen. They stick with it a few days or weeks and then it seems to get overlooked, forgotten or abandoned. Other things got in the way, or else, the impulses caused them to weaken their resolve. How many times people decide to cut out between meal snacks, only to find themselves following the old habit?

As the evolution of consciousness unfolds we see the development and expression of ever-increasing powers of knowledge and action. There are powers of perception, there are powers of thought and reflection, there are powers of vital expression, emotion, and there are physical powers. Because evolution of consciousness is progressive and reveals itself over time, we also find that not all powers reveal themselves at the same time, nor perfectly in all individuals at once.

The ancient sages developed a basic ‘life plan’ for people to be able to pursue in their lives a balanced agenda consisting of Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. Dharma essentially was following the individual life purpose and being true to one’s own life and destiny. Artha was the pursuit of remunerative activities so one could support oneself and others. Kama was the pursuit of pleasure in life. Moksha was the pursuit of liberation from the ties of the exte al life, after having experienced and lived out the other three.

There are any number of ways to develop concentration. Concentration is also developed progressively, such that the power to concentrate increases with practice and continued use. In their writings, both Sri Aurobindo and the Mother describe a number of ways to develop the power of concentration. They leave it to each individual to determine what method or methods work best in any individual case. There is no ‘one size fits all’ form of developing concentration.

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We tend to take the development of life, and mind, for granted. We do not actually reflect on what it takes for them to emerge from Matter. Many believe that somehow various chemical elements in the material world are impacted by the radiation from the sun and through the heat of the core of the planet to modify material substance, recombine chemicals and ‘voila’ life and then mind will emerge!

The terms ‘divine grace’, along with ‘cosmic law’ and ‘divine compassion’, are transcriptions into human terms from our human viewpoint of actions and events that take place from an entirely different level of the divine manifestation and with a viewpoint that far exceeds that of our limited human understanding. For example, we tend to look at the world as some kind of machinery that operates under specific strict rules that we treat as inflexible rules, governed by an all-powerful, all-knowing ruler..

People proudly deny occultism with a laugh and a smirk about how unreal it is, and how people are taken in by the occult sciences. They state their dependence on what is “real” and “solid” and palpable to their senses. Seeing is believing, they say! They frequently pound on the table to prove how “real” what they believe in happens to be. Yet, when given the opportunity to objectify what they do in their lives, they reveal that they too are practitioners of occult arts, things that are not so palpable or ‘solid’ as they profess in their attempt to minimize the value of occultism.

A woman recounted her experience of living in a small intentional community during her 20’s. The community arranged to get broken bags of cement from a nearby production facility at no charge. She was tasked with driving a van, loading up the 40# bags, and bringing them back to the location where they were unloaded and stored for later use building a wall. She was a petite woman 5’2″ and 108 pounds at the time. She did this work for some months, eventually moving hundreds of sacks. Looking back, she indicated that while she carried out the task, she struggled with it.

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We tend to accept the limitations of the sense organs and the mind as if they are axioms, unable to be altered. We accept that blind people cannot see and that deaf people cannot hear. We believe we cannot interact using the mind alone to communicate or to experience things at a distance. We tend to believe that the limits of our sense organs are fixed and anything outside their normal range is simply imperceptible to us.

We tend to interpret events from our own ego-standpoint as to whether they are “good” or “bad” without reflecting on or considering how they relate to a larger picture and longer perspective. This means we judge circumstances as if they occur by ‘chance’ and we evaluate these things with the concepts of “good luck” and “bad luck”. All of this, however, is both inaccurate and extremely misleading.

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For the most part, people live on the surface of their being, and do not see into the occult or hidden beings and forces that exist and act upon them, unseen, invisible and essentially unregarded. Many things that occur in the world are hard to explain without an understanding of the occult forces at work. Western medicine made a great progress when it finally opened up to the action of invisible entities and forces that are causative factors in disease.

Many people hold the idea that science is ‘fact based’ and focused on the exte al world solely, while the artistic focus is based in the use of imagination and is not as tied to exte al facts. The difference, however, is not necessarily one of a lack of imagination by those with a scientific bent, but a different direction of focus of concentration. Some of the greatest scientists, in fact, have extolled the power of imagination as being more important than systematic intellectual pursuit of knowledge.

We many times fail to recognise the extent of the impact that the mind, and the vital nature, have on the body, its health and its capacities for growth, resilience and development. The mind-body connection is starting to come into focus, however. When the mind sends repeated ‘suggestions’ to the body it impacts the response of the body. It can send positive affirmative messages and the body will respond with a renewed vigor, energy and resilience. Or it can send negative messages, which then increase the body’s sense of helplessness, victimization and failure.

“By askesis do thou seek to know the Ete al, for concentration in thought is the Ete al.” Thus spoke Varuna to Bhrigu in the Taittiriya Upanishad [Sri Aurobindo’s translation]. Swami Vivekananda’s lectures on Raja Yoga, expounding the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, with an extensive commentary, are a textbook on developing the science of concentration and the benefits of such development. For those who eventually recognise the chaotic and undisciplined state of the mental space, the practice of Raja Yoga can be a tremendous benefit.

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A devotee residing at Sri Aurobindo Ashram some years ago tried an experiment which he reported. For a specific time period he determined not to speak. He did not do this in an indiscriminate way, however. He implemented this experiment by avoiding all social speech whatsoever, but agreed to speak as necessary for the work role he had been assigned. He carried a pad of paper and pen with him to let those who addressed him know about the discipline he was undertaking during that time.

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The well-known actress Shirley Maclaine described in her book Out on a Limb (and included in the film version under the same name) her experiences with various psychic mediums who were able to actually relate to her details from her life that were not possibly known by them. She began from a skeptical mindset, normal for the modern Western mentality, but soon became aware that there were indeed individuals who could sense, experience and describe events in her life that had not been publicized and which were private occurrences in nature.

Physical forces take physical forms. Vital forces take vital forms. Even though they may act upon the physical existence of the being, they are not physical forces. Similarly, mental forces take mental forms on the mental plane. Once again, they may act upon vital forces and physical forces, but they are based in the mental plane. The physical world operates within what we call the geosphere (comprising the land mass), the hydrosphere (comprising the water element on earth and the atmosphere (comprising the air element).

The power of visualisation has been recognised as an aid in healing from illness, in excelling in sports, and in helping an individual achieve results in the exte al world. The spiritual seeker also can put this power to work to achieve results in the inner world. Practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism are trained on how to utilize visualisation in their spiritual practice and considerable focus is placed upon the techniques involved.

The genius of the Rishis of ancient India was their ability to focus on the essential core of knowledge, will and existence. They reminded us that we can obtain many forms and types of knowledge, but each of these is but a fragment, an isolated fact or event, if we have not identified that central Knowledge which, being known, all is known. Similarly, when we focus our will on an aim, it should be to reach that central status that represents the core of our existence. Young Bhrigu, in the Taittiriya Upanishad, asks his father and preceptor to teach him the Ete al.

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Each part of the being has its own form of endurance. Endurance is essential for any true and lasting development. Change tends to be mostly incremental. When it comes more rapidly it is usually accompanied by major disruptions to the status quo. In either case, one form of endurance, or another, is required.

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The mind has a tremendous power to influence the physical body, for good or ill. In some cases, mental ideas can lead to extraordinary imbalances in the body, which can lead to weakness, illness and even the death of the body. Many times we will push the body beyond its limits without conce for the effect this will have, or even, how we go about doing this. We also can put the body into extremely precarious situations with extremes of environment that can tax the body’s resources.

When an individual undertakes tapasya, the concentration of conscious force, in any manner, it is certain that the results will bring about new powers for that individual, whether an accentuation of powers that the individual already possessed and exercised to some degree, or the development and expression of new powers that were latent but not actively present, for that individual. The concentration may be in the physical realm, the vital realm, the mental realm, the psychic and spiritual realm, and the impact may manifest powers at any level of the being.

If we reflect on our own efforts to change things in our lives, whether a resolution to follow a diet, exercise regularly, create a work-rest balance, spend more time with our families, or carry out some effort in our religious or spiritual focus, we will quickly see that our resolve does not always get carried out in our lives. We berate ourselves for lack of will power, without fully working out why that seems to be the case that we cannot follow through. We feel compelled in many cases to do things that are self-defeating. Of course, will-power can be practiced, strengthened and developed.

We try to control or dominate other people generally through various methods. It is customary in many cultures to subject children to strict discipline and education so that they do things the way the parents or educators like, or they get subjected to some kind of punishment, whether it be corporal, emotional, or vital; or else, get rewarded for doing what is expected. This is a form of “operant conditioning” as described in the Western psychological literature. What this does NOT accomplish, however, is the true mastery over the impulses, feelings, etc.

The human propensity to set up ‘either/or’ scenarios leads us to believe that we either have to focus on ‘perfection’ or ‘speed’ in the things we do. This is actually a false choice because it leaves out the factor of concentration which can accomplish actions with speed while not sacrificing accuracy.

What is the will of the Divine, and how can we know it? The usual answer is some prescription from one religion or another with a doctrine supported by that religious persuasion as being the correct interpretation. In some cases, the Divine Will seems thereby to be in conflict from one religion to another, and we thus set up the battles that have led to more death and suffering in the world than virtually any other cause. The Crusades, the Holy Inquisition are a few examples of men interpreting the Divine Will to support their own ideology.