Spiritual Growth Articles

Children frequently have the psychic being in front until it gets covered over by the mental, vital and physical energies as they grow and come under the influence of those around them and the society they live in.

each plane of existence operates under its own mode of action and consciousness and does not depend on the other planes. When they begin to interact in a common environment, they need to be able to communicate and be receptive to one another in order to understand the action

the subtle energy centers or chakras operate outside the 3 spatial dimensions and interact through the operation of consciousness which pervades the entire universal manifestation

there is a substratum of bliss, Ananda, that underlies all existence and is the cause of our ability to live and face suffering and difficulties in our external lives

The heart chakra is a subtle center experienced behind the physical heart and is the seat of the psychic being, the soul in man

The psychic being is the seat of certain particular characteristics. The mind, life-force and body, when receptive, respond to these characteristics to manifest them in their own ways in the external life

when the psychic being begins to influence the external nature, it interacts with the vital being which is under the influence of rajas, with its desires, ambitions and greed. when the experiences recede, it can then fall into tamas, subject to despair, darkness and depression.

Past life memory of the soul and exploring the use of past life regression therapy

Flowers carry and express the psychic presence in the physical plane. Their aspiration towards the light is a physical manifestation of that psychic presence.

Animals have a psychic presence which we can observe and experience

Animals have a psychic presence that can be experienced through regular contact with them.

the transformation from the standpoint of the external ego-personality involves 3 major stages, the psychic transformation, the spiritual transformation and the supramental transformation. The psychic transformation holds the key to the other two stages.

we regularly discard or eliminate details from memory that we store, and the further back we go, the less detailed the record is. This illustrates the issues related to psychic memory stemming from past lives, which carry even less potential detail forward

when we take the standpoint of the ego personality and the external being, we endure suffering. when we shift the standpoint to the psychic being, we have constant peace and serene happiness unconditioned by outer circumstances

as the soul awareness emerges, it slowly begins to provide guidance and direction to the external being Prior to its emergence, it acts from behind with hints and influence on circumstances

The action of the mind, life and body in the external world moves the divine creation's intention forward, while the soul, acting from behind, slowly guides and gains mastery over the external being

inspiration does not come through the normal process and mechanism of mental activity. it comes from another type of consciousness that operates under different conditions than the mind.

One cannot achieve peace or lasting happiness by running away from difficulties in the world, or through any form of distraction or intoxication that dulls the responses. Peace comes through shifting the standpoint to that of the psychic being.

The psychic being has the characteristic of peace and serene happiness. That does not prevent the individual from experiencing difficulties and obstacles in his external life. Those who try to express the true psychic character often are made the object of opposition for upsetting the status quo.

Genius is hidden inside each individual. When the chakras, subtle energy centers open, they bring with the opening new capacities and powers

The psychic being is frequently evident in young children but can be covered over by deformations of the external nature

the nature of truth

If we look at the natural world we see that the underlying quality that drives all life is love. Love is the key to everything that’s alive on the planet from the tiniest of living organisms to the elephant… everything thrives on love in one form or another. Take for instance a giant elephant who is ready to charge. In reality she is only trying to protect her young, and will do so with great ferocity and passion to the point of even giving up her own life. Thus protecting other lives and sacrificing ones own life, to do so is the purest form of love.