A Sudden and Decisive Spiritual Opening Transforms the Individual’s Life When It Takes Place

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Sometimes the spiritual opening
comes in what appears to be a

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miraculous fashion and the
direction of the individuals.

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Life takes a major turn.
This goes beyond a brief glimpse

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of the spiritual truth which can
fade and require renewal in

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order for it to stabilize and
solidify the direction.

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Such a sudden opening may come
with a near-death experience.

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As there are many instances
where an individual awakes and

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knows that he needs to focus on
the spiritual aspect of life.

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It may, of course happen,
through other means in each

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case, it is clear that much
preparation has taken place

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behind the scenes either in the
current lifetime or in past

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lifetimes.
So that the way forward is

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obvious.
Obstacles may arise but they

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become part of the process of
working through the limitations

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of the body, life mind complex,
and moving the Spiritual

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Development forward to a new
level of realization.

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SRI aurobindo writes, quote, if
the change comes suddenly and

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decisively by an overpowering
influence, there is no further

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essential or lasting difficulty,
the choice follows upon the

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thought or is simultaneous with
it and the self consecration

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follows upon the choice.
The feet are already set upon

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the path, even if they seemed at
first to wander uncertainly.

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And even though the path itself
may be only obscure Lee scene

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and the knowledge of the goal
may be imperfect.

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The secret teacher, the inner
guide is already at work,

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though, he may not yet manifest
himself.

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Or may not yet appear in the
person of his human

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representative.
Whatever difficulties and

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hesitations may ensue.
They cannot eventually Prevail

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against the power of the
experience that has turned the

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current of the life, the call,
once decisive stand.

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The thing that has been born
cannot eventually be stifled

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even if the force of
circumstances, prevents a

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regular Pursuit were a full
practical self.

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Consecration from the first
still, the mind has taken it to

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Bent and persists and returns
with an ever increasing effect

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upon its leading preoccupation.
There's an ineluctable

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Persistence of the inner being
and Against it circumstances are

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in the end powerless and no
weakness in the nature can for

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long.
Be an obstacle and quote

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reference SRI aurobindo and the
mother growing within the

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psychology of inner development.
Chapter 2 Awakening of

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Consciousness page 18.