A Podcast Featuring Sri Aurobindo Studies
Sept. 30, 2022

Bringing Harmony Between the Inner Psychic Being and the External Nature

Bringing Harmony Between the Inner Psychic Being and the External Nature
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2022/09/26/bringing-harmony-between-the-inner-psychic-being-and-the-external-nature/
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For Sri aurobindo truth of the
spirit is to be lived not

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attained by abandonment of life
in the world.

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He looks at the evolution of
body life in mind as steps along

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the evolutionary process and
each one of them represents an

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important stage in an ongoing
development.

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The action of these instruments
is to be uplifted and perfected

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as new evolutionary Powers enter
into the world.

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The developed human being can
participate consciously in this

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process and thereby Aid in
bringing forth, these new powers

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and transforming the nature and
thereby the life in the world.

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SRI aurobindo, recount, two
primary mechanisms whereby the

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individual aligns himself with
this development.

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The safest and easiest is the
linking of the being with the

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inner psychic entity, the soul
deep, within behind the heart.

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This brings a sense of devotion,
compassion, Goodwill and

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aspiration.
That helps to overcome all

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doubts fears and uncertainties
along the way.

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For some individuals.
However, the path of development

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and linkage lies primarily
through the mental Center, this

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path.
Involves the shifting of the

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standpoint to one of the witness
of the nature and then exerting

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from there, the pressure to
break through the habitual

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patterns of the external being
eventually.

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Either way there must result.
A Harmony between the inner

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being the aspiring soul.
And the outer nature and actions

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so that the outer reflects the
sense of the inner.

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SRI aurobindo observes quote.
the other side of discipline is

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with regard to the activities of
the nature of the mind of the

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LifeCell for Vital of the
physical being, Here, the

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principle is to Accord the
nature with the inner

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realization.
So that one may not be divided

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into two discordant Parts.
They are here several

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disciplines or processes
possible.

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When is to offer all the
activities to the Divine and

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call for the inner guidance, and
the taking up of one's Nature by

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a higher power.
If there is the inward Soul

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opening, if the psychic being
comes forward, then there is no

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great difficulty, there comes
with it, the psychic

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discrimination, a constant
intimation.

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And finally a governance, which
discloses and quietly, and

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patiently removes all
imperfections.

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Brings the right mental and
vital movements and reshapes.

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The physical Consciousness also,
Another method is to stand back

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detached from the movements of
the Mind, life, physical body to

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regard their activities as only
a habitual formation of General

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nature in the individual imposed
on us by past workings.

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Not as any part of our real
being in proportion as one

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succeeds in this becomes
detached sees mind and its

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activities as not oneself.
Life in its activities as not

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oneself, the body and its
activities as not oneself.

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One becomes aware of an inner
being within us.

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Inner mental, inner vital, inner
physical silent.

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Calm Unbound.
Unattached which reflects the

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true self above and can be its
direct representative.

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From this inner silent beam
proceeds and rejection of all

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that is to be rejected and
acceptance, only of what can be

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kept at, transformed an inner
will to Perfection or a call to

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the divine power to do it.
Each step, when it's necessary

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for the change of the nature,
and can also open mind life and

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body to the inmost, psychic
entity and its guiding influence

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where it's direct guidance.
In most cases, these two methods

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emerge in work together and
finally fuse into one, but one

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can begin with either the one
that feels most natural and easy

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to follow.
Finally in all difficulties were

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personal effort is hampered to
help with the teacher can

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intervene and bring about what
is needed for the realization or

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for the immediate step that is
necessary in quote reference SRI

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aurobindo and the mother living
within the yoga approach to

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psychological health and growth
exercises for growth and

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Mastery.
Awakening the inner

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consciousness Pages, 134 to 138.