Comparing Current General State of Human Consciousness With More Evolved States, Part 3 Dispersed Versus Gathered Consciousness

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Distraction is actually a
symptom of another

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characteristic that of
dispersion of the Consciousness.

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If we take the time to observe
our own sense of awareness, we

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find that it seems to be
primarily on the surface of our

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being receiving sense,
Impressions, reacting to people

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things, events and
circumstances, and otherwise

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busying itself, with all the
details of The external life

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from time to time.
We may experience a centered in

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drawn state of awareness, where
we feel ourselves to be

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self-contained so to speak and
thus at peace.

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We may also meet people from
time to time who seem to have a

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powerful presence without,
however, any overt action on

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their part.
We feel the concentrated nature

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of their being This is different
from those who actively assert

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their power and situations and
who try to control or overwhelm

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others through active
intervention in the

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relationship.
On the contrary those who are

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simply present with a powerful
sense of a Consciousness that is

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alert gathered and grounded,
exert a subtle influence on

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their surroundings without
trying Dr. Dalal observes, quote

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associated with distraction is
another characteristic of the

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normal State of Consciousness.
Alluded to, in the passage, just

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quoted above namely dispersion.
In the normal State

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Consciousness is scattered.
So to speak in The Superficial

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parts and movements of the being
physical vital, and mental, As

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the mother observes quote, one
throws oneself out all the time

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all the time, when lives as it
were outside oneself in such a

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superficial Sensation that it is
almost as though, one were

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outside oneself.
As soon as one wants even to

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observe oneself a little control
oneself, a little simply know

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what is happening.
When is always obliged to draw

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back or pull towards oneself.
To pull inward something, which

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is constantly like that on the
surface.

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And it is this surface thing
which meets all external

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contacts puts you in touch with
similar vibrations coming from

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others.
That happens almost outside you.

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That is the constant dispersal
of the ordinary Consciousness

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and quote Doctrine Dalal
concludes quote, the dispersed

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nature of the normally pervading
Consciousness stands in sharp

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contrast to the in gathered and
collected nature.

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The deeper Consciousness and
quote reference SRI aurobindo

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and the mother growing within
the psychology of inner

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development.
Introduction Pages Romans 6 to

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