May 1, 2025
Concentration of Conscious Force Through Work Can Bring Deeper Realisations
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within, Chapter 3, Action and Work, pg. 64This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/04/29/concentration-of-conscious-force-through-work-can-bring-deeper-realisations/
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In the Titiria Upanishad, Sri
Robindo translates the term
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tapasya variously as
concentration in thought or
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concentration of force.
Elsewhere, he aligns the term
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chit shakti as consciousness
force coequal with the
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principles of sat existence and
Ananda Bliss as the supreme
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existence.
Sat Chit Ananda.
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The Upanishad equates this
concentration of conscious
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force, tapasya, as the eternal.
The paths of yoga recognize the
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00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,040
role of tapasya in achieving
realization.
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00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,680
In some cases it comes down to
staring at the flame of a candle
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00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:52,400
until the consciousness breaks
through to the other side into a
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timeless infinite existence.
In other cases it is the
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00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,520
concentration of the mental
force on some object to the
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exclusion of all others, or, as
in the case of samadhi, an
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00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:11,240
unmoving concentration without
any specific external object
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00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:15,600
involved.
It is thus relatively easy to
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understand that when 1 takes up
any work and turns it into a
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form of concentration and one
pointed focus, that it can
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become the means of realization
and thus can engage the
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attention and interest of the
seeker.
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Working with careful attention
to detail, keeping the focus on
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the work in front of 1, without
the mental chatter or vital
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desire nature intervening
creates an atmosphere that is
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conducive to the yogic
realization.
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At the same time, the external
personality also finds a sense
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of accomplishment in carrying
out an action with precision and
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successful implementation.
Fioro Bindo writes quote.
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It depends on a certain
extension and intensifying of
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the consciousness by which all
activity becomes interesting,
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not for itself, but because of
the consciousness put into it
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and through the intensity of the
energy.
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There is a pleasure in the
exercise of the energy and in
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the perfect doing of the work,
whatever the work may be.
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End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
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Mother, Looking from within,
Chapter 3.
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00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,440
Action and Work, page 64.
00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,640
In the Titiria Upanishad, Sri
Robindo translates the term
2
00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:09,560
tapasya variously as
concentration in thought or
3
00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:14,600
concentration of force.
Elsewhere, he aligns the term
4
00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:19,920
chit shakti as consciousness
force coequal with the
5
00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:26,040
principles of sat existence and
Ananda Bliss as the supreme
6
00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,000
existence.
Sat Chit Ananda.
7
00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:33,320
The Upanishad equates this
concentration of conscious
8
00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:40,240
force, tapasya, as the eternal.
The paths of yoga recognize the
9
00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,040
role of tapasya in achieving
realization.
10
00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,680
In some cases it comes down to
staring at the flame of a candle
11
00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:52,400
until the consciousness breaks
through to the other side into a
12
00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:57,320
timeless infinite existence.
In other cases it is the
13
00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,520
concentration of the mental
force on some object to the
14
00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:06,160
exclusion of all others, or, as
in the case of samadhi, an
15
00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:11,240
unmoving concentration without
any specific external object
16
00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:15,600
involved.
It is thus relatively easy to
17
00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:19,920
understand that when 1 takes up
any work and turns it into a
18
00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:24,760
form of concentration and one
pointed focus, that it can
19
00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:29,640
become the means of realization
and thus can engage the
20
00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,360
attention and interest of the
seeker.
21
00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:38,040
Working with careful attention
to detail, keeping the focus on
22
00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:42,280
the work in front of 1, without
the mental chatter or vital
23
00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:46,560
desire nature intervening
creates an atmosphere that is
24
00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,000
conducive to the yogic
realization.
25
00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,680
At the same time, the external
personality also finds a sense
26
00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:59,320
of accomplishment in carrying
out an action with precision and
27
00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:04,240
successful implementation.
Fioro Bindo writes quote.
28
00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,720
It depends on a certain
extension and intensifying of
29
00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:12,240
the consciousness by which all
activity becomes interesting,
30
00:02:12,640 --> 00:02:16,840
not for itself, but because of
the consciousness put into it
31
00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,960
and through the intensity of the
energy.
32
00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,080
There is a pleasure in the
exercise of the energy and in
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00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:28,080
the perfect doing of the work,
whatever the work may be.
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00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:32,520
End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
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00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,560
Mother, Looking from within,
Chapter 3.
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Action and Work, page 64.