June 15, 2026
Each Individual Has His Own Unique Relationship With the Divine
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Psychic Being — Soul: Its Nature, Mission and Evolution, Section 3 Growth and Development of the Psychic, pp. 94-96This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/06/13/each-individual-has-his-own-unique-relationship-with-the-divine/
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People who are born into
different cultures and religions
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may have a similar experience,
but they interpret the
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experience through the lens of
their specific background.
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Thus, people who have a specific
spiritual opening may see Jesus
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or the Virgin Mary if they come
from a Christian background,
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while they may see Ram or
Krishna or Lakshmi if they come
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from the background of the
Sonatana Dharma.
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This is a general case, yet with
a more detailed view we can see
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that the experience of each
individual varies based not just
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on cultural or religious
background, but based on their
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own unique evolutionary stage
and the circumstances they
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experience, which brings about
variation around a general theme
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of the larger picture within
which they participate.
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Swami Vivekananda espouse the
view that eventually each
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individual would constitute his
own religion, essentially
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setting forth the underlying
reality of the unique experience
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and significance of each
individual's life and
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development.
People approach the divine
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according to their own
Interstate of receptivity and
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development, even if they
generally follow a particular
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belief system or religious
approach.
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Their own opening and aspiration
creates their own unique
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relationship to the divine.
In the synthesis of yoga, Sri
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Robindo states quote.
The mind's door of entry to the
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conception of Him.
The divine must necessarily vary
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according to the past evolution
and the present nature.
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End Quote.
The Mother clarifies Quote.
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That is the evolution in former
lives and the present nature,
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that is the nature of the
present body, determine one's
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approach to the divine.
We can take a very and over
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simple example.
If one is born in any particular
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religion, quite naturally the
first effort to approach the
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divine will be within that
religion.
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Or else, if in former lives one
has passed through a certain
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number of experiences which
determine the necessity of
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another kind of experiences,
quite naturally one will follow
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the path which leads to those
experiences.
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You see, the life of the psychic
being is made-up of successive
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experiences in successive
physical existences.
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So it may be put a little
childishly or romantically.
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You have a psychic which for
some reason or other has
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incarnated so as to be able to
have all the experiences which
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royalty gives, for instance,
supreme power.
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After it has had its experience,
has had what it wanted, it can,
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before leaving the body, decide
that in the next life it will
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take birth in obscure
conditions, because it needs to
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have experiences which can be
had in a modest condition.
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And with the freedom 1 feels
when he has no responsibilities,
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you see responsibilities like
those the heads of states have,
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for instance.
So quite naturally in its next
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life it will be born in certain
conditions which fulfill its
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need, and it is in accordance
with this experience that it
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will approach the divine.
Then, in addition, it is the
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product of the union of two
physical natures, you know, and
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sometimes of two vital natures.
The result of this is more or
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less a kind of mixture of these
natures, but it brings about a
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tendency, what is called a
character.
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Well, this character will make
it fit for a certain field, a
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certain category of experiences.
So with what has been
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determined, decided in former
lives were in a former life, and
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then the environment in which it
is born, that is, the conditions
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in which its present body has
been formed.
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Its approach to and search for
the Divine will be in accordance
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with a definite line which is
its own and which naturally is
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not at all the same as that of
its neighbor or any other being.
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I said a while ago, each
individual is special
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manifestation in the universe.
Therefore his true path must be
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an absolutely unique path.
There are similarities, there
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resemblances.
There are categories, families,
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churches, ideals also.
That is a certain collective way
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of approaching the Divine, which
creates a kind of church not
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materialized, but in a more
subtle world.
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There are all these things.
But for the details of the path,
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the details of yoga, it will be
different according to each
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individual.
Necessarily and conditioned
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physically by his present bodily
structure, and vitally, mentally
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and psychically, of course, by
former lives.
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End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
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Mother, the psychic being soul,
its nature, Mission and
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evolution.
Section 3.
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Growth and Development of the
Psychic, pages 94 to 96.
00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,640
People who are born into
different cultures and religions
2
00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:07,640
may have a similar experience,
but they interpret the
3
00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:11,280
experience through the lens of
their specific background.
4
00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:17,040
Thus, people who have a specific
spiritual opening may see Jesus
5
00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,640
or the Virgin Mary if they come
from a Christian background,
6
00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:25,680
while they may see Ram or
Krishna or Lakshmi if they come
7
00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,200
from the background of the
Sonatana Dharma.
8
00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:33,680
This is a general case, yet with
a more detailed view we can see
9
00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:38,680
that the experience of each
individual varies based not just
10
00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,480
on cultural or religious
background, but based on their
11
00:00:42,480 --> 00:00:46,600
own unique evolutionary stage
and the circumstances they
12
00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:51,400
experience, which brings about
variation around a general theme
13
00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,200
of the larger picture within
which they participate.
14
00:00:56,240 --> 00:01:00,360
Swami Vivekananda espouse the
view that eventually each
15
00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:04,319
individual would constitute his
own religion, essentially
16
00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:09,240
setting forth the underlying
reality of the unique experience
17
00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:13,320
and significance of each
individual's life and
18
00:01:13,320 --> 00:01:16,920
development.
People approach the divine
19
00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,720
according to their own
Interstate of receptivity and
20
00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:24,000
development, even if they
generally follow a particular
21
00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,360
belief system or religious
approach.
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Their own opening and aspiration
creates their own unique
23
00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:37,280
relationship to the divine.
In the synthesis of yoga, Sri
24
00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:41,920
Robindo states quote.
The mind's door of entry to the
25
00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:46,080
conception of Him.
The divine must necessarily vary
26
00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,880
according to the past evolution
and the present nature.
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End Quote.
The Mother clarifies Quote.
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That is the evolution in former
lives and the present nature,
29
00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,920
that is the nature of the
present body, determine one's
30
00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:08,759
approach to the divine.
We can take a very and over
31
00:02:08,759 --> 00:02:13,040
simple example.
If one is born in any particular
32
00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:17,000
religion, quite naturally the
first effort to approach the
33
00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,440
divine will be within that
religion.
34
00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:25,000
Or else, if in former lives one
has passed through a certain
35
00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:29,640
number of experiences which
determine the necessity of
36
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another kind of experiences,
quite naturally one will follow
37
00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,640
the path which leads to those
experiences.
38
00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:43,120
You see, the life of the psychic
being is made-up of successive
39
00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:47,160
experiences in successive
physical existences.
40
00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:52,160
So it may be put a little
childishly or romantically.
41
00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,360
You have a psychic which for
some reason or other has
42
00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:00,120
incarnated so as to be able to
have all the experiences which
43
00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,520
royalty gives, for instance,
supreme power.
44
00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:09,600
After it has had its experience,
has had what it wanted, it can,
45
00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,600
before leaving the body, decide
that in the next life it will
46
00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,080
take birth in obscure
conditions, because it needs to
47
00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:21,640
have experiences which can be
had in a modest condition.
48
00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:26,480
And with the freedom 1 feels
when he has no responsibilities,
49
00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:31,200
you see responsibilities like
those the heads of states have,
50
00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:35,440
for instance.
So quite naturally in its next
51
00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,800
life it will be born in certain
conditions which fulfill its
52
00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:43,560
need, and it is in accordance
with this experience that it
53
00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:48,360
will approach the divine.
Then, in addition, it is the
54
00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:52,120
product of the union of two
physical natures, you know, and
55
00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:56,240
sometimes of two vital natures.
The result of this is more or
56
00:03:56,240 --> 00:04:00,600
less a kind of mixture of these
natures, but it brings about a
57
00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,560
tendency, what is called a
character.
58
00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:08,440
Well, this character will make
it fit for a certain field, a
59
00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:13,880
certain category of experiences.
So with what has been
60
00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:19,279
determined, decided in former
lives were in a former life, and
61
00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:24,080
then the environment in which it
is born, that is, the conditions
62
00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:26,360
in which its present body has
been formed.
63
00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:31,920
Its approach to and search for
the Divine will be in accordance
64
00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:36,640
with a definite line which is
its own and which naturally is
65
00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:41,480
not at all the same as that of
its neighbor or any other being.
66
00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:46,000
I said a while ago, each
individual is special
67
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manifestation in the universe.
Therefore his true path must be
68
00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:55,960
an absolutely unique path.
There are similarities, there
69
00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:59,760
resemblances.
There are categories, families,
70
00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:03,640
churches, ideals also.
That is a certain collective way
71
00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:09,160
of approaching the Divine, which
creates a kind of church not
72
00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,920
materialized, but in a more
subtle world.
73
00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:17,200
There are all these things.
But for the details of the path,
74
00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:22,680
the details of yoga, it will be
different according to each
75
00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:26,480
individual.
Necessarily and conditioned
76
00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:31,560
physically by his present bodily
structure, and vitally, mentally
77
00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,880
and psychically, of course, by
former lives.
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00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:39,680
End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
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00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:43,920
Mother, the psychic being soul,
its nature, Mission and
80
00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,240
evolution.
Section 3.
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00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:51,120
Growth and Development of the
Psychic, pages 94 to 96.
