March 15, 2026
Evolutionary Beings and Static Typal Beings in the Universal Manifestation
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Psychic Being — Soul: Its Nature, Mission and Evolution, Section 1 Meaning and Nature of the Psychic Being, pp. 7-8
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As with many words in the
English language, the word soul
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00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:09,080
has various nuanced meanings.
As Srioro Bindo explains,
3
00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:14,120
English as a very fluid language
can at times be very imprecise
4
00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:18,040
in this way.
However, this is just one of the
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00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,640
issues Srioro Bindo takes up
here in the citation below.
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One very interesting aspect is
the implication that the
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evolutionary process takes place
on Earth in an earthly body, and
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the beings that inhabit other
realms, including various gods
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00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:40,520
and demons as we term them, are
typal beings that are not
10
00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,600
subject to evolution in their
native realms.
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00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,720
Rather, if they at some point
determine that they want to
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00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:52,280
participate in the evolutionary
process, they need to take birth
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00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:56,600
in the world and undergo the
processes that pertain here.
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00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,600
Typal beings exist in their own
native worlds and act within the
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00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,840
framework of those worlds.
They tend to be static and do
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00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,640
not change over time.
Depending on their ability to
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00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:15,040
communicate into our world, they
may influence action here and
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even manifest some form here in
order to do that, including
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through what is called
possession of a living being.
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00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,760
We may understand the concept
from the unrelated world of
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00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:33,240
video games which use NPCS, non
player characters to influence
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00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:35,080
the action and direction of the
game.
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00:01:35,960 --> 00:01:39,960
Those NPCS do not undergo the
kind of changes that the players
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00:01:39,960 --> 00:01:43,840
experience.
Similarly, whether we turn them
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00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:49,360
gods, angels, demons, asuras,
rakshasas or vital beings of
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00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:54,280
some sort, we can experience
their impact while they remain
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00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:58,920
unchanged in their character and
nature in our own world and
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00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:02,360
lives.
The unique difference between an
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00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:06,120
evolutionary being and a non
evolutionary being turns out to
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00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:10,840
be the existence of the soul and
the development of the soul
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00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:16,040
individuality in the form of the
psychic being which carries the
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00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:20,960
evolutionary growth from life to
life as universal manifestation
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00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:25,760
unfolds and develops, Sriorvindo
writes.
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00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,800
Quote.
The word soul has various
35
00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,720
meanings according to the
context.
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00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,800
It may mean the Purusha
supporting the formation of
37
00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:39,520
prakruti, which we call a being,
though the proper word would be
38
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rather a becoming.
It may mean, on the other hand,
39
00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:47,000
specifically the psychic being
in an evolutionary creature like
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man.
It may mean the spark of the
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00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:54,320
divine, which has been put into
matter by the descent of the
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divine into the material world
and which upholds all evolving
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00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:03,880
formation.
Here there is and can be no
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00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:07,080
psychic being in a non
evolutionary creature like the
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Asura.
There can be none in a God who
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00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,600
does not need one for his
existence.
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00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:17,240
But what the God has is a
perusha and a procrity or energy
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of nature of that perusha.
If any being of the typo worlds
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00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:27,120
wants to evolve, he has to come
down to earth and take a human
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00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:30,240
body and accept to share in the
evolution.
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00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,360
It is because they do not want
to do this that the vital beings
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00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:38,680
try to possess men so that they
may enjoy the materialities of
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00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:43,360
physical life without having the
burden of the evolution or the
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00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,200
process of conversion in which
it culminates.
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End Quote.
Reference.
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00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:53,080
Trior, Obinda and the Mother.
The psychic being, soul, its
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00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:56,560
nature, mission and evolution.
Section 1.
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00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,400
Meaning and Nature of the
Psychic Being, pages 7 to 8.
00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:04,800
As with many words in the
English language, the word soul
2
00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:09,080
has various nuanced meanings.
As Srioro Bindo explains,
3
00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:14,120
English as a very fluid language
can at times be very imprecise
4
00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:18,040
in this way.
However, this is just one of the
5
00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,640
issues Srioro Bindo takes up
here in the citation below.
6
00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,480
One very interesting aspect is
the implication that the
7
00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:31,600
evolutionary process takes place
on Earth in an earthly body, and
8
00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:35,840
the beings that inhabit other
realms, including various gods
9
00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:40,520
and demons as we term them, are
typal beings that are not
10
00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,600
subject to evolution in their
native realms.
11
00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,720
Rather, if they at some point
determine that they want to
12
00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:52,280
participate in the evolutionary
process, they need to take birth
13
00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:56,600
in the world and undergo the
processes that pertain here.
14
00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,600
Typal beings exist in their own
native worlds and act within the
15
00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,840
framework of those worlds.
They tend to be static and do
16
00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,640
not change over time.
Depending on their ability to
17
00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:15,040
communicate into our world, they
may influence action here and
18
00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:19,160
even manifest some form here in
order to do that, including
19
00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,400
through what is called
possession of a living being.
20
00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,760
We may understand the concept
from the unrelated world of
21
00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:33,240
video games which use NPCS, non
player characters to influence
22
00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:35,080
the action and direction of the
game.
23
00:01:35,960 --> 00:01:39,960
Those NPCS do not undergo the
kind of changes that the players
24
00:01:39,960 --> 00:01:43,840
experience.
Similarly, whether we turn them
25
00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:49,360
gods, angels, demons, asuras,
rakshasas or vital beings of
26
00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:54,280
some sort, we can experience
their impact while they remain
27
00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:58,920
unchanged in their character and
nature in our own world and
28
00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:02,360
lives.
The unique difference between an
29
00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:06,120
evolutionary being and a non
evolutionary being turns out to
30
00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:10,840
be the existence of the soul and
the development of the soul
31
00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:16,040
individuality in the form of the
psychic being which carries the
32
00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:20,960
evolutionary growth from life to
life as universal manifestation
33
00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:25,760
unfolds and develops, Sriorvindo
writes.
34
00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,800
Quote.
The word soul has various
35
00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,720
meanings according to the
context.
36
00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,800
It may mean the Purusha
supporting the formation of
37
00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:39,520
prakruti, which we call a being,
though the proper word would be
38
00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:43,160
rather a becoming.
It may mean, on the other hand,
39
00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:47,000
specifically the psychic being
in an evolutionary creature like
40
00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,280
man.
It may mean the spark of the
41
00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:54,320
divine, which has been put into
matter by the descent of the
42
00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:59,880
divine into the material world
and which upholds all evolving
43
00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:03,880
formation.
Here there is and can be no
44
00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:07,080
psychic being in a non
evolutionary creature like the
45
00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,200
Asura.
There can be none in a God who
46
00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,600
does not need one for his
existence.
47
00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:17,240
But what the God has is a
perusha and a procrity or energy
48
00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:22,280
of nature of that perusha.
If any being of the typo worlds
49
00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:27,120
wants to evolve, he has to come
down to earth and take a human
50
00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:30,240
body and accept to share in the
evolution.
51
00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,360
It is because they do not want
to do this that the vital beings
52
00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:38,680
try to possess men so that they
may enjoy the materialities of
53
00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:43,360
physical life without having the
burden of the evolution or the
54
00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,200
process of conversion in which
it culminates.
55
00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,400
End Quote.
Reference.
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00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:53,080
Trior, Obinda and the Mother.
The psychic being, soul, its
57
00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:56,560
nature, mission and evolution.
Section 1.
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00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,400
Meaning and Nature of the
Psychic Being, pages 7 to 8.
