Oct. 24, 2024
Faith and Confidence
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Powers Within, Chapter VI Faith, pp. 57-58 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/10/21/faith-and-confidence/
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There are countless stories of
what may be called the placebo
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effect for confidence in action.
Athletes sometimes believe they
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will perform better if they are
wearing a specific shirt or pair
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of socks.
People have their Lucky Charms
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that they believe provide them
success in certain endeavours.
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There are also certain rituals
people carry out with the belief
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that those rituals ensure
success.
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In all these instances, the
faith that the individual placed
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in the item or the action gave
them the confidence to move
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00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,440
forward and carry a positive
energy into their activity.
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The item or act in and of itself
has no actual intrinsic value as
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a success supporter, but it
allowed the mind of the
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individual to believe in
success.
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It was the faith of the
individual that changed his
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mindset and his ability to
overcome obstacles and
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difficulties, the mother
observes.
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Quote Long ago, some people used
to believe that a perforated
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coin.
It was in the days when coins
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were not perforated.
Now we have perforated coins,
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don't we?
Some countries have perforated
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coins, but in those days they
were not perforated.
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And yet sometimes there were
holes in a coin.
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And there was indeed a
superstition like this, that
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when one found a perforated coin
it brought good luck.
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It brought you good luck and
success in what you wanted to
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do.
There was a man working in an
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office whose life was rather
poor and who was not very
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successful.
And one day he found a
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perforated coin.
He put it in his pocket and said
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to himself, Now I am going to
prosper.
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And he was full of hope,
courage, energy, because he knew
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now that I have the coin, I am
sure to succeed.
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And in fact, he went on
prospering, prospering more and
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more.
He earned more and more money.
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He had a better and better
position.
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And people said what a wonderful
man, how well he works, how he
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finds all the solutions to all
problems.
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Indeed, he became a remarkable
man.
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And every morning when he put on
his coat, he felt it like this
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to be sure that his coin was in
his pocket.
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He touched it.
He felt that the coin was there
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and he had confidence.
And then one day he was a little
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curious and said, I'm going to
see my coin.
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Years later, he was having his
breakfast with his wife and
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said, I'm going to see my coin.
His wife told him, why do you
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want to see it?
It's not necessary.
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Yes, yes, let me see my coin.
He took out the little bag in
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which he kept the coin and found
inside a coin which was not
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perforated.
Ah, he said, this is not my
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coin.
What is this?
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Who has changed my coin?
Then his wife told him, Look,
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one day there was some dust on
your coat.
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I shook it off through the
window and the coin fell out.
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I had forgotten that the coin
was there.
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I ran to look for it but didn't
find it.
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Someone had picked it up, so I
thought you would be very
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unhappy and I put another coin
there.
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Laughter only.
He, of course, was confident
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that his coin was there, and
that was enough.
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It is the faith, the trust that
does it.
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You see, the perforated coin
gives you nothing at all.
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You can always try if you have
the confidence it gives you when
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one has confidence.
End Quote reference.
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Shrioro Bindo and the Mother
Powers Within, Chapter 6, Faith,
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pages 57 to 58.
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There are countless stories of
what may be called the placebo
2
00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:09,360
effect for confidence in action.
Athletes sometimes believe they
3
00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:12,920
will perform better if they are
wearing a specific shirt or pair
4
00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:16,360
of socks.
People have their Lucky Charms
5
00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:20,280
that they believe provide them
success in certain endeavours.
6
00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:24,520
There are also certain rituals
people carry out with the belief
7
00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,320
that those rituals ensure
success.
8
00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:32,200
In all these instances, the
faith that the individual placed
9
00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:36,920
in the item or the action gave
them the confidence to move
10
00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,440
forward and carry a positive
energy into their activity.
11
00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:47,040
The item or act in and of itself
has no actual intrinsic value as
12
00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:50,680
a success supporter, but it
allowed the mind of the
13
00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,040
individual to believe in
success.
14
00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:57,000
It was the faith of the
individual that changed his
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00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:01,320
mindset and his ability to
overcome obstacles and
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00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:05,040
difficulties, the mother
observes.
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Quote Long ago, some people used
to believe that a perforated
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00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,400
coin.
It was in the days when coins
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00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:16,000
were not perforated.
Now we have perforated coins,
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00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,360
don't we?
Some countries have perforated
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00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:22,080
coins, but in those days they
were not perforated.
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00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,840
And yet sometimes there were
holes in a coin.
23
00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,440
And there was indeed a
superstition like this, that
24
00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:33,400
when one found a perforated coin
it brought good luck.
25
00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,080
It brought you good luck and
success in what you wanted to
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do.
There was a man working in an
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00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,760
office whose life was rather
poor and who was not very
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00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,000
successful.
And one day he found a
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00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,640
perforated coin.
He put it in his pocket and said
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00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,720
to himself, Now I am going to
prosper.
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00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:58,640
And he was full of hope,
courage, energy, because he knew
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00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,120
now that I have the coin, I am
sure to succeed.
33
00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,920
And in fact, he went on
prospering, prospering more and
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00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,600
more.
He earned more and more money.
35
00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,080
He had a better and better
position.
36
00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:17,520
And people said what a wonderful
man, how well he works, how he
37
00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,240
finds all the solutions to all
problems.
38
00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,840
Indeed, he became a remarkable
man.
39
00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:28,120
And every morning when he put on
his coat, he felt it like this
40
00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,040
to be sure that his coin was in
his pocket.
41
00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,880
He touched it.
He felt that the coin was there
42
00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,960
and he had confidence.
And then one day he was a little
43
00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:42,040
curious and said, I'm going to
see my coin.
44
00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,400
Years later, he was having his
breakfast with his wife and
45
00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:51,440
said, I'm going to see my coin.
His wife told him, why do you
46
00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,520
want to see it?
It's not necessary.
47
00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:58,440
Yes, yes, let me see my coin.
He took out the little bag in
48
00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:03,040
which he kept the coin and found
inside a coin which was not
49
00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,360
perforated.
Ah, he said, this is not my
50
00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:07,520
coin.
What is this?
51
00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:11,800
Who has changed my coin?
Then his wife told him, Look,
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00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,360
one day there was some dust on
your coat.
53
00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,680
I shook it off through the
window and the coin fell out.
54
00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:21,960
I had forgotten that the coin
was there.
55
00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,720
I ran to look for it but didn't
find it.
56
00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,520
Someone had picked it up, so I
thought you would be very
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00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:30,720
unhappy and I put another coin
there.
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Laughter only.
He, of course, was confident
59
00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,760
that his coin was there, and
that was enough.
60
00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,760
It is the faith, the trust that
does it.
61
00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,920
You see, the perforated coin
gives you nothing at all.
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00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:51,000
You can always try if you have
the confidence it gives you when
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00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:55,640
one has confidence.
End Quote reference.
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Shrioro Bindo and the Mother
Powers Within, Chapter 6, Faith,
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pages 57 to 58.