April 2, 2024
Habitual Responses and the Process of Auto-Suggestion Arising from the Action of the Subconscious Level
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch. 2 Hidden Forces Within, pp. 37-38 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/03/30/habitual-responses-and-the-process-of-auto-suggestion-arising-from-the-action-of-the-subconscious-level/
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1
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There is a complex interaction
between the external mind, life,
2
00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,800
body complex and the
subconscious level of our
3
00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:12,400
existence.
As we experience various things
4
00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:16,360
in our lives, including illness,
accidents or various
5
00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:21,000
circumstances, our mind tries to
build a pattern of recognition
6
00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,240
and develops a memory.
These things then fall into the
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00:00:25,240 --> 00:00:29,160
subconscious level where they
remain until a similar
8
00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:35,280
situation, circumstance, time
frame cycle occurs to trigger
9
00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,400
that memory and that recognized
pattern.
10
00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,280
This then becomes conscious to
our waking awareness as
11
00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:46,200
something of an auto suggestion
that makes us aware of the
12
00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:51,080
pattern and preconditions our
mind to accept the situation.
13
00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:55,440
Due to the habitual pattern that
we have now recognized, we
14
00:00:55,440 --> 00:01:00,360
therefore tend to accept as a
sort of fate or destiny that
15
00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,760
certain things will reoccur at
particular times of the year.
16
00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:08,360
For instance, seasonal illnesses
or allergic reactions are
17
00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,160
strengthened through the
subconscious reinforcement of
18
00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:15,680
the suggestion, as the pathway
and acceptance of the vibration
19
00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:21,360
opens up under this pressure.
This patterning and auto
20
00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:25,480
suggestion works not only for
things such as illnesses or
21
00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:30,800
allergies, but for all kinds of
responses such as a recognized
22
00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:35,040
propensity for courtship and
mating in the spring, a type of
23
00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:39,080
hibernation effect in cold
regions during the winter, the
24
00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:44,160
habit of midday rest in tropical
climates, and the effect of
25
00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,960
physical training regimens to
create habitual patterns of
26
00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:52,800
response without active mental
intervention to specific types
27
00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:58,520
of situations such as athletic
competitions or within the
28
00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,400
framework of a military training
and deployment.
29
00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,920
This type of auto suggestion
also creates built in patterns
30
00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:10,919
of fear or anxiety in certain
situations and creates deep
31
00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:16,000
rooted prejudice that results in
actions and motivations that may
32
00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:20,240
be seen as misogynistic or
racist in nature.
33
00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,800
A disciple asks Mother, there
are people who suffer from
34
00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:27,880
certain illnesses year after
year.
35
00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:32,640
We know now if we observe this
illness, we see that it comes at
36
00:02:32,640 --> 00:02:36,640
a particular time of the year
and this goes on the next year
37
00:02:36,640 --> 00:02:38,840
also.
And it is like that.
38
00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:43,800
But the time is fixed.
Then what is the reason and how
39
00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:49,640
can one get rid of this?
The mother responds Quote there
40
00:02:49,640 --> 00:02:52,760
could be many reasons.
It depends on the person you
41
00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:56,360
ask.
If you ask an astrologer, he
42
00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:00,160
will tell you it is the stars.
When the stars come into the
43
00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,800
same position, the same
conditions recur.
44
00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:07,480
Well, this is not so wrong.
It can be like that.
45
00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,400
It can also be the individual's
reaction to certain types of
46
00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:18,080
climate you see, or to the Sun's
position where it may be quite
47
00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:24,080
simply a bad habit.
That's all laughter, and if one
48
00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:27,680
forms, if by chance it has
happened to you twice
49
00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:31,880
consecutively, then you form.
You have a good formation, you
50
00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,480
see, which remains like that
with a gesture in the
51
00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:40,320
subconscious without showing
itself if you don't observe it.
52
00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:45,400
And then just when the time
draws near, quite gently it
53
00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:49,480
pushes up from within and tells
you take care the time is
54
00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,040
coming, the time is coming, the
time is coming.
55
00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,760
So naturally that comes along
too.
56
00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:02,400
Usually these things are like
that, but almost everything that
57
00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:04,480
happens in the physical is like
that.
58
00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,320
The first time it may be quite
simply a concurrence of
59
00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,000
circumstances.
Then the mind intervenes and
60
00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,240
makes a construction.
Now if one accepts the
61
00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,839
construction, one is sure that
it functions with clockwork
62
00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:23,160
precision.
But even if one says, oh
63
00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:29,080
nonsense, it's only an ideal and
does this gestures still.
64
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The idea, instead of going away,
enters inside into the
65
00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,680
subconscious, simply the
subconscious mind.
66
00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:43,400
And there it remains quietly.
And then when the time comes to
67
00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:48,720
manifest itself from inside like
this, it makes a kind of as
68
00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:50,920
though it were tickling the
memory a little.
69
00:04:51,280 --> 00:04:53,360
Nothing more than that.
Just that.
70
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If it rubs the memory just a
little like that, then suddenly
71
00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:04,200
one day you remember why last
year at this time I was ill and
72
00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:08,080
crash.
There it is, It is entered, it
73
00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,720
is entered the zone of the act
of consciousness.
74
00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,360
And a few days later the thing
happens.
75
00:05:15,280 --> 00:05:20,280
End Quote Reference Sri
Aurobindo and the Mother, The
76
00:05:20,280 --> 00:05:27,040
Hidden Forces of Life, Chapter
2, Hidden Forces within pages 37
77
00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:27,880
to 38.
00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:05,320
There is a complex interaction
between the external mind, life,
2
00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,800
body complex and the
subconscious level of our
3
00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:12,400
existence.
As we experience various things
4
00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:16,360
in our lives, including illness,
accidents or various
5
00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:21,000
circumstances, our mind tries to
build a pattern of recognition
6
00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,240
and develops a memory.
These things then fall into the
7
00:00:25,240 --> 00:00:29,160
subconscious level where they
remain until a similar
8
00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:35,280
situation, circumstance, time
frame cycle occurs to trigger
9
00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,400
that memory and that recognized
pattern.
10
00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,280
This then becomes conscious to
our waking awareness as
11
00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:46,200
something of an auto suggestion
that makes us aware of the
12
00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:51,080
pattern and preconditions our
mind to accept the situation.
13
00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:55,440
Due to the habitual pattern that
we have now recognized, we
14
00:00:55,440 --> 00:01:00,360
therefore tend to accept as a
sort of fate or destiny that
15
00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,760
certain things will reoccur at
particular times of the year.
16
00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:08,360
For instance, seasonal illnesses
or allergic reactions are
17
00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,160
strengthened through the
subconscious reinforcement of
18
00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:15,680
the suggestion, as the pathway
and acceptance of the vibration
19
00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:21,360
opens up under this pressure.
This patterning and auto
20
00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:25,480
suggestion works not only for
things such as illnesses or
21
00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:30,800
allergies, but for all kinds of
responses such as a recognized
22
00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:35,040
propensity for courtship and
mating in the spring, a type of
23
00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:39,080
hibernation effect in cold
regions during the winter, the
24
00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:44,160
habit of midday rest in tropical
climates, and the effect of
25
00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,960
physical training regimens to
create habitual patterns of
26
00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:52,800
response without active mental
intervention to specific types
27
00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:58,520
of situations such as athletic
competitions or within the
28
00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,400
framework of a military training
and deployment.
29
00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,920
This type of auto suggestion
also creates built in patterns
30
00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:10,919
of fear or anxiety in certain
situations and creates deep
31
00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:16,000
rooted prejudice that results in
actions and motivations that may
32
00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:20,240
be seen as misogynistic or
racist in nature.
33
00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,800
A disciple asks Mother, there
are people who suffer from
34
00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:27,880
certain illnesses year after
year.
35
00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:32,640
We know now if we observe this
illness, we see that it comes at
36
00:02:32,640 --> 00:02:36,640
a particular time of the year
and this goes on the next year
37
00:02:36,640 --> 00:02:38,840
also.
And it is like that.
38
00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:43,800
But the time is fixed.
Then what is the reason and how
39
00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:49,640
can one get rid of this?
The mother responds Quote there
40
00:02:49,640 --> 00:02:52,760
could be many reasons.
It depends on the person you
41
00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:56,360
ask.
If you ask an astrologer, he
42
00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:00,160
will tell you it is the stars.
When the stars come into the
43
00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,800
same position, the same
conditions recur.
44
00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:07,480
Well, this is not so wrong.
It can be like that.
45
00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,400
It can also be the individual's
reaction to certain types of
46
00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:18,080
climate you see, or to the Sun's
position where it may be quite
47
00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:24,080
simply a bad habit.
That's all laughter, and if one
48
00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:27,680
forms, if by chance it has
happened to you twice
49
00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:31,880
consecutively, then you form.
You have a good formation, you
50
00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,480
see, which remains like that
with a gesture in the
51
00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:40,320
subconscious without showing
itself if you don't observe it.
52
00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:45,400
And then just when the time
draws near, quite gently it
53
00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:49,480
pushes up from within and tells
you take care the time is
54
00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,040
coming, the time is coming, the
time is coming.
55
00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,760
So naturally that comes along
too.
56
00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:02,400
Usually these things are like
that, but almost everything that
57
00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:04,480
happens in the physical is like
that.
58
00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,320
The first time it may be quite
simply a concurrence of
59
00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,000
circumstances.
Then the mind intervenes and
60
00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,240
makes a construction.
Now if one accepts the
61
00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,839
construction, one is sure that
it functions with clockwork
62
00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:23,160
precision.
But even if one says, oh
63
00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:29,080
nonsense, it's only an ideal and
does this gestures still.
64
00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:34,160
The idea, instead of going away,
enters inside into the
65
00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,680
subconscious, simply the
subconscious mind.
66
00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:43,400
And there it remains quietly.
And then when the time comes to
67
00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:48,720
manifest itself from inside like
this, it makes a kind of as
68
00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:50,920
though it were tickling the
memory a little.
69
00:04:51,280 --> 00:04:53,360
Nothing more than that.
Just that.
70
00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:58,120
If it rubs the memory just a
little like that, then suddenly
71
00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:04,200
one day you remember why last
year at this time I was ill and
72
00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:08,080
crash.
There it is, It is entered, it
73
00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,720
is entered the zone of the act
of consciousness.
74
00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,360
And a few days later the thing
happens.
75
00:05:15,280 --> 00:05:20,280
End Quote Reference Sri
Aurobindo and the Mother, The
76
00:05:20,280 --> 00:05:27,040
Hidden Forces of Life, Chapter
2, Hidden Forces within pages 37
77
00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:27,880
to 38.