Higher Mind

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If we reflect for a moment on
the shift from one evolutionary

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principle of Consciousness to
another, we can see a shift of

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standpoint as well as a
difference in the mechanism of

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operation.
Those beings were primarily

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based in the vital nature, tend
to react based on principles of

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fear and greed, desire and
avoidance without substantial

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planning or mental eye.
Ideation taking place.

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A shift from the mental
standpoint to that of the

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spiritual standpoint is what we
would expect.

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If there is a full manifestation
of the spiritual powers of

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Consciousness.
This process, however, is not

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something that tends to take
place permanently all at once.

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There's an interim stage where
there are openings glimpses

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insights, but the basic
principle of Consciousness

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remains rooted in the mental.
Process.

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Mind Games, a certain amount of
reflected light and power, but

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nevertheless Remains the mind.
There are also openings where

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either the Consciousness Rises
to a new level for some period

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of time and experience, or some
temporary status before falling

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back into the mental view or
where insights intuitions new

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brilliant ideas, penetrate into
the Mind from above.

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Giving the individual certain
new forms of understanding and

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action.
But nevertheless based in mental

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action to translate the light
into suitable mental forms.

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If we start from the higher
Realms of spiritual vision,

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Insight, knowledge and power.
We can see that those who

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approach those Realms invariably
refer to them, as having a

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Brilliance of light that they
cannot face.

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Directly the issue upanishad
refers to the face of Truth,

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being covered by a brilliant
golden lid.

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The intervening steps.
Represent.

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Something of a Step Down
Transformer, that allows the

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secret to gain.
Some experience of these higher

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forces within the limitations of
what he can absorb and

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assimilate.
Thus one can see, a being who

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has a brilliant mind.
Someone who gets intuitive

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insights, who may have visions
that represent progress in a

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certain direction but who then
work out the understanding and

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expression in mental terms, the
first step above the normal.

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Mental power is called the
higher Mind by SRI aurobindo.

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He has distinguished various
steps by their characteristics.

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And their ability to operate,
either through the mind or in

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some way, go beyond the mind to
a new form of consciousness.

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SRI aurobindo writes, quote, I
mean, by the higher mind of

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first plane of spiritual
consciousness where one becomes

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constantly and closely aware of
the self, the one everywhere and

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knows and sees things have
bitch, ually with that

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awareness, but it is still very
much on the Mind level, although

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highly spiritual in its
essential substance.

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And it's instrumentation is
through an elevated thought

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power.
And comprehensive mental site,

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not illumined by any of the
intenser upper lights.

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But as if in a large strong and
clear daylight, it acts as an

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intermediate State between the
truth light above, and the human

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mind communicating the higher
knowledge in a form that the

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Mind intensified Broadened made
spiritually, Supple can receive

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without being blinded or dazzled
by a truth Beyond it.

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And quote, reference SRI
aurobindo in the mother, our

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many selves practical yogic
psychology introduction, SRI

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aurobindo on our many shelves,
planes and parts of the being

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page, Roman 28.