June 22, 2024
How To Deal With Vampirism When Confronted With It
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When an individual is confronted
with a possible or likely case
2
00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,600
of vampirism, several questions
arise.
3
00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:14,200
The 1st is how the individual
can be safe from the negative
4
00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,760
effects of such activity
impacting them or their family,
5
00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:23,880
friends or associates directly.
The 2nd is the possibility and
6
00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:27,480
likelihood of being able to
transform or change them.
7
00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:31,920
In other words, defense and
offense if you will.
8
00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,440
We see quite regularly, on an
interpersonal level, not
9
00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,680
connected to the extreme
circumstances associated with
10
00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:45,920
vampirism, the idea arise that
we can change another individual
11
00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,280
and overcome their weaknesses or
bad habits.
12
00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,120
Frequently this occurs in
relation to a relationship that
13
00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:58,040
leads to a marriage.
There is a connection, a strong
14
00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:02,200
connection, there are some bad
habits, and one individual
15
00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:06,120
believes that through marriage
they can exercise an influence
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00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:11,560
to change that behavior.
It rarely, if ever, works out
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that way.
Eventually, one must either
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recognize the truth of the
situation and accept that person
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for who he or she is, or else an
inevitable break up tends to
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00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:29,200
occur.
If we apply this same view to a
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circumstance where one is
connected in some form to a
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vampiristic being, we can see
that the hope for overcoming
23
00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,240
that behavior is generally
misplaced.
24
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Thus, the best course for most
people is to break off the
25
00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:48,240
connection rather than pursue a
fruitless effort that leads to
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even further entanglement,
particularly when one reviews
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the risks and downsides of a
relation with a being intent on
28
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sucking one's vital force to the
point of potential weakness or
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00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:07,320
untimely demise.
It is also important to
30
00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:11,080
recognize that time and energy
invested in such activities
31
00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,840
reduces the opportunity for the
individual to make substantial
32
00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,960
progress in other areas of his
life.
33
00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,880
There are, of course,
individuals who are experienced
34
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and skilled in dealing with all
manner of vital beings and
35
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forces, who recognize the
circumstances, and who are
36
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capable of entering the fray.
For these individuals, the
37
00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,880
question then comes down to
whether this is a mission they
38
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are called to take up.
For most instances, on a
39
00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:48,320
relatively minor level, the
answer is that it is simply not
40
00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:52,880
the best way to focus their
time, energy and action and they
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00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:57,520
need to simply pass by.
In some instances where a
42
00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,880
larger, more powerful entity is
involved who is creating a
43
00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:05,240
massive negative impact, it may
be correct to have that
44
00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:09,840
individual stand up and confront
the being and bring about its
45
00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:14,200
neutralization and destruction.
The battle in this case takes
46
00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:20,640
place in the vital world or
domain, primarily because these
47
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things take place in the vital
world.
48
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There is also the issue of
whether and how a line of
49
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communication has been opened up
to create an opportunity for
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that force to invade and impact
the individual.
51
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The physical body provides a
certain amount of protection,
52
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particularly with respect to
smaller, less powerful entities.
53
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But when we are looking at more
powerful, vital beings, the
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physical body is less able to
provide sufficient support and
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the vital forces are not
forestalled by physical
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distance.
A disciple asks.
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But how is 1 to get such
creatures, that is, vampires,
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out of one's environment when
they are once there?
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The Mother writes quote.
The vital power incarnated in
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these beings is of a very
material kind, and it is
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effective only within a short
distance.
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Ordinarily, if you do not live
in the same house, or if you are
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not in the same company with
them, you do not come within
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their influence.
But if you open some channel of
65
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connection or communication,
through letters, for example,
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then you make possible an
interchange of forces and are
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liable to be influenced by them
even from a far distance.
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The wisest way with these beings
is to cut off all connection and
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have nothing to do with them,
unless indeed you have great
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occult knowledge and power and
have learned how to cover and
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protect yourself.
But even then it is always a
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00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,360
dangerous thing to move about
with them.
73
00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:08,240
To hope to transform them as
some people do, is a vain
74
00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,760
illusion, for they do not want
to be transformed.
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They have no intention of
allowing any transformation, and
76
00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,720
all effort in that direction is
useless.
77
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These beings, when in the human
body, are not often conscious of
78
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what they really are.
Sometimes they have a vague
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feeling that they are not quite
human in the ordinary way, but
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still there are cases where they
are conscious and very
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conscious.
Not only do they know that they
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do not belong to humanity, but
they know what they are, act in
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00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:49,680
that knowledge, and deliberately
pursue their ends.
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The beings of the vital world
are powerful by their very
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nature.
When to their power they add
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knowledge, they become doubly
dangerous.
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There's nothing to be done with
these creatures.
88
00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,120
You should avoid having any
dealings with them unless you
89
00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,240
have the power to crush and
destroy them.
90
00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:12,080
If you are forced into contact
with them, beware of the spell
91
00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:15,640
they can cast.
These vital beings, when they
92
00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:19,800
manifest on the physical plane,
have always a great hypnotic
93
00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,960
power, for the centre of their
consciousness is in the vital
94
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world and not in the material,
and they are not veiled and
95
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dwarfed by the material
consciousness as human beings
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are.
End Quote Reference Sri
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Aurobindo and the Mother, The
Hidden Forces of Life, Chapter
98
00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:44,480
5, Occult Forces, pages 121 to
123.
00:00:01,760 --> 00:00:06,360
When an individual is confronted
with a possible or likely case
2
00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,600
of vampirism, several questions
arise.
3
00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:14,200
The 1st is how the individual
can be safe from the negative
4
00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,760
effects of such activity
impacting them or their family,
5
00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:23,880
friends or associates directly.
The 2nd is the possibility and
6
00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:27,480
likelihood of being able to
transform or change them.
7
00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:31,920
In other words, defense and
offense if you will.
8
00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,440
We see quite regularly, on an
interpersonal level, not
9
00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,680
connected to the extreme
circumstances associated with
10
00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:45,920
vampirism, the idea arise that
we can change another individual
11
00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,280
and overcome their weaknesses or
bad habits.
12
00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,120
Frequently this occurs in
relation to a relationship that
13
00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:58,040
leads to a marriage.
There is a connection, a strong
14
00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:02,200
connection, there are some bad
habits, and one individual
15
00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:06,120
believes that through marriage
they can exercise an influence
16
00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:11,560
to change that behavior.
It rarely, if ever, works out
17
00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,760
that way.
Eventually, one must either
18
00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,960
recognize the truth of the
situation and accept that person
19
00:01:18,960 --> 00:01:25,040
for who he or she is, or else an
inevitable break up tends to
20
00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:29,200
occur.
If we apply this same view to a
21
00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,160
circumstance where one is
connected in some form to a
22
00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:36,560
vampiristic being, we can see
that the hope for overcoming
23
00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,240
that behavior is generally
misplaced.
24
00:01:39,960 --> 00:01:44,480
Thus, the best course for most
people is to break off the
25
00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:48,240
connection rather than pursue a
fruitless effort that leads to
26
00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:52,960
even further entanglement,
particularly when one reviews
27
00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:57,600
the risks and downsides of a
relation with a being intent on
28
00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:03,160
sucking one's vital force to the
point of potential weakness or
29
00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:07,320
untimely demise.
It is also important to
30
00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:11,080
recognize that time and energy
invested in such activities
31
00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,840
reduces the opportunity for the
individual to make substantial
32
00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,960
progress in other areas of his
life.
33
00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,880
There are, of course,
individuals who are experienced
34
00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,520
and skilled in dealing with all
manner of vital beings and
35
00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:32,040
forces, who recognize the
circumstances, and who are
36
00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:37,080
capable of entering the fray.
For these individuals, the
37
00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,880
question then comes down to
whether this is a mission they
38
00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:44,160
are called to take up.
For most instances, on a
39
00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:48,320
relatively minor level, the
answer is that it is simply not
40
00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:52,880
the best way to focus their
time, energy and action and they
41
00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:57,520
need to simply pass by.
In some instances where a
42
00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,880
larger, more powerful entity is
involved who is creating a
43
00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:05,240
massive negative impact, it may
be correct to have that
44
00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:09,840
individual stand up and confront
the being and bring about its
45
00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:14,200
neutralization and destruction.
The battle in this case takes
46
00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:20,640
place in the vital world or
domain, primarily because these
47
00:03:20,640 --> 00:03:22,440
things take place in the vital
world.
48
00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,120
There is also the issue of
whether and how a line of
49
00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:29,920
communication has been opened up
to create an opportunity for
50
00:03:29,920 --> 00:03:33,360
that force to invade and impact
the individual.
51
00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,400
The physical body provides a
certain amount of protection,
52
00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,880
particularly with respect to
smaller, less powerful entities.
53
00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:46,720
But when we are looking at more
powerful, vital beings, the
54
00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:51,360
physical body is less able to
provide sufficient support and
55
00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:55,280
the vital forces are not
forestalled by physical
56
00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:59,240
distance.
A disciple asks.
57
00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:04,040
But how is 1 to get such
creatures, that is, vampires,
58
00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,560
out of one's environment when
they are once there?
59
00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:13,760
The Mother writes quote.
The vital power incarnated in
60
00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,480
these beings is of a very
material kind, and it is
61
00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:20,040
effective only within a short
distance.
62
00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:25,240
Ordinarily, if you do not live
in the same house, or if you are
63
00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:29,000
not in the same company with
them, you do not come within
64
00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,600
their influence.
But if you open some channel of
65
00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:36,400
connection or communication,
through letters, for example,
66
00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:40,560
then you make possible an
interchange of forces and are
67
00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,200
liable to be influenced by them
even from a far distance.
68
00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:49,040
The wisest way with these beings
is to cut off all connection and
69
00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:52,840
have nothing to do with them,
unless indeed you have great
70
00:04:52,840 --> 00:04:56,760
occult knowledge and power and
have learned how to cover and
71
00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:01,040
protect yourself.
But even then it is always a
72
00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,360
dangerous thing to move about
with them.
73
00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:08,240
To hope to transform them as
some people do, is a vain
74
00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,760
illusion, for they do not want
to be transformed.
75
00:05:12,280 --> 00:05:17,480
They have no intention of
allowing any transformation, and
76
00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,720
all effort in that direction is
useless.
77
00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:25,720
These beings, when in the human
body, are not often conscious of
78
00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:29,040
what they really are.
Sometimes they have a vague
79
00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:34,280
feeling that they are not quite
human in the ordinary way, but
80
00:05:34,280 --> 00:05:37,800
still there are cases where they
are conscious and very
81
00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,960
conscious.
Not only do they know that they
82
00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:46,120
do not belong to humanity, but
they know what they are, act in
83
00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:49,680
that knowledge, and deliberately
pursue their ends.
84
00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,240
The beings of the vital world
are powerful by their very
85
00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,320
nature.
When to their power they add
86
00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,280
knowledge, they become doubly
dangerous.
87
00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,360
There's nothing to be done with
these creatures.
88
00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,120
You should avoid having any
dealings with them unless you
89
00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,240
have the power to crush and
destroy them.
90
00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:12,080
If you are forced into contact
with them, beware of the spell
91
00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:15,640
they can cast.
These vital beings, when they
92
00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:19,800
manifest on the physical plane,
have always a great hypnotic
93
00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,960
power, for the centre of their
consciousness is in the vital
94
00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:28,040
world and not in the material,
and they are not veiled and
95
00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:32,360
dwarfed by the material
consciousness as human beings
96
00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:37,080
are.
End Quote Reference Sri
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00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:40,360
Aurobindo and the Mother, The
Hidden Forces of Life, Chapter
98
00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:44,480
5, Occult Forces, pages 121 to
123.