Feb. 11, 2025
Introduction to Looking from Within: A Seeker's Guide to Attitudes for Mastery and Inner Growth
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How do we look at our lives?
Do we find any meaning or
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purpose in living?
Or are we just here to live a
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material existence, enjoy
ourselves as much as possible,
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try to avoid suffering and
eventually die without much
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pain?
Many people do not take the
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opportunity to shift their
perspective on life and this
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then represents the frame within
which they exist.
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They live in the external world
without much reflection.
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Yet there are individuals who,
through 1 cause or another,
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often through traumatic
incidents that turn their gaze
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inwards and upwards, take up
what is known as the spiritual
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quest.
They shift their gaze inwards to
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seek out the true centre of
their existence, and they shift
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their gaze upwards to understand
the greater purposes and
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significance of the creation
within which they exist and
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participate.
This spiritual turn reverses the
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entire way they look at life and
provides an existential purpose
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00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:18,400
that motivates them to explore
inner space and undertake what
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Trioro Bindo has named the
Adventure of Consciousness and
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Joy.
The present book is a
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compilation by Doctor AS Dalal
from the writings of Sri
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Orabindo and the Mother, along
with a page by page commentary,
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reaction, response to their
statements on a number of
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subjects, including how we view
our lives and circumstances, our
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insight into ourselves and
others, our relationship to the
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external world and our action in
that world, how we deal with
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difficulties that arise, and
various ways we can approach the
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challenges of life and growth
and the significance and purpose
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of our existence.
Reference Sri or Obindo and the
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Mother looking from within.
Introduction.
00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:04,560
How do we look at our lives?
Do we find any meaning or
2
00:00:04,560 --> 00:00:08,480
purpose in living?
Or are we just here to live a
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00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:12,800
material existence, enjoy
ourselves as much as possible,
4
00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:17,200
try to avoid suffering and
eventually die without much
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00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:20,640
pain?
Many people do not take the
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00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,400
opportunity to shift their
perspective on life and this
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00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,400
then represents the frame within
which they exist.
8
00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:31,960
They live in the external world
without much reflection.
9
00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,840
Yet there are individuals who,
through 1 cause or another,
10
00:00:37,480 --> 00:00:40,600
often through traumatic
incidents that turn their gaze
11
00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:45,760
inwards and upwards, take up
what is known as the spiritual
12
00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,040
quest.
They shift their gaze inwards to
13
00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:53,280
seek out the true centre of
their existence, and they shift
14
00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:57,440
their gaze upwards to understand
the greater purposes and
15
00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:01,600
significance of the creation
within which they exist and
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00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:06,200
participate.
This spiritual turn reverses the
17
00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:12,080
entire way they look at life and
provides an existential purpose
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00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:18,400
that motivates them to explore
inner space and undertake what
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00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,800
Trioro Bindo has named the
Adventure of Consciousness and
20
00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,520
Joy.
The present book is a
21
00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:30,200
compilation by Doctor AS Dalal
from the writings of Sri
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00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:34,720
Orabindo and the Mother, along
with a page by page commentary,
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00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:39,480
reaction, response to their
statements on a number of
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00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:44,640
subjects, including how we view
our lives and circumstances, our
25
00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:48,600
insight into ourselves and
others, our relationship to the
26
00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:52,840
external world and our action in
that world, how we deal with
27
00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:57,160
difficulties that arise, and
various ways we can approach the
28
00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:02,720
challenges of life and growth
and the significance and purpose
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00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:07,480
of our existence.
Reference Sri or Obindo and the
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00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:11,320
Mother looking from within.
Introduction.