Issues in the Establishment of Equanimity and Peace in the Being

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We have long-established
instincts that harken back to

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the Animal Kingdom in what we
may call the fight or flight

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response.
This instinct is deeply embedded

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and lies at the root of one of
the biggest obstacles to

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achieving calm and peace in the
being every impulse we receive

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from outside triggers a
reaction.

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And if it appears at all,
threatening it triggers, this

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virtually automatic process.
There are other reactive

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triggers such as the built-in
neuro chemical transmitters,

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that are evoked when something
is pleasurable or unpleasurable.

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The experience of these
neurochemicals can lead to a

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cycle of Desire, attempting to
recreate the feeling in the

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being, then we add learned
responses that we gain from

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parents, siblings friends, the
societal framework around us.

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Such that certain types of
impulses provoke a response such

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as patriotism, racism.
Misogyny religious bigotry, Etc.

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Many of these are deeply
embedded in the psychology so

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that they take place virtually
without conscious awareness of

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the being when the secret takes
up spiritual practices.

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One of the first things that
needs to be accomplished is

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developing, at least And initial
platform of calm, and peace, and

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from, their systematically
rooting out.

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The reactive nature of the
desire soul and the ego

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personality.
This process is not simple.

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When one realizes that just
suppressing the outer reaction

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does not solve the problem.
A much deeper psychological

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purification and tuning process,
winds up being required.

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It is something that occurs over
time with constant effort,

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instead of being upset about the
lapses as they occur.

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The Seeker should recognize the
time and effort required and

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exercise patience starting with
the first basic establishment of

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equanimity wherever possible and
then reviewing disturbances as

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they arise to understand causes
and potential Solutions.

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SRI aurobindo notes quote to be
calm.

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Undisturbed and quiet is not the
first condition for sadhna, but

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for City it is only a few
people.

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Very few 1234 and 100 sadhaks
who can get it from the first.

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Most have to go through a long
preparation before they can get

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anywhere near it, even
afterwards.

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When they begin to feel the
peace and calm, it takes time to

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establish it.
They swing between peace and

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disturbance for a fairly long
time.

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Until all parts of the nature
have accepted the truth and

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peace and quote, three aurobindo
in the mother reference growing

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with thin the psychology of
inner development, chapter for

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growth of Consciousness.
First steps and Foundation page.

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