Sept. 15, 2024
Mental Formations Are Created All the Time Even Without Our Conscious Recognition of Them and Their Action
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Powers Within, Chapter II Power of Thought, pp. 15-16 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/09/10/mental-formations-are-created-all-the-time-even-without-our-conscious-recognition-of-them-and-their-action/
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An individual in the business of
wholesaling products to stores
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reported the following
phenomenon he had experienced
3
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with one of his wholesale
customers who ran a metaphysical
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00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:17,040
bookshop in Philadelphia, PA for
a number of years.
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He would get a feeling that the
buyer was reaching out to him to
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00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:25,080
place an order and he would
regularly call after that
7
00:00:25,080 --> 00:00:30,080
occurred and be told that she
wanted indeed to place an order,
8
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this one on regularly for some
years.
9
00:00:34,160 --> 00:00:37,840
One time he was travelling in
Europe and got the feeling from
10
00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,680
this customer but could not
respond immediately.
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The feeling repeated itself day
after day during his travels and
12
00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,440
eventually he got a headache
from the intensity of the
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00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,240
pressure.
He tried sending the thought
14
00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,400
back to the buyer that he was
unavailable and would call as
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00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,320
soon as he could, but apparently
this was a one way St. of
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00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:03,560
communication.
After he returned to his office
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00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,880
he called and she was quite
upset with him.
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I've been trying to reach you to
place an order for two weeks now
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but you didn't call.
The individual replied that he
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00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:19,480
had been travelling and could
not contact her, although he
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00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,280
knew she wanted to order and had
tried to let her know using the
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same methods that he would call
when he was back in his office.
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This was in the days before
e-mail, WhatsApp and all these
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other inventions that make such
communication so easy worldwide
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nowadays.
Clearly, the bookstore owner and
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buyer was able to create mental
formations that contacted this
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individual wherever he was in
the world, and she relied so
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heavily on this that she never
reached out to phone her
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supplier.
The mother writes quote.
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But you see, in a smaller
measure and less perfectly, one
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00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,560
is making formations all the
time.
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00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,520
When, for instance, one thinks
of somebody quite powerfully,
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there is a small emanation of
mental substance which
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instantaneously goes to this
person.
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You understand a vibration of
your thought which goes and
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00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,760
touches his, and if he is
receptive, he sees you.
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He sees you and tells you you
came last night to me.
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That's because you made a small
formation and this formation
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went and did its work, which was
to put you into contact with
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this person or else to carry a
message if you had something
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special to tell him.
And that was done.
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This happens constantly, but as
it is quite a constant and
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spontaneous phenomenon and done
in ignorance, 1 is not even
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00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:55,080
aware that one does this, one
does it automatically.
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End Quote.
Reference Srioro Bindu and the
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Mother Powers within, Chapter 2.
Power of Thought, pages 15 to
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16.
00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:05,760
An individual in the business of
wholesaling products to stores
2
00:00:06,520 --> 00:00:09,560
reported the following
phenomenon he had experienced
3
00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:13,200
with one of his wholesale
customers who ran a metaphysical
4
00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:17,040
bookshop in Philadelphia, PA for
a number of years.
5
00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,520
He would get a feeling that the
buyer was reaching out to him to
6
00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:25,080
place an order and he would
regularly call after that
7
00:00:25,080 --> 00:00:30,080
occurred and be told that she
wanted indeed to place an order,
8
00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,400
this one on regularly for some
years.
9
00:00:34,160 --> 00:00:37,840
One time he was travelling in
Europe and got the feeling from
10
00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,680
this customer but could not
respond immediately.
11
00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:46,200
The feeling repeated itself day
after day during his travels and
12
00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,440
eventually he got a headache
from the intensity of the
13
00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,240
pressure.
He tried sending the thought
14
00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,400
back to the buyer that he was
unavailable and would call as
15
00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,320
soon as he could, but apparently
this was a one way St. of
16
00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:03,560
communication.
After he returned to his office
17
00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,880
he called and she was quite
upset with him.
18
00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,960
I've been trying to reach you to
place an order for two weeks now
19
00:01:10,960 --> 00:01:15,040
but you didn't call.
The individual replied that he
20
00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:19,480
had been travelling and could
not contact her, although he
21
00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,280
knew she wanted to order and had
tried to let her know using the
22
00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:27,120
same methods that he would call
when he was back in his office.
23
00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,760
This was in the days before
e-mail, WhatsApp and all these
24
00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:36,080
other inventions that make such
communication so easy worldwide
25
00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:40,120
nowadays.
Clearly, the bookstore owner and
26
00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:44,280
buyer was able to create mental
formations that contacted this
27
00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:49,120
individual wherever he was in
the world, and she relied so
28
00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,920
heavily on this that she never
reached out to phone her
29
00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,560
supplier.
The mother writes quote.
30
00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,200
But you see, in a smaller
measure and less perfectly, one
31
00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,560
is making formations all the
time.
32
00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,520
When, for instance, one thinks
of somebody quite powerfully,
33
00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,200
there is a small emanation of
mental substance which
34
00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,600
instantaneously goes to this
person.
35
00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,600
You understand a vibration of
your thought which goes and
36
00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,760
touches his, and if he is
receptive, he sees you.
37
00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,920
He sees you and tells you you
came last night to me.
38
00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:31,160
That's because you made a small
formation and this formation
39
00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,800
went and did its work, which was
to put you into contact with
40
00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,800
this person or else to carry a
message if you had something
41
00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,640
special to tell him.
And that was done.
42
00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,840
This happens constantly, but as
it is quite a constant and
43
00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:51,360
spontaneous phenomenon and done
in ignorance, 1 is not even
44
00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:55,080
aware that one does this, one
does it automatically.
45
00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,560
End Quote.
Reference Srioro Bindu and the
46
00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:05,200
Mother Powers within, Chapter 2.
Power of Thought, pages 15 to
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00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:05,960
16.