Sept. 16, 2024
Mental Formations Can Be Enhanced and Empowered by Vital Force of Desire
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Powers Within, Chapter II Power of Thought, pp. 16-17 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/09/11/mental-formations-can-be-enhanced-and-empowered-by-vital-force-of-desire/
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1
00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:05,120
For those who can see vital
energies and auras, the driving
2
00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:09,560
forces of any individual are
quite easy to observe. 1 can
3
00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,800
observe this frequently in
nightclubs where sexual energies
4
00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,840
are high, and those with
particularly powerful formations
5
00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:21,440
in this direction can be seen
virtually radiating or oozing
6
00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,720
sexual energy.
They choose their intended
7
00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:29,200
partner and direct their energy
there and more often than not,
8
00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:33,720
there is a response and the two
meet and carry out their desired
9
00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:37,520
activity.
Several devotees actually
10
00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,880
reported a circumstance they
witnessed individually and later
11
00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:45,240
discussed with each other.
There was a group of people and
12
00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,560
one individual was taking on the
role of the guru for these
13
00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,640
people.
One individual had resisted the
14
00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:55,160
control and pressure being
exerted and declared that he
15
00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,480
would depart the group.
This went against the well
16
00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:02,520
developed desire formation of
the guru who brought everyone
17
00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:08,280
together and proceeded to rant
angrily about being betrayed and
18
00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:12,640
continuing to pressure everyone
to exert pure influence and
19
00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:16,160
breakdown the resistance of the
individual who was planning to
20
00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:20,120
depart.
This resistant individual and
21
00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:24,720
one other in the group reported
seeing a dark entity emerge from
22
00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:29,160
the face of the guru figure and
emanate out into the room.
23
00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:34,280
The atmosphere became filled
with the aggressive dark desire
24
00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:39,440
filled entity filled with greed,
lust and seeking for power.
25
00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,800
As it was clearly a very well
developed formation that was now
26
00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,440
coming forward under the
impulsion of the frustrated
27
00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:53,040
desire of the guru, it is quite
easy to observe something
28
00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,600
similar in demagogues who are
hungry for power and control.
29
00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:02,000
The formations they express are
not only very well developmental
30
00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,880
formations, but they are tied to
a strong vital force of desire
31
00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,919
that tries to overwhelm those
who come under their influence.
32
00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,840
The speeches of Adolf Hitler and
others with a similar presence
33
00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,880
and desire reveal this to
dispassionate observers of
34
00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,880
history.
What seems like almost
35
00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:27,200
hysterical ranting is the vital
entity or entities breaking
36
00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:31,920
forth to penetrate the
protective vital screen or aura
37
00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:36,680
of the listeners in the crowd.
There are other ways one can
38
00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:41,240
experience these desire bodies
of formations, not just through
39
00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:45,520
the visual sense.
Some people who are especially
40
00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,960
quiet inwardly can enter a room
and can sense through a feeling
41
00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,800
of sorts the desires playing
from each individual in the
42
00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:57,680
room.
In some cases they see a desire
43
00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,560
they recognize rising up within
themselves, and with that
44
00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:06,440
observation they can then direct
their attention to the source of
45
00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:11,720
the vibration causing it, and
thus identify the source of the
46
00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,440
desire formation the mother
observes.
47
00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:20,160
Quote people who have desires
add to the mental formation a
48
00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:24,760
kind of small envelope, a vital
shell, which gives it a still
49
00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,880
greater reality.
These people are usually
50
00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:31,440
surrounded by a number of tiny
entities which are their own
51
00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,920
formations, their own mental
formations, clothed with vital
52
00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:40,920
force, which come all the time
to strike them, to try to make
53
00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:44,760
them realize materially the
formations they have made.
54
00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,760
You have perhaps read the books
of Morris Magre.
55
00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,760
There are some in the library.
He describes this.
56
00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:58,960
He had come here, Morris Magre,
and we spoke, and he told me
57
00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,440
that he had always noticed, he
was highly sensitive.
58
00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:06,640
He has always noticed that
people who have sexual desires
59
00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:11,160
are surrounded by a kind of
small swarm of entities who are
60
00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:15,480
somewhat viscous and rather
ugly, and which torment them
61
00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,279
constantly, awakening desire in
them.
62
00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,480
He said he had seen this around
certain people.
63
00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,640
It was like being surrounded by
a swarm of mosquitoes.
64
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Yes, but it is more gross and
much uglier still, and it is
65
00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:35,640
viscous, It is horrible, and it
turns round and round the person
66
00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:39,960
and gives him no peace, and it
awakens in him the desire that
67
00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:43,440
has formed these entities, and
they feast upon it.
68
00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:47,480
It is their food.
This is absolutely true.
69
00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,200
His observation was quite
correct.
70
00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:54,160
His vision was very true.
It is like that.
71
00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,520
But everyone carries around
himself the atmosphere of his
72
00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:02,080
own desires.
So you don't at all require that
73
00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:06,040
people should tell you anything.
You have only to look, and you
74
00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,040
see around them exactly the
state they are in.
75
00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:13,640
They may want to give themselves
the airs of angels or Saints,
76
00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,640
but they can't deceive you
because that thing is there
77
00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:23,400
turning around them.
So just imagine, Mother points
78
00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,080
to all those seated in front of
her.
79
00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:30,120
You see what you are like.
How many of you there, all of
80
00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,040
you here?
And each one has his own little
81
00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:37,080
world in this way of mental
formations, of which some are
82
00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:41,640
clothed in vital substance.
And all these crawl together,
83
00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,960
mix with each other, knock
against each other.
84
00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:49,600
There is a struggle to see which
is the strongest, which tries to
85
00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,520
realize itself.
And all this creates an
86
00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:59,400
atmosphere indeed.
End Quote Reference Shrioro
87
00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,880
Bindu and the Mother Powers
within, Chapter 2.
88
00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:06,680
Power of Thought, pages 16 to
17.
00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:05,120
For those who can see vital
energies and auras, the driving
2
00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:09,560
forces of any individual are
quite easy to observe. 1 can
3
00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,800
observe this frequently in
nightclubs where sexual energies
4
00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,840
are high, and those with
particularly powerful formations
5
00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:21,440
in this direction can be seen
virtually radiating or oozing
6
00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,720
sexual energy.
They choose their intended
7
00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:29,200
partner and direct their energy
there and more often than not,
8
00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:33,720
there is a response and the two
meet and carry out their desired
9
00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:37,520
activity.
Several devotees actually
10
00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,880
reported a circumstance they
witnessed individually and later
11
00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:45,240
discussed with each other.
There was a group of people and
12
00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,560
one individual was taking on the
role of the guru for these
13
00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,640
people.
One individual had resisted the
14
00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:55,160
control and pressure being
exerted and declared that he
15
00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,480
would depart the group.
This went against the well
16
00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:02,520
developed desire formation of
the guru who brought everyone
17
00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:08,280
together and proceeded to rant
angrily about being betrayed and
18
00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:12,640
continuing to pressure everyone
to exert pure influence and
19
00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:16,160
breakdown the resistance of the
individual who was planning to
20
00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:20,120
depart.
This resistant individual and
21
00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:24,720
one other in the group reported
seeing a dark entity emerge from
22
00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:29,160
the face of the guru figure and
emanate out into the room.
23
00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:34,280
The atmosphere became filled
with the aggressive dark desire
24
00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:39,440
filled entity filled with greed,
lust and seeking for power.
25
00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,800
As it was clearly a very well
developed formation that was now
26
00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,440
coming forward under the
impulsion of the frustrated
27
00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:53,040
desire of the guru, it is quite
easy to observe something
28
00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,600
similar in demagogues who are
hungry for power and control.
29
00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:02,000
The formations they express are
not only very well developmental
30
00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,880
formations, but they are tied to
a strong vital force of desire
31
00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,919
that tries to overwhelm those
who come under their influence.
32
00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,840
The speeches of Adolf Hitler and
others with a similar presence
33
00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,880
and desire reveal this to
dispassionate observers of
34
00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,880
history.
What seems like almost
35
00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:27,200
hysterical ranting is the vital
entity or entities breaking
36
00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:31,920
forth to penetrate the
protective vital screen or aura
37
00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:36,680
of the listeners in the crowd.
There are other ways one can
38
00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:41,240
experience these desire bodies
of formations, not just through
39
00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:45,520
the visual sense.
Some people who are especially
40
00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,960
quiet inwardly can enter a room
and can sense through a feeling
41
00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,800
of sorts the desires playing
from each individual in the
42
00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:57,680
room.
In some cases they see a desire
43
00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,560
they recognize rising up within
themselves, and with that
44
00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:06,440
observation they can then direct
their attention to the source of
45
00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:11,720
the vibration causing it, and
thus identify the source of the
46
00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,440
desire formation the mother
observes.
47
00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:20,160
Quote people who have desires
add to the mental formation a
48
00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:24,760
kind of small envelope, a vital
shell, which gives it a still
49
00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,880
greater reality.
These people are usually
50
00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:31,440
surrounded by a number of tiny
entities which are their own
51
00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,920
formations, their own mental
formations, clothed with vital
52
00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:40,920
force, which come all the time
to strike them, to try to make
53
00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:44,760
them realize materially the
formations they have made.
54
00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,760
You have perhaps read the books
of Morris Magre.
55
00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,760
There are some in the library.
He describes this.
56
00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:58,960
He had come here, Morris Magre,
and we spoke, and he told me
57
00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,440
that he had always noticed, he
was highly sensitive.
58
00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:06,640
He has always noticed that
people who have sexual desires
59
00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:11,160
are surrounded by a kind of
small swarm of entities who are
60
00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:15,480
somewhat viscous and rather
ugly, and which torment them
61
00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,279
constantly, awakening desire in
them.
62
00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,480
He said he had seen this around
certain people.
63
00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,640
It was like being surrounded by
a swarm of mosquitoes.
64
00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:30,720
Yes, but it is more gross and
much uglier still, and it is
65
00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:35,640
viscous, It is horrible, and it
turns round and round the person
66
00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:39,960
and gives him no peace, and it
awakens in him the desire that
67
00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:43,440
has formed these entities, and
they feast upon it.
68
00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:47,480
It is their food.
This is absolutely true.
69
00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,200
His observation was quite
correct.
70
00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:54,160
His vision was very true.
It is like that.
71
00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,520
But everyone carries around
himself the atmosphere of his
72
00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:02,080
own desires.
So you don't at all require that
73
00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:06,040
people should tell you anything.
You have only to look, and you
74
00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,040
see around them exactly the
state they are in.
75
00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:13,640
They may want to give themselves
the airs of angels or Saints,
76
00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,640
but they can't deceive you
because that thing is there
77
00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:23,400
turning around them.
So just imagine, Mother points
78
00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,080
to all those seated in front of
her.
79
00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:30,120
You see what you are like.
How many of you there, all of
80
00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,040
you here?
And each one has his own little
81
00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:37,080
world in this way of mental
formations, of which some are
82
00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:41,640
clothed in vital substance.
And all these crawl together,
83
00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,960
mix with each other, knock
against each other.
84
00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:49,600
There is a struggle to see which
is the strongest, which tries to
85
00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,520
realize itself.
And all this creates an
86
00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:59,400
atmosphere indeed.
End Quote Reference Shrioro
87
00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,880
Bindu and the Mother Powers
within, Chapter 2.
88
00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:06,680
Power of Thought, pages 16 to
17.
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