March 30, 2026
Occult Knowledge or Perceptions Originate in the Inner Mental, Vital or Physical, Not the Psychic Being
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Psychic Being — Soul: Its Nature, Mission and Evolution, Section 1 Meaning and Nature of the Psychic Being, pp. 17-18This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/03/28/occult-knowledge-or-perceptions-originate-in-the-inner-mental-vital-or-physical-not-the-psychic-being/
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People get intimations,
intuitions, gut instincts, or
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simply a feeling about
something, maybe a form of
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uneasiness or a sense of
expectation, or some pressure or
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new thought process or emotional
reaction.
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Sometimes these things occur
during the waking state, but
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often they come as elements in
dreams or in the twilight state
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between dream and waking.
These things are generally
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subliminal and we experience
them in a somewhat vague or
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indefinite or undefined manner,
despite the confused usage of
10
00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:45,160
the term psychic that lumps all
occult or subliminal activity
11
00:00:45,160 --> 00:00:47,920
into it.
These things are for the most
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00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:52,640
part not actually related to the
soul or psychic being directly,
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00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:58,440
but are sensed by the mental,
vital, or physical being at a
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00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:02,960
subtle inner level.
The psychic being has its own
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00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,960
types of intimations, but these
are not generally directly
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related to the external life,
personality and activities, but
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are more related to what we may
term soul states, which exhibit
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responses such as aspiration,
consecration, devotion, and an
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attraction to those things we
experience in the world that
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have an uplifting and a nobling
effect.
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Those things that express an
inmost truth of existence and
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those things that represent the
highest and best that we can
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aspire for.
Sri Aurobindo notes quote The
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psychic is not above but behind
its seat is behind the heart.
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Its power is not knowledge, but
an essential or spiritual
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feeling.
It has the clearest sense of the
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truth, and a sort of inherent
perception of it, which is of
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the nature of soul perception
and soul feeling.
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It is our inmost being, and
supports all the others, mental,
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00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,560
vital, physical.
But it is also much veiled by
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them and has to act upon them as
an influence rather than by its
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sovereign right of direct
action.
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Its direct action becomes normal
and preponderant only at a high
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stage of development or by yoga.
It is not the psychic being
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which you feel gives you the
intuitions of things to be, or
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00:02:37,640 --> 00:02:40,400
warns you against the results of
certain actions.
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That is some part of the inner
being, sometimes the inner
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mental, sometimes the inner
vital, sometimes it may be the
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inner or subtle physical
purusha.
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The inner being, inner mind,
inner vital, inner or subtle
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physical, knows much that is
unknown to the outer mind, the
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00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:06,920
outer vital, the outer physical,
for it is in a more direct
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contact with the secret forces
of nature.
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The psychic is the inmost being
of all, a perception of truth
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which is inherent in the deepest
substance of the consciousness,
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a sense of the good, true,
beautiful.
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The divine is its privilege.
End Quote Reference Sri Orbindo
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and the Mother, the psychic
being soul, its nature, mission
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and evolution Section 1 Meaning
and Nature of the Psychic Being,
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pages 17 to 18.
00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:06,240
People get intimations,
intuitions, gut instincts, or
2
00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,840
simply a feeling about
something, maybe a form of
3
00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:15,800
uneasiness or a sense of
expectation, or some pressure or
4
00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,280
new thought process or emotional
reaction.
5
00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:23,320
Sometimes these things occur
during the waking state, but
6
00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:27,520
often they come as elements in
dreams or in the twilight state
7
00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:31,600
between dream and waking.
These things are generally
8
00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:35,320
subliminal and we experience
them in a somewhat vague or
9
00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:40,720
indefinite or undefined manner,
despite the confused usage of
10
00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:45,160
the term psychic that lumps all
occult or subliminal activity
11
00:00:45,160 --> 00:00:47,920
into it.
These things are for the most
12
00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:52,640
part not actually related to the
soul or psychic being directly,
13
00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:58,440
but are sensed by the mental,
vital, or physical being at a
14
00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:02,960
subtle inner level.
The psychic being has its own
15
00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,960
types of intimations, but these
are not generally directly
16
00:01:06,960 --> 00:01:12,200
related to the external life,
personality and activities, but
17
00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:16,720
are more related to what we may
term soul states, which exhibit
18
00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:23,400
responses such as aspiration,
consecration, devotion, and an
19
00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:27,120
attraction to those things we
experience in the world that
20
00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,360
have an uplifting and a nobling
effect.
21
00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:35,360
Those things that express an
inmost truth of existence and
22
00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:40,000
those things that represent the
highest and best that we can
23
00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:45,960
aspire for.
Sri Aurobindo notes quote The
24
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psychic is not above but behind
its seat is behind the heart.
25
00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,680
Its power is not knowledge, but
an essential or spiritual
26
00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:59,040
feeling.
It has the clearest sense of the
27
00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,960
truth, and a sort of inherent
perception of it, which is of
28
00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,400
the nature of soul perception
and soul feeling.
29
00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:11,280
It is our inmost being, and
supports all the others, mental,
30
00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,560
vital, physical.
But it is also much veiled by
31
00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:20,720
them and has to act upon them as
an influence rather than by its
32
00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:22,680
sovereign right of direct
action.
33
00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,840
Its direct action becomes normal
and preponderant only at a high
34
00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:32,960
stage of development or by yoga.
It is not the psychic being
35
00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:37,640
which you feel gives you the
intuitions of things to be, or
36
00:02:37,640 --> 00:02:40,400
warns you against the results of
certain actions.
37
00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:45,160
That is some part of the inner
being, sometimes the inner
38
00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:49,880
mental, sometimes the inner
vital, sometimes it may be the
39
00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,040
inner or subtle physical
purusha.
40
00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:58,040
The inner being, inner mind,
inner vital, inner or subtle
41
00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:02,520
physical, knows much that is
unknown to the outer mind, the
42
00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:06,920
outer vital, the outer physical,
for it is in a more direct
43
00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:09,360
contact with the secret forces
of nature.
44
00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:15,680
The psychic is the inmost being
of all, a perception of truth
45
00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,080
which is inherent in the deepest
substance of the consciousness,
46
00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:23,360
a sense of the good, true,
beautiful.
47
00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:31,360
The divine is its privilege.
End Quote Reference Sri Orbindo
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and the Mother, the psychic
being soul, its nature, mission
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and evolution Section 1 Meaning
and Nature of the Psychic Being,
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pages 17 to 18.
