Sept. 1, 2024
One of the Signs of the Coming of the New Subjective Age of Humanity
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Powers Within, Introduction, pg. xiv
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Earlier stages of human
development kept the development
2
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of spiritual focus and occult
powers to small groups of
3
00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:11,920
initiates, people who were
vetted and who in many cases had
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00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:16,360
to undergo special disciplines
and tests to ensure they were
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both worthy and capable of
developing and holding the
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00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,680
powers that would inevitably
develop.
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This brought about an age that
created the teacher student guru
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00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:31,440
shishya relationships and
eventually the development of
9
00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:35,880
ashrams, training institutions
and schools for teaching the
10
00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,160
disciplines and practices to the
selected students.
11
00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,320
In the earliest times, the
relationships were one to one
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00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,720
and a disciple sought out a guru
who could aid in the realization
13
00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:52,120
of their spiritual aspiration.
The teachings were kept as
14
00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:56,000
mysteries and shrouded by
multiple levels of secrecy.
15
00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:01,200
Even the texts were written in a
way so as to present an outer
16
00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:05,160
significance that acted as a
symbolic reference to the
17
00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:09,800
deeper, hidden meaning described
to the initiate but not
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00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:14,840
available to the casual reader.
The Rig Veda as a specific
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00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:19,760
example, was written to have a
dual sense of various terms, an
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00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:24,640
outer term for the uninitiated
and an inner sense for those in
21
00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:28,200
the know.
Riora Bindo detailed this in his
22
00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:32,600
book The Secret of the Veda and
described the doctrine of the
23
00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,520
Mystics in his book Hymns to the
Mystic Fire.
24
00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:42,440
We see a dramatic change has
occurred whereby much of the
25
00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,640
knowledge kept secret and
protected behind walls of
26
00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:50,120
initiation in former times is
now widely made available
27
00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:55,840
worldwide through explanatory
texts, Internet courses and a
28
00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:59,920
proliferation of teachers and
gurus who make these teachings
29
00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:04,120
available to thousands, 10s of
thousands or hundreds of
30
00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:08,280
thousands of disciples.
This change makes it obvious
31
00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,800
that more of humanity has
reached a stage where they can
32
00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:16,160
begin to appreciate and practice
many of the techniques,
33
00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:21,400
exercises and methodologies that
can provide them access to
34
00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:26,040
spiritual experience and the
development of occult powers of
35
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varying sorts.
Entire institutions have arisen
36
00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:34,000
to create course curricula and
researchers have undertaken
37
00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:38,240
numerous studies to provide a
scientific and factual
38
00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:43,560
underpinning to support the use
of these practices and document
39
00:02:43,640 --> 00:02:48,160
their benefits for health,
well-being, enhanced power of
40
00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:52,720
action and performance and for
many, development of a spiritual
41
00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,600
focus and dedication in their
lives.
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00:02:56,640 --> 00:03:00,600
Military units have been set up
to identify potential candidates
43
00:03:00,920 --> 00:03:04,680
and train them systematically in
power, such as remote viewing.
44
00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:09,760
Numerous courses have arisen for
not only remote viewing but also
45
00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,760
a range of other so-called
psychic powers.
46
00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:17,720
Participants are given training
and testing as they progress so
47
00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,720
that they become comfortable
with both the use and benefits
48
00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:23,840
of the practices they are
learning.
49
00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:30,000
Madam Alexandra David Neal, a
French explorer, was initiated
50
00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:34,880
into various practices during
her journeys in Tibet, including
51
00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:39,360
the generation of psychic heat.
Her experience is recounted in
52
00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,880
her various books about her time
in Tibet.
53
00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:46,720
All of this new activity
represents a broadening of the
54
00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:51,680
scope of humanity in the field
of spiritual, psychic, mental
55
00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:56,040
and vital development beyond
what has been considered to be
56
00:03:56,040 --> 00:04:00,120
the standard range of action.
Such a texturing of
57
00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:04,680
consciousness is necessary to
prepare the field for the
58
00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,640
emergence of those forerunners
who can then move toward the
59
00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:13,120
next evolutionary stage on the
basis of a more general human
60
00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:17,440
integration of basic powers that
have been heretofore very
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limited in their development.
Doctor Dalal observes quote.
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One of the signs of the dawning
of the New Age, adumbrated by
63
00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:31,760
Sri Aurobindo and others, is
that more and more people are
64
00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:35,760
seeking the development of
powers within, as evidenced by
65
00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,520
the emergence of the human
potential movement, training
66
00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,720
courses for the enhancement of
sensory and paranormal
67
00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:47,840
abilities, devices for expansion
of consciousness, trying to
68
00:04:47,840 --> 00:04:52,640
develop the inside from outside,
and the increasing popularity of
69
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meditation and other spiritual
practices.
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End Quote Reference Sri Ovindu
and the Mother Powers within
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Introduction page Roman 14.
00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:04,520
Earlier stages of human
development kept the development
2
00:00:04,520 --> 00:00:07,640
of spiritual focus and occult
powers to small groups of
3
00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:11,920
initiates, people who were
vetted and who in many cases had
4
00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:16,360
to undergo special disciplines
and tests to ensure they were
5
00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:20,480
both worthy and capable of
developing and holding the
6
00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,680
powers that would inevitably
develop.
7
00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,400
This brought about an age that
created the teacher student guru
8
00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:31,440
shishya relationships and
eventually the development of
9
00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:35,880
ashrams, training institutions
and schools for teaching the
10
00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,160
disciplines and practices to the
selected students.
11
00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,320
In the earliest times, the
relationships were one to one
12
00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,720
and a disciple sought out a guru
who could aid in the realization
13
00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:52,120
of their spiritual aspiration.
The teachings were kept as
14
00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:56,000
mysteries and shrouded by
multiple levels of secrecy.
15
00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:01,200
Even the texts were written in a
way so as to present an outer
16
00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:05,160
significance that acted as a
symbolic reference to the
17
00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:09,800
deeper, hidden meaning described
to the initiate but not
18
00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:14,840
available to the casual reader.
The Rig Veda as a specific
19
00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:19,760
example, was written to have a
dual sense of various terms, an
20
00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:24,640
outer term for the uninitiated
and an inner sense for those in
21
00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:28,200
the know.
Riora Bindo detailed this in his
22
00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:32,600
book The Secret of the Veda and
described the doctrine of the
23
00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,520
Mystics in his book Hymns to the
Mystic Fire.
24
00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:42,440
We see a dramatic change has
occurred whereby much of the
25
00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,640
knowledge kept secret and
protected behind walls of
26
00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:50,120
initiation in former times is
now widely made available
27
00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:55,840
worldwide through explanatory
texts, Internet courses and a
28
00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:59,920
proliferation of teachers and
gurus who make these teachings
29
00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:04,120
available to thousands, 10s of
thousands or hundreds of
30
00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:08,280
thousands of disciples.
This change makes it obvious
31
00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,800
that more of humanity has
reached a stage where they can
32
00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:16,160
begin to appreciate and practice
many of the techniques,
33
00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:21,400
exercises and methodologies that
can provide them access to
34
00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:26,040
spiritual experience and the
development of occult powers of
35
00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:30,480
varying sorts.
Entire institutions have arisen
36
00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:34,000
to create course curricula and
researchers have undertaken
37
00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:38,240
numerous studies to provide a
scientific and factual
38
00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:43,560
underpinning to support the use
of these practices and document
39
00:02:43,640 --> 00:02:48,160
their benefits for health,
well-being, enhanced power of
40
00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:52,720
action and performance and for
many, development of a spiritual
41
00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,600
focus and dedication in their
lives.
42
00:02:56,640 --> 00:03:00,600
Military units have been set up
to identify potential candidates
43
00:03:00,920 --> 00:03:04,680
and train them systematically in
power, such as remote viewing.
44
00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:09,760
Numerous courses have arisen for
not only remote viewing but also
45
00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,760
a range of other so-called
psychic powers.
46
00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:17,720
Participants are given training
and testing as they progress so
47
00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,720
that they become comfortable
with both the use and benefits
48
00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:23,840
of the practices they are
learning.
49
00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:30,000
Madam Alexandra David Neal, a
French explorer, was initiated
50
00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:34,880
into various practices during
her journeys in Tibet, including
51
00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:39,360
the generation of psychic heat.
Her experience is recounted in
52
00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,880
her various books about her time
in Tibet.
53
00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:46,720
All of this new activity
represents a broadening of the
54
00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:51,680
scope of humanity in the field
of spiritual, psychic, mental
55
00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:56,040
and vital development beyond
what has been considered to be
56
00:03:56,040 --> 00:04:00,120
the standard range of action.
Such a texturing of
57
00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:04,680
consciousness is necessary to
prepare the field for the
58
00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,640
emergence of those forerunners
who can then move toward the
59
00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:13,120
next evolutionary stage on the
basis of a more general human
60
00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:17,440
integration of basic powers that
have been heretofore very
61
00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:22,320
limited in their development.
Doctor Dalal observes quote.
62
00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:27,480
One of the signs of the dawning
of the New Age, adumbrated by
63
00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:31,760
Sri Aurobindo and others, is
that more and more people are
64
00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:35,760
seeking the development of
powers within, as evidenced by
65
00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,520
the emergence of the human
potential movement, training
66
00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,720
courses for the enhancement of
sensory and paranormal
67
00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:47,840
abilities, devices for expansion
of consciousness, trying to
68
00:04:47,840 --> 00:04:52,640
develop the inside from outside,
and the increasing popularity of
69
00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,920
meditation and other spiritual
practices.
70
00:04:56,560 --> 00:05:01,960
End Quote Reference Sri Ovindu
and the Mother Powers within
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00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,200
Introduction page Roman 14.