May 7, 2025
Overcoming Fatigue and Lack of Energy Through Receptivity to the Higher Planes of Consciousness
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 3, Action and Work, pp. 67-68This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/overcoming-fatigue-and-lack-of-energy-through-receptivity-to-the-higher-planes-of-consciousness/
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People who reside in communities
adjacent to the beach regularly
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00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:09,840
see visitors stretched out on
the sand, ostensibly sleeping
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while working on their tan, in
some cases for the entire stay
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00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,360
of a vacation.
When asked, these people
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00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,400
indicate that they are taking a
well earned vacation and just
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00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,360
want to have an opportunity to
rest, shut down their mental
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00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,640
faculties and absorb the sun's
rays.
8
00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,680
They do not speak about trying
to achieve any higher state of
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00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,560
conscious awareness.
Rather they do what they can to
10
00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,840
reduce the conscious state to
the absolute minimum of the body
11
00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,400
consciousness as may be
possible.
12
00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,160
This relatively innocuous
situation may replace many other
13
00:00:48,160 --> 00:00:52,760
forms of dissipation, such as
getting drunk or getting high on
14
00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:57,400
drugs, or engaging in
promiscuous sex, or engaging in
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00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,920
otherwise mindless activities
simply to have fun.
16
00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:06,240
Then there is the consumption of
mass media, whether television,
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00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:10,680
motion pictures or social media
on the Internet, and the
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00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,320
engagement in various forms of
behaviour that waste time and
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00:01:14,320 --> 00:01:19,360
focus, such as having arguments
on the Internet or using social
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00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,520
media to demean or belittle
others for something in their
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appearance or lifestyle.
All of these then become part of
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00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:32,720
the burden that gets stored away
in the memory and in the very
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00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:37,400
cells of the body, and thus can
rise up whenever the proper
24
00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:44,000
trigger of sight, sound, smell
or touch opens up that capsule
25
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of memory.
It is no wonder then that when
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00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:52,000
an individual turns to spiritual
development, he finds there is
27
00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,320
an entire habitual pattern of
triggered memories and reactions
28
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that come up continually and
work to obstruct or divert the
29
00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,000
attention from the focus on the
spiritual pursuits.
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00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:10,639
It may be a song from 1's youth
or some experience one had along
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00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:15,000
the way that rises up and needs
to be dealt with in some fashion
32
00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,440
in order for the focus on the
spiritual progress to be
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restored and become effective.
The seeker soon begins to
34
00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:27,480
recognize that all acts of
dissipation, lowering of the
35
00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:31,400
consciousness, whether
resurrected from the past or
36
00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,560
occurring as part of a present
response pattern, cause
37
00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,480
tremendous tiredness and
fatigue, both through the
38
00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:43,640
sapping of energy and through
the closing off of access to
39
00:02:43,640 --> 00:02:47,600
sources of new energy from a
higher level of consciousness.
40
00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,440
As the seeker begins to
experience the deep peace that
41
00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:56,040
comes with the quiet meditative
state that has turned towards
42
00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,920
the higher planes of
consciousness force, he can
43
00:02:59,920 --> 00:03:04,080
recognize that he feels
refreshed, energized,
44
00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:08,280
reinvigorated through contact
with this higher force.
45
00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:13,040
While most individuals who have
not awakened to the spiritual
46
00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:18,040
quest as of yet will not make
the effort, the spiritual seeker
47
00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,480
who has become aware of the
differences in these things
48
00:03:21,920 --> 00:03:26,240
clearly can get a benefit that
reduces fatigue, increases
49
00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:30,760
energy and the power of
concentration, and thus can
50
00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,920
become an instrument of both
enhanced action and enhanced
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00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,360
energy in his life.
We frequently find that
52
00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,160
dedicated spiritual
practitioners tend to have
53
00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:45,000
tremendous amounts of energy
available to them, which only
54
00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:49,360
increases the more they tap into
the higher energetic levels
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beyond the normal consciousness
of the body, life and mind, the
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Mother writes.
Quote What does that relaxation
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mean?
For most men it means always
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coming down to a lower level.
They do not know that for a true
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00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,720
relaxation one must rise 1°
higher.
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One must rise above oneself.
If one goes down, it adds to 1's
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00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:20,279
fatigue and brings a
stupefaction.
62
00:04:21,079 --> 00:04:25,440
Besides, each time one comes
down, 1 increases the load of
63
00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,920
the subconscious.
This huge subconscious load
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which one must clean and clean
if one wants to mount, and which
65
00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:38,680
is like fetters on the feet.
It is not by sinking below
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00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:40,800
oneself that one removes
fatigue.
67
00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:46,160
One must climb the ladder and
there one has true rest, because
68
00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:51,040
one has the inner peace, the
light, the universal energy.
69
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And little by little one puts
oneself in touch with the truth,
70
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which is the very reason of 1's
existence.
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If you contact that
definitively, it removes
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00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:09,720
completely all fatigue.
End Quote reference.
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00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:14,160
Srioro Bindu and the Mother,
Looking from Within, Chapter 3,
74
00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:18,080
Action and Work, pages 67 to 68.
00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:05,760
People who reside in communities
adjacent to the beach regularly
2
00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:09,840
see visitors stretched out on
the sand, ostensibly sleeping
3
00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:14,720
while working on their tan, in
some cases for the entire stay
4
00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,360
of a vacation.
When asked, these people
5
00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,400
indicate that they are taking a
well earned vacation and just
6
00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,360
want to have an opportunity to
rest, shut down their mental
7
00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,640
faculties and absorb the sun's
rays.
8
00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,680
They do not speak about trying
to achieve any higher state of
9
00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,560
conscious awareness.
Rather they do what they can to
10
00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,840
reduce the conscious state to
the absolute minimum of the body
11
00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,400
consciousness as may be
possible.
12
00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,160
This relatively innocuous
situation may replace many other
13
00:00:48,160 --> 00:00:52,760
forms of dissipation, such as
getting drunk or getting high on
14
00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:57,400
drugs, or engaging in
promiscuous sex, or engaging in
15
00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,920
otherwise mindless activities
simply to have fun.
16
00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:06,240
Then there is the consumption of
mass media, whether television,
17
00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:10,680
motion pictures or social media
on the Internet, and the
18
00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,320
engagement in various forms of
behaviour that waste time and
19
00:01:14,320 --> 00:01:19,360
focus, such as having arguments
on the Internet or using social
20
00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,520
media to demean or belittle
others for something in their
21
00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:28,120
appearance or lifestyle.
All of these then become part of
22
00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:32,720
the burden that gets stored away
in the memory and in the very
23
00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:37,400
cells of the body, and thus can
rise up whenever the proper
24
00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:44,000
trigger of sight, sound, smell
or touch opens up that capsule
25
00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,760
of memory.
It is no wonder then that when
26
00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:52,000
an individual turns to spiritual
development, he finds there is
27
00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,320
an entire habitual pattern of
triggered memories and reactions
28
00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:01,360
that come up continually and
work to obstruct or divert the
29
00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,000
attention from the focus on the
spiritual pursuits.
30
00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:10,639
It may be a song from 1's youth
or some experience one had along
31
00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:15,000
the way that rises up and needs
to be dealt with in some fashion
32
00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,440
in order for the focus on the
spiritual progress to be
33
00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:23,360
restored and become effective.
The seeker soon begins to
34
00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:27,480
recognize that all acts of
dissipation, lowering of the
35
00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:31,400
consciousness, whether
resurrected from the past or
36
00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,560
occurring as part of a present
response pattern, cause
37
00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,480
tremendous tiredness and
fatigue, both through the
38
00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:43,640
sapping of energy and through
the closing off of access to
39
00:02:43,640 --> 00:02:47,600
sources of new energy from a
higher level of consciousness.
40
00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,440
As the seeker begins to
experience the deep peace that
41
00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:56,040
comes with the quiet meditative
state that has turned towards
42
00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,920
the higher planes of
consciousness force, he can
43
00:02:59,920 --> 00:03:04,080
recognize that he feels
refreshed, energized,
44
00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:08,280
reinvigorated through contact
with this higher force.
45
00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:13,040
While most individuals who have
not awakened to the spiritual
46
00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:18,040
quest as of yet will not make
the effort, the spiritual seeker
47
00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,480
who has become aware of the
differences in these things
48
00:03:21,920 --> 00:03:26,240
clearly can get a benefit that
reduces fatigue, increases
49
00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:30,760
energy and the power of
concentration, and thus can
50
00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,920
become an instrument of both
enhanced action and enhanced
51
00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,360
energy in his life.
We frequently find that
52
00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,160
dedicated spiritual
practitioners tend to have
53
00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:45,000
tremendous amounts of energy
available to them, which only
54
00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:49,360
increases the more they tap into
the higher energetic levels
55
00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:55,480
beyond the normal consciousness
of the body, life and mind, the
56
00:03:55,480 --> 00:04:00,920
Mother writes.
Quote What does that relaxation
57
00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:05,040
mean?
For most men it means always
58
00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,720
coming down to a lower level.
They do not know that for a true
59
00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,720
relaxation one must rise 1°
higher.
60
00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:18,040
One must rise above oneself.
If one goes down, it adds to 1's
61
00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:20,279
fatigue and brings a
stupefaction.
62
00:04:21,079 --> 00:04:25,440
Besides, each time one comes
down, 1 increases the load of
63
00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,920
the subconscious.
This huge subconscious load
64
00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:33,920
which one must clean and clean
if one wants to mount, and which
65
00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:38,680
is like fetters on the feet.
It is not by sinking below
66
00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:40,800
oneself that one removes
fatigue.
67
00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:46,160
One must climb the ladder and
there one has true rest, because
68
00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:51,040
one has the inner peace, the
light, the universal energy.
69
00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:56,000
And little by little one puts
oneself in touch with the truth,
70
00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,880
which is the very reason of 1's
existence.
71
00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:04,200
If you contact that
definitively, it removes
72
00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:09,720
completely all fatigue.
End Quote reference.
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00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:14,160
Srioro Bindu and the Mother,
Looking from Within, Chapter 3,
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00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:18,080
Action and Work, pages 67 to 68.