Feb. 10, 2025
Powers Within: Summary and Conclusions
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We tend to overlook or
underestimate the powers
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00:00:04,520 --> 00:00:09,840
inherent in our human existence,
the powers of the body, the
3
00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:14,880
powers of the vital nature, the
powers of the mind, the powers
4
00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,800
of the psychic being, and the
power of the spirit.
5
00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,120
Some of these powers are
manifest but not fully
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00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,640
understood, explored, or
developed.
7
00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,560
Others remain latent within our
being.
8
00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,960
Still others we can see active
in other forms and beings in
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00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:38,200
nature.
From time to time, some of these
10
00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,120
other powers can be activated
within the human being as well.
11
00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,400
With an evolution of
consciousness, we see the
12
00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,800
successive development and
expression of new powers coming
13
00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:53,240
to the forefront.
We can see this as a long
14
00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:57,000
process of maturation of the
existence we experience on this
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00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,400
planet.
The vital powers change and
16
00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,720
activate the dense material
forms.
17
00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,640
The mental power rearranges life
and matter.
18
00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:12,000
This evolution is not completed
and we see signs of the
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00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:16,320
emergence of yet higher, more
powerful ranges of consciousness
20
00:01:16,960 --> 00:01:19,680
as humanity matures and
develops.
21
00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:25,400
The powers that develop are part
of a natural progression and can
22
00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:30,400
come about quite naturally.
At the same time, the normal
23
00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:35,680
slow evolutionary process of
nature can be speeded up by a
24
00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,200
focused discipline, by a
dedicated individual.
25
00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:44,000
Just as we see that skills can
be developed and honed in the
26
00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,280
external life through
dedication, focus and practice,
27
00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,880
inner development of the
inherent powers can be developed
28
00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:56,240
through similar application of
concentration with an increasing
29
00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,240
insight as to the right use of
those powers.
30
00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:05,280
In the Titeria Upanishad, the
seeker is asked to practice
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00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:10,520
tapasya, the concentration of
conscious force, as the means
32
00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:15,080
toward ultimate realization of
the source, nature and meaning
33
00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:19,800
of existence.
In the end, it is tapasya that
34
00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:24,880
lies behind the expression of
all powers in life, that Tapasia
35
00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,800
is not an individual force
alone, but the energy that
36
00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:34,560
creates, maintains and develops
the entire universal creation.
37
00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,120
We frequently limit our powers
by the voluntary restriction of
38
00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:44,600
our being inherent in our
material existence and our
39
00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:49,640
involvement with the individual
ego personality within which we
40
00:02:49,640 --> 00:02:54,800
live and act in this lifetime.
When we remove these artificial
41
00:02:54,800 --> 00:03:00,000
boundaries, we find that we are
one with the Universal Being and
42
00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:04,000
that the powers of that being
can manifest anywhere through
43
00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:08,320
any individual, based on the
intention and guidance of the
44
00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:13,400
Universal Soul existence.
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother in
45
00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:18,840
Powers Within, compiled by
Doctor AES Delal, have taken us
46
00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:23,040
on a systematic review of the
various parts of our being and
47
00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:27,600
the powers that reside there,
and have helped thereby to open
48
00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:33,080
up new possibilities to widen
and enliven our existence and
49
00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:37,920
prepare us for the next phase of
our evolutionary development.
50
00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:44,120
Reference Srioro Bindu and the
Mother Powers within.
00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:04,520
We tend to overlook or
underestimate the powers
2
00:00:04,520 --> 00:00:09,840
inherent in our human existence,
the powers of the body, the
3
00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:14,880
powers of the vital nature, the
powers of the mind, the powers
4
00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,800
of the psychic being, and the
power of the spirit.
5
00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,120
Some of these powers are
manifest but not fully
6
00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,640
understood, explored, or
developed.
7
00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,560
Others remain latent within our
being.
8
00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,960
Still others we can see active
in other forms and beings in
9
00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:38,200
nature.
From time to time, some of these
10
00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,120
other powers can be activated
within the human being as well.
11
00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,400
With an evolution of
consciousness, we see the
12
00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,800
successive development and
expression of new powers coming
13
00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:53,240
to the forefront.
We can see this as a long
14
00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:57,000
process of maturation of the
existence we experience on this
15
00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,400
planet.
The vital powers change and
16
00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,720
activate the dense material
forms.
17
00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,640
The mental power rearranges life
and matter.
18
00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:12,000
This evolution is not completed
and we see signs of the
19
00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:16,320
emergence of yet higher, more
powerful ranges of consciousness
20
00:01:16,960 --> 00:01:19,680
as humanity matures and
develops.
21
00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:25,400
The powers that develop are part
of a natural progression and can
22
00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:30,400
come about quite naturally.
At the same time, the normal
23
00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:35,680
slow evolutionary process of
nature can be speeded up by a
24
00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,200
focused discipline, by a
dedicated individual.
25
00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:44,000
Just as we see that skills can
be developed and honed in the
26
00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,280
external life through
dedication, focus and practice,
27
00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,880
inner development of the
inherent powers can be developed
28
00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:56,240
through similar application of
concentration with an increasing
29
00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,240
insight as to the right use of
those powers.
30
00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:05,280
In the Titeria Upanishad, the
seeker is asked to practice
31
00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:10,520
tapasya, the concentration of
conscious force, as the means
32
00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:15,080
toward ultimate realization of
the source, nature and meaning
33
00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:19,800
of existence.
In the end, it is tapasya that
34
00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:24,880
lies behind the expression of
all powers in life, that Tapasia
35
00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,800
is not an individual force
alone, but the energy that
36
00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:34,560
creates, maintains and develops
the entire universal creation.
37
00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,120
We frequently limit our powers
by the voluntary restriction of
38
00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:44,600
our being inherent in our
material existence and our
39
00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:49,640
involvement with the individual
ego personality within which we
40
00:02:49,640 --> 00:02:54,800
live and act in this lifetime.
When we remove these artificial
41
00:02:54,800 --> 00:03:00,000
boundaries, we find that we are
one with the Universal Being and
42
00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:04,000
that the powers of that being
can manifest anywhere through
43
00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:08,320
any individual, based on the
intention and guidance of the
44
00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:13,400
Universal Soul existence.
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother in
45
00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:18,840
Powers Within, compiled by
Doctor AES Delal, have taken us
46
00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:23,040
on a systematic review of the
various parts of our being and
47
00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:27,600
the powers that reside there,
and have helped thereby to open
48
00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:33,080
up new possibilities to widen
and enliven our existence and
49
00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:37,920
prepare us for the next phase of
our evolutionary development.
50
00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:44,120
Reference Srioro Bindu and the
Mother Powers within.