April 23, 2026
Psychic Tears -- Psychic Emotions
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. 38-39This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/psychic-tears-psychic-emotions/
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Emotional responses appear in
the external being and for the
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most part they stem from the
vital being and its various
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moods.
There is, however, another
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potential source of what appear
on the surface being as
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emotions, and that is something
that stirs deep in the being in
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the psychic heart.
Instances of deep devotion,
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feelings of consecration,
intense sense of self giving
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stemming from the soul's heart
can bring forward responses in
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the external being that are
reflections of the psychic
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development taking place,
sometimes mostly unseen and
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unrecognized in the being.
There are also instances of
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longing that devotional
literature, poetry, and
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spiritual texts express in songs
and plaintive cries for the
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beloved to appear.
The stories surrounding Sri
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Krishna and the Gopis show the
psychic being coming to the fore
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and overcoming all ordinary
emotions.
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A disciple asks, Is an emotion
always a vital movement?
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The Mother responds quote.
It depends on the emotion, and
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it also depends on what you call
an emotion.
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For example, there is a state
where if you find yourself in
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the presence of a very precise,
very clear psychic movement, a
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distinctly psychic movement,
this happens quite often.
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The emotion is so powerful that
tears come to your eyes.
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You are not sad, you are not
happy, neither one nor the
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other.
It doesn't correspond to any
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particular feeling, but it is an
intensity of emotion which comes
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from something that is clearly,
precisely psychic.
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It may be in yourself, but it is
even more often in someone else.
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When you are in contact with an
act, a movement, a manifestation
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which belongs to the psychic,
then all of a sudden the eyes
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are filled with tears.
If you call that an emotion,
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obviously it is an emotion, but
usually it comes from one thing.
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The physical being has a not
very conscious but very intense
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longing for a contact with the
psychic life.
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It feels poor, destitute,
isolated and abandoned when it
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is not in contact with the
psychic being.
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Not one physical being in a
million is aware of this, But
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this kind of impression of being
lost, left hanging without
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protection, without support, of
lacking something and not
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knowing what it is, something
you don't understand but which
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you lack, and emptiness
somewhere, well, this comes more
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often than one thinks.
People have no idea what it is.
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But then when for some reason or
other, this consciousness
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00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:06,760
suddenly comes into contact with
a clearly psychic phenomenon,
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with psychic forces, psychic
vibrations, the feeling is so
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strong, so strong that certainly
most often the body can hardly
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hold it.
It is like a joy that is too
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great, that overflows on all
sides, that you can't contain,
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can't hold in yourself.
It is like that.
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There is a suddenly a sort of
revelation, not very conscious,
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not clearly expressed.
The revelation of this is it,
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This is what I must have.
And it is so powerful, so
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powerful that it gives you an
emotion which is made-up of so
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many things that you can hardly
say what it is.
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These are emotions that are not
vital.
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End Quote.
Reference Srioro Bindu and the
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Mother, the psychic being soul,
its nature, mission and
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evolution.
Section 1.
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Meaning and Nature of the
Psychic Being, pages 38 to 39.
00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,640
Emotional responses appear in
the external being and for the
2
00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:08,320
most part they stem from the
vital being and its various
3
00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,880
moods.
There is, however, another
4
00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:14,120
potential source of what appear
on the surface being as
5
00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:18,640
emotions, and that is something
that stirs deep in the being in
6
00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,520
the psychic heart.
Instances of deep devotion,
7
00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:27,240
feelings of consecration,
intense sense of self giving
8
00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,760
stemming from the soul's heart
can bring forward responses in
9
00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:35,240
the external being that are
reflections of the psychic
10
00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:39,280
development taking place,
sometimes mostly unseen and
11
00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,440
unrecognized in the being.
There are also instances of
12
00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:47,000
longing that devotional
literature, poetry, and
13
00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:51,080
spiritual texts express in songs
and plaintive cries for the
14
00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:54,920
beloved to appear.
The stories surrounding Sri
15
00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:59,520
Krishna and the Gopis show the
psychic being coming to the fore
16
00:00:59,960 --> 00:01:03,080
and overcoming all ordinary
emotions.
17
00:01:04,239 --> 00:01:08,240
A disciple asks, Is an emotion
always a vital movement?
18
00:01:09,320 --> 00:01:14,600
The Mother responds quote.
It depends on the emotion, and
19
00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,000
it also depends on what you call
an emotion.
20
00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:22,080
For example, there is a state
where if you find yourself in
21
00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:26,920
the presence of a very precise,
very clear psychic movement, a
22
00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,640
distinctly psychic movement,
this happens quite often.
23
00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:35,120
The emotion is so powerful that
tears come to your eyes.
24
00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:39,720
You are not sad, you are not
happy, neither one nor the
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00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,440
other.
It doesn't correspond to any
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00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:47,200
particular feeling, but it is an
intensity of emotion which comes
27
00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,720
from something that is clearly,
precisely psychic.
28
00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:56,280
It may be in yourself, but it is
even more often in someone else.
29
00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:01,680
When you are in contact with an
act, a movement, a manifestation
30
00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:06,560
which belongs to the psychic,
then all of a sudden the eyes
31
00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:11,039
are filled with tears.
If you call that an emotion,
32
00:02:11,039 --> 00:02:15,520
obviously it is an emotion, but
usually it comes from one thing.
33
00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:20,360
The physical being has a not
very conscious but very intense
34
00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,000
longing for a contact with the
psychic life.
35
00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:29,480
It feels poor, destitute,
isolated and abandoned when it
36
00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,880
is not in contact with the
psychic being.
37
00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:37,080
Not one physical being in a
million is aware of this, But
38
00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:41,520
this kind of impression of being
lost, left hanging without
39
00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:46,240
protection, without support, of
lacking something and not
40
00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,760
knowing what it is, something
you don't understand but which
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00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:54,120
you lack, and emptiness
somewhere, well, this comes more
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00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:58,000
often than one thinks.
People have no idea what it is.
43
00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,320
But then when for some reason or
other, this consciousness
44
00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:06,760
suddenly comes into contact with
a clearly psychic phenomenon,
45
00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:11,920
with psychic forces, psychic
vibrations, the feeling is so
46
00:03:11,920 --> 00:03:17,640
strong, so strong that certainly
most often the body can hardly
47
00:03:17,640 --> 00:03:20,440
hold it.
It is like a joy that is too
48
00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:24,920
great, that overflows on all
sides, that you can't contain,
49
00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,600
can't hold in yourself.
It is like that.
50
00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:34,240
There is a suddenly a sort of
revelation, not very conscious,
51
00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:40,000
not clearly expressed.
The revelation of this is it,
52
00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:45,320
This is what I must have.
And it is so powerful, so
53
00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:49,120
powerful that it gives you an
emotion which is made-up of so
54
00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,880
many things that you can hardly
say what it is.
55
00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,120
These are emotions that are not
vital.
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00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:59,560
End Quote.
Reference Srioro Bindu and the
57
00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:03,440
Mother, the psychic being soul,
its nature, mission and
58
00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,600
evolution.
Section 1.
59
00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:10,680
Meaning and Nature of the
Psychic Being, pages 38 to 39.
