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Jan. 27, 2023

Setbacks in Sadhana Due to Incomplete Purification of the Nature

Setbacks in Sadhana Due to Incomplete Purification of the Nature
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/01/25/setbacks-in-sadhana-due-to-incomplete-purification-of-the-nature/
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With careful observation, we can
understand that an individual's

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greatest weaknesses and
difficulties represent the

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opportunity and specific need
for Progress.

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For spiritual growth.
Each individual faces, his own

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unique challenges in many cases,
the Confluence of the souls

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pressure, the outer societal,
expectations and framework The

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circumstances into which one is
born, even physical hereditary

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factors will create for the
soul.

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The specific Focus that needs to
be delved into for substantive

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long-term, progress to take
place.

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The progress has both its
Dynamic developmental aspect and

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it's integration and
consolidation phase.

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The developmental aspect
represents the spiritual

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experience, Has the progress,
the inner growth, the aspiration

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of the individual sold.
The consolidation effort needs

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to incorporate the insights, the
progress, the aspiration into

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the rest of the being and
stabilize it there, this can

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only be done.
If the effort is made to review

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and clear out old habits,
predilections instincts, and

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reactions from Outer being.
This is the process of

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purification that tree aurobindo
and the mother described.

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The mother writes quote, I have
known people many, not only a

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few, I mean, among those who do
yoga, I have known many who,

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every time they had a fine
aspiration, and their aspiration

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was very strong.
And they received an answer to

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this aspiration every time the
very same day, or at the latest

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the next day.
They had a complete set back of

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Consciousness and were facing
the exact opposite of their

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aspiration such things happen.
Almost constantly.

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Well, these people have
developed, only the positive

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side, they make a kind of
discipline of aspiration.

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They ask for help, they try to
come into contact with higher

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forces, they succeed in this,
they have experiences but they

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have completely neglected,
cleaning their room, it has

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remained dirty.
I as ever and so naturally when

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the experience is God, this dirt
become still more repulsive than

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before.
One must never neglect to clean

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ones room.
As it is very important in her

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cleanliness is at least as
important as outer cleanliness.

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Vivekananda has written.
I don't know.

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The original.
I have only read the French

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translation.
One, must every morning, clean

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one, soul and one's body.
But if you don't have time for

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both, It is better to clean the
soul, then clean the body.

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And quote, reference SRI
aurobindo, and the mother

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growing within the psychology of
inner development, chapter for

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growth of Consciousness.
First steps and Foundation Pages

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66 to 67, And quote, reference
SRI aurobindo, and the mother

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growing within the psychology of
inner development, chapter for

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growth of Consciousness.
First steps and Foundation Pages

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66 to 67,