June 14, 2024
Small Vital Entities and Their Action in Human Life
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch. 5 Occult Forces, pp. 113-114 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/06/10/small-vital-entities-and-their-action-in-human-life/
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The mother relates two stories
here about interactions she
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personally had with some small
entities.
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One group were of goodwill and
acted to remind her of things
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00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:14,560
when she was otherwise
distracted.
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She was able to pay attention to
their hint and ensure that all
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worked out properly.
It takes a great deal of
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quietness of the mind and
development of a sensitivity to
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00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:30,560
the touches of these vital
entities to be able to recognize
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00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:35,400
the hints and make use of them.
The second experience was
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00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:40,160
clearly a type of practical joke
that an entity tried to carry
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00:00:40,160 --> 00:00:45,000
out at Sri Aurobindo's expense.
How else can we explain three
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00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,640
different clocks stopping at the
same time in three different
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00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,000
rooms?
Sri Aurobindo obviously had some
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00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:56,680
power of action on that subtle
plane and soon the clocks were
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00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,760
up and running again.
A somewhat similar experience
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occurred some years ago when a
manager of a company came to
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work and found that the chair he
used in his office had
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disappeared.
It was apparent that some entity
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had taken the chair away.
As a practical joke, he caused
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to be announced over the PA
system of the company that if
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the chair was not back at his
desk within one minute, the
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person responsible would lose
their job.
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All in good fun and the spirit
of the day.
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Of course, the chair returned
quickly.
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In this case, it was a practical
joke carried out by a human
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individual and the specific
person was identified and the
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action was clearly defined.
Yet we cannot explain away the
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two stories related by the
Mother as having a specific
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human cause.
The Mother observes quote.
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I had the experience among
innumerable instances, but
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00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:09,360
precisely of two very striking
cases of two opposite things,
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only it was not the same beings.
There are little beings like
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fairies, who are very sweet,
very obliging, but they are not
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always there.
They come from time to time when
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it pleases them.
I remember the time I used to
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cook for Sri Aurobindo.
I was also doing many other
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things at the same time.
So I often happened to leave the
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00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:36,280
milk on the fire and go for some
other work or to see something
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with him to discuss with
somebody.
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And truly I was not always aware
of the time I used to forget the
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milk on the fire.
And whenever I forgot the milk
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on the fire, I felt suddenly.
In those days I used to wear a
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sari, a little hand catching a
fold of my sari and pulling it
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like this.
Then I used to run quickly and
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00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,600
would see that the milk was just
on the point of boiling over.
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00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:08,960
This did not happen just once,
but several times and very
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00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:13,040
clearly like a little child's
hand clutching and pulling.
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The other story is of the days
Shiorobindo had the habit of
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walking up and down in his
rooms.
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He used to walk for several
hours like that.
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It was his way of meditating,
only he wanted to know the time.
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00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,800
So a clock had been put in each
room to enable him to see the
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00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:36,560
time at any moment.
There were three such clocks.
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One was in the room where I
worked.
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It was, so to say, his starting
point.
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One day he came and asked what
time is it?
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00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:48,880
He looked and the clock had
stopped.
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He went into the next room
saying I shall see the time
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00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,920
there.
The clock had stopped and it had
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00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,840
stopped at the same minute as
the other, you understand, with
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00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:06,840
a difference of a few seconds.
He went to the third room, the
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00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:11,160
clock had stopped.
He continued walking three times
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like that, all the clocks had
stopped.
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00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:18,240
Then he returned to my room and
said but this is impossible,
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this is a bad joke, and all the
clocks one after the other
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00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,800
started working again.
I saw it myself, you know, it
67
00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,840
was a charming incident.
He was angry.
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He said this is a bad joke and
all the clocks started going
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again.
End Quote.
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Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
Mother.
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The Hidden Forces of life
Chapter 5.
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00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:49,040
Occult Forces, pages 113 to 114.
00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:05,840
The mother relates two stories
here about interactions she
2
00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,240
personally had with some small
entities.
3
00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,680
One group were of goodwill and
acted to remind her of things
4
00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:14,560
when she was otherwise
distracted.
5
00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:19,320
She was able to pay attention to
their hint and ensure that all
6
00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,800
worked out properly.
It takes a great deal of
7
00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,280
quietness of the mind and
development of a sensitivity to
8
00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:30,560
the touches of these vital
entities to be able to recognize
9
00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:35,400
the hints and make use of them.
The second experience was
10
00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:40,160
clearly a type of practical joke
that an entity tried to carry
11
00:00:40,160 --> 00:00:45,000
out at Sri Aurobindo's expense.
How else can we explain three
12
00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,640
different clocks stopping at the
same time in three different
13
00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,000
rooms?
Sri Aurobindo obviously had some
14
00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:56,680
power of action on that subtle
plane and soon the clocks were
15
00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,760
up and running again.
A somewhat similar experience
16
00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:05,200
occurred some years ago when a
manager of a company came to
17
00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,920
work and found that the chair he
used in his office had
18
00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,840
disappeared.
It was apparent that some entity
19
00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:17,400
had taken the chair away.
As a practical joke, he caused
20
00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:22,720
to be announced over the PA
system of the company that if
21
00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:26,680
the chair was not back at his
desk within one minute, the
22
00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,200
person responsible would lose
their job.
23
00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,120
All in good fun and the spirit
of the day.
24
00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,360
Of course, the chair returned
quickly.
25
00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:41,040
In this case, it was a practical
joke carried out by a human
26
00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:45,280
individual and the specific
person was identified and the
27
00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:50,800
action was clearly defined.
Yet we cannot explain away the
28
00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:55,000
two stories related by the
Mother as having a specific
29
00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,800
human cause.
The Mother observes quote.
30
00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:04,600
I had the experience among
innumerable instances, but
31
00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:09,360
precisely of two very striking
cases of two opposite things,
32
00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,160
only it was not the same beings.
There are little beings like
33
00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:18,400
fairies, who are very sweet,
very obliging, but they are not
34
00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,120
always there.
They come from time to time when
35
00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,760
it pleases them.
I remember the time I used to
36
00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,440
cook for Sri Aurobindo.
I was also doing many other
37
00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,520
things at the same time.
So I often happened to leave the
38
00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:36,280
milk on the fire and go for some
other work or to see something
39
00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,640
with him to discuss with
somebody.
40
00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:44,400
And truly I was not always aware
of the time I used to forget the
41
00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,800
milk on the fire.
And whenever I forgot the milk
42
00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:52,400
on the fire, I felt suddenly.
In those days I used to wear a
43
00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:57,000
sari, a little hand catching a
fold of my sari and pulling it
44
00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,160
like this.
Then I used to run quickly and
45
00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,600
would see that the milk was just
on the point of boiling over.
46
00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:08,960
This did not happen just once,
but several times and very
47
00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:13,040
clearly like a little child's
hand clutching and pulling.
48
00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,640
The other story is of the days
Shiorobindo had the habit of
49
00:03:17,640 --> 00:03:20,280
walking up and down in his
rooms.
50
00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,240
He used to walk for several
hours like that.
51
00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:27,880
It was his way of meditating,
only he wanted to know the time.
52
00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,800
So a clock had been put in each
room to enable him to see the
53
00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:36,560
time at any moment.
There were three such clocks.
54
00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,040
One was in the room where I
worked.
55
00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,840
It was, so to say, his starting
point.
56
00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:46,200
One day he came and asked what
time is it?
57
00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:48,880
He looked and the clock had
stopped.
58
00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:53,800
He went into the next room
saying I shall see the time
59
00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,920
there.
The clock had stopped and it had
60
00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,840
stopped at the same minute as
the other, you understand, with
61
00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:06,840
a difference of a few seconds.
He went to the third room, the
62
00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:11,160
clock had stopped.
He continued walking three times
63
00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,800
like that, all the clocks had
stopped.
64
00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:18,240
Then he returned to my room and
said but this is impossible,
65
00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:24,200
this is a bad joke, and all the
clocks one after the other
66
00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,800
started working again.
I saw it myself, you know, it
67
00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,840
was a charming incident.
He was angry.
68
00:04:31,840 --> 00:04:36,320
He said this is a bad joke and
all the clocks started going
69
00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:38,680
again.
End Quote.
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00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,240
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
Mother.
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00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,960
The Hidden Forces of life
Chapter 5.
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00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:49,040
Occult Forces, pages 113 to 114.