Dec. 17, 2024
Stages of the Non-Reactive State of Being
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Powers Within, Chapter XV Quiet, Calm, Peace, Silence, pg. 120 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/12/14/stages-of-the-non-reactive-state-of-being/
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Most people do not reflect on
the state of their inner being.
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00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,800
They tend to live on the surface
and respond or react to whatever
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00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:14,320
happens to come their way.
They become happy or unhappy
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00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,320
based on how circumstances
impact them.
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00:00:18,080 --> 00:00:21,520
They are essentially under the
control of external events or
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00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:25,840
happenings and are blown about
like leaves in the wind.
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00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,880
The spiritual seeker takes a
different standpoint.
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00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:34,080
For the seeker, the status of
his inner being is of great
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00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:38,240
significance as it shows the
readiness and preparedness of
10
00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,560
the being to be receptive to new
forces and states of
11
00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:46,120
consciousness, as well as
provides a marker along the way
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00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,680
for the progress in this type of
development.
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00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:53,120
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother
therefore define states of being
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00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:58,520
that are important stages in the
development of true peace and
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00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:03,600
the power of equanimity.
Sriorobendo defines 4 states
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00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:07,560
here that provide a successive
development from an outward
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00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,000
quietude to a complete inward
silence.
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Each stage reaches deeper into
the being and becomes a power of
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being that is less and less
under the control of outward
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happenings and more and more
directed by the spiritual
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00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:27,440
consciousness that awakens in
the inner being.
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There is a well known phrase in
the modern world about how we
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become upset or angry when
someone insults us or otherwise
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00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:40,120
attempts to disturb us.
Namely, we are letting that
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00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,000
individual live rent free in our
head.
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This is an example of a lack of
the calm or peace that is the
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00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:52,440
basis of spiritual strength, and
it also exemplifies the control
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00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:56,760
that we give to outer events to
dominate our lives.
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00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,440
True strength comes when one can
receive the forces and pressures
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00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:06,480
of the world and not react to
them, but direct one's response
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00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:13,000
and actions from an inner status
of balance, harmony, peace and
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00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:17,360
wideness.
Sri Aurobindo has advised quote
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live within, be not shaken by
outward happenings.
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End Quote.
The Mother writes quote, the
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quieter you are, the stronger
you become.
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The firm basis of all spiritual
power is equanimity.
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End Quote.
Srioro Bindo observes quote
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Quiet is a condition in which
there is no restlessness or
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disturbance.
Calm is a still, unmoved
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condition which no disturbance
can affect.
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00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,160
It is a less negative condition
than quiet.
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00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,000
Peace is a still, more positive
condition.
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00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:06,080
It carries with it the sense of
settled and harmonious rest and
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00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:10,880
deliverance.
Silence is a state in which
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00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:15,760
either there is no movement of
the mind or vital, or else a
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00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:20,360
great stillness which no surface
movement can Pierce or alter.
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00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:25,440
End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
48
00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:29,280
Mother powers within, Chapter
15.
49
00:03:29,920 --> 00:03:36,440
Quiet, calm, peace, silence,
page 120.
00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:05,160
Most people do not reflect on
the state of their inner being.
2
00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,800
They tend to live on the surface
and respond or react to whatever
3
00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:14,320
happens to come their way.
They become happy or unhappy
4
00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,320
based on how circumstances
impact them.
5
00:00:18,080 --> 00:00:21,520
They are essentially under the
control of external events or
6
00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:25,840
happenings and are blown about
like leaves in the wind.
7
00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,880
The spiritual seeker takes a
different standpoint.
8
00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:34,080
For the seeker, the status of
his inner being is of great
9
00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:38,240
significance as it shows the
readiness and preparedness of
10
00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,560
the being to be receptive to new
forces and states of
11
00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:46,120
consciousness, as well as
provides a marker along the way
12
00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,680
for the progress in this type of
development.
13
00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:53,120
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother
therefore define states of being
14
00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:58,520
that are important stages in the
development of true peace and
15
00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:03,600
the power of equanimity.
Sriorobendo defines 4 states
16
00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:07,560
here that provide a successive
development from an outward
17
00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,000
quietude to a complete inward
silence.
18
00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:16,200
Each stage reaches deeper into
the being and becomes a power of
19
00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,640
being that is less and less
under the control of outward
20
00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:23,920
happenings and more and more
directed by the spiritual
21
00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:27,440
consciousness that awakens in
the inner being.
22
00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:32,000
There is a well known phrase in
the modern world about how we
23
00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:36,200
become upset or angry when
someone insults us or otherwise
24
00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:40,120
attempts to disturb us.
Namely, we are letting that
25
00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,000
individual live rent free in our
head.
26
00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,480
This is an example of a lack of
the calm or peace that is the
27
00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:52,440
basis of spiritual strength, and
it also exemplifies the control
28
00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:56,760
that we give to outer events to
dominate our lives.
29
00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,440
True strength comes when one can
receive the forces and pressures
30
00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:06,480
of the world and not react to
them, but direct one's response
31
00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:13,000
and actions from an inner status
of balance, harmony, peace and
32
00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:17,360
wideness.
Sri Aurobindo has advised quote
33
00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:22,160
live within, be not shaken by
outward happenings.
34
00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:27,040
End Quote.
The Mother writes quote, the
35
00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,760
quieter you are, the stronger
you become.
36
00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:34,680
The firm basis of all spiritual
power is equanimity.
37
00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:39,760
End Quote.
Srioro Bindo observes quote
38
00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,680
Quiet is a condition in which
there is no restlessness or
39
00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:49,800
disturbance.
Calm is a still, unmoved
40
00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,960
condition which no disturbance
can affect.
41
00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,160
It is a less negative condition
than quiet.
42
00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,000
Peace is a still, more positive
condition.
43
00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:06,080
It carries with it the sense of
settled and harmonious rest and
44
00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:10,880
deliverance.
Silence is a state in which
45
00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:15,760
either there is no movement of
the mind or vital, or else a
46
00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:20,360
great stillness which no surface
movement can Pierce or alter.
47
00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:25,440
End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
48
00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:29,280
Mother powers within, Chapter
15.
49
00:03:29,920 --> 00:03:36,440
Quiet, calm, peace, silence,
page 120.