April 22, 2024
Suggestions Coming from the Vital World Also Impact Our Responses
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch. 3 Hidden Forces Around, pp. 60–61 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/04/19/suggestions-coming-from-the-vital-world-also-impact-our-responses/
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The vital worlds are generally
unseen and unrecognized by us,
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as they do not take physical
form in the same way as our
3
00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:14,240
external world within which we
live and act.
4
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This does not imply, however,
that they do not have
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interaction with our world and
the beings, including ourselves,
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that inhabit this physical
world.
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Almost everyone has the
experience of some event that
8
00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:34,120
occurs in a dream state or in
other circumstances where our
9
00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:39,600
mind and senses are shifted away
from the focus and attention
10
00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:44,520
demanded by the outer world.
The phenomenon of astral
11
00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:46,760
projection is one such
circumstance.
12
00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:51,760
When one enters one of these
vital worlds there is an
13
00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,840
interaction with the beings who
inhabit the particular locus
14
00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,520
that one is visiting.
These could be fierce and
15
00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:04,640
dangerous interactions, but they
can also be uplifting, such as
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00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:08,400
interacting with a sage or
teacher and being guided and
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educated in a non physical
setting.
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The physical body and our awake
mental attention, combined with
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a strong vital sheath or or aura
are protections for us from the
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00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,720
total control by these vital
forces.
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Just as there are circumstances
whereby we can enter into one of
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00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:37,240
the vital worlds, so also vital
beings from those worlds can and
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00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:42,600
do enter into our world.
In some cases it is with
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beneficent intention, in others
it is to seek to create vital
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reactions that feed their hunger
or lust or passionate desire.
26
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The physical body and our awake
mental attention combined with a
27
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strong vital sheath or aura are
protections for us from the
28
00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,320
total control by these vital
forces.
29
00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,680
The interaction of vital beings
in our lives adds another layer
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00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:16,480
of complexity to the issue of
identifying and overcoming the
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power of suggestion that arises
within us and moves our actions
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and reactions, the Mother
writes.
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Quote.
If that were the end of the
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00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,480
problem, one could yet come out
of the mess.
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But there is a complication.
This terrestrial world, this
36
00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:41,040
human world, is constantly
invaded by the forces of the
37
00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:45,880
neighboring world, that is, of
the vital world, the subtler
38
00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,840
region beyond the four fold
Earth atmosphere, consisting of
39
00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:53,920
the four principles, physical,
vital, mental and psychic.
40
00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,840
And this vital world, which is
not under the influence of the
41
00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:02,720
psychic forces or the psychic
consciousness, is essentially a
42
00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:08,760
world of ill will, of disorder,
of disequilibrium, Indeed of all
43
00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,720
the most anti divine things one
could imagine.
44
00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:16,560
This vital world is constantly
penetrating the physical world,
45
00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,840
and being much more subtle than
the physical, it is very often
46
00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:26,360
quite imperceptible, except to a
few rare individuals.
47
00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:33,240
There are entities, beings,
wills, various kinds of
48
00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:38,080
individualities in that world
who have all kinds of intentions
49
00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:43,200
and make use of every
opportunity, either to amuse
50
00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:47,840
themselves if they are small
beings, or to do harm and create
51
00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:51,560
disorder if they are beings with
a greater capacity.
52
00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,360
And the latter have a very
considerable power of
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00:03:55,360 --> 00:04:00,240
penetration and suggestion.
And wherever there is the least
54
00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:05,840
opening, the least affinity,
they rush in, for it is a game
55
00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:10,960
which delights them.
Besides, they are very thirsty
56
00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:15,320
or hungry for certain human
vital vibrations, which for them
57
00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,320
are a rare dish they love to
feed upon.
58
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And so their game lies in
exciting, pernicious movements
59
00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:27,960
in man, so that man may emanate
these forces and they be able to
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feed on them just as they
please.
61
00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:36,880
All movements of anger,
violence, passion, desire, all
62
00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,920
these things which make you
abruptly throw off certain
63
00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:45,320
energies from yourself, project
them from yourself, are exactly
64
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what these entities of the vital
world like best.
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For, as I said, they enjoy them
like a sumptuous dish.
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Now their tactics are simple.
They send you a little
67
00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:04,760
suggestion, a little impulse, a
small vibration which enters
68
00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:09,840
deep into you and through
contagion or sympathy, awakens
69
00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:14,280
in you the vibration necessary
to make you throw off the force
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00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:20,920
they want to absorb.
End Quote Reference Shriorobindo
71
00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:26,120
and the Mother, The Hidden
Forces of Life, Chapter 3 Hidden
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00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,880
Forces around pages 6061.
00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:05,800
The vital worlds are generally
unseen and unrecognized by us,
2
00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:10,440
as they do not take physical
form in the same way as our
3
00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:14,240
external world within which we
live and act.
4
00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,440
This does not imply, however,
that they do not have
5
00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,440
interaction with our world and
the beings, including ourselves,
6
00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,080
that inhabit this physical
world.
7
00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,480
Almost everyone has the
experience of some event that
8
00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:34,120
occurs in a dream state or in
other circumstances where our
9
00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:39,600
mind and senses are shifted away
from the focus and attention
10
00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:44,520
demanded by the outer world.
The phenomenon of astral
11
00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:46,760
projection is one such
circumstance.
12
00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:51,760
When one enters one of these
vital worlds there is an
13
00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,840
interaction with the beings who
inhabit the particular locus
14
00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,520
that one is visiting.
These could be fierce and
15
00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:04,640
dangerous interactions, but they
can also be uplifting, such as
16
00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:08,400
interacting with a sage or
teacher and being guided and
17
00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,400
educated in a non physical
setting.
18
00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:17,720
The physical body and our awake
mental attention, combined with
19
00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:23,040
a strong vital sheath or or aura
are protections for us from the
20
00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,720
total control by these vital
forces.
21
00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:31,160
Just as there are circumstances
whereby we can enter into one of
22
00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:37,240
the vital worlds, so also vital
beings from those worlds can and
23
00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:42,600
do enter into our world.
In some cases it is with
24
00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:47,880
beneficent intention, in others
it is to seek to create vital
25
00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:52,120
reactions that feed their hunger
or lust or passionate desire.
26
00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:58,480
The physical body and our awake
mental attention combined with a
27
00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:02,680
strong vital sheath or aura are
protections for us from the
28
00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,320
total control by these vital
forces.
29
00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,680
The interaction of vital beings
in our lives adds another layer
30
00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:16,480
of complexity to the issue of
identifying and overcoming the
31
00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:21,680
power of suggestion that arises
within us and moves our actions
32
00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,520
and reactions, the Mother
writes.
33
00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,360
Quote.
If that were the end of the
34
00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,480
problem, one could yet come out
of the mess.
35
00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:37,000
But there is a complication.
This terrestrial world, this
36
00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:41,040
human world, is constantly
invaded by the forces of the
37
00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:45,880
neighboring world, that is, of
the vital world, the subtler
38
00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,840
region beyond the four fold
Earth atmosphere, consisting of
39
00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:53,920
the four principles, physical,
vital, mental and psychic.
40
00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,840
And this vital world, which is
not under the influence of the
41
00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:02,720
psychic forces or the psychic
consciousness, is essentially a
42
00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:08,760
world of ill will, of disorder,
of disequilibrium, Indeed of all
43
00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,720
the most anti divine things one
could imagine.
44
00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:16,560
This vital world is constantly
penetrating the physical world,
45
00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,840
and being much more subtle than
the physical, it is very often
46
00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:26,360
quite imperceptible, except to a
few rare individuals.
47
00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:33,240
There are entities, beings,
wills, various kinds of
48
00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:38,080
individualities in that world
who have all kinds of intentions
49
00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:43,200
and make use of every
opportunity, either to amuse
50
00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:47,840
themselves if they are small
beings, or to do harm and create
51
00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:51,560
disorder if they are beings with
a greater capacity.
52
00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,360
And the latter have a very
considerable power of
53
00:03:55,360 --> 00:04:00,240
penetration and suggestion.
And wherever there is the least
54
00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:05,840
opening, the least affinity,
they rush in, for it is a game
55
00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:10,960
which delights them.
Besides, they are very thirsty
56
00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:15,320
or hungry for certain human
vital vibrations, which for them
57
00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,320
are a rare dish they love to
feed upon.
58
00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:22,600
And so their game lies in
exciting, pernicious movements
59
00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:27,960
in man, so that man may emanate
these forces and they be able to
60
00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,160
feed on them just as they
please.
61
00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:36,880
All movements of anger,
violence, passion, desire, all
62
00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,920
these things which make you
abruptly throw off certain
63
00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:45,320
energies from yourself, project
them from yourself, are exactly
64
00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:48,640
what these entities of the vital
world like best.
65
00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:53,840
For, as I said, they enjoy them
like a sumptuous dish.
66
00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:59,120
Now their tactics are simple.
They send you a little
67
00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:04,760
suggestion, a little impulse, a
small vibration which enters
68
00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:09,840
deep into you and through
contagion or sympathy, awakens
69
00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:14,280
in you the vibration necessary
to make you throw off the force
70
00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:20,920
they want to absorb.
End Quote Reference Shriorobindo
71
00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:26,120
and the Mother, The Hidden
Forces of Life, Chapter 3 Hidden
72
00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,880
Forces around pages 6061.