March 22, 2025
The Action of the Divine Will in the Life of the Spiritual Seeker
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within, Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pp. 29-30This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/the-action-of-the-divine-will-in-the-life-of-the-spiritual-seeker/
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When a seeker takes up the
spiritual path, he often
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questions how to know what the
divine will is for him to act
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upon.
Srioro Bindo gave us a clue in
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his book The Synthesis of Yoga
when he indicated quote, He who
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chooses the infinite has been
chosen by the infinite.
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End Quote.
We tend to live as if we are
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separated and isolated from the
rest of the creation, and thus
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we believe the Divine Will does
not work through and within us.
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Yet if we shift our standpoint,
we can see that we are
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constantly being moved by forces
that we receive from the
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Universal Creation.
If we focus our receptivity on
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the normal outer life of the
body, life and mind, we accept
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and move based on the forces
that are active there.
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When we shift our focus to the
spiritual quest, we become
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naturally receptive to the
forces that provide us the
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opportunity for growth and
development of consciousness.
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At this point, the fact that we
have chosen the infinite implies
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that we are ready to grow in a
new direction, and the forces at
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work encourage us to do that.
Human willings are variable and
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constantly changing, fickle and
unsteady.
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New ideas come, new forces press
upon us, new circumstances
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arise, and we are off and
running in a new direction.
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For someone to stick with one
focus to follow the spiritual
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path thus implies that it is a
greater will than the normal
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human will at work.
And thus we can determine that
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we are indeed dedicated and
acting under the impulsion of
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the Divine will to achieve what
may be possible for us in our
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lifetime, under the
circumstances of our birth, our
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destiny, our society, and the
impulsion of the Time Spirit.
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The seeker who can do this finds
that as the Divine Will works
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ever more powerfully within him,
circumstances and events begin
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to align themselves to help
achieve the object of his focus.
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As iron filings align in the
presence of a magnet,
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Spioribindo writes quote, You
have only to remain quiet and
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firm in your following of the
path and your will to go to the
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end.
If you do that, circumstances
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will in the end be obliged to
shape themselves to your will,
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because it will be the Divine
will in you.
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Remain fixed in the sunlight of
the true consciousness, for only
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there is happiness and peace.
They do not depend upon outside
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happenings, but on this alone.
End Quote.
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Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
Mother, Looking from Within,
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Chapter 1, Looking at Life and
Circumstances, pages 29 to 30.
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When a seeker takes up the
spiritual path, he often
2
00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:08,600
questions how to know what the
divine will is for him to act
3
00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:12,200
upon.
Srioro Bindo gave us a clue in
4
00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:17,720
his book The Synthesis of Yoga
when he indicated quote, He who
5
00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,360
chooses the infinite has been
chosen by the infinite.
6
00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,400
End Quote.
We tend to live as if we are
7
00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:29,480
separated and isolated from the
rest of the creation, and thus
8
00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:33,720
we believe the Divine Will does
not work through and within us.
9
00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,760
Yet if we shift our standpoint,
we can see that we are
10
00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:42,280
constantly being moved by forces
that we receive from the
11
00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:47,200
Universal Creation.
If we focus our receptivity on
12
00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:51,640
the normal outer life of the
body, life and mind, we accept
13
00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,440
and move based on the forces
that are active there.
14
00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,720
When we shift our focus to the
spiritual quest, we become
15
00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,800
naturally receptive to the
forces that provide us the
16
00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,720
opportunity for growth and
development of consciousness.
17
00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:13,280
At this point, the fact that we
have chosen the infinite implies
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00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,760
that we are ready to grow in a
new direction, and the forces at
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00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:23,240
work encourage us to do that.
Human willings are variable and
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00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,800
constantly changing, fickle and
unsteady.
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00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:32,600
New ideas come, new forces press
upon us, new circumstances
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00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,400
arise, and we are off and
running in a new direction.
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00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:41,160
For someone to stick with one
focus to follow the spiritual
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00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:45,320
path thus implies that it is a
greater will than the normal
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00:01:45,320 --> 00:01:49,320
human will at work.
And thus we can determine that
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00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:52,640
we are indeed dedicated and
acting under the impulsion of
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00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:57,280
the Divine will to achieve what
may be possible for us in our
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00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:01,680
lifetime, under the
circumstances of our birth, our
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00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:07,120
destiny, our society, and the
impulsion of the Time Spirit.
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00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:12,640
The seeker who can do this finds
that as the Divine Will works
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00:02:12,640 --> 00:02:17,280
ever more powerfully within him,
circumstances and events begin
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00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:21,960
to align themselves to help
achieve the object of his focus.
33
00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,200
As iron filings align in the
presence of a magnet,
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00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:33,400
Spioribindo writes quote, You
have only to remain quiet and
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00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,480
firm in your following of the
path and your will to go to the
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00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:41,600
end.
If you do that, circumstances
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00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:45,160
will in the end be obliged to
shape themselves to your will,
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00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,000
because it will be the Divine
will in you.
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00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:55,440
Remain fixed in the sunlight of
the true consciousness, for only
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00:02:55,440 --> 00:03:01,280
there is happiness and peace.
They do not depend upon outside
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00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:05,480
happenings, but on this alone.
End Quote.
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Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
Mother, Looking from Within,
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Chapter 1, Looking at Life and
Circumstances, pages 29 to 30.