A Podcast Featuring Sri Aurobindo Studies
Oct. 24, 2022

The Attempt to Develop Tolerance and Understanding to Avoid Quarrelling

The Attempt to Develop Tolerance and Understanding to Avoid Quarrelling
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2022/10/20/the-attempt-to-develop-tolerance-and-understanding-to-avoid-quarrelling/
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When one begins to consider how
the faults, we find in others

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are those to, which we ourselves
are susceptible, and that we see

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them through the focus and
Affinity that we have to them,

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as the synchronicity of the
universe, brings forward to us.

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Those very things that we are
naturally, attracting.

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It becomes clear that these
events become an opportunity for

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inner work to change oneself.
By doing this, we overcome the

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urge to castigate others or
upgrade them for their very

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behavior that we ourselves
remain capable of doing.

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This, is the basis of serious
progress in the individual

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sadhna and helps to focus and
control the energy in such a way

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that it works towards growth and
development rather than being

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wasted in useless.
Negativity, the mother writes

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quote, Try to experience this,
it will greatly help you to

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change yourselves at the same
time, it will bring a sunny

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tolerance to your relationships
with others the Goodwill which

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comes from understanding and it
will very often put an end to

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these completely useless corals
one can live without quarreling.

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It seems strange to say this
because as things are it would

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seem on the contrary that life
is made for quarrelling.

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In the sense that the main
occupation of people who are

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together is to quarrel overtly
or covertly, you do not always

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come to words.
You do not always come to blows

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fortunately, but you are in a
state of Perpetual irritation

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within because you do not find
around you, the Perfection that

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you would yourself wish to
realize and which you find

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rather difficult to realize but
you find it entirely natural

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that Others should realize it.
How can they be like that?

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You forget how difficult you
find it in yourself.

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Not to be like that.
Try you will see look upon

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everything with a benevolent,
smile.

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Take all the things which
irritate you as a lesson for

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yourself and your life will be
more peaceful and more effective

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as well for a great percentage
of your energy.

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Certainly goes to waste in the
irritation.

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You feel when you do not find in
others the Perfection that you

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would like to realize in
yourself and quote, reference

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SRI aurobindo in the mother
living within the yoga approach

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to psychological health and
growth exercises for growth and

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Mastery using Life as a mirror
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