The Darkness and the Light Within Each Individual

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Ancient Chinese philosophy,
enunciated the concept of Yin

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and Yang, which represent the
Opposites that together form a

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whole, and which are constantly
interacting with one another

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dynamically, the classical image
shows a black spot in a white

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background and a white spot in a
black background bound together

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in a circle and dynamically
moving within that space.

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It is a common idea.
Light and dark are inextricably

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related to one another and
cannot exist without each other.

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Our minds easily, extrapolate to
this Viewpoint from our

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perception of physical day and
night the English author.

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Charles, Dickens recognize this
principle and in several of his

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Works, he wove together.
The darkness and the light.

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His famous novel, A Tale of Two
Cities begins with this

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evocative.
Imagery It was the best of

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times, it was the worst of
times.

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It was the age of wisdom.
It was the age of foolishness.

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It was the epoch of belief, it
was the epoch of incredulity.

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It was the season of light.
It was the season of Darkness.

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It was the spring of hope.
It was the winter of Despair.

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We had everything before us.
We had nothing before us.

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We were all going direct to
heaven.

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We were all going direct the
other way.

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In A Christmas Carol, Dickens
applied.

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This conception to the struggle
between the dark and The Light

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Within an individual.
The protagonist Scrooge is seen

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as a miserly bitter,
businessman, misogynistic and

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cruel in his dealings with
others, as he sought for wealth

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power, and what passed for
success in his mind.

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At a certain point, however, the
deeper Soul Force within him

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brought before his awareness in
the shape of lucid dreams, the

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aspiration of the Soul towards
Harmony Goodwill compassion and

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showed him the error of his at
that time, present mode of life.

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He awoke from the darkness
within him and became a soul of

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light and Goodwill spreading
cheer and support to those

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around him.
Scrooge in one form or another

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represents each human individual
who has certain characteristics

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that are dark and retrogressive.
And at the same time, the

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aspiration to overcome those
negative traits through a growth

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and evolutionary process.
SRI aurobindo points out that it

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is a process of nature to oppose
extreme contradictions.

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In order to distill out the
needed progress, That's when,

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when identifies a strong
aspiration within oneself, it

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provides a clue to the dark side
that lies within and needs to be

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dealt with.
And similarly, one is feeling

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overwhelmed by the negative
traits that seemed to overpower

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the nature that these are signs
of the opportunity and the

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mission of the soul.
In this life, to solve these

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particular issues and make
progress both for oneself and

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for Humanity as a whole.
The mother observes quote, if

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you look at yourself carefully,
you will see that one always

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carries in oneself.
The opposite of The Virtue.

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One has to realize I use virtue
in its widest and highest sense.

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You have a special aim, the
special Mission Especial

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realization, which is your very
own, each one individually and

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you carry in yourself all the
obstacles necessary to make your

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realization perfect.
Always, you will see that within

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you this Shadow and the light
are equal.

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You have an ability.
You have also the negation of

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this ability but if you discover
a very black hole a thick

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Shadow, be sure there is
somewhere in you, a great light,

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it is up to you to know how to
use the one to realize the

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other.
This is a fact, very little

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spoken about, but one of capital
importance, and if You observe

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carefully, you will see that it
is always the US with everyone.

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It's this leads us to
statements, which are

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paradoxical but absolutely true.
For instance, that the greatest

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Thief can be the most honest,
man.

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This is not doing urge you to
steal, of course.

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And the greatest liar can be the
most truthful person.

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So, do not despair.
If you find Yourself the

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greatest weakness for Perhaps it
is the sign of the greatest

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Divine strength.
Do not say I am like that, I

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can't be.
Otherwise it is not true.

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You are like that because
precisely you ought to be the

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opposite and all your
difficulties.

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Are there just that you may
learn to transform them into the

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truth?
They are hiding and quote

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reference SRI aurobindo in the
mother living.

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Within the yoga approach to
psychological health and growth

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exercises for growth and Mastery
becoming aware of the Shadow

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