July 21, 2024
The Development and Progression of the Supramental Force in Human Activity
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The imposition of the external
world on our mind and senses is
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so powerful that we don't pay
attention to the vast universe
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of galaxies and stars.
In former times, before the
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00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:19,200
world was widely illuminated by
lighting at night, there was at
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00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,400
least some opportunity for
people to be outside at night
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00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:27,560
and see the broad array of stars
and wonder about what it all
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meant.
In today's world, however, one
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00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:35,240
would have to go to a remote
location or to a place that had
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00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:39,840
no electrification to even see
the stars most of the time.
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00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:45,920
Daylight obscures the entire
vast cosmos from our view in any
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00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:52,120
case, so that we become fixated
during our active daily lives on
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00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:57,000
what we experience around us.
A similar thing happens with
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00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,120
respect to our perception of
various planes or levels of
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00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,840
consciousness.
Our attention is riveted firmly
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00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,800
by the needs of the body, the
desires and activities of the
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00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:12,480
vital being, and the perceptions
and thoughts we experience in
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our minds.
It is rare that we can shift our
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focus away from the overpowering
influence of the body, life,
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mind, complex to even attempt to
look for or become receptive to
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00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,040
another form or power of
consciousness.
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This is complicated further by
the vibrational range of that
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higher consciousness that falls
beyond the normal limits of our
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sense organs.
There is also a mechanism and a
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process involved.
As with everything, first
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individuals take up the effort
and as they begin to get
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results, the capacity gets
anchored into the larger set of
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humanity.
This is an extrapolation of what
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is called the 100th monkey
phenomenon.
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00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:05,120
When a certain critical mass of
humanity acquires this power of
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00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:09,360
knowledge and action, it begins
to proliferate more swiftly.
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This is done through subtle
influence, energetics and the
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ability of people to copy or
mimic the actions of others
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until it becomes part of their
repertoire directly the mother
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observes.
Quote.
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This material world, as it
actually visibly is, is so
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powerful, so absolutely real for
the ordinary consciousness that
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it has engulfed, as it were,
this super mental force and
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consciousness when it
manifested.
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And a long preparation is
necessary before its presence
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can be even glimpsed, felt,
perceived in some way or other.
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And this is the work it is doing
now.
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How long it will take is
difficult to foresee.
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It will depend a great deal on
the goodwill and the receptivity
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00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:05,280
of a certain number of people,
for the individual always
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00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,800
advances faster than the
collectivity.
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00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:12,600
And by its very nature, humanity
is destined to manifest the
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00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,160
Super mind before the rest of
creation.
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End Quote Reference Sri
Aurobindo and the Mother The
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Hidden Forces of Life, Chapter 6
Hidden Worlds and Evolutionary
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Forces, pages 154 to 155.
00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:05,320
The imposition of the external
world on our mind and senses is
2
00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:10,000
so powerful that we don't pay
attention to the vast universe
3
00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:14,920
of galaxies and stars.
In former times, before the
4
00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:19,200
world was widely illuminated by
lighting at night, there was at
5
00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,400
least some opportunity for
people to be outside at night
6
00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:27,560
and see the broad array of stars
and wonder about what it all
7
00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:31,240
meant.
In today's world, however, one
8
00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:35,240
would have to go to a remote
location or to a place that had
9
00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:39,840
no electrification to even see
the stars most of the time.
10
00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:45,920
Daylight obscures the entire
vast cosmos from our view in any
11
00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:52,120
case, so that we become fixated
during our active daily lives on
12
00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:57,000
what we experience around us.
A similar thing happens with
13
00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,120
respect to our perception of
various planes or levels of
14
00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,840
consciousness.
Our attention is riveted firmly
15
00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,800
by the needs of the body, the
desires and activities of the
16
00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:12,480
vital being, and the perceptions
and thoughts we experience in
17
00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:16,080
our minds.
It is rare that we can shift our
18
00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,840
focus away from the overpowering
influence of the body, life,
19
00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:26,000
mind, complex to even attempt to
look for or become receptive to
20
00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,040
another form or power of
consciousness.
21
00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,240
This is complicated further by
the vibrational range of that
22
00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:37,400
higher consciousness that falls
beyond the normal limits of our
23
00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:41,720
sense organs.
There is also a mechanism and a
24
00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:46,040
process involved.
As with everything, first
25
00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,640
individuals take up the effort
and as they begin to get
26
00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:53,840
results, the capacity gets
anchored into the larger set of
27
00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,680
humanity.
This is an extrapolation of what
28
00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,440
is called the 100th monkey
phenomenon.
29
00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:05,120
When a certain critical mass of
humanity acquires this power of
30
00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:09,360
knowledge and action, it begins
to proliferate more swiftly.
31
00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:14,520
This is done through subtle
influence, energetics and the
32
00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:18,560
ability of people to copy or
mimic the actions of others
33
00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:23,920
until it becomes part of their
repertoire directly the mother
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00:02:23,920 --> 00:02:25,080
observes.
Quote.
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00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:30,040
This material world, as it
actually visibly is, is so
36
00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:35,200
powerful, so absolutely real for
the ordinary consciousness that
37
00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:39,000
it has engulfed, as it were,
this super mental force and
38
00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:40,920
consciousness when it
manifested.
39
00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,920
And a long preparation is
necessary before its presence
40
00:02:44,920 --> 00:02:50,040
can be even glimpsed, felt,
perceived in some way or other.
41
00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:52,800
And this is the work it is doing
now.
42
00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,600
How long it will take is
difficult to foresee.
43
00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:01,000
It will depend a great deal on
the goodwill and the receptivity
44
00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:05,280
of a certain number of people,
for the individual always
45
00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,800
advances faster than the
collectivity.
46
00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:12,600
And by its very nature, humanity
is destined to manifest the
47
00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,160
Super mind before the rest of
creation.
48
00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:20,680
End Quote Reference Sri
Aurobindo and the Mother The
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00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:25,800
Hidden Forces of Life, Chapter 6
Hidden Worlds and Evolutionary
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Forces, pages 154 to 155.