Dec. 27, 2024
The Divine Shakti in Its Various Forms
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Powers Within, Chapter XVII The Vital, pg. 132 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/12/25/the-divine-shakti-in-its-various-forms/
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When we recognize that the world
is an actual manifestation of
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the Divine, we can begin to
appreciate the Divine in all
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things that we experience, all
things that we see, all that we
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hear, all that we feel or touch
or smell.
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The Divine manifests through His
power Shakti, which takes
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various forms depending on the
intention and the specific plane
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on which that manifestation is
taking place.
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We can identify a number of
planes that go to make up our
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world, including a mental plane,
the domain of mind where thought
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and its operations are the
controlling force, a vital
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00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:50,360
plane, the domain of the life
energy, where force and movement
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rule.
The physical plane, the domain
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of forms that take shape and
express the divine through form,
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and the psychic plane, the
domain of the soul that supports
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the development and expression
of the psychic being.
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Each of these planes is
manifested as the result of the
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action of one of the four great
powers of the Divine.
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Shakti Maheshwari embodies the
power of wisdom and knowledge
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and rules the mental plane.
Mahakali embodies the power of
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force in action and thus rules
the vital plane.
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Mahalakshmi embodies the power
of beauty and harmony and thus
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rules the physical plane.
Mahasaraswati is the power that
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overseas the growth and
development of the Divine
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Presence in the soul and is the
embodiment of love in action,
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ruling over the psychic plane.
In his book the Mother, Sri
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Aurobindo describes these 4
great powers in detail in the
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00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:03,640
6th chapter, known by many as
the Matri Upanishad, the
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00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:08,520
Upanishad of the Mother, the
Divine Shakti, who manifests the
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00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,960
divine intention in the creation
through the operation of these
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00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:16,040
various powers on their
respective planes of action.
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The Mother notes quote on the
physical plane the divine
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expresses himself through
beauty, on the mental plane
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through knowledge, on the vital
plane through power, and on the
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psychic plane through love and
quote reference Sri Aurobindo
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and the mother powers within
chapter 17 The vital page 132.
00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:05,120
When we recognize that the world
is an actual manifestation of
2
00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:09,600
the Divine, we can begin to
appreciate the Divine in all
3
00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:14,840
things that we experience, all
things that we see, all that we
4
00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:19,280
hear, all that we feel or touch
or smell.
5
00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:24,800
The Divine manifests through His
power Shakti, which takes
6
00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:29,320
various forms depending on the
intention and the specific plane
7
00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,960
on which that manifestation is
taking place.
8
00:00:33,160 --> 00:00:36,200
We can identify a number of
planes that go to make up our
9
00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:41,280
world, including a mental plane,
the domain of mind where thought
10
00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:45,720
and its operations are the
controlling force, a vital
11
00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:50,360
plane, the domain of the life
energy, where force and movement
12
00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,960
rule.
The physical plane, the domain
13
00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,840
of forms that take shape and
express the divine through form,
14
00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:03,080
and the psychic plane, the
domain of the soul that supports
15
00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,600
the development and expression
of the psychic being.
16
00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,560
Each of these planes is
manifested as the result of the
17
00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,520
action of one of the four great
powers of the Divine.
18
00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:21,000
Shakti Maheshwari embodies the
power of wisdom and knowledge
19
00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:26,600
and rules the mental plane.
Mahakali embodies the power of
20
00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,760
force in action and thus rules
the vital plane.
21
00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,400
Mahalakshmi embodies the power
of beauty and harmony and thus
22
00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:40,320
rules the physical plane.
Mahasaraswati is the power that
23
00:01:40,320 --> 00:01:43,760
overseas the growth and
development of the Divine
24
00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:48,280
Presence in the soul and is the
embodiment of love in action,
25
00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:55,080
ruling over the psychic plane.
In his book the Mother, Sri
26
00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,640
Aurobindo describes these 4
great powers in detail in the
27
00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:03,640
6th chapter, known by many as
the Matri Upanishad, the
28
00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:08,520
Upanishad of the Mother, the
Divine Shakti, who manifests the
29
00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,960
divine intention in the creation
through the operation of these
30
00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:16,040
various powers on their
respective planes of action.
31
00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:21,680
The Mother notes quote on the
physical plane the divine
32
00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,600
expresses himself through
beauty, on the mental plane
33
00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:30,680
through knowledge, on the vital
plane through power, and on the
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00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:37,560
psychic plane through love and
quote reference Sri Aurobindo
35
00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:43,880
and the mother powers within
chapter 17 The vital page 132.