Oct. 12, 2024
The Exercise of Will-Power and the Role of Sincerity in Implementation
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Powers Within, Chapter V Will-Power, pp. 48-49 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/10/10/the-exercise-of-will-power-and-the-role-of-sincerity-in-implementation/
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Most people have had the
experience.
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They decide to try a new diet or
exercise regimen.
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They stick with it a few days or
weeks and then it seems to get
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overlooked, forgotten or
abandoned.
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Other things got in the way, or
else the impulses cause them to
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weaken their resolve.
How many times people decide to
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cut out between meal snacks only
to find themselves following the
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old habit?
Why does this happen?
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While we tend to believe that
once we make up our mind about
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something that we can carry it
out, we failed to account for
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the different parts of our being
that have their own needs,
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desires, and pressures to
effectuate those desires.
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The mind may decide on a course
of action, but the vital being
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00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:59,240
and the physical being disagree.
It is only when all the parts of
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the being are in alignment on a
particular goal or action that
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it can be put into practice in a
complete way.
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The mother calls this sincerity.
Without this type of sincerity,
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00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,920
we are pushed and pulled in
various directions.
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We give way to divergent
pressures and drives, and we
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find our good intentions
overturned when the vital nature
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or the body assert their
separate directions.
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A disciple asks sweet mother,
how can we make our resolution
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very firm?
The mother observes quote by
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wanting it to be very firm
laughter.
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Now this seems like a joke, but
it is absolutely true. 1 does
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not want it.
Truly, there is always if you.
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It is a lack of sincerity.
If you look sincerely, you will
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see that you have decided that
it will be like this.
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And then beneath there is
something which is not decided
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00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:06,040
at all and is waiting for the
second of hesitation in order to
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rush forward.
If you are sincere, if you are
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sincere and get hold of the part
which is hiding, waiting, not
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showing itself, which knows that
there will come a second of
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indecision when it can rush out
and make you do the thing you
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have decided not to do, But if
you really want it, nothing in
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the world can prevent you from
doing what you want.
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It is because one doesn't know
how to will it, and it is
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because one is divided in one's
will.
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If you are not divided in your
will, I say that nothing, nobody
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in the world can make you change
your will.
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End Quote.
Reference Srioro Bindu and the
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Mother powers within.
Chapter 5.
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Willpower, pages 48 to 49.
00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:03,440
Most people have had the
experience.
2
00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,520
They decide to try a new diet or
exercise regimen.
3
00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:12,560
They stick with it a few days or
weeks and then it seems to get
4
00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,800
overlooked, forgotten or
abandoned.
5
00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:21,440
Other things got in the way, or
else the impulses cause them to
6
00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:25,520
weaken their resolve.
How many times people decide to
7
00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:30,120
cut out between meal snacks only
to find themselves following the
8
00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:33,280
old habit?
Why does this happen?
9
00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,320
While we tend to believe that
once we make up our mind about
10
00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:41,000
something that we can carry it
out, we failed to account for
11
00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,360
the different parts of our being
that have their own needs,
12
00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:48,280
desires, and pressures to
effectuate those desires.
13
00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:53,440
The mind may decide on a course
of action, but the vital being
14
00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:59,240
and the physical being disagree.
It is only when all the parts of
15
00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,560
the being are in alignment on a
particular goal or action that
16
00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,040
it can be put into practice in a
complete way.
17
00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:11,640
The mother calls this sincerity.
Without this type of sincerity,
18
00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,920
we are pushed and pulled in
various directions.
19
00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:19,240
We give way to divergent
pressures and drives, and we
20
00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:23,080
find our good intentions
overturned when the vital nature
21
00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,160
or the body assert their
separate directions.
22
00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:32,760
A disciple asks sweet mother,
how can we make our resolution
23
00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:37,680
very firm?
The mother observes quote by
24
00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,840
wanting it to be very firm
laughter.
25
00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:46,320
Now this seems like a joke, but
it is absolutely true. 1 does
26
00:01:46,320 --> 00:01:49,800
not want it.
Truly, there is always if you.
27
00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:55,000
It is a lack of sincerity.
If you look sincerely, you will
28
00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,760
see that you have decided that
it will be like this.
29
00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:02,160
And then beneath there is
something which is not decided
30
00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:06,040
at all and is waiting for the
second of hesitation in order to
31
00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:10,560
rush forward.
If you are sincere, if you are
32
00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:15,160
sincere and get hold of the part
which is hiding, waiting, not
33
00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,960
showing itself, which knows that
there will come a second of
34
00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,600
indecision when it can rush out
and make you do the thing you
35
00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:28,640
have decided not to do, But if
you really want it, nothing in
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00:02:28,640 --> 00:02:31,200
the world can prevent you from
doing what you want.
37
00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,720
It is because one doesn't know
how to will it, and it is
38
00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,000
because one is divided in one's
will.
39
00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:42,600
If you are not divided in your
will, I say that nothing, nobody
40
00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,440
in the world can make you change
your will.
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00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,800
End Quote.
Reference Srioro Bindu and the
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00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,760
Mother powers within.
Chapter 5.
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00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,240
Willpower, pages 48 to 49.