Aug. 9, 2024
The Human Consciousness Cannot Comprehend Fully the Vastness of the Universal Creation
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch.8 Life — A Mass of Vibrations, pg. 176
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We spend little time or thought
on the place we occupy in the
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universal creation.
The larger forces at work, the
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consciousness that creates,
builds, shapes and directs this
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massive and complex undertaking,
remain hidden from us.
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The power we can consciously
receive and utilize is a minute
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amount of the total energy
moving around the universe all
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the time.
It has been estimated that less
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than .3% of the Sun's energy
output actually reaches the
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00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:43,440
Earth, and that of this about
50% is absorbed, the rest
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00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:47,960
reflected back into space.
This still represents more than
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10,000 times the actual energy
usage of the entire world.
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We cannot even easily imagine
the magnitude of the forces at
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work, not just those radiating
from the sun, in terms of our
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human lives and experience.
And this is without factoring in
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00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:11,960
the endless billions of stars,
solar systems, galaxies and
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00:01:11,960 --> 00:01:15,840
universes beyond our own little
part of the creation.
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How can we be expected from our
human standpoint, to understand
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the vastness, power, scope,
intensity, or purpose of this
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massive flow of energy and the
manifestation that flows from
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this action?
How can we be expected from our
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00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:42,440
human standpoint, to comprehend
the significance and meaning
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00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:47,680
even of our own lives within
this enormous activity?
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00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,800
It would take a significant
shift of standpoint and a
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00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,120
widening of our understanding to
even come close to an
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appreciation of why we are here,
what we are to do, and how we
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00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:05,680
are to play our role within the
entirety of the Universal
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00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:11,840
Manifestation, Sri Aurobindo
writes in his epic poem Savitri.
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A legend and a symbol Quote
Unseen here act dim.
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Huge world energies and only
trickles and currents are our
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share.
Our mind lives far off from the
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authentic light catching it
little fragments of the truth in
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a small corner of Infinity.
Our lives are inlets of an
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Ocean's force.
End Quote.
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Savitri, Book two Canto 5
reference Sri Orobindo and the
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Mother, The Hidden Forces of
life, Chapter 8 Life a Mass of
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00:02:52,640 --> 00:02:56,080
Vibrations, page 176.
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We spend little time or thought
on the place we occupy in the
2
00:00:05,560 --> 00:00:10,560
universal creation.
The larger forces at work, the
3
00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:16,400
consciousness that creates,
builds, shapes and directs this
4
00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:20,320
massive and complex undertaking,
remain hidden from us.
5
00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:26,040
The power we can consciously
receive and utilize is a minute
6
00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,560
amount of the total energy
moving around the universe all
7
00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:34,080
the time.
It has been estimated that less
8
00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:39,160
than .3% of the Sun's energy
output actually reaches the
9
00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:43,440
Earth, and that of this about
50% is absorbed, the rest
10
00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:47,960
reflected back into space.
This still represents more than
11
00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:52,840
10,000 times the actual energy
usage of the entire world.
12
00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,600
We cannot even easily imagine
the magnitude of the forces at
13
00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:02,080
work, not just those radiating
from the sun, in terms of our
14
00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:06,800
human lives and experience.
And this is without factoring in
15
00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:11,960
the endless billions of stars,
solar systems, galaxies and
16
00:01:11,960 --> 00:01:15,840
universes beyond our own little
part of the creation.
17
00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:22,520
How can we be expected from our
human standpoint, to understand
18
00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:29,360
the vastness, power, scope,
intensity, or purpose of this
19
00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:33,600
massive flow of energy and the
manifestation that flows from
20
00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:38,120
this action?
How can we be expected from our
21
00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:42,440
human standpoint, to comprehend
the significance and meaning
22
00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:47,680
even of our own lives within
this enormous activity?
23
00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,800
It would take a significant
shift of standpoint and a
24
00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,120
widening of our understanding to
even come close to an
25
00:01:56,120 --> 00:02:01,560
appreciation of why we are here,
what we are to do, and how we
26
00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:05,680
are to play our role within the
entirety of the Universal
27
00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:11,840
Manifestation, Sri Aurobindo
writes in his epic poem Savitri.
28
00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:17,480
A legend and a symbol Quote
Unseen here act dim.
29
00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:22,280
Huge world energies and only
trickles and currents are our
30
00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,880
share.
Our mind lives far off from the
31
00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:30,760
authentic light catching it
little fragments of the truth in
32
00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:35,720
a small corner of Infinity.
Our lives are inlets of an
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00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,640
Ocean's force.
End Quote.
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00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:46,320
Savitri, Book two Canto 5
reference Sri Orobindo and the
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00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:52,640
Mother, The Hidden Forces of
life, Chapter 8 Life a Mass of
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00:02:52,640 --> 00:02:56,080
Vibrations, page 176.