July 17, 2024
The Inevitability of the Emergence of the Supramental Consciousness and its Transformative Action on Body, Life and Mind
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch.6 Hidden Worlds and Evolutionary Forces, pp.151-152 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/07/12/the-inevitability-of-the-emergence-of-the-supramental-consciousness-and-its-transformative-action-on-body-life-and-mind/
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One of the limitations of mind
embedded in a physical body is
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00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:09,000
that it tends to fixate on what
it can experience here and now.
3
00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:14,160
It has a hard time correlating
past, present, and future and
4
00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:18,960
seeing and understanding trends,
directions, trajectories, and
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00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:23,800
momentum other than in specific
areas such as physics or
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00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:27,160
mechanics that focus the mind on
these things.
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Things that are unseen are for
the most part either ignored or
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00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,640
dismissed.
Another limitation is the
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00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,840
fragmented approach that sees
parts but not the whole, and
10
00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,560
sees them in isolation from the
other parts, as if they are
11
00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,440
totally separate and distinct
entities existing independently
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00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:50,080
from one another.
Thus, it has a hard time
13
00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:54,520
appreciating the big picture
that makes sense out of the
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00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:58,680
disparate elements.
Additionally, it has a
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00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,000
difficulty in appreciating that
something that manifests in the
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00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:06,280
future may indeed represent
something entirely new and
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00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:11,000
different from the present known
and experienced ways of nature.
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For these reasons, it becomes
almost impossible for any mental
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analysis to recognize and
understand the evolution of
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consciousness through time, the
transitional nature of the
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00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:27,520
current stage, and the
inevitability of a new phase
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00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:30,960
that ushers in a consciousness
that operates from a totally
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different perspective and power
of action.
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Based on what Shrioro Bindo
calls a reversal of
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consciousness, the mental
consciousness cannot comprehend
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the type of radical differences
that can occur with the advent
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of a new power of consciousness
involving changes in the way the
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physical body operates, the
vital force acts and the mind
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responds, Sri Robindo writes
quote.
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The descent of the Super Mine is
a long process, or at least a
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00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:09,080
process with a long preparation,
and one can only say that the
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00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,120
work is going on, sometimes with
a strong pressure for
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completion, sometimes retarded
by the things that rise from
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below and have to be dealt with
before further progress can be
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made.
The process is a spiritual
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evolutionary process
concentrated into a brief
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period.
It could be done otherwise by
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what men would regard as a
miraculous intervention only if
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the human mind were more
flexible and less attached to
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00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,960
its ignorance than it is as we
envisage it.
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It must manifest in a few 1st
and then spread, but it is not
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00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,360
likely to overpower the earth in
a moment.
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It is not advisable to discuss
too much what it will do and how
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00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,800
it will do it, because these are
things the Super mind itself
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00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:02,440
will fix, acting out of the
Divine truth in it, and the mind
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00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,800
must not try to fix for it
grooves in which it will run
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00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,480
naturally.
The release from subconscious
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ignorance and from disease.
Duration of life at will and a
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00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,640
change in the functionings of
the body must be among the
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00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:22,040
ultimate elements of a super
mental change, but the details
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of these things must be left for
the Super mental energy to work
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out according to the truth of
its own nature.
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The descent of the Super mental
is an inevitable necessity in
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00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,880
the logic of things, and is
there for sure.
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It is because people do not
understand what the Super mind
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is, or realize the significance
of the emergence of
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00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:49,720
consciousness in a world of
inconscient matter, that they
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are unable to realize this
inevitability.
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I suppose a matter of fact
observer, if there had been one
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at the time of the unrelieved
reign of inanimate matter in the
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00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:06,160
earth's beginning, would have
criticized any promise of the
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00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:10,040
emergence of life in a world of
dead earth and rock and mineral
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as an absurdity and a shimra.
So, too, afterwards he would
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00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:19,160
have repeated this mistake, and
regarded the emergence of
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00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:23,480
thought and reason in an animal
world as an absurdity and a
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shimra.
It is the same now with the
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appearance of super mind in the
stumbling mentality of this
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world of human consciousness and
it's reasoning ignorance.
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End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
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Mother.
The Hidden Forces of Life,
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Chapter 6.
Hidden Worlds and Evolutionary
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00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:49,000
Forces.
Pages 1:51 to 1:52.
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One of the limitations of mind
embedded in a physical body is
2
00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:09,000
that it tends to fixate on what
it can experience here and now.
3
00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:14,160
It has a hard time correlating
past, present, and future and
4
00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:18,960
seeing and understanding trends,
directions, trajectories, and
5
00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:23,800
momentum other than in specific
areas such as physics or
6
00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:27,160
mechanics that focus the mind on
these things.
7
00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,320
Things that are unseen are for
the most part either ignored or
8
00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,640
dismissed.
Another limitation is the
9
00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,840
fragmented approach that sees
parts but not the whole, and
10
00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,560
sees them in isolation from the
other parts, as if they are
11
00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,440
totally separate and distinct
entities existing independently
12
00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:50,080
from one another.
Thus, it has a hard time
13
00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:54,520
appreciating the big picture
that makes sense out of the
14
00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:58,680
disparate elements.
Additionally, it has a
15
00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,000
difficulty in appreciating that
something that manifests in the
16
00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:06,280
future may indeed represent
something entirely new and
17
00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:11,000
different from the present known
and experienced ways of nature.
18
00:01:12,320 --> 00:01:16,400
For these reasons, it becomes
almost impossible for any mental
19
00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,040
analysis to recognize and
understand the evolution of
20
00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:23,720
consciousness through time, the
transitional nature of the
21
00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:27,520
current stage, and the
inevitability of a new phase
22
00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:30,960
that ushers in a consciousness
that operates from a totally
23
00:01:30,960 --> 00:01:34,000
different perspective and power
of action.
24
00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,640
Based on what Shrioro Bindo
calls a reversal of
25
00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:42,560
consciousness, the mental
consciousness cannot comprehend
26
00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,680
the type of radical differences
that can occur with the advent
27
00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:50,840
of a new power of consciousness
involving changes in the way the
28
00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:55,560
physical body operates, the
vital force acts and the mind
29
00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:59,760
responds, Sri Robindo writes
quote.
30
00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:04,880
The descent of the Super Mine is
a long process, or at least a
31
00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:09,080
process with a long preparation,
and one can only say that the
32
00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,120
work is going on, sometimes with
a strong pressure for
33
00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:16,360
completion, sometimes retarded
by the things that rise from
34
00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:20,720
below and have to be dealt with
before further progress can be
35
00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,920
made.
The process is a spiritual
36
00:02:23,920 --> 00:02:27,520
evolutionary process
concentrated into a brief
37
00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:31,040
period.
It could be done otherwise by
38
00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:35,200
what men would regard as a
miraculous intervention only if
39
00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,240
the human mind were more
flexible and less attached to
40
00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,960
its ignorance than it is as we
envisage it.
41
00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:46,760
It must manifest in a few 1st
and then spread, but it is not
42
00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,360
likely to overpower the earth in
a moment.
43
00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:54,160
It is not advisable to discuss
too much what it will do and how
44
00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,800
it will do it, because these are
things the Super mind itself
45
00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:02,440
will fix, acting out of the
Divine truth in it, and the mind
46
00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,800
must not try to fix for it
grooves in which it will run
47
00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,480
naturally.
The release from subconscious
48
00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:14,720
ignorance and from disease.
Duration of life at will and a
49
00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,640
change in the functionings of
the body must be among the
50
00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:22,040
ultimate elements of a super
mental change, but the details
51
00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,880
of these things must be left for
the Super mental energy to work
52
00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,480
out according to the truth of
its own nature.
53
00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:34,440
The descent of the Super mental
is an inevitable necessity in
54
00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,880
the logic of things, and is
there for sure.
55
00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:42,080
It is because people do not
understand what the Super mind
56
00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,920
is, or realize the significance
of the emergence of
57
00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:49,720
consciousness in a world of
inconscient matter, that they
58
00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,400
are unable to realize this
inevitability.
59
00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:57,280
I suppose a matter of fact
observer, if there had been one
60
00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:02,120
at the time of the unrelieved
reign of inanimate matter in the
61
00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:06,160
earth's beginning, would have
criticized any promise of the
62
00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:10,040
emergence of life in a world of
dead earth and rock and mineral
63
00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:15,480
as an absurdity and a shimra.
So, too, afterwards he would
64
00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:19,160
have repeated this mistake, and
regarded the emergence of
65
00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:23,480
thought and reason in an animal
world as an absurdity and a
66
00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,800
shimra.
It is the same now with the
67
00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,560
appearance of super mind in the
stumbling mentality of this
68
00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:34,760
world of human consciousness and
it's reasoning ignorance.
69
00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:39,960
End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
70
00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,200
Mother.
The Hidden Forces of Life,
71
00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,640
Chapter 6.
Hidden Worlds and Evolutionary
72
00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:49,000
Forces.
Pages 1:51 to 1:52.