Aug. 2, 2024
The Inner Spiritual Light Exists in the Entire Creation and Maintains the Balance of Existence
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch.7 Spiritual Forces of Help and Succour, pp.167-168 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/07/28/the-inner-spiritual-light-exists-in-the-entire-creation-and-maintains-the-balance-of-existence/
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Our normal human view of things
is based in the framing of the
2
00:00:05,560 --> 00:00:09,160
mental process, which relies on
distinguishing differences
3
00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:13,520
between one thing and another,
between one being and another,
4
00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:20,000
between one event and another.
This fragmentation leads us to
5
00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,040
focus primarily on the
separation we have rather than
6
00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:28,080
on the underlying unity, the
oneness of all creation.
7
00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,840
Our reliance on this standpoint
leads us into sometimes quite
8
00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:37,680
tragic consequences.
Despite this viewpoint, however,
9
00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,520
there remains the fact of the
unity of the entire creation,
10
00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:46,720
and this unity is what maintains
existence despite differences on
11
00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:51,080
the surface.
The Vedic Rishis understood this
12
00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:58,360
issue in Mandela tense.
Up to 129 quote When universal
13
00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:02,400
being was concealed by
fragmentation, then by the
14
00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,760
greatness of its energy, that
one was born.
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00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,160
End Quote.
When we begin to appreciate the
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00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:14,160
oneness of the entire creation,
we can also begin to see the
17
00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,400
spiritual radiance in all
things.
18
00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:21,000
It is thus not just evolve human
beings who have that effulgence
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00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:26,040
of the spirit, but all beings,
all plants, even the very stones
20
00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,640
and rocks that make up the earth
that we live on.
21
00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,760
While the light is more visible
in the higher evolutionary
22
00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:38,000
beings, it nevertheless operates
to create what we see as an
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00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:43,200
interdependent and symbiotic
reality for all life, woven
24
00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:48,720
together into the warp and woof
of creation in a way that relies
25
00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,520
on the harmony of Oneness to
ensure that the creation does
26
00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:56,600
not simply rip itself apart or
destroy itself through
27
00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:00,360
opposition.
The dynamic tension we see at
28
00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:04,520
the level of the external
reality is contained within the
29
00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:09,320
greater Oneness and represents
the balancing of the forces.
30
00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:14,840
The ancient symbol of the Yin
Yang epitomizes this balance
31
00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,960
perfectly.
Regardless of short term
32
00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:22,480
imbalances or disharmonies,
somehow the evolution of
33
00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,560
consciousness and the
development of the external life
34
00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,640
find a way to proceed and
continue.
35
00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:34,240
For the most part, this is a
subconscious or unconscious
36
00:02:34,640 --> 00:02:39,240
harmony and balance.
Yet as individuals reach further
37
00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:43,400
stages of conscious development,
they can actually consciously
38
00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,880
participate in the process,
aligning themselves with the
39
00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:52,600
harmonizing and balancing forces
rather than with the forces of
40
00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:56,160
disintegration, division, and
fragmentation.
41
00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:02,600
The mother notes quote in
everyone, even at the very
42
00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:07,360
beginning, this spiritual
presence, this inner light, is
43
00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,320
there.
In fact, it is everywhere.
44
00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,720
I have seen it many a time in
certain animals.
45
00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,760
It is like a shining point which
is the basis of a certain
46
00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:22,040
control and protection,
something which even in half
47
00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:26,200
consciousness makes possible a
certain harmony with the rest of
48
00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:31,680
creation, so that irreparable
catastrophes may not be
49
00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,080
constant.
In general, with the Without
50
00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,840
this presence, the disorder
created by the violences and
51
00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:43,040
passions of the vital would be
so great that at any moment they
52
00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:47,000
could bring about a general
catastrophe, a sort of total
53
00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,760
destruction which would prevent
the progress of nature.
54
00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:56,880
That presence, that spiritual
light which could almost be
55
00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:01,320
called a spiritual
consciousness, is within each
56
00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,960
being and all things.
And because of it, in spite of
57
00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:11,640
all discordance, all passion,
all violence, there is a minimum
58
00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:15,520
of general harmony which allows
nature's work to be
59
00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:19,560
accomplished.
And this presence becomes quite
60
00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:23,960
obvious in the human being, even
the most rudimentary, even in
61
00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,920
the most monstrous human being,
in one who gives the impression
62
00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:32,920
of being an incarnation of a
devil or a monster, there is
63
00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:37,600
something within exercising a
sort of irresistible control.
64
00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:42,320
Even in the worst, some things
are impossible.
65
00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,600
And without this presence, if
the being were controlled
66
00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,960
exclusively by the adverse
forces, the forces of the vital,
67
00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,200
this impossibility would not
exist.
68
00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:59,240
Each time a wave of these
monstrous adverse forces sweeps
69
00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:03,160
over the earth, one feels that
nothing can ever stop the
70
00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,440
disorder and horror from
spreading.
71
00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:12,760
And always at a certain time,
unexpectedly and inexplicably, a
72
00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,720
control intervenes and the wave
is arrested.
73
00:05:17,280 --> 00:05:21,560
The catastrophe is not total,
and this is because of the
74
00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,160
Presence, the Supreme Presence
in matter.
75
00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:31,640
But only in a few exceptional
beings, and after a long, very
76
00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:35,640
long work of preparation
extending over many, many lives,
77
00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:41,160
does this presence change into a
conscious, independent, fully
78
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organized being, all powerful
master of his dwelling place.
79
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Conscious enough, powerful
enough to be able to control not
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00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:56,320
only this dwelling, but what
surrounds it, and in a field of
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00:05:56,320 --> 00:06:00,600
radiation and action that is
more and more extensive and
82
00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:06,040
effective.
End Quote Reference Srioro Bindu
83
00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,560
and the Mother, The Hidden
Forces of Life, Chapter 7,
84
00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:15,800
Spiritual Forces of Help and
Succor, pages 167 to 168.
00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:05,560
Our normal human view of things
is based in the framing of the
2
00:00:05,560 --> 00:00:09,160
mental process, which relies on
distinguishing differences
3
00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:13,520
between one thing and another,
between one being and another,
4
00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:20,000
between one event and another.
This fragmentation leads us to
5
00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,040
focus primarily on the
separation we have rather than
6
00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:28,080
on the underlying unity, the
oneness of all creation.
7
00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,840
Our reliance on this standpoint
leads us into sometimes quite
8
00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:37,680
tragic consequences.
Despite this viewpoint, however,
9
00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,520
there remains the fact of the
unity of the entire creation,
10
00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:46,720
and this unity is what maintains
existence despite differences on
11
00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:51,080
the surface.
The Vedic Rishis understood this
12
00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:58,360
issue in Mandela tense.
Up to 129 quote When universal
13
00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:02,400
being was concealed by
fragmentation, then by the
14
00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,760
greatness of its energy, that
one was born.
15
00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,160
End Quote.
When we begin to appreciate the
16
00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:14,160
oneness of the entire creation,
we can also begin to see the
17
00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,400
spiritual radiance in all
things.
18
00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:21,000
It is thus not just evolve human
beings who have that effulgence
19
00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:26,040
of the spirit, but all beings,
all plants, even the very stones
20
00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,640
and rocks that make up the earth
that we live on.
21
00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,760
While the light is more visible
in the higher evolutionary
22
00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:38,000
beings, it nevertheless operates
to create what we see as an
23
00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:43,200
interdependent and symbiotic
reality for all life, woven
24
00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:48,720
together into the warp and woof
of creation in a way that relies
25
00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,520
on the harmony of Oneness to
ensure that the creation does
26
00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:56,600
not simply rip itself apart or
destroy itself through
27
00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:00,360
opposition.
The dynamic tension we see at
28
00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:04,520
the level of the external
reality is contained within the
29
00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:09,320
greater Oneness and represents
the balancing of the forces.
30
00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:14,840
The ancient symbol of the Yin
Yang epitomizes this balance
31
00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,960
perfectly.
Regardless of short term
32
00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:22,480
imbalances or disharmonies,
somehow the evolution of
33
00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,560
consciousness and the
development of the external life
34
00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,640
find a way to proceed and
continue.
35
00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:34,240
For the most part, this is a
subconscious or unconscious
36
00:02:34,640 --> 00:02:39,240
harmony and balance.
Yet as individuals reach further
37
00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:43,400
stages of conscious development,
they can actually consciously
38
00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,880
participate in the process,
aligning themselves with the
39
00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:52,600
harmonizing and balancing forces
rather than with the forces of
40
00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:56,160
disintegration, division, and
fragmentation.
41
00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:02,600
The mother notes quote in
everyone, even at the very
42
00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:07,360
beginning, this spiritual
presence, this inner light, is
43
00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,320
there.
In fact, it is everywhere.
44
00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,720
I have seen it many a time in
certain animals.
45
00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,760
It is like a shining point which
is the basis of a certain
46
00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:22,040
control and protection,
something which even in half
47
00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:26,200
consciousness makes possible a
certain harmony with the rest of
48
00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:31,680
creation, so that irreparable
catastrophes may not be
49
00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,080
constant.
In general, with the Without
50
00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,840
this presence, the disorder
created by the violences and
51
00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:43,040
passions of the vital would be
so great that at any moment they
52
00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:47,000
could bring about a general
catastrophe, a sort of total
53
00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,760
destruction which would prevent
the progress of nature.
54
00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:56,880
That presence, that spiritual
light which could almost be
55
00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:01,320
called a spiritual
consciousness, is within each
56
00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,960
being and all things.
And because of it, in spite of
57
00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:11,640
all discordance, all passion,
all violence, there is a minimum
58
00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:15,520
of general harmony which allows
nature's work to be
59
00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:19,560
accomplished.
And this presence becomes quite
60
00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:23,960
obvious in the human being, even
the most rudimentary, even in
61
00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,920
the most monstrous human being,
in one who gives the impression
62
00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:32,920
of being an incarnation of a
devil or a monster, there is
63
00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:37,600
something within exercising a
sort of irresistible control.
64
00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:42,320
Even in the worst, some things
are impossible.
65
00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,600
And without this presence, if
the being were controlled
66
00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,960
exclusively by the adverse
forces, the forces of the vital,
67
00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,200
this impossibility would not
exist.
68
00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:59,240
Each time a wave of these
monstrous adverse forces sweeps
69
00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:03,160
over the earth, one feels that
nothing can ever stop the
70
00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,440
disorder and horror from
spreading.
71
00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:12,760
And always at a certain time,
unexpectedly and inexplicably, a
72
00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,720
control intervenes and the wave
is arrested.
73
00:05:17,280 --> 00:05:21,560
The catastrophe is not total,
and this is because of the
74
00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,160
Presence, the Supreme Presence
in matter.
75
00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:31,640
But only in a few exceptional
beings, and after a long, very
76
00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:35,640
long work of preparation
extending over many, many lives,
77
00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:41,160
does this presence change into a
conscious, independent, fully
78
00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:45,880
organized being, all powerful
master of his dwelling place.
79
00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:51,600
Conscious enough, powerful
enough to be able to control not
80
00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:56,320
only this dwelling, but what
surrounds it, and in a field of
81
00:05:56,320 --> 00:06:00,600
radiation and action that is
more and more extensive and
82
00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:06,040
effective.
End Quote Reference Srioro Bindu
83
00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,560
and the Mother, The Hidden
Forces of Life, Chapter 7,
84
00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:15,800
Spiritual Forces of Help and
Succor, pages 167 to 168.
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