April 10, 2026
The Knowledge Based in the Mystic Heart
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Psychic Being — Soul: Its Nature, Mission and Evolution, Section 1 Meaning and Nature of the Psychic Being, pp. 26-27
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Man, the mental being the mental
capacities that are associated
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with the human species, are
considered to be our unique
3
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trait distinguishing humanity
from the rest of the animal
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Kingdom.
We drive this narrative with a
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focus on training and developing
the mind in our schools.
6
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We believe that knowledge
resides in our mental abilities.
7
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We measure intelligence through
tests that are designed for the
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00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,200
mind.
We look up to scientists,
9
00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:37,040
philosophers, deep thinkers as
models for the expression of
10
00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:41,080
human knowledge.
We are essentially brain centric
11
00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,480
in the way we view and
understand the power of
12
00:00:44,480 --> 00:00:47,480
knowledge and its impact on our
lives.
13
00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:52,440
Spiritual paths of develop which
are based in this mental view of
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00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,120
knowledge.
Deep training of the mind such
15
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as through mindfulness training.
Vypasana, Raja Yoga, and Nyani
16
00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,920
Yoga have explored the
constitution and the boundaries
17
00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:09,000
of the mental powers.
The paths based in the mind have
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tended toward more abstraction
and distance from the life in
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the world.
But knowledge is not limited to
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that of the mind.
There are other powers and
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elements of our being, and they
each have their own unique forms
22
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of knowledge, whether we can
formulate them in mental terms
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or not.
Even the physical body has
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certain forms of inherent
knowledge which it does not
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share with the mind directly.
How else can we heal from a
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wound?
How indeed can our entire
27
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physical system function with
all the complex interactions
28
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that occur and the
interrelations that take place
29
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in the segments of the physical
body itself without some innate
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knowledge at work there?
There is a vital intelligence
31
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that responds to the vibrations
virtually automatically without
32
00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,479
mental analysis.
Whether we are looking at the
33
00:02:09,479 --> 00:02:14,680
phenomena of the alpha male or
the pecking order, we find a non
34
00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,920
mental response in the vital
being to a hidden power dynamic
35
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that is taking place between
people.
36
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Various researchers in the West
have begun to appreciate that
37
00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:30,080
there are indeed other valuable
forms of knowledge not bounded
38
00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:33,360
within the methods and framework
of the mind.
39
00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,960
There is, for instance, an
entire body of knowledge related
40
00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,120
to what is called emotional
intelligence.
41
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The ancient paths of yoga
recognize this with the
42
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development of the yoga of love
and devotion, Bhakti Yoga.
43
00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:54,200
This yoga focuses on the almost
intuitive knowledge of truth
44
00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:59,840
that comes through receptivity,
aspiration and an outflowing of
45
00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,280
love that creates a direct
relation with the divine being.
46
00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:08,840
This relation provides an innate
non mental form of knowledge
47
00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:13,840
that directly knows the divine
will and seeks to carry it out,
48
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Sriorobindo writes.
Quote If knowledge is the widest
49
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power of the consciousness, and
its function is to free and
50
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illumine, yet love is the
deepest and most intense, and
51
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its privilege is to be the key
to the most profound and secret
52
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recesses of the Divine.
Mystery Man, because he is a
53
00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,360
mental being, is prone to give
the highest importance to the
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00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:46,320
thinking mind and its reason and
will, and to its way of
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approach, an effectuation of
truth, and even he is inclined
56
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to hold that there is no other.
The heart, with its emotions and
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incalculable movements, is to
the eye of his intellect an
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00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:05,840
obscure, uncertain, and often a
perilous and misleading power,
59
00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:09,000
which needs to be kept in
control by the reason and the
60
00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:14,800
mental will and intelligence.
And yet there is in the heart or
61
00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:19,160
behind it, a profounder Mystic
light, which, if not what we
62
00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:23,600
call intuition, for that, though
not of the mind, yet descends
63
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through the mind, has yet a
direct touch upon truth, and is
64
00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:33,240
nearer to the Divine than the
human intellect in its pride of
65
00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,720
knowledge.
According to the ancient
66
00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,160
teaching, the seat of the
imminent Divine, the hidden
67
00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:46,560
Purusha, is in the Mystic heart,
the secret hard cave, Hrudayeh
68
00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,880
Guhaya, as the Upanishads put
it.
69
00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,880
And according to the experience
of many Yogans, it is from its
70
00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:59,680
depths that there come the voice
or the breath of the inner
71
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Oracle.
End Quote Reference Srioro Bindu
72
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and the Mother.
The psychic being soul, its
73
00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,720
nature, mission and evolution.
Section 1.
74
00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:16,680
Meaning and Nature of the
Psychic Being, pages 26 to 27.
00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:06,480
Man, the mental being the mental
capacities that are associated
2
00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,400
with the human species, are
considered to be our unique
3
00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:13,720
trait distinguishing humanity
from the rest of the animal
4
00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:16,880
Kingdom.
We drive this narrative with a
5
00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,360
focus on training and developing
the mind in our schools.
6
00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,920
We believe that knowledge
resides in our mental abilities.
7
00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:29,120
We measure intelligence through
tests that are designed for the
8
00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,200
mind.
We look up to scientists,
9
00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:37,040
philosophers, deep thinkers as
models for the expression of
10
00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:41,080
human knowledge.
We are essentially brain centric
11
00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,480
in the way we view and
understand the power of
12
00:00:44,480 --> 00:00:47,480
knowledge and its impact on our
lives.
13
00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:52,440
Spiritual paths of develop which
are based in this mental view of
14
00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,120
knowledge.
Deep training of the mind such
15
00:00:56,120 --> 00:01:00,560
as through mindfulness training.
Vypasana, Raja Yoga, and Nyani
16
00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,920
Yoga have explored the
constitution and the boundaries
17
00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:09,000
of the mental powers.
The paths based in the mind have
18
00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:14,240
tended toward more abstraction
and distance from the life in
19
00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:18,800
the world.
But knowledge is not limited to
20
00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,440
that of the mind.
There are other powers and
21
00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:26,720
elements of our being, and they
each have their own unique forms
22
00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,560
of knowledge, whether we can
formulate them in mental terms
23
00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,840
or not.
Even the physical body has
24
00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,160
certain forms of inherent
knowledge which it does not
25
00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:41,880
share with the mind directly.
How else can we heal from a
26
00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:45,400
wound?
How indeed can our entire
27
00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:49,360
physical system function with
all the complex interactions
28
00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:53,120
that occur and the
interrelations that take place
29
00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:58,160
in the segments of the physical
body itself without some innate
30
00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:02,800
knowledge at work there?
There is a vital intelligence
31
00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,400
that responds to the vibrations
virtually automatically without
32
00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,479
mental analysis.
Whether we are looking at the
33
00:02:09,479 --> 00:02:14,680
phenomena of the alpha male or
the pecking order, we find a non
34
00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,920
mental response in the vital
being to a hidden power dynamic
35
00:02:18,920 --> 00:02:21,120
that is taking place between
people.
36
00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:26,320
Various researchers in the West
have begun to appreciate that
37
00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:30,080
there are indeed other valuable
forms of knowledge not bounded
38
00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:33,360
within the methods and framework
of the mind.
39
00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,960
There is, for instance, an
entire body of knowledge related
40
00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,120
to what is called emotional
intelligence.
41
00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,760
The ancient paths of yoga
recognize this with the
42
00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:49,280
development of the yoga of love
and devotion, Bhakti Yoga.
43
00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:54,200
This yoga focuses on the almost
intuitive knowledge of truth
44
00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:59,840
that comes through receptivity,
aspiration and an outflowing of
45
00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,280
love that creates a direct
relation with the divine being.
46
00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:08,840
This relation provides an innate
non mental form of knowledge
47
00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:13,840
that directly knows the divine
will and seeks to carry it out,
48
00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:20,320
Sriorobindo writes.
Quote If knowledge is the widest
49
00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,360
power of the consciousness, and
its function is to free and
50
00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:29,320
illumine, yet love is the
deepest and most intense, and
51
00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:33,360
its privilege is to be the key
to the most profound and secret
52
00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:38,640
recesses of the Divine.
Mystery Man, because he is a
53
00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,360
mental being, is prone to give
the highest importance to the
54
00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:46,320
thinking mind and its reason and
will, and to its way of
55
00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:51,320
approach, an effectuation of
truth, and even he is inclined
56
00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:56,880
to hold that there is no other.
The heart, with its emotions and
57
00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:00,800
incalculable movements, is to
the eye of his intellect an
58
00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:05,840
obscure, uncertain, and often a
perilous and misleading power,
59
00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:09,000
which needs to be kept in
control by the reason and the
60
00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:14,800
mental will and intelligence.
And yet there is in the heart or
61
00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:19,160
behind it, a profounder Mystic
light, which, if not what we
62
00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:23,600
call intuition, for that, though
not of the mind, yet descends
63
00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:28,760
through the mind, has yet a
direct touch upon truth, and is
64
00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:33,240
nearer to the Divine than the
human intellect in its pride of
65
00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,720
knowledge.
According to the ancient
66
00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,160
teaching, the seat of the
imminent Divine, the hidden
67
00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:46,560
Purusha, is in the Mystic heart,
the secret hard cave, Hrudayeh
68
00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,880
Guhaya, as the Upanishads put
it.
69
00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,880
And according to the experience
of many Yogans, it is from its
70
00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:59,680
depths that there come the voice
or the breath of the inner
71
00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:05,240
Oracle.
End Quote Reference Srioro Bindu
72
00:05:05,280 --> 00:05:08,040
and the Mother.
The psychic being soul, its
73
00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,720
nature, mission and evolution.
Section 1.
74
00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:16,680
Meaning and Nature of the
Psychic Being, pages 26 to 27.
