Feb. 8, 2026
The Light Is Needed to Clear the Subconscient of Undesired Responses
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 5, Physical Consciousness — Subconscient — Sleep and Dream — Illness, pg. 91
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In the Rig Veda there is a
legend about a cave of the
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Panis, which Sri Aurobindo has
explained as a description of
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how the subconscient captures
and holds the higher divine
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light and encloses it away in
the darkness.
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The illumined mind and the
higher powers of awareness break
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open this subconscient level and
free the light from that
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encompassing darkness.
In The Secret of the Veda, Sri
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Robindo describes the meaning of
Indra Sarama, the cows
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representing the rays of light,
the battle of light against the
10
00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:45,360
darkness, and the significance
of freeing these ray cows from
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00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:49,240
the subconscious.
With this context, we can then
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00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,600
appreciate the need for the
spiritual aspirant to bring down
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00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:56,840
the light, to transform the
subconscient and overcome the
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00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:00,840
powers that reside there and
pull down the consciousness
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toward darkness and dullness.
Forces and directions no longer
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accepted by the conscious waking
mind may still act through vital
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acceptance.
When the vital no longer accepts
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these forces, they go down into
the physical and the
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subconscient, where they are
embedded and ready to spring up
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00:01:22,320 --> 00:01:25,800
whenever something triggers
their release, potentially
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overpowering the conscious mind
and focused vital nature.
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If the uprising is extremely
intense and abrupt, the seeds
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described by Sri Robindo
represent the potential, the
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latent tendencies, the embedded
or encapsulated force that can
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be triggered by some
circumstance, perception,
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sensation, event or person.
Until these seeds are removed or
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sterilized, they can sprout up
just about any time.
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Once they are neutralized one
way or the other, the
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00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,640
subconscious is cleared and the
forces that had a foothold in
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00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:12,040
the external nature through the
subconscious are relegated to
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00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:17,080
the environmental consciousness
and if push away from there they
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reside in general nature waiting
to act upon any who remain
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receptive to them, Sriorvinda
writes Quote.
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You do not realize how much of
the ordinary natural being lives
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in the subconscious physical.
It is there that habitual
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movements, mental and vital, are
stored, and from there they come
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00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:44,240
up into the waking mind, driven
out of the upper consciousness.
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It is in this cavern of the
Panis that they take refuge.
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No longer allowed to emerge
freely in the waking state, they
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come up in sleep as dreams.
It is when they are cleared out
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of the subconscient, their very
seeds killed by the enlightening
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00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,600
of these hidden layers, that
they cease for good.
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As your consciousness deepens
inwardly and the higher light
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00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:14,880
comes down into those inferior
covered parts, the things that
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now recur in this way will
disappear.
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End Quote.
Reference Sri Robindo, Bases of
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Yoga, Chapter 5.
Physical consciousness,
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subconscious sleep and dream
illness.
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00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:31,600
Page 91.
00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:03,720
In the Rig Veda there is a
legend about a cave of the
2
00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:08,280
Panis, which Sri Aurobindo has
explained as a description of
3
00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:11,640
how the subconscient captures
and holds the higher divine
4
00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,440
light and encloses it away in
the darkness.
5
00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:20,560
The illumined mind and the
higher powers of awareness break
6
00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:24,640
open this subconscient level and
free the light from that
7
00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:29,920
encompassing darkness.
In The Secret of the Veda, Sri
8
00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:35,280
Robindo describes the meaning of
Indra Sarama, the cows
9
00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:40,080
representing the rays of light,
the battle of light against the
10
00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:45,360
darkness, and the significance
of freeing these ray cows from
11
00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:49,240
the subconscious.
With this context, we can then
12
00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,600
appreciate the need for the
spiritual aspirant to bring down
13
00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:56,840
the light, to transform the
subconscient and overcome the
14
00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:00,840
powers that reside there and
pull down the consciousness
15
00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:06,560
toward darkness and dullness.
Forces and directions no longer
16
00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:11,160
accepted by the conscious waking
mind may still act through vital
17
00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,720
acceptance.
When the vital no longer accepts
18
00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,760
these forces, they go down into
the physical and the
19
00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:22,320
subconscient, where they are
embedded and ready to spring up
20
00:01:22,320 --> 00:01:25,800
whenever something triggers
their release, potentially
21
00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:29,560
overpowering the conscious mind
and focused vital nature.
22
00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:36,360
If the uprising is extremely
intense and abrupt, the seeds
23
00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:40,280
described by Sri Robindo
represent the potential, the
24
00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:45,480
latent tendencies, the embedded
or encapsulated force that can
25
00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,720
be triggered by some
circumstance, perception,
26
00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:55,080
sensation, event or person.
Until these seeds are removed or
27
00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,960
sterilized, they can sprout up
just about any time.
28
00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:03,640
Once they are neutralized one
way or the other, the
29
00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,640
subconscious is cleared and the
forces that had a foothold in
30
00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:12,040
the external nature through the
subconscious are relegated to
31
00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:17,080
the environmental consciousness
and if push away from there they
32
00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:21,760
reside in general nature waiting
to act upon any who remain
33
00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:26,400
receptive to them, Sriorvinda
writes Quote.
34
00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,840
You do not realize how much of
the ordinary natural being lives
35
00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,880
in the subconscious physical.
It is there that habitual
36
00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:39,840
movements, mental and vital, are
stored, and from there they come
37
00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:44,240
up into the waking mind, driven
out of the upper consciousness.
38
00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:48,680
It is in this cavern of the
Panis that they take refuge.
39
00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:53,440
No longer allowed to emerge
freely in the waking state, they
40
00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:57,720
come up in sleep as dreams.
It is when they are cleared out
41
00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:02,120
of the subconscient, their very
seeds killed by the enlightening
42
00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,600
of these hidden layers, that
they cease for good.
43
00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:10,320
As your consciousness deepens
inwardly and the higher light
44
00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:14,880
comes down into those inferior
covered parts, the things that
45
00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:18,040
now recur in this way will
disappear.
46
00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:23,840
End Quote.
Reference Sri Robindo, Bases of
47
00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,960
Yoga, Chapter 5.
Physical consciousness,
48
00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,080
subconscious sleep and dream
illness.
49
00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:31,600
Page 91.
