April 17, 2024
The Nature and Action of the Power of Suggestion
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch. 3 Hidden Forces Around, pg. 55 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/04/15/the-nature-and-action-of-the-power-of-suggestion/
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There are many forms of
suggestion, some more subtle
2
00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,240
than others.
Peer pressure is one form that
3
00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,120
everyone experiences at some
point in time.
4
00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,560
Our friends and acquaintances do
something and encourage us to
5
00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:19,360
participate and do it also.
In some cases this can lead to
6
00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:24,080
lifelong consequences, such as
gaining an addiction to alcohol,
7
00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:29,640
drugs, tobacco, etcetera.
In other instances, it can be a
8
00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,840
positive force.
Suggestion is a form of
9
00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:36,920
influence that acts when it
finds a sympathetic vibration or
10
00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:42,120
receptivity in an individual.
Another form of suggestion is
11
00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:46,400
advertising and it's further
extension of propaganda.
12
00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:50,800
In these instances, the
suggestion is a highly organized
13
00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:55,240
campaign designed to influence
behavior over time through
14
00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,560
repeated exposure of the
message.
15
00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,080
Subliminal sleep programming is
another form of suggestion that
16
00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:06,040
has been used to teach various
subjects while the individual is
17
00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,800
asleep.
Aldos Huxley and his Brave New
18
00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:14,200
World describe the use of this
technique to program societal
19
00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:19,160
propaganda into the minds of the
children, so that it became a
20
00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:23,040
core truth of their being
without their recognition of the
21
00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,960
source and meaning of this
belief.
22
00:01:26,960 --> 00:01:30,520
Suggestion, however, need not be
only in the form of overt
23
00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:34,440
statements or example.
There is also the exercise of
24
00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:39,400
willpower which can exert force
upon an individual to bring him
25
00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:43,120
to do things desired by whoever
is exercising that will.
26
00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:48,240
A reported example was a parent
disputing with a neonatal nurse
27
00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:51,640
about what the hospital and
nurse wanted to do with the
28
00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,320
newborn infant.
The parent was speaking calmly
29
00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:59,440
but forcefully, and the nurse
reacted by saying that he should
30
00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,920
cease attacking her or she would
have him banned from the
31
00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:06,280
hospital.
The nurse felt the will pressure
32
00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:11,880
and interpreted it as an attack.
Charismatic dictators and
33
00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:16,560
demagogues use the force of will
to reinforce their words and
34
00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:20,600
specifically stated desires, to
adhere the followers to their
35
00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:25,240
wishes and have them act even
without explicit instruction.
36
00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,440
Not all suggestion comes from
human sources either.
37
00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:34,680
Vital beings who prey upon human
emotional outbursts as well as
38
00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:39,400
forces that transmit illness or
other traumatic situations, are
39
00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:44,000
able to project their force to
try to weaken and penetrate the
40
00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,600
vital envelope and physical
protection of the individual.
41
00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,280
And if they succeed, the
individual can succumb to that
42
00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:56,840
vital pressure, react in ways
that are even uncharacteristic,
43
00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,280
or wind up with a bout of
illness.
44
00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:05,160
When one is in the presence of a
spiritually awakened master, the
45
00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,360
pressure in the atmosphere
surrounding them is palpable.
46
00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,680
It is said that in certain
ashrams of certain Vedic rishis,
47
00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:17,200
wild beasts would live quietly
side by side with animals who
48
00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:21,080
would normally be their prey.
Due to the influence of the
49
00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:26,440
atmosphere, certain locations
are imbued with a force of
50
00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:30,160
suggestion that accumulates in
the very stones of the
51
00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,200
buildings.
An experiment was done with a
52
00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:36,480
stone that came from a temple
that had been used for hundreds
53
00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:40,800
of years as a place of prayer,
worship, and aspiration.
54
00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:45,440
Kerlian photography showed a
distinct and powerful radiance
55
00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:49,640
coming off that stone compared
to no such radiance from an
56
00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:55,120
ordinary stone not subjected to
decades or centuries of intense
57
00:03:55,120 --> 00:04:01,600
prayer energies, Sri Aurobindo
observes Quote A suggestion is
58
00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,440
not one's own thought or
feeling, but a thought or
59
00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:08,680
feeling that comes from outside,
from others, from the general
60
00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:10,960
atmosphere, or from external
nature.
61
00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:16,399
If it is received, it sticks and
acts on the being and is taken
62
00:04:16,399 --> 00:04:18,240
to be one's own thought or
feeling.
63
00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:23,360
If it is recognized as a
suggestion, then it can be more
64
00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,360
easily got rid of.
By suggestion I do not mean
65
00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:32,400
merely thoughts or words.
When the hypnotist says sleep it
66
00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,360
is a suggestion.
But when he says nothing but
67
00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:41,280
only puts his silent will to
convey sleep or makes movements
68
00:04:41,280 --> 00:04:46,080
with his hands over the face,
that also is a suggestion.
69
00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:51,040
When a force is thrown on you or
a vibration of illness, it
70
00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,200
carries to the body this
suggestion.
71
00:04:54,280 --> 00:04:58,520
A wave comes in the body with a
certain vibration in it.
72
00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:03,520
The body remembers cold or feels
the vibration of a cold and
73
00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,480
begins to cough or sneeze or to
feel chill.
74
00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:11,760
The suggestion comes to the mind
in the form I am weak, I don't
75
00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:16,000
feel well.
I am catching a cold and quote
76
00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:21,160
reference Sri Aurobindo and the
Mother, The Hidden Forces of
77
00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:26,120
Life Chapter 3 Hidden Forces
around page 55.
00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:04,080
There are many forms of
suggestion, some more subtle
2
00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,240
than others.
Peer pressure is one form that
3
00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,120
everyone experiences at some
point in time.
4
00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,560
Our friends and acquaintances do
something and encourage us to
5
00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:19,360
participate and do it also.
In some cases this can lead to
6
00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:24,080
lifelong consequences, such as
gaining an addiction to alcohol,
7
00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:29,640
drugs, tobacco, etcetera.
In other instances, it can be a
8
00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,840
positive force.
Suggestion is a form of
9
00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:36,920
influence that acts when it
finds a sympathetic vibration or
10
00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:42,120
receptivity in an individual.
Another form of suggestion is
11
00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:46,400
advertising and it's further
extension of propaganda.
12
00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:50,800
In these instances, the
suggestion is a highly organized
13
00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:55,240
campaign designed to influence
behavior over time through
14
00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,560
repeated exposure of the
message.
15
00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,080
Subliminal sleep programming is
another form of suggestion that
16
00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:06,040
has been used to teach various
subjects while the individual is
17
00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,800
asleep.
Aldos Huxley and his Brave New
18
00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:14,200
World describe the use of this
technique to program societal
19
00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:19,160
propaganda into the minds of the
children, so that it became a
20
00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:23,040
core truth of their being
without their recognition of the
21
00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,960
source and meaning of this
belief.
22
00:01:26,960 --> 00:01:30,520
Suggestion, however, need not be
only in the form of overt
23
00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:34,440
statements or example.
There is also the exercise of
24
00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:39,400
willpower which can exert force
upon an individual to bring him
25
00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:43,120
to do things desired by whoever
is exercising that will.
26
00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:48,240
A reported example was a parent
disputing with a neonatal nurse
27
00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:51,640
about what the hospital and
nurse wanted to do with the
28
00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,320
newborn infant.
The parent was speaking calmly
29
00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:59,440
but forcefully, and the nurse
reacted by saying that he should
30
00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,920
cease attacking her or she would
have him banned from the
31
00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:06,280
hospital.
The nurse felt the will pressure
32
00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:11,880
and interpreted it as an attack.
Charismatic dictators and
33
00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:16,560
demagogues use the force of will
to reinforce their words and
34
00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:20,600
specifically stated desires, to
adhere the followers to their
35
00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:25,240
wishes and have them act even
without explicit instruction.
36
00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,440
Not all suggestion comes from
human sources either.
37
00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:34,680
Vital beings who prey upon human
emotional outbursts as well as
38
00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:39,400
forces that transmit illness or
other traumatic situations, are
39
00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:44,000
able to project their force to
try to weaken and penetrate the
40
00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,600
vital envelope and physical
protection of the individual.
41
00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,280
And if they succeed, the
individual can succumb to that
42
00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:56,840
vital pressure, react in ways
that are even uncharacteristic,
43
00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,280
or wind up with a bout of
illness.
44
00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:05,160
When one is in the presence of a
spiritually awakened master, the
45
00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,360
pressure in the atmosphere
surrounding them is palpable.
46
00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,680
It is said that in certain
ashrams of certain Vedic rishis,
47
00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:17,200
wild beasts would live quietly
side by side with animals who
48
00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:21,080
would normally be their prey.
Due to the influence of the
49
00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:26,440
atmosphere, certain locations
are imbued with a force of
50
00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:30,160
suggestion that accumulates in
the very stones of the
51
00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,200
buildings.
An experiment was done with a
52
00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:36,480
stone that came from a temple
that had been used for hundreds
53
00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:40,800
of years as a place of prayer,
worship, and aspiration.
54
00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:45,440
Kerlian photography showed a
distinct and powerful radiance
55
00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:49,640
coming off that stone compared
to no such radiance from an
56
00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:55,120
ordinary stone not subjected to
decades or centuries of intense
57
00:03:55,120 --> 00:04:01,600
prayer energies, Sri Aurobindo
observes Quote A suggestion is
58
00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,440
not one's own thought or
feeling, but a thought or
59
00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:08,680
feeling that comes from outside,
from others, from the general
60
00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:10,960
atmosphere, or from external
nature.
61
00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:16,399
If it is received, it sticks and
acts on the being and is taken
62
00:04:16,399 --> 00:04:18,240
to be one's own thought or
feeling.
63
00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:23,360
If it is recognized as a
suggestion, then it can be more
64
00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,360
easily got rid of.
By suggestion I do not mean
65
00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:32,400
merely thoughts or words.
When the hypnotist says sleep it
66
00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,360
is a suggestion.
But when he says nothing but
67
00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:41,280
only puts his silent will to
convey sleep or makes movements
68
00:04:41,280 --> 00:04:46,080
with his hands over the face,
that also is a suggestion.
69
00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:51,040
When a force is thrown on you or
a vibration of illness, it
70
00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,200
carries to the body this
suggestion.
71
00:04:54,280 --> 00:04:58,520
A wave comes in the body with a
certain vibration in it.
72
00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:03,520
The body remembers cold or feels
the vibration of a cold and
73
00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,480
begins to cough or sneeze or to
feel chill.
74
00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:11,760
The suggestion comes to the mind
in the form I am weak, I don't
75
00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:16,000
feel well.
I am catching a cold and quote
76
00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:21,160
reference Sri Aurobindo and the
Mother, The Hidden Forces of
77
00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:26,120
Life Chapter 3 Hidden Forces
around page 55.