June 9, 2024
The Need for Preparation of the Being Before Exploring Occult Worlds and Domains
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch. 5 Occult Forces, pg. 110 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/06/05/the-need-for-preparation-of-the-being-before-exploring-occult-worlds-and-domains/
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When an individual leaves the
relative safety of the physical
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being and traverses other
domains and interacts with other
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beings, including vital beings
both beneficent and Maleficent,
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he is faced with the reality
that the vibrations which he
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carries with him or that
resonate with him draw to him
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beings and forces that are
themselves able to respond on
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those levels.
Thus, if an individual goes into
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a vital domain with all kinds of
desire, passions, or fears, he
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is bound to interact with beings
who either feed upon such
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00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:45,640
vibrations or who act to
stimulate such vibrations.
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This can create tremendous
psychological suffering for the
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individual.
Many have reported encountering
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powerful entities whose very
form invoked fear in them.
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Goethe in Faust has a scene
where Doctor Faust invokes the
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00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:06,640
Earth Spirit and was able to
manifest that spirit through the
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intensity of his seeking and the
power of the formulas he
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recited.
He felt he was the equal of the
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being because he could call it
forth.
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Yet when it manifested, it was
so overwhelming that he cowered
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in fear and tribulation.
He was not prepared for the
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being he encountered.
We see in the Yoga Sutras the
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requirement to undertake
purificatory disciplines
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preliminary to any strenuous
yogic practice.
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These purifications are not
intended to be moral rules, but
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are intended to prepare the
human instrument, physical,
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vital and mental, for the advent
of forces, powers and beings far
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beyond what he normally
encounters, while insuring that
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he can hold the force that comes
and he can be protected from
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beings that are attracted.
In order to take advantage of
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00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:12,520
his naive and basically arrogant
view of his ability to meet any
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being, handle any force and
respond to any situation when he
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has little if any experience of
the magnitude, power and
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vastness of the forces and
beings that act in various vital
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mental or spiritual domains.
There are too many instances of
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seekers who went prematurely
into these domains, unprepared
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and became imbalanced in their
minds and emotions, disrupted in
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their vital energies, were
harmed or weakened in their
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physical being, the mother
writes.
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Quote only.
As I have already told you, it
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is not very prudent to venture
into these domains without a
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previous initiation and above
all a purification of nature
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which prevents you from entering
there, all weighed down and
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deformed by your desires, your
passions, egoisms, fears and
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weaknesses.
Before undertaking these
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activities one needs a complete
preparation of self,
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purification and widening of the
consciousness which is
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absolutely indispensable.
End Quote reference Shrioro
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Bindu and the Mother, the hidden
forces of Life, Chapter 5.
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Occult Forces, page 110.
00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:06,080
When an individual leaves the
relative safety of the physical
2
00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:10,160
being and traverses other
domains and interacts with other
3
00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:15,040
beings, including vital beings
both beneficent and Maleficent,
4
00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,160
he is faced with the reality
that the vibrations which he
5
00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:23,960
carries with him or that
resonate with him draw to him
6
00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:28,240
beings and forces that are
themselves able to respond on
7
00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:32,479
those levels.
Thus, if an individual goes into
8
00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:38,120
a vital domain with all kinds of
desire, passions, or fears, he
9
00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:41,520
is bound to interact with beings
who either feed upon such
10
00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:45,640
vibrations or who act to
stimulate such vibrations.
11
00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,760
This can create tremendous
psychological suffering for the
12
00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:53,200
individual.
Many have reported encountering
13
00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,640
powerful entities whose very
form invoked fear in them.
14
00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:02,680
Goethe in Faust has a scene
where Doctor Faust invokes the
15
00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:06,640
Earth Spirit and was able to
manifest that spirit through the
16
00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,560
intensity of his seeking and the
power of the formulas he
17
00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:14,040
recited.
He felt he was the equal of the
18
00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,160
being because he could call it
forth.
19
00:01:16,960 --> 00:01:21,880
Yet when it manifested, it was
so overwhelming that he cowered
20
00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:26,400
in fear and tribulation.
He was not prepared for the
21
00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:31,560
being he encountered.
We see in the Yoga Sutras the
22
00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:36,000
requirement to undertake
purificatory disciplines
23
00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,480
preliminary to any strenuous
yogic practice.
24
00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:45,080
These purifications are not
intended to be moral rules, but
25
00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:49,120
are intended to prepare the
human instrument, physical,
26
00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:55,600
vital and mental, for the advent
of forces, powers and beings far
27
00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:59,440
beyond what he normally
encounters, while insuring that
28
00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:04,240
he can hold the force that comes
and he can be protected from
29
00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:07,840
beings that are attracted.
In order to take advantage of
30
00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:12,520
his naive and basically arrogant
view of his ability to meet any
31
00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:18,680
being, handle any force and
respond to any situation when he
32
00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:23,120
has little if any experience of
the magnitude, power and
33
00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:27,560
vastness of the forces and
beings that act in various vital
34
00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:33,080
mental or spiritual domains.
There are too many instances of
35
00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:37,000
seekers who went prematurely
into these domains, unprepared
36
00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:42,160
and became imbalanced in their
minds and emotions, disrupted in
37
00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:46,200
their vital energies, were
harmed or weakened in their
38
00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:50,000
physical being, the mother
writes.
39
00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:53,840
Quote only.
As I have already told you, it
40
00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,120
is not very prudent to venture
into these domains without a
41
00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:02,320
previous initiation and above
all a purification of nature
42
00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:06,080
which prevents you from entering
there, all weighed down and
43
00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:12,080
deformed by your desires, your
passions, egoisms, fears and
44
00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,880
weaknesses.
Before undertaking these
45
00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,880
activities one needs a complete
preparation of self,
46
00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,600
purification and widening of the
consciousness which is
47
00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:30,160
absolutely indispensable.
End Quote reference Shrioro
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Bindu and the Mother, the hidden
forces of Life, Chapter 5.
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00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,400
Occult Forces, page 110.