June 17, 2026
The Path of Transformation of Earthly Life into Divine Life Through Unveiling of the Psychic Being and Its Aspiration
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Psychic Being — Soul: Its Nature, Mission and Evolution, Section 4 The Psychic Being and Sadhana, pg. 100This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/the-path-of-transformation-of-earthly-life-into-divine-life-through-unveiling-of-the-psychic-being-and-its-aspiration/
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The question of transforming
life on Earth into something
2
00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:08,720
higher, deeper and more
meaningful, aligned with the
3
00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:12,760
divine intention in the
manifestation, is one that has
4
00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:16,880
occupied seers, religious
leaders, theologians,
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00:00:17,240 --> 00:00:21,320
scientists, thinkers and
philosophers since time
6
00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:26,480
immemorial.
Plato and his Republic tried to
7
00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,600
find a way to make life in the
society more perfect and
8
00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,280
harmonious.
St.
9
00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:37,600
Augustine, in his City of God,
tried to determine how to align
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00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,320
earthly life with divine
intention, overcoming the
11
00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,960
egocentric view that dominates
our external life.
12
00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:50,880
In the Ramayana, Walmiki
described the ideal of society
13
00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,800
embodied in the governance of
Sri Ram and his brothers.
14
00:00:56,240 --> 00:01:01,280
In more modern eras, focus has
turned toward creating a more
15
00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:05,960
ideal government, social order
or economic system.
16
00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:12,120
Today, we turn towards
technology and AI to help
17
00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:16,880
transform life on Earth.
The modern mind focuses on
18
00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,760
enhancing and improving the
outer circumstances without
19
00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,920
taking into account the
underlying elements of human
20
00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:31,240
nature or its limitations.
The earlier approaches, while
21
00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:36,920
taking cognizance of the outer
changes, also appreciated that a
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00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:42,680
basic change in human nature, in
the way we relate to the divine,
23
00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:48,880
to our own lives, and to our
life in the world, needed to
24
00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:53,280
take place.
Pharaoh Bindo takes up this
25
00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,320
issue by relating it to the
evolution of consciousness
26
00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,840
within the wider divine
manifestation.
27
00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:04,360
He describes an aspiration that
rises from below as we begin to
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00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:08,759
express the deeper sense of
meaning held by the soul, the
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00:02:08,759 --> 00:02:13,560
psychic being, and then an
answering response from above,
30
00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:18,840
from the spiritual reality that
meets and enlivens that
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00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:23,000
aspiration.
One can see this process playing
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00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:27,280
out in the material universe as
the earth holds and provides a
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00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:31,640
fertile soil for growth and
development, and the sun
34
00:02:31,640 --> 00:02:35,760
provides the energy that calls
forth response from the depth of
35
00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:40,320
the earth.
Together the ascent and the
36
00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:44,960
descent create the existence.
On a spiritual level.
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00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:49,800
This process is mirrored in the
Aspiration and the Divine
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answer, Sri Orovindo writes in
Savitri, a legend and a symbol
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quote.
Earth must transform herself and
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equal heaven, or heaven descend
into earth's mortal state.
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00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:09,920
But for such vast spiritual
change to be out of the Mystic
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cavern in man's heart, the
heavenly psyche must put off her
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veil and step into common
nature's crowded rooms, and
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stand uncovered in that nature's
front, and rule its thoughts,
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and fill the body and life.
End Quote from book 7, Canto 2
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reference Srioro window and the
Mother, the psychic being, Soul,
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00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:41,440
its nature, Mission and
evolution, Section 4.
48
00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,160
The Psychic Being and Sadhana,
page 100.
00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,920
The question of transforming
life on Earth into something
2
00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:08,720
higher, deeper and more
meaningful, aligned with the
3
00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:12,760
divine intention in the
manifestation, is one that has
4
00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:16,880
occupied seers, religious
leaders, theologians,
5
00:00:17,240 --> 00:00:21,320
scientists, thinkers and
philosophers since time
6
00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:26,480
immemorial.
Plato and his Republic tried to
7
00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,600
find a way to make life in the
society more perfect and
8
00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,280
harmonious.
St.
9
00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:37,600
Augustine, in his City of God,
tried to determine how to align
10
00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,320
earthly life with divine
intention, overcoming the
11
00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,960
egocentric view that dominates
our external life.
12
00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:50,880
In the Ramayana, Walmiki
described the ideal of society
13
00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,800
embodied in the governance of
Sri Ram and his brothers.
14
00:00:56,240 --> 00:01:01,280
In more modern eras, focus has
turned toward creating a more
15
00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:05,960
ideal government, social order
or economic system.
16
00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:12,120
Today, we turn towards
technology and AI to help
17
00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:16,880
transform life on Earth.
The modern mind focuses on
18
00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,760
enhancing and improving the
outer circumstances without
19
00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,920
taking into account the
underlying elements of human
20
00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:31,240
nature or its limitations.
The earlier approaches, while
21
00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:36,920
taking cognizance of the outer
changes, also appreciated that a
22
00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:42,680
basic change in human nature, in
the way we relate to the divine,
23
00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:48,880
to our own lives, and to our
life in the world, needed to
24
00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:53,280
take place.
Pharaoh Bindo takes up this
25
00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,320
issue by relating it to the
evolution of consciousness
26
00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,840
within the wider divine
manifestation.
27
00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:04,360
He describes an aspiration that
rises from below as we begin to
28
00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:08,759
express the deeper sense of
meaning held by the soul, the
29
00:02:08,759 --> 00:02:13,560
psychic being, and then an
answering response from above,
30
00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:18,840
from the spiritual reality that
meets and enlivens that
31
00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:23,000
aspiration.
One can see this process playing
32
00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:27,280
out in the material universe as
the earth holds and provides a
33
00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:31,640
fertile soil for growth and
development, and the sun
34
00:02:31,640 --> 00:02:35,760
provides the energy that calls
forth response from the depth of
35
00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:40,320
the earth.
Together the ascent and the
36
00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:44,960
descent create the existence.
On a spiritual level.
37
00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:49,800
This process is mirrored in the
Aspiration and the Divine
38
00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:55,560
answer, Sri Orovindo writes in
Savitri, a legend and a symbol
39
00:02:56,040 --> 00:03:00,000
quote.
Earth must transform herself and
40
00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:04,360
equal heaven, or heaven descend
into earth's mortal state.
41
00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:09,920
But for such vast spiritual
change to be out of the Mystic
42
00:03:09,920 --> 00:03:14,000
cavern in man's heart, the
heavenly psyche must put off her
43
00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,960
veil and step into common
nature's crowded rooms, and
44
00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:23,920
stand uncovered in that nature's
front, and rule its thoughts,
45
00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:31,160
and fill the body and life.
End Quote from book 7, Canto 2
46
00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:37,400
reference Srioro window and the
Mother, the psychic being, Soul,
47
00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:41,440
its nature, Mission and
evolution, Section 4.
48
00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,160
The Psychic Being and Sadhana,
page 100.
