Dec. 1, 2024
The Power of an Integral Immobility
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Powers Within, Chapter XII Power of Immobility, pg. 100 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/11/28/the-power-of-an-integral-immobility/
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The general concept of
immobility in the face of
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00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:07,840
external pressures is actually
not a new discovery.
3
00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:12,160
Stoicism encourage people to
develop ways to withstand the
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00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,880
pressures of the external world
and accept those pressures
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without wilting or breaking
under them.
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00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,720
For the most part, however, the
Stoics still struggle with the
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00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:26,200
forces that assail them.
They work to restrain their
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00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:31,080
outer nature from reacting, and
with considerable practice they
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00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:35,160
gain a measure of resistance.
This comes, however, with the
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00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:39,840
corresponding of the deadening
of the general responsiveness to
11
00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,320
all of life's energies and
activities.
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00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,680
Some people practice various
forms of self-control of their
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00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:49,440
physical, vital and mental
impulses.
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00:00:50,160 --> 00:00:54,560
They can achieve, in some cases,
a remarkable ability to
15
00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:57,920
withstand conditions that most
would find impossible to
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00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,040
withstand.
This includes all kinds of
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00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:05,040
physical conditioning, anger
management, and mental
18
00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,960
disciplines.
These do not nullify the
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00:01:07,960 --> 00:01:12,880
vibrations that come in, but
modify the response given back
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00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:16,080
to them.
One can be disturbed inwardly,
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but not show it outwardly.
The mother takes a more
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00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,960
comprehensive view of
immobility, which is based not
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00:01:24,960 --> 00:01:29,600
on artificially suppressing the
external responses alone, but of
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00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:34,400
actually nullifying the unwanted
vibrations internally so that
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there is no inner reaction at
all.
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When 1 wishes to withstand a
particular vibration or force
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being exerted upon one, she
calls this complete stilling of
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the internal vibrational
responses integral immobility.
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People are frequently asking
about psychic attacks, sorcery,
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malevolent and highly
concentrated forces that attempt
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to overwhelm and destroy an
individual.
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00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:07,920
As one cultivates the power of
integral immobility, the being
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00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,680
sets up what may be considered
to be a psychic shield.
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The alternative approach is to
put oneself completely under the
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protection of a being who has
the power to create such a
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shield, the mother writes.
Quote There is a tremendous
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power in immobility, mental
immobility, sensorial
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immobility, physical immobility.
If you can remain like a wall,
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absolutely motionless,
everything the other person
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sends you will immediately fall
back upon him.
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And it has an immediate action.
It can stop the arm of the
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assassin, you understand.
It has that strength.
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Only one must not just appear to
be immobile and yet be boiling
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inside.
That's not what I mean.
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00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:05,160
I mean an integral immobility.
End Quote.
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Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
Mother Powers within, Chapter
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00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:15,240
12, Power of Immobility, page
100.
00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:04,840
The general concept of
immobility in the face of
2
00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:07,840
external pressures is actually
not a new discovery.
3
00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:12,160
Stoicism encourage people to
develop ways to withstand the
4
00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,880
pressures of the external world
and accept those pressures
5
00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,040
without wilting or breaking
under them.
6
00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,720
For the most part, however, the
Stoics still struggle with the
7
00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:26,200
forces that assail them.
They work to restrain their
8
00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:31,080
outer nature from reacting, and
with considerable practice they
9
00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:35,160
gain a measure of resistance.
This comes, however, with the
10
00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:39,840
corresponding of the deadening
of the general responsiveness to
11
00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,320
all of life's energies and
activities.
12
00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,680
Some people practice various
forms of self-control of their
13
00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:49,440
physical, vital and mental
impulses.
14
00:00:50,160 --> 00:00:54,560
They can achieve, in some cases,
a remarkable ability to
15
00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:57,920
withstand conditions that most
would find impossible to
16
00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,040
withstand.
This includes all kinds of
17
00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:05,040
physical conditioning, anger
management, and mental
18
00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,960
disciplines.
These do not nullify the
19
00:01:07,960 --> 00:01:12,880
vibrations that come in, but
modify the response given back
20
00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:16,080
to them.
One can be disturbed inwardly,
21
00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:20,760
but not show it outwardly.
The mother takes a more
22
00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,960
comprehensive view of
immobility, which is based not
23
00:01:24,960 --> 00:01:29,600
on artificially suppressing the
external responses alone, but of
24
00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:34,400
actually nullifying the unwanted
vibrations internally so that
25
00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,520
there is no inner reaction at
all.
26
00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:41,400
When 1 wishes to withstand a
particular vibration or force
27
00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:46,200
being exerted upon one, she
calls this complete stilling of
28
00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:51,000
the internal vibrational
responses integral immobility.
29
00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,280
People are frequently asking
about psychic attacks, sorcery,
30
00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,920
malevolent and highly
concentrated forces that attempt
31
00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:02,320
to overwhelm and destroy an
individual.
32
00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:07,920
As one cultivates the power of
integral immobility, the being
33
00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,680
sets up what may be considered
to be a psychic shield.
34
00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,680
The alternative approach is to
put oneself completely under the
35
00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,560
protection of a being who has
the power to create such a
36
00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:26,080
shield, the mother writes.
Quote There is a tremendous
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00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:30,640
power in immobility, mental
immobility, sensorial
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00:02:30,640 --> 00:02:36,400
immobility, physical immobility.
If you can remain like a wall,
39
00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,680
absolutely motionless,
everything the other person
40
00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,480
sends you will immediately fall
back upon him.
41
00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:48,360
And it has an immediate action.
It can stop the arm of the
42
00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,280
assassin, you understand.
It has that strength.
43
00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:57,320
Only one must not just appear to
be immobile and yet be boiling
44
00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,000
inside.
That's not what I mean.
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00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:05,160
I mean an integral immobility.
End Quote.
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Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
Mother Powers within, Chapter
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00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:15,240
12, Power of Immobility, page
100.