Feb. 4, 2026
The Procedure for Elimination of Unwanted Movements in the Being
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 5, Physical Consciousness — Subconscient — Sleep and Dream — Illness, pp. 89-90This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/the-procedure-for-elimination-of-unwanted-movements-in-the-being/
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Medical researchers tell us that
bacteria that can cause various
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disease conditions are always
present in our environment to
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some degree, including within
our bodies.
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Yet for the most part, we do not
become ill or remain I'll all
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the time.
The bacteria may be in a
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diffused or weak form, or our
various immune system defenses
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reject their attempt to
overpower our system in a way
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that creates an active illness.
In some cases, we may experience
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a feeling of physical pressure
of some sort and then exercise.
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A mental will create an
affirmation of health or seek
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out some form of external
support to avoid or reduce the
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onset, intensity or length of
any illness.
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In many cases, the subconscient
raises a vibrational response to
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the activity of the agent trying
to disrupt or gain control over
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the physical body and thus opens
up a type of correspondence
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which allows the vibration to
take hold and the bacteria
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thereby to proliferate and
increase their intensity.
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Vibrational patterns at the
mental, vital and physical level
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are likewise always active in
the environment.
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If an individual is receptive to
any of these vibrations, they
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take root in the being at
whatever level they are active,
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whether in the mind, the vital
being, or the physical.
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As we see, in the process of
physical illness, it is possible
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for any part of the being to
actively reject vibrations and
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thereby prevent their taking
hold.
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The various parts of the being
are not always in agreement with
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each other, so the mind may
reject something that the vital
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still desires or the physical
craves, and thus part of the
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being is creating a receptive
opening for that vibration, even
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if another part is clearly
against it.
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It is only after all parts of
the being have refused
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admittance to these vibrations
and their influence that the
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being can be considered totally
clear.
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And even then these universal
forces try to reinfect the being
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at some level and thereby to
create a starting point for a
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full blown expression, Sri
Aurobindo notes quote.
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As for the things in our nature
that are thrown away from us by
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rejection but come back, it
depends on where you throw them.
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Very often there is a sort of
procedure about it.
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The mind rejects its
mentalities, the vital, its
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vitalities, the physical, its
physicalities.
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These usually go back into the
corresponding domain of general
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nature.
It all stays at first, when that
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happens in the environmental
consciousness which we carry
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about with us, by which we
communicate with the outside
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nature, and often it
persistently rushes back from
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there until it is so absolutely
rejected or thrown far away, as
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it were, that it cannot return
upon us anymore.
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But when what the thinking and
willing mind rejects is strongly
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supported by the vital, it
leaves the mind indeed, but
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sinks down into the vital, rages
there, and tries to rush up
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again and reoccupy the mind and
compel or capture our mental
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acceptance.
When the higher vital too the
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heart, or the larger vital
dynamis reject it, it sings from
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there and takes refuge in the
lower vital, with its mass of
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small current movements that
make up our daily littleness.
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When the lower vital too rejects
it, it sinks into the physical
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consciousness and tries to stick
by inertia or mechanical
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repetition, Rejected even.
From there it goes into the
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subconscious and comes up in
dreams, in passivity, in
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extreme.
Thomas the inconsiant is the
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last resort of the ignorance.
End Quote.
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Reference Sri Aurobindo, Bases
of Yoga, Chapter 5.
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Physical consciousness,
subconscious sleep and dream
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illness.
Pages 89 to 90.
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Medical researchers tell us that
bacteria that can cause various
2
00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:08,640
disease conditions are always
present in our environment to
3
00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:11,840
some degree, including within
our bodies.
4
00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:17,000
Yet for the most part, we do not
become ill or remain I'll all
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00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,920
the time.
The bacteria may be in a
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00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:25,200
diffused or weak form, or our
various immune system defenses
7
00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,680
reject their attempt to
overpower our system in a way
8
00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:33,520
that creates an active illness.
In some cases, we may experience
9
00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:37,800
a feeling of physical pressure
of some sort and then exercise.
10
00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:42,640
A mental will create an
affirmation of health or seek
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00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:46,640
out some form of external
support to avoid or reduce the
12
00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,880
onset, intensity or length of
any illness.
13
00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:56,800
In many cases, the subconscient
raises a vibrational response to
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00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:01,280
the activity of the agent trying
to disrupt or gain control over
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00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:06,360
the physical body and thus opens
up a type of correspondence
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00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,520
which allows the vibration to
take hold and the bacteria
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00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,360
thereby to proliferate and
increase their intensity.
18
00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:20,000
Vibrational patterns at the
mental, vital and physical level
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00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:23,520
are likewise always active in
the environment.
20
00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:28,600
If an individual is receptive to
any of these vibrations, they
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take root in the being at
whatever level they are active,
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whether in the mind, the vital
being, or the physical.
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As we see, in the process of
physical illness, it is possible
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00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:46,160
for any part of the being to
actively reject vibrations and
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thereby prevent their taking
hold.
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The various parts of the being
are not always in agreement with
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each other, so the mind may
reject something that the vital
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still desires or the physical
craves, and thus part of the
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00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:06,520
being is creating a receptive
opening for that vibration, even
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00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,120
if another part is clearly
against it.
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00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,400
It is only after all parts of
the being have refused
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00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,320
admittance to these vibrations
and their influence that the
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00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,720
being can be considered totally
clear.
34
00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:24,800
And even then these universal
forces try to reinfect the being
35
00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:29,600
at some level and thereby to
create a starting point for a
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full blown expression, Sri
Aurobindo notes quote.
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As for the things in our nature
that are thrown away from us by
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rejection but come back, it
depends on where you throw them.
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Very often there is a sort of
procedure about it.
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The mind rejects its
mentalities, the vital, its
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vitalities, the physical, its
physicalities.
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These usually go back into the
corresponding domain of general
43
00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,320
nature.
It all stays at first, when that
44
00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,920
happens in the environmental
consciousness which we carry
45
00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:07,520
about with us, by which we
communicate with the outside
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nature, and often it
persistently rushes back from
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there until it is so absolutely
rejected or thrown far away, as
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00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,720
it were, that it cannot return
upon us anymore.
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But when what the thinking and
willing mind rejects is strongly
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supported by the vital, it
leaves the mind indeed, but
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sinks down into the vital, rages
there, and tries to rush up
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again and reoccupy the mind and
compel or capture our mental
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acceptance.
When the higher vital too the
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heart, or the larger vital
dynamis reject it, it sings from
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00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:51,640
there and takes refuge in the
lower vital, with its mass of
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small current movements that
make up our daily littleness.
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When the lower vital too rejects
it, it sinks into the physical
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consciousness and tries to stick
by inertia or mechanical
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00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:09,760
repetition, Rejected even.
From there it goes into the
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subconscious and comes up in
dreams, in passivity, in
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extreme.
Thomas the inconsiant is the
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last resort of the ignorance.
End Quote.
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Reference Sri Aurobindo, Bases
of Yoga, Chapter 5.
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Physical consciousness,
subconscious sleep and dream
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illness.
Pages 89 to 90.
