May 23, 2026
The Psychic Being Acts as the Organising Principle Around Which the Responses of the Mind, Life and Body Are Aligned
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Psychic Being — Soul: Its Nature, Mission and Evolution, Section 2 Role, Function and Action of the Psychic, pp. 64-65This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/05/21/the-psychic-being-acts-as-the-organising-principle-around-which-the-responses-of-the-mind-life-and-body-are-aligned/
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In our ordinary external
awareness, we experience
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ourselves as an individuality,
and we look at our various
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actions and reactions, responses
and directed focuses of our
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attention as one unified whole.
In reality, however, upon closer
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examination, we can determine
that we in fact have different
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parts of our being, different
elements which in many cases
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have differing needs and desires
and modes of responding to
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situations and events.
We have a physical being, a
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vital being encompassing both
the nervous vital energy and the
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expression of our life power
centres and our emotional
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reactions, and a mental being
which collects our ideas,
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opinions and focused attention.
These diverse parts of our being
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are many times in conflict with
one another and thus we struggle
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from time to time to find a
solution.
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We may try to exercise willpower
to hold back a physical or vital
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need or demand.
We may sublimate energies that
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arise in the vital nature and
channel them into mental
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pursuits.
We also may find that the vital
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nature in particular has the
ability to overpower the mind
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and the will, thus bending the
mental power to carry out
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whatever the vital desire
happens to be with ready made
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justifications and excuses to
make it seem like it is the
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right and logical thing to do.
When we are able to shift the
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standpoint to that of the
psychic being, we find that the
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psychic being is able to view
and organize all these diverse
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elements of the being around the
central purpose and focus of the
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soul.
This becomes the organizing
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principle around which the
mental, vital, and physical
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energies can collect and align
themselves to support the soul's
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intention.
The mother observes.
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Quote.
The work of unifying the being
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consists of 1 becoming aware of
1's psychic being, 2.
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Putting before the psychic
being, as one becomes aware of
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them all, one's movements,
impulses, thoughts, and acts of
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will, so that the psychic being
may accept or reject each of
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these movements, impulses,
thoughts, or acts of will.
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Those that are accepted will be
kept and carried out.
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Those that are rejected will be
driven out of the consciousness
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so that they may never come back
again.
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End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
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Mother.
The psychic being soul, its
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nature, mission and evolution.
Section 2.
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Role, function and Action of the
Psychic.
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Pages 64 to 65.
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In our ordinary external
awareness, we experience
2
00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:08,280
ourselves as an individuality,
and we look at our various
3
00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:12,760
actions and reactions, responses
and directed focuses of our
4
00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:19,280
attention as one unified whole.
In reality, however, upon closer
5
00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:23,840
examination, we can determine
that we in fact have different
6
00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:28,480
parts of our being, different
elements which in many cases
7
00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:32,880
have differing needs and desires
and modes of responding to
8
00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:38,480
situations and events.
We have a physical being, a
9
00:00:38,480 --> 00:00:42,320
vital being encompassing both
the nervous vital energy and the
10
00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,360
expression of our life power
centres and our emotional
11
00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:50,240
reactions, and a mental being
which collects our ideas,
12
00:00:50,480 --> 00:00:55,960
opinions and focused attention.
These diverse parts of our being
13
00:00:55,960 --> 00:01:01,640
are many times in conflict with
one another and thus we struggle
14
00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,879
from time to time to find a
solution.
15
00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:10,240
We may try to exercise willpower
to hold back a physical or vital
16
00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:14,120
need or demand.
We may sublimate energies that
17
00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,160
arise in the vital nature and
channel them into mental
18
00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,760
pursuits.
We also may find that the vital
19
00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:25,400
nature in particular has the
ability to overpower the mind
20
00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:29,400
and the will, thus bending the
mental power to carry out
21
00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:34,080
whatever the vital desire
happens to be with ready made
22
00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:38,520
justifications and excuses to
make it seem like it is the
23
00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:43,640
right and logical thing to do.
When we are able to shift the
24
00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:47,320
standpoint to that of the
psychic being, we find that the
25
00:01:47,320 --> 00:01:51,520
psychic being is able to view
and organize all these diverse
26
00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:56,520
elements of the being around the
central purpose and focus of the
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soul.
This becomes the organizing
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00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:03,920
principle around which the
mental, vital, and physical
29
00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:08,880
energies can collect and align
themselves to support the soul's
30
00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,120
intention.
The mother observes.
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00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,840
Quote.
The work of unifying the being
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00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:21,560
consists of 1 becoming aware of
1's psychic being, 2.
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00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:25,960
Putting before the psychic
being, as one becomes aware of
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00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:31,320
them all, one's movements,
impulses, thoughts, and acts of
35
00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:35,880
will, so that the psychic being
may accept or reject each of
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00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:40,320
these movements, impulses,
thoughts, or acts of will.
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Those that are accepted will be
kept and carried out.
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00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:48,720
Those that are rejected will be
driven out of the consciousness
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00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,320
so that they may never come back
again.
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End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
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Mother.
The psychic being soul, its
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nature, mission and evolution.
Section 2.
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Role, function and Action of the
Psychic.
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Pages 64 to 65.
