Nov. 8, 2025
The Psychic Being Senses the Divine Presence and Guidance
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 2, Faith — Aspiration — Surrender, pg. 33This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/the-psychic-being-senses-the-divine-presence-and-guidance/
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Everything we experience is
sensed or felt by some developed
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capacity or part of the being.
Vibrations that occur within the
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ranges of the electromagnetic
spectrum that human beings can
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00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:18,240
perceive are identified as
light, colours, sound, etcetera.
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00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:23,920
We have senses of taste, touch,
and smell similarly tuned to
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00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:28,640
specific ranges of perception.
The sensation occurs.
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The vibration moves through the
nerve channels to the
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appropriate location in our
being and is then interpreted so
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that we may say that we can see,
taste, touch, hear, or smell
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00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:45,200
something.
There are additional senses that
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00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,800
work more subtly.
Some individuals, for instance,
12
00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:52,040
are able to Orient themselves as
to the direction.
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00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,120
Others can measure weight
accurately.
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00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,840
Still others have an innate time
sense and ability to wake.
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00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:03,960
According to that time sense,
the number of relatively
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00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:08,680
unexplored or unrecognized
senses exceeds those that we
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00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:12,360
acknowledge.
There are also more subtle
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00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,160
senses that appear to be based
in the mind, which are gaining
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more and more credence and
understanding as exploration in
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this realm expands.
Some can intuit the thoughts of
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00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,800
others.
Some can project thought forms,
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00:01:28,320 --> 00:01:32,680
some can acknowledge consciously
the emotional vibrations of
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00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,760
others, or act to soothe or
modify such vibrations.
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00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,760
Still others have powers we
might call clairvoyance, clear
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00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:46,600
audience, out of body travel,
remote viewing, et cetera.
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While relatively rare and
frequently looked down upon as
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being out of the mainstream, it
must be noted that such senses
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have been gaining credibility
the more they are studied and
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tested under various
circumstances.
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00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:08,280
With respect to the Divine
Presence or Divine Force, there
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00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,960
are those who acknowledge the
Presence and those who do not.
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00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:16,120
Just as there are variances in
the ability of individuals to
33
00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:21,840
experience external sensations
or to recognize and utilize the
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relatively rare senses that
relate to the external world,
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there are also those individuals
who have a developed, awakened
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00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:34,160
and conscious soul entity, the
psychic being.
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The role of the psychic being is
to be tuned to, connected, and
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responsive to the divine.
Such individuals are thus able
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to know when that presence is
active within them and actively
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work to increase their
receptivity and responsiveness
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to it, Triorobindo notes quote.
The truth for you is to feel the
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Divine in you open to the
Mother, and work for the Divine
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00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,040
till you are aware of Her.
In all your activities.
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00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,960
There must be the consciousness
of the Divine Presence in your
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00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,400
heart and the Divine guidance in
your acts.
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This the psychic being can
easily, swiftly, deeply feel if
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it is fully awake.
Once the psychic has felt it, it
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can spread to the mental and
vital also.
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End Quote reference Srioro
Bindo, Faces of Yoga Chapter 2
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Faith, Aspiration, Surrender
page 33.
00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:04,480
Everything we experience is
sensed or felt by some developed
2
00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:09,000
capacity or part of the being.
Vibrations that occur within the
3
00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,320
ranges of the electromagnetic
spectrum that human beings can
4
00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:18,240
perceive are identified as
light, colours, sound, etcetera.
5
00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:23,920
We have senses of taste, touch,
and smell similarly tuned to
6
00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:28,640
specific ranges of perception.
The sensation occurs.
7
00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,880
The vibration moves through the
nerve channels to the
8
00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:36,560
appropriate location in our
being and is then interpreted so
9
00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:42,160
that we may say that we can see,
taste, touch, hear, or smell
10
00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:45,200
something.
There are additional senses that
11
00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,800
work more subtly.
Some individuals, for instance,
12
00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:52,040
are able to Orient themselves as
to the direction.
13
00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,120
Others can measure weight
accurately.
14
00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,840
Still others have an innate time
sense and ability to wake.
15
00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:03,960
According to that time sense,
the number of relatively
16
00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:08,680
unexplored or unrecognized
senses exceeds those that we
17
00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:12,360
acknowledge.
There are also more subtle
18
00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,160
senses that appear to be based
in the mind, which are gaining
19
00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:20,360
more and more credence and
understanding as exploration in
20
00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:24,520
this realm expands.
Some can intuit the thoughts of
21
00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,800
others.
Some can project thought forms,
22
00:01:28,320 --> 00:01:32,680
some can acknowledge consciously
the emotional vibrations of
23
00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,760
others, or act to soothe or
modify such vibrations.
24
00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,760
Still others have powers we
might call clairvoyance, clear
25
00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:46,600
audience, out of body travel,
remote viewing, et cetera.
26
00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:51,440
While relatively rare and
frequently looked down upon as
27
00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:56,520
being out of the mainstream, it
must be noted that such senses
28
00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,880
have been gaining credibility
the more they are studied and
29
00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:02,840
tested under various
circumstances.
30
00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:08,280
With respect to the Divine
Presence or Divine Force, there
31
00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,960
are those who acknowledge the
Presence and those who do not.
32
00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:16,120
Just as there are variances in
the ability of individuals to
33
00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:21,840
experience external sensations
or to recognize and utilize the
34
00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,320
relatively rare senses that
relate to the external world,
35
00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:30,600
there are also those individuals
who have a developed, awakened
36
00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:34,160
and conscious soul entity, the
psychic being.
37
00:02:34,920 --> 00:02:40,240
The role of the psychic being is
to be tuned to, connected, and
38
00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:45,680
responsive to the divine.
Such individuals are thus able
39
00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:50,120
to know when that presence is
active within them and actively
40
00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,480
work to increase their
receptivity and responsiveness
41
00:02:53,480 --> 00:03:00,360
to it, Triorobindo notes quote.
The truth for you is to feel the
42
00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:04,440
Divine in you open to the
Mother, and work for the Divine
43
00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,040
till you are aware of Her.
In all your activities.
44
00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,960
There must be the consciousness
of the Divine Presence in your
45
00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,400
heart and the Divine guidance in
your acts.
46
00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:21,400
This the psychic being can
easily, swiftly, deeply feel if
47
00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:25,920
it is fully awake.
Once the psychic has felt it, it
48
00:03:25,920 --> 00:03:28,440
can spread to the mental and
vital also.
49
00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:35,200
End Quote reference Srioro
Bindo, Faces of Yoga Chapter 2
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Faith, Aspiration, Surrender
page 33.
