March 31, 2026
The Refraction of the Unified Supreme Consciousness Into the Various Levels and Forms of the Manifested Creation
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Psychic Being — Soul: Its Nature, Mission and Evolution, Section 1 Meaning and Nature of the Psychic Being, pg. 18
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The supreme consciousness
refracts itself into subspheres
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of awareness, depending on the
level of the creation that needs
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that awareness.
Thus the unified supreme
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consciousness known as
Satchitananda creates apparent
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separate forms at the knowledge
level, the supermental
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consciousness, which then
distributes awareness into the
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created existence at separate
levels and forms.
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This awareness we then identify
as the mental witness, the vital
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witness and the physical
witness.
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The self designated controller
from above apportions awareness
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directly at the soul level,
which Rio Robindo calls a spark
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of the divine in the beings who
interact in the world.
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While we remain immersed in the
external personality and the
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multiplicity of forms and
forces, we do not recognize the
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higher levels of consciousness
and the unity that stands behind
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all of these levels.
As we become aware of the
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psychic being, the soul
presence, its direct connection
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with the Self above and the
unity with the divine
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consciousness provides us a new
window of understanding and a
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new perspective that can
appreciate both the unity and
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the multiplicity as seen from
the different standpoints of the
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divine and the human being,
Sriorubindo writes quote.
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The central being, the Jivatman,
which is not born nor evolves,
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but presides over the individual
birth and evolution, puts forth
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a representative of himself on
each plane of the consciousness.
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On the mental plane.
It is the true mental being,
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mano Maya Purusha, on the vital
plane, the true vital being,
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Pranamaya perusha, on the
physical plane, the true
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physical being anamaya Perusha.
Each being, therefore, is, so
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long as the ignorance lasts,
centered round his mental, vital
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or physical Perusha, according
to the plane on which he
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predominantly lives, and that is
to him his central being.
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But the true representative all
the time is concealed behind the
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mind, vital and physical.
It is the psychic, our inmost
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being.
When the inmost knowledge begins
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to come, we become aware of the
psychic being within us, and it
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comes forward and leads the
Sadhna.
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We become aware also of the
Jivatnam, the undivided self or
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spirit above the manifestation
of which the psychic is the
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representative.
Here End Quote Reference Sri
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Aurobindo and the Mother, the
psychic being soul, its nature,
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mission and evolution.
Section 1.
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Meaning and Nature of the
Psychic Being, Page 18.
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The supreme consciousness
refracts itself into subspheres
2
00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:08,240
of awareness, depending on the
level of the creation that needs
3
00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,920
that awareness.
Thus the unified supreme
4
00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:16,880
consciousness known as
Satchitananda creates apparent
5
00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,160
separate forms at the knowledge
level, the supermental
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00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:24,200
consciousness, which then
distributes awareness into the
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00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:28,320
created existence at separate
levels and forms.
8
00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:33,520
This awareness we then identify
as the mental witness, the vital
9
00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,920
witness and the physical
witness.
10
00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:41,640
The self designated controller
from above apportions awareness
11
00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:46,280
directly at the soul level,
which Rio Robindo calls a spark
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00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:50,240
of the divine in the beings who
interact in the world.
13
00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:55,320
While we remain immersed in the
external personality and the
14
00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:59,720
multiplicity of forms and
forces, we do not recognize the
15
00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:04,599
higher levels of consciousness
and the unity that stands behind
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00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,480
all of these levels.
As we become aware of the
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00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:12,920
psychic being, the soul
presence, its direct connection
18
00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:16,200
with the Self above and the
unity with the divine
19
00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:21,240
consciousness provides us a new
window of understanding and a
20
00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:25,960
new perspective that can
appreciate both the unity and
21
00:01:25,960 --> 00:01:30,680
the multiplicity as seen from
the different standpoints of the
22
00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:36,720
divine and the human being,
Sriorubindo writes quote.
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The central being, the Jivatman,
which is not born nor evolves,
24
00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:47,320
but presides over the individual
birth and evolution, puts forth
25
00:01:47,320 --> 00:01:51,040
a representative of himself on
each plane of the consciousness.
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On the mental plane.
It is the true mental being,
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mano Maya Purusha, on the vital
plane, the true vital being,
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00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,960
Pranamaya perusha, on the
physical plane, the true
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00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:10,880
physical being anamaya Perusha.
Each being, therefore, is, so
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00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:15,680
long as the ignorance lasts,
centered round his mental, vital
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00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:19,280
or physical Perusha, according
to the plane on which he
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predominantly lives, and that is
to him his central being.
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00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:29,560
But the true representative all
the time is concealed behind the
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00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:35,240
mind, vital and physical.
It is the psychic, our inmost
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00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:39,040
being.
When the inmost knowledge begins
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00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,920
to come, we become aware of the
psychic being within us, and it
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00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:45,080
comes forward and leads the
Sadhna.
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We become aware also of the
Jivatnam, the undivided self or
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00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:54,880
spirit above the manifestation
of which the psychic is the
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representative.
Here End Quote Reference Sri
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Aurobindo and the Mother, the
psychic being soul, its nature,
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mission and evolution.
Section 1.
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Meaning and Nature of the
Psychic Being, Page 18.
