April 19, 2026
The Soul Is Not Polluted by the Sinful or Evil Actions of the External Being
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. 35This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/04/17/the-soul-is-not-polluted-by-the-sinful-or-evil-actions-of-the-external-being/
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Many people believe that an
evil, sinful life dooms the soul
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to suffering in hell for all
eternity.
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This implies that the soul
permanently takes on the burden
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of the actions of the external
being in any lifetime.
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There are, however, other ways
to look at the situation.
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Sri Aurobindo and the Mother
explain that the soul is the
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spark of the Divine and cannot
be polluted by the actions of
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the external nature.
The external nature consists of
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various parts that have evolved
over long spans of time and
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00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,920
continue to grow and evolve
naturally.
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00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,960
During this process, the body,
life and mind will take on
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00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:48,560
various perspectives, lines of
development, moral codes,
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00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:54,040
logical standpoints, and
observational profiles across an
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innumerable number of lifetimes.
The experience will be decidedly
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00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,120
mixed.
In ages and cultures where brute
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force rules, the being will
obviously have to take on the
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00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:11,920
coloration of that society,
while in others that focus on
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00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:16,920
mutual respect, cooperation and
collaboration, a different value
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00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:21,200
set will occur.
Some cultures focus on
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00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:25,880
immediate, vital satisfaction of
desires as the objective, and in
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00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,240
those certain lines of action
will prevail.
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Through all of these varied
perspectives and lifetimes, the
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soul in the form of its
developing psychic being, takes
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on the essence of the
experience, gains power of
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action over time, and
nevertheless remains true to its
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source, the Divine.
The voice of the soul is not
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strident or loud.
If the external being is unready
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or unwilling to hear it, it
simply withdraws or remains in
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00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:05,600
the background until the time
and circumstances become more
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00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:09,440
favorable.
A disciple inquires.
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Quote.
Sweet Mother, does an outer life
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of evil deeds and a base
consciousness have an effect on
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the psychic being?
Is there a possibility of its
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degradation?
End Quote.
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The mother answers quote.
A base and evil life can only
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have the effect of separating
the outer being more and more
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completely from the psychic
being, which retires into the
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depths of the higher
consciousness and sometimes even
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00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:43,760
cuts off all relation with the
body, which is then usually
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possessed by an asuric or
rakshasic being.
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The psychic being itself is
above all possibility of
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degradation.
End Quote reference Srioro Bindu
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and the Mother.
The psychic being soul, its
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00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,240
nature, mission and evolution.
Section 1.
45
00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,360
Meaning and Nature of the
Psychic Being, page 35.
00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:05,640
Many people believe that an
evil, sinful life dooms the soul
2
00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:08,360
to suffering in hell for all
eternity.
3
00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,600
This implies that the soul
permanently takes on the burden
4
00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,640
of the actions of the external
being in any lifetime.
5
00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,560
There are, however, other ways
to look at the situation.
6
00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,640
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother
explain that the soul is the
7
00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:28,000
spark of the Divine and cannot
be polluted by the actions of
8
00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,920
the external nature.
The external nature consists of
9
00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:36,040
various parts that have evolved
over long spans of time and
10
00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,920
continue to grow and evolve
naturally.
11
00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,960
During this process, the body,
life and mind will take on
12
00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:48,560
various perspectives, lines of
development, moral codes,
13
00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:54,040
logical standpoints, and
observational profiles across an
14
00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:58,880
innumerable number of lifetimes.
The experience will be decidedly
15
00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,120
mixed.
In ages and cultures where brute
16
00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:06,120
force rules, the being will
obviously have to take on the
17
00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:11,920
coloration of that society,
while in others that focus on
18
00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:16,920
mutual respect, cooperation and
collaboration, a different value
19
00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:21,200
set will occur.
Some cultures focus on
20
00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:25,880
immediate, vital satisfaction of
desires as the objective, and in
21
00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,240
those certain lines of action
will prevail.
22
00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,760
Through all of these varied
perspectives and lifetimes, the
23
00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:39,600
soul in the form of its
developing psychic being, takes
24
00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,360
on the essence of the
experience, gains power of
25
00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:48,480
action over time, and
nevertheless remains true to its
26
00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:52,960
source, the Divine.
The voice of the soul is not
27
00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:56,880
strident or loud.
If the external being is unready
28
00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:01,480
or unwilling to hear it, it
simply withdraws or remains in
29
00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:05,600
the background until the time
and circumstances become more
30
00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:09,440
favorable.
A disciple inquires.
31
00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,280
Quote.
Sweet Mother, does an outer life
32
00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,520
of evil deeds and a base
consciousness have an effect on
33
00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:20,000
the psychic being?
Is there a possibility of its
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00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:21,960
degradation?
End Quote.
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The mother answers quote.
A base and evil life can only
36
00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,720
have the effect of separating
the outer being more and more
37
00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:36,080
completely from the psychic
being, which retires into the
38
00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:39,880
depths of the higher
consciousness and sometimes even
39
00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:43,760
cuts off all relation with the
body, which is then usually
40
00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,840
possessed by an asuric or
rakshasic being.
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00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:52,720
The psychic being itself is
above all possibility of
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00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:57,960
degradation.
End Quote reference Srioro Bindu
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and the Mother.
The psychic being soul, its
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00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,240
nature, mission and evolution.
Section 1.
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Meaning and Nature of the
Psychic Being, page 35.
