April 13, 2024
The Soul’s Connection to the Divine and Its Role in the Divine Manifestation
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch. 2 Hidden Forces Within, pp. 49-50 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/04/11/the-souls-connection-to-the-divine-and-its-role-in-the-divine-manifestation/
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Many spiritual practitioners
have realized that the external
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00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:11,600
life we customarily lead is a
life of illusion and that it is
3
00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,480
based in a flawed view of
reality.
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00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:19,200
This does not mean that our
life, existence and action has
5
00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:24,320
no real significance, rather
that the way we define our lives
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00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:29,280
based on the external focus of
the body, life, mind complex is
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00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:34,040
simply inaccurate and leads us
to draw incomplete and
8
00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:38,720
inaccurate conclusions.
Some of the spiritual paths use
9
00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,440
this starting point of the
illusory nature of the world to
10
00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:46,640
suggest that we abandoned that
world and take up a sole focus
11
00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,200
on the realization of our
spiritual reality and truth of
12
00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,280
existence.
They in effect ask those who
13
00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:59,000
heed the call of the Spirit to
deny the outer life's demands,
14
00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,920
minimize their needs, and spend
time in focus on that deeper
15
00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,200
truth and reality of our
existence.
16
00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,120
Other spiritual paths, however,
recognize that the Spirit is not
17
00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:16,080
divorced from the external world
of matter, life, and mind, and
18
00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:20,080
that we must therefore find a
way to integrate our spiritual
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00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:26,360
purpose with our external lives.
This is only possible because
20
00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:30,400
there is Oneness that, while
hidden in the background during
21
00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,520
the development and growth of
the material vital and mental
22
00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:38,480
principles of the Manifestation,
still remains a reality.
23
00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,640
This Oneness remains known and
intact through the medium of the
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00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:48,040
soul and the growth of the
psychic being or soul presence.
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00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:52,920
As the evolution of
consciousness proceeds, the role
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00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:57,560
of the soul is to develop the
external being and preparing it
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00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,160
for a direct and complete
expression of the Divine truth
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00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:04,960
of existence.
This process is one that takes
29
00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:10,080
place over time as a growth and
maturation process and as the
30
00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,920
body, life, mind complex becomes
ready to express the light,
31
00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:20,240
power and Ananda of the Divine.
The soul also continues to gain
32
00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:25,880
in maturity, power of action and
ability to express its focus
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00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:31,720
through those instruments of the
outer nature, Sri Aurobindo
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notes Quote The psychic part of
us is something that comes
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00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:40,920
direct from the divine and is in
touch with the divine in its
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00:02:40,920 --> 00:02:43,760
origin.
It is the nucleus, pregnant with
37
00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:47,640
divine possibilities, that
supports this lower triple
38
00:02:47,640 --> 00:02:50,080
manifestation of mind, life and
body.
39
00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,440
There is this divine element in
all living beings, but it stands
40
00:02:55,440 --> 00:03:00,480
hidden behind the ordinary.
Consciousness is not at first
41
00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:06,360
developed, and even when
developed is not always or often
42
00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:10,600
in the front.
It expresses itself so far as
43
00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,000
the imperfection of the
instruments allows.
44
00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:18,480
By their means and under their
limitations, it grows in the
45
00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:22,680
consciousness by God word
experience, gaining strength
46
00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,280
every time there is a higher
movement in US.
47
00:03:25,920 --> 00:03:29,920
And finally, by the accumulation
of these deeper and higher
48
00:03:29,920 --> 00:03:34,960
movements, there has developed a
psychic individuality, that
49
00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,880
which we usually call the
psychic being.
50
00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:44,440
It is always this psychic being
that is the real, though often
51
00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,760
the secret, cause of man's
turning to the spiritual life
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00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,880
and his greatest help in it.
It is therefore that which we
53
00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:57,800
have to bring from behind to the
front in the Yoga end.
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00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:03,560
Quote Reference Sri Arobindo and
the Mother, The Hidden Forces of
55
00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:09,280
Life, Chapter 2, Hidden Forces
within pages 49 to 50.
00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:05,840
Many spiritual practitioners
have realized that the external
2
00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:11,600
life we customarily lead is a
life of illusion and that it is
3
00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,480
based in a flawed view of
reality.
4
00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:19,200
This does not mean that our
life, existence and action has
5
00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:24,320
no real significance, rather
that the way we define our lives
6
00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:29,280
based on the external focus of
the body, life, mind complex is
7
00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:34,040
simply inaccurate and leads us
to draw incomplete and
8
00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:38,720
inaccurate conclusions.
Some of the spiritual paths use
9
00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,440
this starting point of the
illusory nature of the world to
10
00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:46,640
suggest that we abandoned that
world and take up a sole focus
11
00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,200
on the realization of our
spiritual reality and truth of
12
00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,280
existence.
They in effect ask those who
13
00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:59,000
heed the call of the Spirit to
deny the outer life's demands,
14
00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,920
minimize their needs, and spend
time in focus on that deeper
15
00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,200
truth and reality of our
existence.
16
00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,120
Other spiritual paths, however,
recognize that the Spirit is not
17
00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:16,080
divorced from the external world
of matter, life, and mind, and
18
00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:20,080
that we must therefore find a
way to integrate our spiritual
19
00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:26,360
purpose with our external lives.
This is only possible because
20
00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:30,400
there is Oneness that, while
hidden in the background during
21
00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,520
the development and growth of
the material vital and mental
22
00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:38,480
principles of the Manifestation,
still remains a reality.
23
00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,640
This Oneness remains known and
intact through the medium of the
24
00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:48,040
soul and the growth of the
psychic being or soul presence.
25
00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:52,920
As the evolution of
consciousness proceeds, the role
26
00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:57,560
of the soul is to develop the
external being and preparing it
27
00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,160
for a direct and complete
expression of the Divine truth
28
00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:04,960
of existence.
This process is one that takes
29
00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:10,080
place over time as a growth and
maturation process and as the
30
00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,920
body, life, mind complex becomes
ready to express the light,
31
00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:20,240
power and Ananda of the Divine.
The soul also continues to gain
32
00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:25,880
in maturity, power of action and
ability to express its focus
33
00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:31,720
through those instruments of the
outer nature, Sri Aurobindo
34
00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:36,080
notes Quote The psychic part of
us is something that comes
35
00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:40,920
direct from the divine and is in
touch with the divine in its
36
00:02:40,920 --> 00:02:43,760
origin.
It is the nucleus, pregnant with
37
00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:47,640
divine possibilities, that
supports this lower triple
38
00:02:47,640 --> 00:02:50,080
manifestation of mind, life and
body.
39
00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,440
There is this divine element in
all living beings, but it stands
40
00:02:55,440 --> 00:03:00,480
hidden behind the ordinary.
Consciousness is not at first
41
00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:06,360
developed, and even when
developed is not always or often
42
00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:10,600
in the front.
It expresses itself so far as
43
00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,000
the imperfection of the
instruments allows.
44
00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:18,480
By their means and under their
limitations, it grows in the
45
00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:22,680
consciousness by God word
experience, gaining strength
46
00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,280
every time there is a higher
movement in US.
47
00:03:25,920 --> 00:03:29,920
And finally, by the accumulation
of these deeper and higher
48
00:03:29,920 --> 00:03:34,960
movements, there has developed a
psychic individuality, that
49
00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,880
which we usually call the
psychic being.
50
00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:44,440
It is always this psychic being
that is the real, though often
51
00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,760
the secret, cause of man's
turning to the spiritual life
52
00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,880
and his greatest help in it.
It is therefore that which we
53
00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:57,800
have to bring from behind to the
front in the Yoga end.
54
00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:03,560
Quote Reference Sri Arobindo and
the Mother, The Hidden Forces of
55
00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:09,280
Life, Chapter 2, Hidden Forces
within pages 49 to 50.