May 4, 2025
The Spirit of the Yoga of Works
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within, Chapter 3, Action and Work, pg. 66This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/the-spirit-of-the-yoga-of-works/
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While we live and act from the
standpoint of the individual ego
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personality, we measure and
respond to everything based on
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how it impacts us personally and
directly, and judge things based
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on that impact.
This leads us to treat as
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positive those events and
interactions that satisfy our
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desires, meet our physical
needs, or support our ambitions.
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Conversely, those things which
create obstacles to what we
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desire, or which undermine our
ambitions or create physical or
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vital difficulties as we
navigate our way through our
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lives, we treat as negative
events.
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When these things occur, we
either try to stay fixed in the
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positive and either try to avoid
or wallow in the suffering we
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are experiencing due to the
negative situations.
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It is all about me, me, me.
There is no way out of this
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fixation as long as we maintain
the ego standpoint as the basis
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of our reactions and motivations
to action.
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If we shift our standpoint out
of the ego, however, we can
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begin to receive and respond to
the larger actions and forces of
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the world, which give us both a
different perspective about what
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is positive or negative, and
which allows us to act free of
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egoistic limitations.
The more constantly we can
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assume this new standpoint, the
more we are able to carry out
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our true role in the world
manifestation, Srioro Bindo
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writes quote to be free from all
egoistic motive.
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Careful of truth in speech and
action, void of self will and
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self assertion, watchful in all
things is the condition for
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being a flawless servant.
Get the spirit of the Yoga of
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Works as it is indicated in the
Gita.
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Forget yourself and your
miseries in the aspiration to a
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larger consciousness.
Feel the greater force working
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in the world and make yourself
an instrument for a work to be
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done, however small it may be.
But whatever the way may be, you
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must accept it wholly and put
your whole will into it with a
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divided and wavering will.
You cannot hope for success in
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anything, neither in life nor in
yoga.
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End Quote reference.
Srioro Bindu and the Mother,
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looking from within, Chapter 3.
Action and Work, page 66.
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While we live and act from the
standpoint of the individual ego
2
00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:10,040
personality, we measure and
respond to everything based on
3
00:00:10,040 --> 00:00:15,000
how it impacts us personally and
directly, and judge things based
4
00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,440
on that impact.
This leads us to treat as
5
00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,400
positive those events and
interactions that satisfy our
6
00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:28,000
desires, meet our physical
needs, or support our ambitions.
7
00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,840
Conversely, those things which
create obstacles to what we
8
00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:38,400
desire, or which undermine our
ambitions or create physical or
9
00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,440
vital difficulties as we
navigate our way through our
10
00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,880
lives, we treat as negative
events.
11
00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,800
When these things occur, we
either try to stay fixed in the
12
00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:54,240
positive and either try to avoid
or wallow in the suffering we
13
00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,840
are experiencing due to the
negative situations.
14
00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:04,519
It is all about me, me, me.
There is no way out of this
15
00:01:04,519 --> 00:01:09,160
fixation as long as we maintain
the ego standpoint as the basis
16
00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:12,080
of our reactions and motivations
to action.
17
00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:17,600
If we shift our standpoint out
of the ego, however, we can
18
00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:21,880
begin to receive and respond to
the larger actions and forces of
19
00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:26,320
the world, which give us both a
different perspective about what
20
00:01:26,320 --> 00:01:32,200
is positive or negative, and
which allows us to act free of
21
00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:36,400
egoistic limitations.
The more constantly we can
22
00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:40,640
assume this new standpoint, the
more we are able to carry out
23
00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:45,840
our true role in the world
manifestation, Srioro Bindo
24
00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:50,760
writes quote to be free from all
egoistic motive.
25
00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:57,120
Careful of truth in speech and
action, void of self will and
26
00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:02,600
self assertion, watchful in all
things is the condition for
27
00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:07,480
being a flawless servant.
Get the spirit of the Yoga of
28
00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:09,759
Works as it is indicated in the
Gita.
29
00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:15,000
Forget yourself and your
miseries in the aspiration to a
30
00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:19,000
larger consciousness.
Feel the greater force working
31
00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:23,640
in the world and make yourself
an instrument for a work to be
32
00:02:23,640 --> 00:02:31,360
done, however small it may be.
But whatever the way may be, you
33
00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:36,320
must accept it wholly and put
your whole will into it with a
34
00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,720
divided and wavering will.
You cannot hope for success in
35
00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,960
anything, neither in life nor in
yoga.
36
00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:49,280
End Quote reference.
Srioro Bindu and the Mother,
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looking from within, Chapter 3.
Action and Work, page 66.