The Unconverted Vital Nature Must Not Be Permitted to Divert the Psychic and Spiritual Force to Its Own Limited Satisfactions

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There is a substantial and well
known danger of the vital nature

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taking advantage of the force
that comes down through the

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psychic aspiration and using it
to advance objectives of the

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vital rather than those that
carry out the intended purpose

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of the divine power.
There is a well known

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connection, for instance,
between the opening of the heart

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center and its emotions and the
activation of the sexual impulse

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when the being has not been
sufficiently prepared and

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purified in its ability to
receive and hold the higher

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force as it descends.
In Western psychology, a similar

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phenomenon is known as
transference.

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When a patient transfers his or
her affections to the therapist,

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there are strict rules governing
this type of relationship, as

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the patient is in a vulnerable
position and the doctor or

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counselor has a power and
authority that, if misused, can

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lead to tragic results.
Similarly, the relationship

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between doctors and patients,
teachers and students, and

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employers and employees have
shown that this type of

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imbalanced power dynamic
combined with authority or

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respect or even outright
affection can create serious

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difficulties.
Steps have been taken to try to

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govern the misuse of this power
dynamic for the spiritual

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practitioner, particularly for
someone who holds a position of

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authority or is able to project
a strong spiritual energy, there

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are similar dangers but fewer
actual societal controls

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available.
Thus, we see a number of

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examples of this type of misuse
of the power by the vital nature

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to enjoy sexual relations or
other types of vital

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satisfactions in modern day
society.

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This issue is being taken up and
through the use of lawsuits,

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criminal proceedings and simple
exposure, some major systemic

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and group cases have been
addressed.

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The problems, however, are not
limited to large organizations

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and groups, but can break out
even in a one-on-one

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relationship, particularly if
the perpetrator has a strong

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spiritual energy as well as a
strong but as yet untransformed

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vital nature.
The vital power is dramatically

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enhanced by certain yogic
practices, and thus the risk of

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misuse is enormously
accentuated.

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For this reason, the sadak is
counselled to not try to focus

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on pulling down the energy, but
to first prepare the being, the

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body, the nervous system, the
vital power, the emotions and

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the mind to hold the descent of
the force without spilling it

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and to keep the aspiration pure
and focused to ensure that no

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part of the being can divert or
in any way redirect the force to

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vital satisfaction.
Trioropindo notes Quote When the

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psychic puts its influence on
the vital, the first thing you

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must be careful to avoid is any
least mixture of a wrong vital

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movement with the psychic
movement.

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Lust is the perversion or
degradation which prevents love

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from establishing its reign.
So when there is the movement of

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psychic love in the heart, lust
or vital desire is the one thing

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that must not be allowed to come
in.

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Just as when strength comes down
from above, personal ambition

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and pride have to be kept far
away from it, for any mixture of

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the perversion will corrupt the
psychic or spiritual action and

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prevent a true fulfillment.
End Quote.

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Reference Sri Aurobindo, Bases
of Yoga, Chapter 4.

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