The Value and Rationale for the Yoga of Works — Karma Yoga

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The vital nature of man is a
core existential element of our

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existence.
In the past, those who took up

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serious, spiritual practice
frequently recognized, both the

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power of the vital and the
difficulty of bringing it under

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some kind of managed and focused
control.

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And thus, they attempted to
abandon it to whatever extent

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possible.
And focus on meditation to the

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exclusion of an outer life.
This limited approach helped

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individuals succeed in their
attempt to achieve Liberation

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from the illusory status of
action in the world.

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It did nothing to bring about
any kind of change or

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transformation in the outer
existence.

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And it left a large and
essential portion of human

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nature essentially untouched.
There are frequent apocryphal

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Tales of Yogi's who spent long
periods of time in meditation.

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But when they came out and had
to interact with the

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circumstances of the outer life
were unprepared and who, then

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reacted, with anger, lust
jealousy, greed, envy and other

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forms of Desire.
Clearly, they had achieved some

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serious advancement in the
mental realm and could achieve

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states of concentrated.
One pointed focus on the

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spiritual goal, they set before
themselves, but this was done at

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the expense of any transforming.
Focus on the outer life.

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Changing the vital nature is
hard some liken it to trying to

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straighten out a dog's tail,
which will simply go back to its

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former State.
Once, the controlling pressure

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is removed, it is
understandable, why those who

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are deeply involved in
meditation will generally resist

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taking up the outer nature and
its endless difficulties and

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snares.
Yet, eventually the outer nature

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needs to be dealt with.
If you Manatee is to progress

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and if we are to finally Solve
the Riddle of our existence, the

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integral yoga of Sri aurobindo
and the mother specifically

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acknowledges this task and works
to take up and transform the

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vital nature and its
relationship to the wider Divine

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manifestation, And they
recognize that, not everyone can

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achieve spiritual fulfillment
through meditation.

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Thus they Embrace not only The
Path of Knowledge, but also that

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of devotion bhakti, yoga and
that of Works, Karma, Yoga, SRI

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aurobindo writes quote.
There are some people who are

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not cut out for meditation and
it is only by work that they can

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prepare themselves.
Are also those who are the

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opposite, the including of the
outer Consciousness in the

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transformation is of supreme
importance in this yoga

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meditation, cannot do it.
Meditation can deal only with

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the inner being.
So work is of primary Ain't

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only, it must be done with the
right attitude and in the right

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Consciousness, then it is as
fruitful as any meditation can

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be.
That is one great utility of

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work that it tests, the nature,
and puts the Sadiq in front of

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the defects of his outer being,
which might otherwise Escape

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him.
End quote, reference SRI

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aurobindo in the mother growing
within the psychology of inner

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development.
Chapter 5 growth of

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Consciousness means and methods
page 93.