April 27, 2025
The Yoga of Nature, Spiritual Sadhana and the Transformation of Action Into a Conscious Expression of the Divine Will
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within, Chapter 3, Action and Work, pp. 62-63
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All life, our entire existence,
whether we are actively involved
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in a conscious spiritual
discipline or living a normal
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life in the world, following the
demands of our needs, desires,
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relationships and ambitions, et
cetera, is a field of growth,
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experience and development.
We respond to opportunities,
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pressures and difficulties, and
as we do so, some part of our
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being gathers that experience
and grows through the process.
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This may be seen as a yoga of
nature which slowly builds up
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the various capacities and
powers of each aspect of the
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being and creates A maturation
process that over time and
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possibly over many lifetimes,
brings about a higher level of
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awareness and consciousness in
the responses and the actions of
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the individual.
For the spiritual seeker, the
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same process remains at work,
with the added factor of the
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seeker being able to both
observe and facilitate the
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process to speed up the long
time frame and thereby bring
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about growth of consciousness
much more effectively and
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swiftly than the process of
nature.
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This is the field of experience
the trioro bindo refers to.
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It is the process by which
nature, or the conscious
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evolutionary focus of yoga,
challenges the external being,
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the body, life and mind to
develop, grow and transform.
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An entirely different process
begins to take place as the
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seeker is able to shift the
standpoint to the Divine
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standpoint.
At some point the individual
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becomes first a conscious
instrument manifesting the
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divine intention to a greater or
lesser degree, and then later,
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00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,960
when the ego sheath has been
fully dissolved, he becomes
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simply an expression of the
divine action in the world.
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Shriorbindo notes quote Work can
be of two kinds, the work that
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is a field of experience used
for the sadhna, for a
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progressive harmonization and
transformation of the being in
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its activities, and work that is
a realized expression of the
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Divine.
But the time for the latter can
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be only when the realization has
been fully brought down into the
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earth consciousness.
Till then all work must be a
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field of endeavour and a school
of experience.
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We must find the Self, the
Divine.
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Then only can we know what is
the work, the Self or the Divine
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demands from us.
Until then, our life and action
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can only be a help or means
towards finding the Divine, and
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it ought not to have any other
purpose.
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As we grow in the inner
consciousness, or as the
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spiritual truth of the Divine
grows in us, our life and action
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must indeed more and more flow
from that.
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Be one with that.
But to decide beforehand, by our
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limited mental conception, what
they must be is to hamper the
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growth of the spiritual truth
within.
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End Quote reference.
Srioro Bindu and the Mother
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Looking from Within, Chapter 3.
Action and Work, pages 62 to 63.
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All life, our entire existence,
whether we are actively involved
2
00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:10,840
in a conscious spiritual
discipline or living a normal
3
00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:15,080
life in the world, following the
demands of our needs, desires,
4
00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:19,640
relationships and ambitions, et
cetera, is a field of growth,
5
00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:26,160
experience and development.
We respond to opportunities,
6
00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:31,400
pressures and difficulties, and
as we do so, some part of our
7
00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:35,560
being gathers that experience
and grows through the process.
8
00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:41,240
This may be seen as a yoga of
nature which slowly builds up
9
00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,640
the various capacities and
powers of each aspect of the
10
00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:50,640
being and creates A maturation
process that over time and
11
00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:55,040
possibly over many lifetimes,
brings about a higher level of
12
00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:59,920
awareness and consciousness in
the responses and the actions of
13
00:00:59,920 --> 00:01:04,319
the individual.
For the spiritual seeker, the
14
00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:08,480
same process remains at work,
with the added factor of the
15
00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:12,320
seeker being able to both
observe and facilitate the
16
00:01:12,320 --> 00:01:18,000
process to speed up the long
time frame and thereby bring
17
00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,560
about growth of consciousness
much more effectively and
18
00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:24,280
swiftly than the process of
nature.
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00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:30,000
This is the field of experience
the trioro bindo refers to.
20
00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,960
It is the process by which
nature, or the conscious
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00:01:34,960 --> 00:01:39,680
evolutionary focus of yoga,
challenges the external being,
22
00:01:39,960 --> 00:01:46,200
the body, life and mind to
develop, grow and transform.
23
00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,840
An entirely different process
begins to take place as the
24
00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,640
seeker is able to shift the
standpoint to the Divine
25
00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:57,360
standpoint.
At some point the individual
26
00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:01,040
becomes first a conscious
instrument manifesting the
27
00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:05,560
divine intention to a greater or
lesser degree, and then later,
28
00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,960
when the ego sheath has been
fully dissolved, he becomes
29
00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:14,000
simply an expression of the
divine action in the world.
30
00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:21,480
Shriorbindo notes quote Work can
be of two kinds, the work that
31
00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,920
is a field of experience used
for the sadhna, for a
32
00:02:24,920 --> 00:02:28,120
progressive harmonization and
transformation of the being in
33
00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:32,800
its activities, and work that is
a realized expression of the
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00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:37,040
Divine.
But the time for the latter can
35
00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,880
be only when the realization has
been fully brought down into the
36
00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:45,520
earth consciousness.
Till then all work must be a
37
00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,120
field of endeavour and a school
of experience.
38
00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,680
We must find the Self, the
Divine.
39
00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,760
Then only can we know what is
the work, the Self or the Divine
40
00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:01,880
demands from us.
Until then, our life and action
41
00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:07,040
can only be a help or means
towards finding the Divine, and
42
00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,440
it ought not to have any other
purpose.
43
00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:14,000
As we grow in the inner
consciousness, or as the
44
00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,240
spiritual truth of the Divine
grows in us, our life and action
45
00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:22,080
must indeed more and more flow
from that.
46
00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:26,880
Be one with that.
But to decide beforehand, by our
47
00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:31,280
limited mental conception, what
they must be is to hamper the
48
00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,040
growth of the spiritual truth
within.
49
00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:39,520
End Quote reference.
Srioro Bindu and the Mother
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Looking from Within, Chapter 3.
Action and Work, pages 62 to 63.