July 23, 2024
Total Dedication to Participate in the Birth of a New World
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch.6 Hidden Worlds and Evolutionary Forces, pg.156 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/07/18/total-dedication-to-participate-in-the-birth-of-a-new-world/
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When people become totally
immersed in something, they
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concentrate naturally all their
energies and focus in that
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direction without seeming effort
and experience the joy of the
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process.
We can observe this in children
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at play.
They become the act of play and
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don't concern themselves with
hunger, thirst, time of day,
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00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:30,560
chores or homework, or anything
other than what is occupying
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them at the moment.
We see this when an artist
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00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:38,040
creates a beautiful piece of
music or a work of art, when a
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00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,920
scientist or mathematician
becomes so deeply engrossed in
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00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:45,560
what they are doing that they
totally forget themselves.
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The simplest method is thus to
focus the energy with enthusiasm
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and joy.
This may not carry one
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00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,160
constantly, as there are moments
when the impulse recedes.
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It is at these moments that the
effort, the discipline, becomes
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valuable so that one is carried
through and beyond.
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The dry spells, the doubts, the
hesitations, the dark night of
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the soul until the inspiration
is reignited.
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In reality, there's a process
that involves both of these
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aspects to reach the envisioned
goal.
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Enthusiasm without any power of
discipline can lead to
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depression and hopelessness when
it withdraws.
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Discipline without enthusiasm
can be a hard and rigid path
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that becomes brittle and breaks
under intense pressure.
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When we begin to realize that we
stand at the brink of a
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precipice and that we have to
choose life or death, progress
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or failure, growth or
dissolution, then we get the
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core motivation.
To the extent we can follow the
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00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,440
way of attraction for the beauty
and harmony that is waiting to
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00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:07,560
be birthed in US and in our
world, then we can meet all
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00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:12,440
resistance, all obstacles with a
calm and cheerful demeanor.
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To the extent that we feel the
pressure without the act of
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00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:21,760
inspiration, we have to remind
ourselves of the choice and the
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opportunity before us, the
mother writes.
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Quote People sleep, They forget.
They take life easy.
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They forget.
Forget all the time.
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But if we could remember that we
are at an exceptional hour, a
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unique time, that we have this
immense good fortune, this
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00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:49,840
invaluable privilege of being
present at the birth of a new
40
00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:54,360
world, we could easily get rid
of everything that impedes and
41
00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:59,160
hinders our progress.
So the most important thing, it
42
00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:04,160
seems, is to remember this fact
even when one doesn't have the
43
00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:08,920
tangible experience, to have the
certainty of it and faith in it.
44
00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,040
To remember always, to recall it
constantly.
45
00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:18,080
To go to sleep with this idea,
to wake up with this perception,
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00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:22,360
to do all that one does with
this great truth as the
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background, as a constant
support, this great truth.
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They are that we are witnessing
the birth of a new world.
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We can participate in it.
We can become this new world.
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00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:42,600
And truly, when one has such a
marvelous opportunity, one
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00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,640
should be ready to give up
everything for its sake.
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End Quote Reference Sri
Aurobindo and the Mother The
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Hidden Forces of Life, Chapter 6
Hidden Worlds and Evolutionary
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Forces, page 156.
00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:04,400
When people become totally
immersed in something, they
2
00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:09,080
concentrate naturally all their
energies and focus in that
3
00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:14,080
direction without seeming effort
and experience the joy of the
4
00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,480
process.
We can observe this in children
5
00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:21,080
at play.
They become the act of play and
6
00:00:21,080 --> 00:00:25,320
don't concern themselves with
hunger, thirst, time of day,
7
00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:30,560
chores or homework, or anything
other than what is occupying
8
00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:34,120
them at the moment.
We see this when an artist
9
00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:38,040
creates a beautiful piece of
music or a work of art, when a
10
00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,920
scientist or mathematician
becomes so deeply engrossed in
11
00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:45,560
what they are doing that they
totally forget themselves.
12
00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:51,240
The simplest method is thus to
focus the energy with enthusiasm
13
00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,320
and joy.
This may not carry one
14
00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,160
constantly, as there are moments
when the impulse recedes.
15
00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:03,480
It is at these moments that the
effort, the discipline, becomes
16
00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:07,160
valuable so that one is carried
through and beyond.
17
00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:12,640
The dry spells, the doubts, the
hesitations, the dark night of
18
00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:16,560
the soul until the inspiration
is reignited.
19
00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,680
In reality, there's a process
that involves both of these
20
00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,840
aspects to reach the envisioned
goal.
21
00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,680
Enthusiasm without any power of
discipline can lead to
22
00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:31,720
depression and hopelessness when
it withdraws.
23
00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,760
Discipline without enthusiasm
can be a hard and rigid path
24
00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:40,600
that becomes brittle and breaks
under intense pressure.
25
00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,360
When we begin to realize that we
stand at the brink of a
26
00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:51,440
precipice and that we have to
choose life or death, progress
27
00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:56,400
or failure, growth or
dissolution, then we get the
28
00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:00,200
core motivation.
To the extent we can follow the
29
00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,440
way of attraction for the beauty
and harmony that is waiting to
30
00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:07,560
be birthed in US and in our
world, then we can meet all
31
00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:12,440
resistance, all obstacles with a
calm and cheerful demeanor.
32
00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,400
To the extent that we feel the
pressure without the act of
33
00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:21,760
inspiration, we have to remind
ourselves of the choice and the
34
00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:25,800
opportunity before us, the
mother writes.
35
00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:32,000
Quote People sleep, They forget.
They take life easy.
36
00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,120
They forget.
Forget all the time.
37
00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:40,760
But if we could remember that we
are at an exceptional hour, a
38
00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:45,560
unique time, that we have this
immense good fortune, this
39
00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:49,840
invaluable privilege of being
present at the birth of a new
40
00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:54,360
world, we could easily get rid
of everything that impedes and
41
00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:59,160
hinders our progress.
So the most important thing, it
42
00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:04,160
seems, is to remember this fact
even when one doesn't have the
43
00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:08,920
tangible experience, to have the
certainty of it and faith in it.
44
00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,040
To remember always, to recall it
constantly.
45
00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:18,080
To go to sleep with this idea,
to wake up with this perception,
46
00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:22,360
to do all that one does with
this great truth as the
47
00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:26,720
background, as a constant
support, this great truth.
48
00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,720
They are that we are witnessing
the birth of a new world.
49
00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:36,600
We can participate in it.
We can become this new world.
50
00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:42,600
And truly, when one has such a
marvelous opportunity, one
51
00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,640
should be ready to give up
everything for its sake.
52
00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:52,680
End Quote Reference Sri
Aurobindo and the Mother The
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00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:58,080
Hidden Forces of Life, Chapter 6
Hidden Worlds and Evolutionary
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00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,960
Forces, page 156.