Oct. 25, 2024
Trust and Faith
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Powers Within, Chapter VI Faith, pp. 59-61 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/10/23/trust-and-faith/
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We frequently remark on how
young people act with a
2
00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:08,600
seemingly carefree attitude and
take risks that older people
3
00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,840
would not take.
This is due to the inherent
4
00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:15,560
trust they have in their bodies,
vital and physical resilience,
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00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:19,560
and powers of prevailing even in
difficult or dangerous
6
00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:23,680
circumstances.
As they age, they tend in most
7
00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:27,880
cases to gain more caution as
they come to realize that their
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00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:32,240
bodies are not immortal and they
experience the pains and
9
00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:36,720
setbacks that tend to accompany
the initial surge of trust in
10
00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:41,080
the life of the body.
Faith may involve a recognition
11
00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:45,720
of one's own limitations and the
need to rely on a power or
12
00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:50,240
powers greater than oneself.
When we reach the end of our
13
00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,720
effort, the path forward is
through faith in the divine
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00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:59,760
grace.
The disciple asks, quote, a
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00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:04,000
dynamic faith and a great trust,
aren't they the same thing?
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00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:09,680
The mother notes quote, not
necessarily.
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One should know of what stuff
the faith and the trust are
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made.
Because, for instance, if you
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live normally under quaint,
normal circumstances, without
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having extravagant ideas and a
depressing education, well,
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00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:28,240
through all your youth and
usually till you are about 30,
22
00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,120
you have an absolute trust in
life.
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If, for example, you are not
surrounded by people who as soon
24
00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:39,160
as you have a cold in the head,
get into a flurry and rush to
25
00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,880
the doctor and give you
medicines, if you're in a normal
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surroundings and happen to have
something, an accident or a
27
00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:52,000
slight illness, there is this
certainty in the body, this
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absolute trust that it will be
all right.
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It is nothing.
It will pass off.
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It is sure to go.
I shall be quite well to Morrow,
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00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,880
or in a few days it will surely
be cured.
32
00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:09,199
Whatever you may have caught,
that is indeed the normal
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00:02:09,199 --> 00:02:13,080
condition of the body, an
absolute trust that all life
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00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,720
lies before it and that all will
be well.
35
00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:22,000
And this helps enormously. 1
gets cured 9 times out of 10/1
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00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,560
gets cured very quickly with
this confidence.
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It is nothing.
What is it after all?
38
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Just an accident.
It will pass off.
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It is nothing.
And there are people who keep it
40
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for a very long time, a very
long time, a kind of confidence.
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Nothing can happen to them.
Their life is all before them
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00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,560
fully and nothing can happen to
them.
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And what will happen to them is
of no importance at all.
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All will be well perforce.
They have the whole of life
45
00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,640
before them.
Naturally.
46
00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,680
If you live in surroundings
where there are morbid ideas and
47
00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,680
people pass their time
recounting disastrous and
48
00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:06,280
catastrophic things, then you
may think wrongly.
49
00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:10,840
And if you think wrongly, this
reacts on your body.
50
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Otherwise, the body as it is can
keep this confidence till the
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age of 40 or 50.
It depends upon people.
52
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Some know how to live a normal
balanced life, but the body is
53
00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:29,400
quite confident about its life.
It is only if thought comes in
54
00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,520
and brings all kinds of morbid
and unhealthy imaginations.
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As I said that it changes
everything.
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I have seen instances like that,
children who had these little
57
00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,520
accidents one has when running
and playing about.
58
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They did not even think about it
and it disappeared immediately.
59
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I've seen others whose family
has drummed into them since the
60
00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,280
time they could understand that
everything is dangerous, that
61
00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:01,040
there are microbes everywhere,
that one must be very careful,
62
00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,680
that the least wound may provide
disastrous, that one must be all
63
00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,520
together on one's guard and take
great care that nothing serious
64
00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,480
happens.
So they must have their wounds
65
00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:16,640
dressed, must be washed with
disinfectants, and there they
66
00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,519
sit wondering what is going to
happen to me.
67
00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,880
Oh, I may get tetanus, a septic
fever.
68
00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:28,600
Naturally, in such cases one
loses confidence in life and the
69
00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:33,280
body feels the effects keenly.
3/4 of its resistance
70
00:04:33,280 --> 00:04:38,040
disappears.
But normally, naturally, it is
71
00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:41,720
the body which knows that it
must remain healthy, and it
72
00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:46,320
knows it has the power to react.
And if something happens, it
73
00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,920
tells this something, it is
nothing, it will go away.
74
00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,480
Don't think about it.
It's over and it does go.
75
00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,920
That, of course, is absolute
trust.
76
00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,680
Now you are Speaking of dynamic
faith.
77
00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,520
Dynamic faith is something
different.
78
00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:08,200
If one has within him faith in
the Divine Grace, that the
79
00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:12,120
Divine Grace is watching over
him, and that no matter what
80
00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:16,240
happens, the Divine Grace is
there watching over him, this
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one may keep all one's life and
always, and with this one can
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pass through all dangers, face
all difficulties, and nothing
83
00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,600
stirs.
For you have the faith, and the
84
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Divine Grace is with you.
It is an infinitely stronger,
85
00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:38,680
more conscious, more lasting
force which does not depend upon
86
00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:42,600
the conditions of your physical
build, does not depend upon
87
00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:49,000
anything except the Divine Grace
alone, and hence it leans on the
88
00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:53,280
Truth and nothing can shake it.
It is very different.
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00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,800
End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
90
00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:03,960
Mother Powers Within, Chapter 6,
Faith, pages 59 to 61.
00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,920
We frequently remark on how
young people act with a
2
00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:08,600
seemingly carefree attitude and
take risks that older people
3
00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,840
would not take.
This is due to the inherent
4
00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:15,560
trust they have in their bodies,
vital and physical resilience,
5
00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:19,560
and powers of prevailing even in
difficult or dangerous
6
00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:23,680
circumstances.
As they age, they tend in most
7
00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:27,880
cases to gain more caution as
they come to realize that their
8
00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:32,240
bodies are not immortal and they
experience the pains and
9
00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:36,720
setbacks that tend to accompany
the initial surge of trust in
10
00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:41,080
the life of the body.
Faith may involve a recognition
11
00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:45,720
of one's own limitations and the
need to rely on a power or
12
00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:50,240
powers greater than oneself.
When we reach the end of our
13
00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,720
effort, the path forward is
through faith in the divine
14
00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:59,760
grace.
The disciple asks, quote, a
15
00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:04,000
dynamic faith and a great trust,
aren't they the same thing?
16
00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:09,680
The mother notes quote, not
necessarily.
17
00:01:10,320 --> 00:01:13,040
One should know of what stuff
the faith and the trust are
18
00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,440
made.
Because, for instance, if you
19
00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:19,400
live normally under quaint,
normal circumstances, without
20
00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:24,120
having extravagant ideas and a
depressing education, well,
21
00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:28,240
through all your youth and
usually till you are about 30,
22
00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,120
you have an absolute trust in
life.
23
00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,400
If, for example, you are not
surrounded by people who as soon
24
00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:39,160
as you have a cold in the head,
get into a flurry and rush to
25
00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,880
the doctor and give you
medicines, if you're in a normal
26
00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:47,400
surroundings and happen to have
something, an accident or a
27
00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:52,000
slight illness, there is this
certainty in the body, this
28
00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,320
absolute trust that it will be
all right.
29
00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,120
It is nothing.
It will pass off.
30
00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,600
It is sure to go.
I shall be quite well to Morrow,
31
00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,880
or in a few days it will surely
be cured.
32
00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:09,199
Whatever you may have caught,
that is indeed the normal
33
00:02:09,199 --> 00:02:13,080
condition of the body, an
absolute trust that all life
34
00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,720
lies before it and that all will
be well.
35
00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:22,000
And this helps enormously. 1
gets cured 9 times out of 10/1
36
00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,560
gets cured very quickly with
this confidence.
37
00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,320
It is nothing.
What is it after all?
38
00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,400
Just an accident.
It will pass off.
39
00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,760
It is nothing.
And there are people who keep it
40
00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:37,640
for a very long time, a very
long time, a kind of confidence.
41
00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:42,000
Nothing can happen to them.
Their life is all before them
42
00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,560
fully and nothing can happen to
them.
43
00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,720
And what will happen to them is
of no importance at all.
44
00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:53,120
All will be well perforce.
They have the whole of life
45
00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,640
before them.
Naturally.
46
00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,680
If you live in surroundings
where there are morbid ideas and
47
00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,680
people pass their time
recounting disastrous and
48
00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:06,280
catastrophic things, then you
may think wrongly.
49
00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:10,840
And if you think wrongly, this
reacts on your body.
50
00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:15,680
Otherwise, the body as it is can
keep this confidence till the
51
00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,320
age of 40 or 50.
It depends upon people.
52
00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:24,400
Some know how to live a normal
balanced life, but the body is
53
00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:29,400
quite confident about its life.
It is only if thought comes in
54
00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,520
and brings all kinds of morbid
and unhealthy imaginations.
55
00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,680
As I said that it changes
everything.
56
00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,040
I have seen instances like that,
children who had these little
57
00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,520
accidents one has when running
and playing about.
58
00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:49,520
They did not even think about it
and it disappeared immediately.
59
00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,480
I've seen others whose family
has drummed into them since the
60
00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,280
time they could understand that
everything is dangerous, that
61
00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:01,040
there are microbes everywhere,
that one must be very careful,
62
00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,680
that the least wound may provide
disastrous, that one must be all
63
00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,520
together on one's guard and take
great care that nothing serious
64
00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,480
happens.
So they must have their wounds
65
00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:16,640
dressed, must be washed with
disinfectants, and there they
66
00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,519
sit wondering what is going to
happen to me.
67
00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,880
Oh, I may get tetanus, a septic
fever.
68
00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:28,600
Naturally, in such cases one
loses confidence in life and the
69
00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:33,280
body feels the effects keenly.
3/4 of its resistance
70
00:04:33,280 --> 00:04:38,040
disappears.
But normally, naturally, it is
71
00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:41,720
the body which knows that it
must remain healthy, and it
72
00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:46,320
knows it has the power to react.
And if something happens, it
73
00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,920
tells this something, it is
nothing, it will go away.
74
00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,480
Don't think about it.
It's over and it does go.
75
00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,920
That, of course, is absolute
trust.
76
00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,680
Now you are Speaking of dynamic
faith.
77
00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,520
Dynamic faith is something
different.
78
00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:08,200
If one has within him faith in
the Divine Grace, that the
79
00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:12,120
Divine Grace is watching over
him, and that no matter what
80
00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:16,240
happens, the Divine Grace is
there watching over him, this
81
00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:21,240
one may keep all one's life and
always, and with this one can
82
00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:26,200
pass through all dangers, face
all difficulties, and nothing
83
00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,600
stirs.
For you have the faith, and the
84
00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:34,000
Divine Grace is with you.
It is an infinitely stronger,
85
00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:38,680
more conscious, more lasting
force which does not depend upon
86
00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:42,600
the conditions of your physical
build, does not depend upon
87
00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:49,000
anything except the Divine Grace
alone, and hence it leans on the
88
00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:53,280
Truth and nothing can shake it.
It is very different.
89
00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,800
End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
90
00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:03,960
Mother Powers Within, Chapter 6,
Faith, pages 59 to 61.