April 29, 2024
Unconscious and Automatic Action of Thought Forms and Formations in Daily Life
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YouTube reference: ri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch. 3 Hidden Forces Around, pg. 69 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/04/26/unconscious-and-automatic-action-of-thought-forms-and-formations-in-daily-life/
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A story was related by an
individual in business, which at
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the time seemed somewhat
unusual, but now in context
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makes a lot of sense.
He indicated that he had a
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customer who would think about
him when she needed to place an
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order for goods for her store.
They seemed to have a very tight
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communication with one another
at this level, despite a
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physical distance of thousands
of miles.
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So generally he would call her
within a few hours or a day and
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indicate that it felt like you
wanted to place an order to
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00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:41,960
which she happily admitted and
indicated she had been thinking
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00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:46,560
about it and wanted him to call.
This practice went on regularly
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for some years, on random days
and times without a formal
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00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:55,280
schedule or pattern, and there
was a regular communication on
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00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,280
this level.
At one point the business person
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00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:03,080
was in Europe and he felt her
trying to contact him to place
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00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,720
an order.
It was before the days of
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instant worldwide communication,
so there was nothing he could
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do.
When he returned a couple of
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weeks later, he immediately
called her.
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She asked with some
consternation why he had not
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00:01:19,320 --> 00:01:23,160
called sooner as she had been
reaching out daily for several
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weeks.
He indicated that he knew that
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but being in Europe, he had no
way to let her know, and that in
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the interim he had gotten a
headache from the intensity of
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her concentration.
Day after day after a couple of
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weeks, the mother writes.
Quote.
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But you see, in a smaller
measure and less perfectly, one
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is making formations all the
time.
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When, for instance, one thinks
of somebody quite powerfully,
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there is a small emanation of
mental substance which
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instantaneously goes to this
person.
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You understand a vibration of
your thought which goes and
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00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,840
touches his, and if he is
receptive, he sees you.
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He sees you and tells you you
came last night to see me.
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That's because you made a small
formation and this formation
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went and did its work, which was
to put you into contact with
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this person or else to carry a
message if you had something
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special to tell him and that was
done.
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This happens constantly, but as
it is quite a constant and
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spontaneous phenomenon and done
in ignorance, one is not even
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aware that one does this one
does it automatically.
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End Quote Reference Sri
Aurobindo and the Mother, The
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00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:58,080
Hidden Forces of Life, Chapter
3, Hidden Forces around pages 69
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00:02:58,080 --> 00:02:58,840
to 70.
00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:05,520
A story was related by an
individual in business, which at
2
00:00:05,520 --> 00:00:10,520
the time seemed somewhat
unusual, but now in context
3
00:00:11,040 --> 00:00:14,560
makes a lot of sense.
He indicated that he had a
4
00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,840
customer who would think about
him when she needed to place an
5
00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:22,120
order for goods for her store.
They seemed to have a very tight
6
00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:25,960
communication with one another
at this level, despite a
7
00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,520
physical distance of thousands
of miles.
8
00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:34,040
So generally he would call her
within a few hours or a day and
9
00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:38,120
indicate that it felt like you
wanted to place an order to
10
00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:41,960
which she happily admitted and
indicated she had been thinking
11
00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:46,560
about it and wanted him to call.
This practice went on regularly
12
00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:51,240
for some years, on random days
and times without a formal
13
00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:55,280
schedule or pattern, and there
was a regular communication on
14
00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,280
this level.
At one point the business person
15
00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:03,080
was in Europe and he felt her
trying to contact him to place
16
00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,720
an order.
It was before the days of
17
00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,840
instant worldwide communication,
so there was nothing he could
18
00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:12,560
do.
When he returned a couple of
19
00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,080
weeks later, he immediately
called her.
20
00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:19,320
She asked with some
consternation why he had not
21
00:01:19,320 --> 00:01:23,160
called sooner as she had been
reaching out daily for several
22
00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,400
weeks.
He indicated that he knew that
23
00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:31,400
but being in Europe, he had no
way to let her know, and that in
24
00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,000
the interim he had gotten a
headache from the intensity of
25
00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:39,200
her concentration.
Day after day after a couple of
26
00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:43,320
weeks, the mother writes.
Quote.
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00:01:44,320 --> 00:01:49,160
But you see, in a smaller
measure and less perfectly, one
28
00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,480
is making formations all the
time.
29
00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,720
When, for instance, one thinks
of somebody quite powerfully,
30
00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,480
there is a small emanation of
mental substance which
31
00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,560
instantaneously goes to this
person.
32
00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:06,280
You understand a vibration of
your thought which goes and
33
00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,840
touches his, and if he is
receptive, he sees you.
34
00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,440
He sees you and tells you you
came last night to see me.
35
00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:19,200
That's because you made a small
formation and this formation
36
00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:23,400
went and did its work, which was
to put you into contact with
37
00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:28,360
this person or else to carry a
message if you had something
38
00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,280
special to tell him and that was
done.
39
00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:36,360
This happens constantly, but as
it is quite a constant and
40
00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:41,480
spontaneous phenomenon and done
in ignorance, one is not even
41
00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:45,240
aware that one does this one
does it automatically.
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00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:51,560
End Quote Reference Sri
Aurobindo and the Mother, The
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00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:58,080
Hidden Forces of Life, Chapter
3, Hidden Forces around pages 69
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00:02:58,080 --> 00:02:58,840
to 70.