Understanding the Difference Between Psychic and Spiritual

1
00:00:01,900 --> 00:00:05,800
Every language has its
limitations particularly

2
00:00:05,900 --> 00:00:10,100
surrounding areas of development
that were not Central to the

3
00:00:10,100 --> 00:00:13,300
people who developed and utilize
that language.

4
00:00:14,500 --> 00:00:17,900
This makes it difficult to
translate Concepts that are

5
00:00:17,900 --> 00:00:21,900
self-evident in one language
easily or effectively into

6
00:00:21,900 --> 00:00:25,600
another language.
This has created substantial

7
00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:30,400
confusion and misunderstanding
in all fields of life activity

8
00:00:30,900 --> 00:00:35,900
and conceptual development.
In some cases, an attempt is

9
00:00:35,900 --> 00:00:39,800
made to bring across the concept
through a detailed explanation

10
00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,800
that tries to pick up and
communicate the nuances.

11
00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:49,400
In other cases the attempt to
translate or communicate remain

12
00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:54,000
sorely deficient Let's just the
case with the use of the term

13
00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,100
spiritual in the English
language which is used whenever

14
00:00:58,100 --> 00:01:02,900
something does not fit the
focused and identification with

15
00:01:02,900 --> 00:01:07,100
the external personality and
external life that has

16
00:01:07,100 --> 00:01:10,400
predominated for the
English-speaking people in the

17
00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:16,300
past, thus we hear of spiritual
advisors, which include services

18
00:01:16,300 --> 00:01:19,100
such as Tea Leaf reading, or
palm reading.

19
00:01:20,300 --> 00:01:24,100
Whatever may be any underlying
truth or Distortion as to the

20
00:01:24,100 --> 00:01:28,500
practices term spiritual.
They clearly do not fit the

21
00:01:28,500 --> 00:01:32,800
sense and intention of the
underlying Concepts from

22
00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,300
cultures that have focused on
Spiritual Development.

23
00:01:36,900 --> 00:01:41,400
The seeking and finding of the
Eternal presence The Liberation

24
00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,100
from the illusion of the
external life.

25
00:01:44,900 --> 00:01:49,400
And the discovery of One's Own
Eternal spark and linked to the

26
00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:54,200
divine presence.
In his attempt to bring Clarity.

27
00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:58,500
To the understanding SRI
aurobindo has worked to remove

28
00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,500
the vagueness and uncertainty
surrounding the use of the term

29
00:02:02,500 --> 00:02:08,100
spiritual as well as the term
psychic which has been equally

30
00:02:08,100 --> 00:02:12,000
misapplied for all kinds of
things, unrelated to the

31
00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:16,900
deep-seated sole entity within
each being SRI aurobindo

32
00:02:16,900 --> 00:02:20,500
restricts, the use of the term
psychic to relate to the soul.

33
00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:26,000
While the term spiritual relates
to the development, or relation

34
00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,900
to the higher Consciousness,
that exceeds our current human

35
00:02:29,900 --> 00:02:36,100
evolutionary stage, the contact
with and realization of such

36
00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:41,800
Ananda existence, Consciousness
Bliss in the ancient Vedic

37
00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:46,600
terminology.
Other experiences or relations,

38
00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:51,600
maybe mental, vital, or even
physical, they may occur on

39
00:02:51,700 --> 00:02:57,500
other planes or from other state
us' without necessarily being

40
00:02:57,500 --> 00:03:03,900
spiritual in nature.
Dr. Dalal notes, quote a crucial

41
00:03:03,900 --> 00:03:07,500
distinction, that one needs to
make on the spiritual path.

42
00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:12,800
Is the difference between the
psychical and the spiritual due

43
00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:17,500
to an inadequate knowledge of
yogic psychology, psychical

44
00:03:17,500 --> 00:03:22,800
phenomena and experiences, which
pertain to the inner, or

45
00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:26,800
subliminal Consciousness, A
Realm of Darkness as well.

46
00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:32,700
As light are often confused with
spiritual experiences, which

47
00:03:32,700 --> 00:03:37,400
pertain to the higher
consciousness, Regarding the

48
00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:41,100
vague and imprecise way in which
the term spiritual is used not

49
00:03:41,100 --> 00:03:44,700
only in popular literature but
also in serious.

50
00:03:44,700 --> 00:03:51,700
Writings the mother, remarks
quote philosophical yogic and

51
00:03:51,700 --> 00:03:55,100
other systems.
Use the word spiritual in a very

52
00:03:55,100 --> 00:03:59,500
vague and loose way.
Whatever is not physical is

53
00:03:59,500 --> 00:04:02,900
spiritual.
Comparison with the physical

54
00:04:02,900 --> 00:04:05,400
world.
All other worlds are spiritual

55
00:04:06,100 --> 00:04:10,300
all all effort which does not
tend towards the material.

56
00:04:10,300 --> 00:04:15,300
Life is a spiritual effort,
every tendency which is not

57
00:04:15,300 --> 00:04:19,700
strictly human and egoistic is a
spiritual tendency.

58
00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,900
This is a word used to season
every dish, in quote.

59
00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:30,700
Dr. Dalal continues, the
distinction, between the inner

60
00:04:30,700 --> 00:04:35,100
or super physical Consciousness,
and the higher or spiritual

61
00:04:35,100 --> 00:04:39,500
consciousness is one of the most
valuable aspects of yogic

62
00:04:39,500 --> 00:04:43,500
psychology for promoting the
self understanding of the

63
00:04:43,500 --> 00:04:46,400
spiritual Seeker.
End quote.

64
00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,500
Reference SRI aurobindo and the
mother.

65
00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:57,300
Our many selves practical yogic
psychology preface Pages Roman

66
00:04:57,300 --> 00:04:50,000
13 to 14.
Reference SRI aurobindo and the

67
00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,700
mother.
Our many selves practical yogic

68
00:04:53,700 --> 00:04:58,600
psychology preface Pages Roman
13 to 14.