March 17, 2024
Understanding the External Medium of Communication and the Inner Force Within the Communication
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch. 1 Life Through the Eyes of the Yogin, pg. 19 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/03/15/understanding-the-external-medium-of-communication-and-the-inner-force-within-the-communication/?fbclid=IwAR32yYY-sZ6YUfobR0imQ2RihHGX501oKDRCp59XHIJVB6e_2tmvnwIJB30
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There are hidden forces,
vibrational patterns that move
2
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between people that remain
unseen but have their effect,
3
00:00:10,040 --> 00:00:14,120
similar to the way that we do
not observe electricity but we
4
00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:18,600
do observe its effects.
These vibrational patterns
5
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operate without any overt
external medium, simply through
6
00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:28,040
communication of the vibrations
from 1 vital being to another.
7
00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:33,440
It is however, also true that
all our external acts carry with
8
00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:37,840
them as a medium of the
interchange the force that is
9
00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,520
operative.
Thus we get a sense of what is
10
00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:45,200
moving through speech, through
body language, and through
11
00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,760
various modes of communication
such as art, dance, music and
12
00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,800
writing.
Some of these tend to carry more
13
00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,520
of the mental impact, while
others carry more of the vital
14
00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,840
impact.
When an individual consciously
15
00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:03,640
intends to communicate something
to another individual through
16
00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:07,880
the written word, for instance,
he focuses his attention on
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00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:12,800
developing the nuance and turn
of phrase that will precisely
18
00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,840
embody the force to be
communicated.
19
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Thus the written word has the
power in many cases to
20
00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:26,960
communicate the force of
compassion, of goodwill, of
21
00:01:26,960 --> 00:01:33,000
love, or the force of anger and
rage, or some mental force that
22
00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,840
draws the mind to a single point
of concentration.
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00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:43,480
The power of words, particularly
when combined with meter, is
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00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:47,480
particularly potent, as can be
seen when one hears the chanting
25
00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:52,400
of the Vedas or the Upanishads.
Sri Aurobindo mastered this art
26
00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:56,440
of communicating an essential
vibrational force to readers of
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00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,960
his epic poem Savitri, a legend
and a symbol.
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00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,600
Many people have recounted the
experience of reading Savitri
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00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,840
and having some extraordinary
experience of consciousness as a
30
00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:13,240
result.
In some cases an almost trance
31
00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:18,520
like state arises, in others a
feeling of great inward movement
32
00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:24,720
of awareness, Instill others an
incredible sense of joy or a
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00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,920
feeling of the darkness of the
resistance of the vital world to
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00:02:28,920 --> 00:02:32,720
the manifestation of higher
consciousness of light, freedom
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and bliss, Sri Aurobindo
observes Quote Every letter
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means an interchange with the
person who writes it.
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For something is there behind
the words something of his
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person or of the forces he has
put out or had around him while
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00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,520
writing.
Our thoughts and feelings are
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00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:58,240
also forces and can have effects
upon others.
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00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:03,200
One has to grow conscious of the
movement of these forces and
42
00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:08,200
then one can control one's own
mental and vital formations and
43
00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,720
cease to be affected by those of
others.
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00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:16,320
End Quote Reference Sri
Aerobindo and the Mother, The
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00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:20,560
Hidden Forces of Life, Chapter
One, Life Through the Eyes of
46
00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:22,360
the Yoga in Page 19.
00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:05,080
There are hidden forces,
vibrational patterns that move
2
00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:09,480
between people that remain
unseen but have their effect,
3
00:00:10,040 --> 00:00:14,120
similar to the way that we do
not observe electricity but we
4
00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:18,600
do observe its effects.
These vibrational patterns
5
00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,920
operate without any overt
external medium, simply through
6
00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:28,040
communication of the vibrations
from 1 vital being to another.
7
00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:33,440
It is however, also true that
all our external acts carry with
8
00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:37,840
them as a medium of the
interchange the force that is
9
00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,520
operative.
Thus we get a sense of what is
10
00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:45,200
moving through speech, through
body language, and through
11
00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,760
various modes of communication
such as art, dance, music and
12
00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,800
writing.
Some of these tend to carry more
13
00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,520
of the mental impact, while
others carry more of the vital
14
00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,840
impact.
When an individual consciously
15
00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:03,640
intends to communicate something
to another individual through
16
00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:07,880
the written word, for instance,
he focuses his attention on
17
00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:12,800
developing the nuance and turn
of phrase that will precisely
18
00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,840
embody the force to be
communicated.
19
00:01:16,960 --> 00:01:22,280
Thus the written word has the
power in many cases to
20
00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:26,960
communicate the force of
compassion, of goodwill, of
21
00:01:26,960 --> 00:01:33,000
love, or the force of anger and
rage, or some mental force that
22
00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,840
draws the mind to a single point
of concentration.
23
00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:43,480
The power of words, particularly
when combined with meter, is
24
00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:47,480
particularly potent, as can be
seen when one hears the chanting
25
00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:52,400
of the Vedas or the Upanishads.
Sri Aurobindo mastered this art
26
00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:56,440
of communicating an essential
vibrational force to readers of
27
00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,960
his epic poem Savitri, a legend
and a symbol.
28
00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,600
Many people have recounted the
experience of reading Savitri
29
00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,840
and having some extraordinary
experience of consciousness as a
30
00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:13,240
result.
In some cases an almost trance
31
00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:18,520
like state arises, in others a
feeling of great inward movement
32
00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:24,720
of awareness, Instill others an
incredible sense of joy or a
33
00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,920
feeling of the darkness of the
resistance of the vital world to
34
00:02:28,920 --> 00:02:32,720
the manifestation of higher
consciousness of light, freedom
35
00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:38,960
and bliss, Sri Aurobindo
observes Quote Every letter
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00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,680
means an interchange with the
person who writes it.
37
00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:46,480
For something is there behind
the words something of his
38
00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:51,240
person or of the forces he has
put out or had around him while
39
00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,520
writing.
Our thoughts and feelings are
40
00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:58,240
also forces and can have effects
upon others.
41
00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:03,200
One has to grow conscious of the
movement of these forces and
42
00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:08,200
then one can control one's own
mental and vital formations and
43
00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,720
cease to be affected by those of
others.
44
00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:16,320
End Quote Reference Sri
Aerobindo and the Mother, The
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00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:20,560
Hidden Forces of Life, Chapter
One, Life Through the Eyes of
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00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:22,360
the Yoga in Page 19.