Understanding the Issues of Mastery Over Vibrations Inwardly and in the External World

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We try to control or dominate
other people, generally through

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various methods.
It is customary in many cultures

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to subject children to strict
discipline and education so that

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they do things the way the
parents or educators like, or

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they get subjected to some kind
of punishment, whether it be

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corporal, emotional or vital, or
else get rewarded for doing what

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is expected.
This is a form of operant

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conditioning as described in the
Western psychological

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literature.
What this does not accomplish,

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however, is the true mastery
over the impulses, feelings, et

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cetera, and can lead to either a
suppressed mental and vital

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nature or else outright
rejection or rebellion.

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We try to indoctrinate the young
people with certain principles

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of living what we call moral
maxims, such as Thou shalt not

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kill or thou shalt not covet the
possessions of thy neighbor, or

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thou shalt not commit adultery,
or thou shalt not bear false

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witness.
When the young people observe,

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however, that the people trying
to instill these concepts do not

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actually follow them in their
lives, there is a sense of

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disconnectedness and unreality
to them.

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Additionally, it is easy to say
thou shalt not, but we do not

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educate ourselves or the young
people on actually how to

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achieve mastery over the
impulses and vibrations that

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lead us into the situations that
cause us to violate these

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principles.
Only those individuals who have

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conquered these impulses, or
others within themselves can

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actually provide guidance to
others, and that guidance is

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generally not in the form of a
verbal or written instruction,

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but in the form of creation of a
vibratory field that is palpable

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and which brings the wayward
vibrations of others entering

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that field into harmony.
This, however, can be a very

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temporary phase.
We have heard the legends about

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sages who were able to bring
peace and coexistence between

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the lion and the Lamb, for
instance, but that does not

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solve the issue outside the
environs of the sage.

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We also understand that when a
disciple surrenders to a

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realized teacher or guru, that
the guru may, if he so chooses

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and has himself the mastery, aid
the disciple in overcoming the

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vibratory pattern that is
desired to be changed.

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With the permission of the
student, the guru can actually

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adjust and tune the receptivity
of the being so that it does not

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vibrate to the unwanted
vibrations any longer.

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This of course requires that the
guru has himself obtained the

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necessary mastery.
There are of course instances

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where a seeker has found out how
to gain that inner mastery of

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impulses and feelings.
Generally this takes serious

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effort at self understanding and
time to shift the focus, the

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intention, the vibrational
receptivity.

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Some disciplines attempt to gain
control through avoidance of the

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temptation.
Often times when the seeker

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returns to the societal setting,
however, he finds that he has

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not actually solved the problem,
just suppressed it temporarily.

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Some other disciplines attempt
to gain control through

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confrontation with the
temptation.

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In some cases this leads to self
deception and the acceptance of

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the vibration that is to be
changed, leading to enjoyment

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rather than transformation of
that vibration.

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Another methodology has to be
worked out that neither simply

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suppresses nor accepts the
vibration, but rather is able to

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withstand its force and either
adjust the focus or transform

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the vibration.
Once an individual has found the

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method and conducted this inward
transformation, the impact may

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naturally spread to others or be
communicated actively to others.

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This aligns with our
understanding of the 100th

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monkey phenomenon, as new skills
learned by one can spread to

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others who vibrate within the
same range of energetic

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activity.
The mother notes quote.

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One can't control outer matter
if one does not control inner

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matter, for they are the same
thing.

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Mastery means the knowledge of
handling certain vibrations.

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If you know how to handle these
vibrations, you have the

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mastery.
The best field of

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experimentation is yourself.
First, you have the control in

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yourself, and once you have it
in yourself, you can transmit

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the vibration to others to the
extent you are capable of

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identifying yourself with them
and of thus creating this

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vibration in them.
And if you cannot handle a

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vibration in yourself, you don't
even know the procedure, you

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don't even know what to do.
So how can you manipulate it in

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others?
You may encourage them by words,

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by an influence over them, to do
what is needed to learn

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self-control, but you cannot
control them directly.

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End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the

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Mother, Powers within Chapter
11, Power of Control, pages 96

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to 97.