June 28, 2024
Vital Beings Utilize Vital Drives to Control Human Action for Their Own Benefit and Enjoyment
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch. 5 Occult Forces, pp. 130-131 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/06/23/vital-beings-utilize-vital-drives-to-control-human-action-for-their-own-benefit-and-enjoyment/
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Vital beings, by their very
nature, take advantage of our
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ambitions, desires, greed and
fears to convince us to interact
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with them, and they then use
these responses for their own
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enjoyment or nourishment.
The more we are motivated by
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these vital drives, the easier
it is for such beings to toy
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with us, as a cat will toy with
a mouse before finally
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delivering it to its death.
Spiritual seekers are generally
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enjoined not to give in to these
vital reactions so as to avoid
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distractions.
The preliminary purification
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00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:47,000
practices, Yama and Niyama, are
intended not primarily as some
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kind of code of morality or
ethics, but as a training to
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00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,200
help the seeker avoid the drives
that can waylay him along the
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00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,520
path.
Such inner discipline and
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strength could be a huge benefit
for people generally, not just
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those undertaking a spiritual
discipline, the mother writes.
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Quote.
In some cases vital entities
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really get hold of you and there
it is dangerous.
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But fortunately these cases are
not very frequent.
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Then it becomes very dangerous.
A very long time ago when I was
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in France, I knew the case of a
man who, through practices of
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this kind, had put himself into
contact with a vital entity.
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This man happened to be a
gambler and he spent his time
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speculating and playing
roulette.
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He spent part of the year at
Monte Carlo playing roulette and
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the rest of the time he lived in
the South of France and
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speculated on the Stock
Exchange.
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And now some being was really
using him.
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It was through automatic writing
using him and for years it gave
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him absolutely precise exact
indications.
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When he played roulette, it used
to tell him bid on this number
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or this place and he would win.
Naturally.
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He just worshipped the spirit
which gave him such sensational
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revelations.
And at the exchange it also told
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him, speculate on this or on
that and gave him all the
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indications.
This man became colossally rich.
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He used to boast to all his
friends about the method by
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which he had grown rich.
Someone put him on his guard,
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told him be careful, this
doesn't look very honest.
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You should not trust this
spirit.
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He fell out with this person a
few days later.
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He was in Monte Carlo and he
always played for high stakes,
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you see, since naturally he
always won and would break the
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bank, he was much feared.
Then the spirit told him, stake
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everything, everything you have.
On this he did and at a single
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00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:07,120
stroke lost everything.
And yet he still had some money
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00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,640
left from his Stock Exchange
speculations.
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He said to himself, it is bad
luck.
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Again, he received a very
precise indication.
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Do this as usual.
And he did it.
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He was completely cleaned out
and to finish the job, the
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spirit told him, just for the
fun of it, now you are going to
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commit suicide, put a bullet
through your head.
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And he was so much under its
influence.
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He did.
So.
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That's the end of the story.
And this is an authentic story,
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so the least one can say is that
it is dangerous.
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It is much better not to indulge
in occupations of this kind.
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No, Either they are rather
senseless amusements, or else
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they are unwholesome
occupations.
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End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
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Mother, The Hidden Forces of
Life, Chapter 5, Occult Forces,
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pages 1:30 to 1:31.
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Vital beings, by their very
nature, take advantage of our
2
00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:12,320
ambitions, desires, greed and
fears to convince us to interact
3
00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:16,200
with them, and they then use
these responses for their own
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00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:20,640
enjoyment or nourishment.
The more we are motivated by
5
00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,800
these vital drives, the easier
it is for such beings to toy
6
00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:29,400
with us, as a cat will toy with
a mouse before finally
7
00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:34,120
delivering it to its death.
Spiritual seekers are generally
8
00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,640
enjoined not to give in to these
vital reactions so as to avoid
9
00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:41,280
distractions.
The preliminary purification
10
00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:47,000
practices, Yama and Niyama, are
intended not primarily as some
11
00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:51,400
kind of code of morality or
ethics, but as a training to
12
00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,200
help the seeker avoid the drives
that can waylay him along the
13
00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,520
path.
Such inner discipline and
14
00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:02,800
strength could be a huge benefit
for people generally, not just
15
00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:07,920
those undertaking a spiritual
discipline, the mother writes.
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00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,240
Quote.
In some cases vital entities
17
00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,560
really get hold of you and there
it is dangerous.
18
00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,960
But fortunately these cases are
not very frequent.
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00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:24,000
Then it becomes very dangerous.
A very long time ago when I was
20
00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:28,240
in France, I knew the case of a
man who, through practices of
21
00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:32,440
this kind, had put himself into
contact with a vital entity.
22
00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,320
This man happened to be a
gambler and he spent his time
23
00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:38,240
speculating and playing
roulette.
24
00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,320
He spent part of the year at
Monte Carlo playing roulette and
25
00:01:42,320 --> 00:01:45,840
the rest of the time he lived in
the South of France and
26
00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:47,920
speculated on the Stock
Exchange.
27
00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,120
And now some being was really
using him.
28
00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:56,600
It was through automatic writing
using him and for years it gave
29
00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:00,160
him absolutely precise exact
indications.
30
00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,920
When he played roulette, it used
to tell him bid on this number
31
00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,840
or this place and he would win.
Naturally.
32
00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,280
He just worshipped the spirit
which gave him such sensational
33
00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,720
revelations.
And at the exchange it also told
34
00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:21,280
him, speculate on this or on
that and gave him all the
35
00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:25,520
indications.
This man became colossally rich.
36
00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,120
He used to boast to all his
friends about the method by
37
00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:33,480
which he had grown rich.
Someone put him on his guard,
38
00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:37,280
told him be careful, this
doesn't look very honest.
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You should not trust this
spirit.
40
00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,760
He fell out with this person a
few days later.
41
00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:48,160
He was in Monte Carlo and he
always played for high stakes,
42
00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:52,160
you see, since naturally he
always won and would break the
43
00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:57,640
bank, he was much feared.
Then the spirit told him, stake
44
00:02:57,640 --> 00:03:03,200
everything, everything you have.
On this he did and at a single
45
00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:07,120
stroke lost everything.
And yet he still had some money
46
00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,640
left from his Stock Exchange
speculations.
47
00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,240
He said to himself, it is bad
luck.
48
00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,200
Again, he received a very
precise indication.
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00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:21,240
Do this as usual.
And he did it.
50
00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,680
He was completely cleaned out
and to finish the job, the
51
00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,960
spirit told him, just for the
fun of it, now you are going to
52
00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,560
commit suicide, put a bullet
through your head.
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And he was so much under its
influence.
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He did.
So.
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00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:43,520
That's the end of the story.
And this is an authentic story,
56
00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,120
so the least one can say is that
it is dangerous.
57
00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,960
It is much better not to indulge
in occupations of this kind.
58
00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:56,800
No, Either they are rather
senseless amusements, or else
59
00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,680
they are unwholesome
occupations.
60
00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:04,320
End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
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00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:08,840
Mother, The Hidden Forces of
Life, Chapter 5, Occult Forces,
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pages 1:30 to 1:31.