Aug. 19, 2024
Vital Vibrations and the Response to Them
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch.8 Life — A Mass of Vibrations, pp. 185-186 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/08/14/vital-vibrations-and-the-response-to-them/ Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are all available on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871 More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com
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We are able to perceive and
respond to specific frequency
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ranges.
Anything above or below the
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frequency ranges to which we are
attuned does not register with
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us consciously, although there
may be some subtle impact and
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energetic action that takes
place.
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Even so, we see that in the case
of the opera singer who can
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shatter glass when she reaches a
certain note and pitch, that the
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glass vibrated only when that
frequency was attained and
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otherwise remained stable in its
constitution of being a vessel
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of glass.
Sympathetic strings on a sitar
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are made to vibrate each to a
particular frequency, thus
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providing the range of sounds.
Similarly, when vital vibrations
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of fear, desire, greed,
compassion, aspiration, or pity,
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any vital vibration is active,
it only raises up activity in
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those individuals who are tuned
and ready to receive and respond
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to them.
It is this secret that underlies
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the philosophical approach of
the Stoic, who habituates
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himself to not respond to vital
vibrations that otherwise put
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other individuals into action.
We can see something similar in
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the physical body when it comes
to the force of illness.
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When a disease is virulent, it
not only has its physical
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action, but IT projects through
humanity a vibration of fear or
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panic.
The fear effect that occurs in a
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plague or pandemic can cause
tremendous disruption to the
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natural vital envelope
protecting the body and thus
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actually is part of the process
of infection.
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An observation of an actual
event illustrates this
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principle.
A number of people had gathered
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in Washington, DC in 1971 to
protest the US involvement in
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the war in Vietnam.
A demonstration occurred outside
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the HHS headquarters.
Health and Human Services.
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President Nixon arranged to have
the peaceful demonstrators
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surrounded and arrested.
When the police showed up armed
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with Billy clubs and helmets and
Shields and with their motorized
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transport vehicles, and
surrounded the demonstrators, a
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palpable sense of fear surged
through the crowd.
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One or more people, however,
seem to be able to overcome that
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fear, and they began to chant
OHM.
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The crowd quickly took up the
chant and instantly the fear
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dissolved and the people were at
peace with the situation.
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They were arrested, driven away
and locked up, but did not any
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longer have the panic reaction
with which they first reacted,
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the mother observes.
Quote.
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When we say that great waves of
passion pass through people and
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that they are not generated in
them but pass through them, it
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is perfectly true.
But if there was someone
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absolutely immune from all
possibility of passion, they
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could pass by for centuries.
He wouldn't even feel them.
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He could see them, see them
passing as one sees a storm
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passing in the sky, but he would
feel nothing at all.
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When the vibrations inside
oneself answer the vibrations
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from outside, it means that they
are there.
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Otherwise no vibration can
enter.
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There are examples like this.
For instance, a crowd is seized
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by panic.
Well, it is always possible that
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there are one or two persons who
resist the panic, who are not
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touched, are outside it.
They can save the situation.
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This has happened many a time.
The reason why a movement of
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vibration, a forceful movement,
is contagious is because the
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ground for contagion is there.
End Quote Reference Shrioro
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Bindu and the Mother, The Hidden
Forces of Life, Chapter Eight
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Life A Mass of Vibrations, pages
185 to 186.
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We are able to perceive and
respond to specific frequency
2
00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:09,600
ranges.
Anything above or below the
3
00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:13,920
frequency ranges to which we are
attuned does not register with
4
00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:18,000
us consciously, although there
may be some subtle impact and
5
00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,120
energetic action that takes
place.
6
00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:25,360
Even so, we see that in the case
of the opera singer who can
7
00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:30,400
shatter glass when she reaches a
certain note and pitch, that the
8
00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:34,640
glass vibrated only when that
frequency was attained and
9
00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:39,560
otherwise remained stable in its
constitution of being a vessel
10
00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,680
of glass.
Sympathetic strings on a sitar
11
00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,680
are made to vibrate each to a
particular frequency, thus
12
00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:53,080
providing the range of sounds.
Similarly, when vital vibrations
13
00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:59,880
of fear, desire, greed,
compassion, aspiration, or pity,
14
00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:05,480
any vital vibration is active,
it only raises up activity in
15
00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:10,600
those individuals who are tuned
and ready to receive and respond
16
00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:14,680
to them.
It is this secret that underlies
17
00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,640
the philosophical approach of
the Stoic, who habituates
18
00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:23,600
himself to not respond to vital
vibrations that otherwise put
19
00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:28,880
other individuals into action.
We can see something similar in
20
00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,840
the physical body when it comes
to the force of illness.
21
00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,560
When a disease is virulent, it
not only has its physical
22
00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:41,840
action, but IT projects through
humanity a vibration of fear or
23
00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,600
panic.
The fear effect that occurs in a
24
00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:49,680
plague or pandemic can cause
tremendous disruption to the
25
00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,760
natural vital envelope
protecting the body and thus
26
00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,120
actually is part of the process
of infection.
27
00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,800
An observation of an actual
event illustrates this
28
00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:05,240
principle.
A number of people had gathered
29
00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:10,919
in Washington, DC in 1971 to
protest the US involvement in
30
00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:15,080
the war in Vietnam.
A demonstration occurred outside
31
00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,560
the HHS headquarters.
Health and Human Services.
32
00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,720
President Nixon arranged to have
the peaceful demonstrators
33
00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:27,400
surrounded and arrested.
When the police showed up armed
34
00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:32,600
with Billy clubs and helmets and
Shields and with their motorized
35
00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,880
transport vehicles, and
surrounded the demonstrators, a
36
00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,160
palpable sense of fear surged
through the crowd.
37
00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,480
One or more people, however,
seem to be able to overcome that
38
00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:48,040
fear, and they began to chant
OHM.
39
00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:53,840
The crowd quickly took up the
chant and instantly the fear
40
00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,960
dissolved and the people were at
peace with the situation.
41
00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:04,880
They were arrested, driven away
and locked up, but did not any
42
00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:09,000
longer have the panic reaction
with which they first reacted,
43
00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,120
the mother observes.
Quote.
44
00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:17,400
When we say that great waves of
passion pass through people and
45
00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,960
that they are not generated in
them but pass through them, it
46
00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,440
is perfectly true.
But if there was someone
47
00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:29,160
absolutely immune from all
possibility of passion, they
48
00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:33,360
could pass by for centuries.
He wouldn't even feel them.
49
00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:38,600
He could see them, see them
passing as one sees a storm
50
00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:42,720
passing in the sky, but he would
feel nothing at all.
51
00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,520
When the vibrations inside
oneself answer the vibrations
52
00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,640
from outside, it means that they
are there.
53
00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,760
Otherwise no vibration can
enter.
54
00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:59,760
There are examples like this.
For instance, a crowd is seized
55
00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:03,120
by panic.
Well, it is always possible that
56
00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:06,680
there are one or two persons who
resist the panic, who are not
57
00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:10,880
touched, are outside it.
They can save the situation.
58
00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:16,720
This has happened many a time.
The reason why a movement of
59
00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:21,800
vibration, a forceful movement,
is contagious is because the
60
00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:28,720
ground for contagion is there.
End Quote Reference Shrioro
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00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,680
Bindu and the Mother, The Hidden
Forces of Life, Chapter Eight
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00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:38,600
Life A Mass of Vibrations, pages
185 to 186.