April 16, 2025
Weakness of Limitation or the Power of Omnipotence Depends on the Status of Consciousness
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within, Chapter 2, Looking at Oneself and Others, pg. 52This episode is also available as a blog post https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/weakness-of-limitation-or-the-power-of-omnipotence-depends-on-the-status-of-consciousness/
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When we are feeling weak or
limited, we become unhappy.
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We react with frustration and
are discontented with our lot.
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We feel, in many cases,
oppressed by circumstances.
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We can become depressed if
things are not going the way we
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expect or want them to go.
We can become angry with
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ourselves, with others, with
circumstances, with a general
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lack of what we desire to see or
achieve.
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A shift of our standpoint to the
divine standpoint, while it does
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not imply a change in what
actually takes place in the
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00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:47,480
world, is able to provide us the
wider context and the peace that
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00:00:47,480 --> 00:00:50,920
comes with understanding how the
ego, personality and its
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existence fits into that larger
picture.
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And it is certainly possible
that with this new viewpoint and
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understanding, the individual
can actually mitigate what
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otherwise would have happened
while he was immersed in the ego
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standpoint and thus unable to
conceptualize the bigger picture
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and understand the larger forces
at play, their momentum,
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trajectory, and potential
impact.
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The 1st result is thus a sense
of contentment or peace, knowing
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that the struggles of the
individual, ego personality are
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part of a larger universal
movement of which one is a
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participant.
The 2nd result is one that
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focuses on how to use the Nexus
of the individual to aid in the
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changes needed and the possible
transformation of energies.
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This can provide the individual
with a sense of purpose and at
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the same time and understanding
from a wider perspective of the
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complexity, time and necessary
steps involved, so that the
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individual can act with a sense
of strength and not become
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discouraged or upset by the
steps along the way, any
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obstacles or temporary setbacks,
the mother writes.
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Quote basically.
Disgust, revolt, anger.
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All these movements of violence
are necessary movements of
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ignorance and limitation, with
all the weakness that limitation
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represents.
Revolt is a weakness.
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It is the feeling of an impotent
will.
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You will, or you think you will.
You feel, you see that things
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are not as they should be, and
you revolt against whatever does
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not agree with what you see.
But if you were all powerful, if
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your will and your vision were
all powerful, there would be no
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occasion for you to revolt.
You would always see that all
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things are as they should be.
If we go to the highest level
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00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,560
and unite with the consciousness
of the Supreme Will, we see at
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every second, at every moment of
the universe, that all is
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exactly as it should be, exactly
as the Supreme wills it.
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This is omnipotence, and all
movements of violence become not
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only unnecessary but utterly
ridiculous.
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00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:38,760
Therefore, there is only one
solution to unite ourselves by
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aspiration, concentration,
interiorization and
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identification with the Supreme
Will, and that is both
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omnipotence and perfect freedom
at the same time.
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And that is the only omnipotence
and the only freedom.
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Everything else is an
approximation.
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00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:06,360
You may be on the way, but it is
not the entire thing.
54
00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:12,760
So if you experience this, you
realize that with this supreme
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00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:19,079
freedom and supreme power, there
is also a total peace and a
56
00:04:19,079 --> 00:04:24,960
serenity that never fails.
Therefore, if you feel something
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which is not that, a revolt, A
disgust, something which you
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cannot accept, it means that in
you there is a part which has
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not been touched by the
transformation, something which
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has kept the old consciousness,
something which is still on the
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path, That is all.
End Quote.
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Reference Srioro Bindu and the
Mother, Looking from Within,
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Chapter 2.
Looking at Oneself and Others,
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00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:58,240
page 52.
00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:05,520
When we are feeling weak or
limited, we become unhappy.
2
00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:11,120
We react with frustration and
are discontented with our lot.
3
00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,840
We feel, in many cases,
oppressed by circumstances.
4
00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,040
We can become depressed if
things are not going the way we
5
00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:24,160
expect or want them to go.
We can become angry with
6
00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:29,440
ourselves, with others, with
circumstances, with a general
7
00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,320
lack of what we desire to see or
achieve.
8
00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:38,280
A shift of our standpoint to the
divine standpoint, while it does
9
00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,840
not imply a change in what
actually takes place in the
10
00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:47,480
world, is able to provide us the
wider context and the peace that
11
00:00:47,480 --> 00:00:50,920
comes with understanding how the
ego, personality and its
12
00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:54,440
existence fits into that larger
picture.
13
00:00:55,200 --> 00:01:00,440
And it is certainly possible
that with this new viewpoint and
14
00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:05,239
understanding, the individual
can actually mitigate what
15
00:01:05,239 --> 00:01:08,440
otherwise would have happened
while he was immersed in the ego
16
00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:13,440
standpoint and thus unable to
conceptualize the bigger picture
17
00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,840
and understand the larger forces
at play, their momentum,
18
00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,040
trajectory, and potential
impact.
19
00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:29,160
The 1st result is thus a sense
of contentment or peace, knowing
20
00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:33,440
that the struggles of the
individual, ego personality are
21
00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:37,480
part of a larger universal
movement of which one is a
22
00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:42,560
participant.
The 2nd result is one that
23
00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,680
focuses on how to use the Nexus
of the individual to aid in the
24
00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:50,800
changes needed and the possible
transformation of energies.
25
00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:55,960
This can provide the individual
with a sense of purpose and at
26
00:01:55,960 --> 00:02:00,560
the same time and understanding
from a wider perspective of the
27
00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:06,360
complexity, time and necessary
steps involved, so that the
28
00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,440
individual can act with a sense
of strength and not become
29
00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,480
discouraged or upset by the
steps along the way, any
30
00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:20,600
obstacles or temporary setbacks,
the mother writes.
31
00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:25,720
Quote basically.
Disgust, revolt, anger.
32
00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:29,400
All these movements of violence
are necessary movements of
33
00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:33,400
ignorance and limitation, with
all the weakness that limitation
34
00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,400
represents.
Revolt is a weakness.
35
00:02:36,920 --> 00:02:39,400
It is the feeling of an impotent
will.
36
00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:45,800
You will, or you think you will.
You feel, you see that things
37
00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:49,160
are not as they should be, and
you revolt against whatever does
38
00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:55,000
not agree with what you see.
But if you were all powerful, if
39
00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:59,520
your will and your vision were
all powerful, there would be no
40
00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:03,800
occasion for you to revolt.
You would always see that all
41
00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:09,200
things are as they should be.
If we go to the highest level
42
00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,560
and unite with the consciousness
of the Supreme Will, we see at
43
00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:18,200
every second, at every moment of
the universe, that all is
44
00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:23,200
exactly as it should be, exactly
as the Supreme wills it.
45
00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:28,960
This is omnipotence, and all
movements of violence become not
46
00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,040
only unnecessary but utterly
ridiculous.
47
00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:38,760
Therefore, there is only one
solution to unite ourselves by
48
00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:44,240
aspiration, concentration,
interiorization and
49
00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:49,680
identification with the Supreme
Will, and that is both
50
00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:53,240
omnipotence and perfect freedom
at the same time.
51
00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:57,920
And that is the only omnipotence
and the only freedom.
52
00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:00,840
Everything else is an
approximation.
53
00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:06,360
You may be on the way, but it is
not the entire thing.
54
00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:12,760
So if you experience this, you
realize that with this supreme
55
00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:19,079
freedom and supreme power, there
is also a total peace and a
56
00:04:19,079 --> 00:04:24,960
serenity that never fails.
Therefore, if you feel something
57
00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:30,600
which is not that, a revolt, A
disgust, something which you
58
00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:36,160
cannot accept, it means that in
you there is a part which has
59
00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:39,680
not been touched by the
transformation, something which
60
00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:43,680
has kept the old consciousness,
something which is still on the
61
00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,880
path, That is all.
End Quote.
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Reference Srioro Bindu and the
Mother, Looking from Within,
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00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:56,720
Chapter 2.
Looking at Oneself and Others,
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00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:58,240
page 52.
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