May 6, 2026
Without the Soul We Wouldn't Exist!
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Psychic Being — Soul: Its Nature, Mission and Evolution, Section 2 Role, Function and Action of the Psychic, pp. 49-50This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/without-the-soul-we-wouldnt-exist/
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The great mysteries that have
occupied humanity since the dawn
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of human existence include the
questions Where do we come from?
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Where do we go when we die?
How has this vast universal
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creation manifested and what is
its purpose and significance?
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Do we have a soul and what, if
anything, survives the death of
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our current life?
Awareness.
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There are many ideas that have
come up throughout humanity's
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existence.
It is worthwhile to reflect on
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our own relationship to these
questions as we become more
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00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:46,160
aware of the issues in our own
lives and the aspiration that
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turns us toward them as we grow
and mature in our understanding.
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In the Titiria Upanishad
Brahmanandavali Chapter 6
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translated by Sri Aurobindo
quote The spirit desired of old
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I would be manifold for the
birth of peoples.
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Therefore He concentrated all
himself in thought, and by the
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force of his brooding He created
all this universe.
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Yeah, all whatsoever existeth
now.
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When He had brought it forth, He
entered into that He had
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created.
He entering in became the is
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here and the may be there.
He became that which is defined
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and that which hath no feature.
He become this housed thing and
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that houseless.
He became knowledge and he
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became ignorance.
He became truth and he became
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falsehood.
Yeah, He became all truth even
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whatsoever here existeth.
Therefore they say of him that
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he is truth.
End Quote and continuing in
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Chapter 7 quote.
In the beginning all this
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universe was non existent and
unmanifest from which this
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manifest existence was born.
Itself created itself.
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None other created it.
End Quote.
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And in chapter 8 quote the
spirit who is here in a man and
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the spirit who is there in the
sun.
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It is one spirit and there is no
other.
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End Quote.
Reference the Upanishads.
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Sri Rabindo Tituria Upanishad
Brahmanandavali, pages 270 to
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273.
The Divine created the entire
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manifested universe and is the
container, the contained and the
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existent in all creation.
The soul is the spark of the
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Divine, which knows this truth
of oneness with the Divine and
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maintains the conscious
connection to the Divine even
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when the external being forgets.
We cannot dissect the body to
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find the soul.
We cannot find the soul in the
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vital being or in the mind of
man.
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Yet without the soul, without
the Divine who has entered into
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and created and maintained all
life and all forms, there would
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not be a human individual to
take up this search for the
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soul.
A disciple asks Sweet Mother,
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what is the role of the soul?
The mother responds quote, But
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without the soul we wouldn't
exist.
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The soul is that which comes
from the Divine without ever
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00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:06,040
leaving Him, and returns to the
Divine without ceasing to be
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manifest.
The soul is the Divine made
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00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,760
individual without ceasing to be
Divine.
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In the soul, the individual and
the Divine are eternally one.
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Therefore, to find one's soul is
to find God.
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To identify with one's soul is
to unite with the divine.
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Thus, it may be said that the
role of the soul is to make a
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true being of man.
End Quote Reference Srioro Bindu
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and the Mother, the psychic
being soul, its nature, mission
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and evolution.
Section 2.
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Role, function and Action of the
Psychic.
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Pages 49 to 50.
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The great mysteries that have
occupied humanity since the dawn
2
00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:09,320
of human existence include the
questions Where do we come from?
3
00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:14,720
Where do we go when we die?
How has this vast universal
4
00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:19,640
creation manifested and what is
its purpose and significance?
5
00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:26,840
Do we have a soul and what, if
anything, survives the death of
6
00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:28,400
our current life?
Awareness.
7
00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,000
There are many ideas that have
come up throughout humanity's
8
00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,840
existence.
It is worthwhile to reflect on
9
00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:41,120
our own relationship to these
questions as we become more
10
00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:46,160
aware of the issues in our own
lives and the aspiration that
11
00:00:46,160 --> 00:00:51,440
turns us toward them as we grow
and mature in our understanding.
12
00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:58,160
In the Titiria Upanishad
Brahmanandavali Chapter 6
13
00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:04,080
translated by Sri Aurobindo
quote The spirit desired of old
14
00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,160
I would be manifold for the
birth of peoples.
15
00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:14,040
Therefore He concentrated all
himself in thought, and by the
16
00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:18,000
force of his brooding He created
all this universe.
17
00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,920
Yeah, all whatsoever existeth
now.
18
00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,560
When He had brought it forth, He
entered into that He had
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00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:29,400
created.
He entering in became the is
20
00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:35,040
here and the may be there.
He became that which is defined
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00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:41,640
and that which hath no feature.
He become this housed thing and
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that houseless.
He became knowledge and he
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00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:51,520
became ignorance.
He became truth and he became
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00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:56,520
falsehood.
Yeah, He became all truth even
25
00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:01,960
whatsoever here existeth.
Therefore they say of him that
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00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:07,440
he is truth.
End Quote and continuing in
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00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:11,880
Chapter 7 quote.
In the beginning all this
28
00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:16,680
universe was non existent and
unmanifest from which this
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00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:22,160
manifest existence was born.
Itself created itself.
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00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,360
None other created it.
End Quote.
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And in chapter 8 quote the
spirit who is here in a man and
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00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:36,280
the spirit who is there in the
sun.
33
00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:41,200
It is one spirit and there is no
other.
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00:02:41,920 --> 00:02:45,880
End Quote.
Reference the Upanishads.
35
00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:51,640
Sri Rabindo Tituria Upanishad
Brahmanandavali, pages 270 to
36
00:02:51,640 --> 00:02:57,160
273.
The Divine created the entire
37
00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:02,080
manifested universe and is the
container, the contained and the
38
00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:06,800
existent in all creation.
The soul is the spark of the
39
00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:10,880
Divine, which knows this truth
of oneness with the Divine and
40
00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:14,920
maintains the conscious
connection to the Divine even
41
00:03:14,920 --> 00:03:21,680
when the external being forgets.
We cannot dissect the body to
42
00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,400
find the soul.
We cannot find the soul in the
43
00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,640
vital being or in the mind of
man.
44
00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:33,000
Yet without the soul, without
the Divine who has entered into
45
00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:37,880
and created and maintained all
life and all forms, there would
46
00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:42,960
not be a human individual to
take up this search for the
47
00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:48,240
soul.
A disciple asks Sweet Mother,
48
00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:55,480
what is the role of the soul?
The mother responds quote, But
49
00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,840
without the soul we wouldn't
exist.
50
00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,800
The soul is that which comes
from the Divine without ever
51
00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:06,040
leaving Him, and returns to the
Divine without ceasing to be
52
00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,480
manifest.
The soul is the Divine made
53
00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,760
individual without ceasing to be
Divine.
54
00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,680
In the soul, the individual and
the Divine are eternally one.
55
00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,760
Therefore, to find one's soul is
to find God.
56
00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:26,120
To identify with one's soul is
to unite with the divine.
57
00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:31,920
Thus, it may be said that the
role of the soul is to make a
58
00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:38,480
true being of man.
End Quote Reference Srioro Bindu
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and the Mother, the psychic
being soul, its nature, mission
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and evolution.
Section 2.
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Role, function and Action of the
Psychic.
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Pages 49 to 50.
