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- The Nature and Action of the Psychic Being and the Inner Mental, Inner Vital and Inner Physical Beings - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2023 from santosh krinskyConfusion about the spiritual being and the psychic being is not the only source of misunderstanding about the source of inspirations, feelings, and thoughts that arise as the individual shifts away from exclusive focus on the surface external being and begins to gain experience of the inner ...
Views: 268 - The Jivatman, the Soul and the Evolutionary Process Through Birth and Death - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe soul makes choices along the way and in so doing, it builds up the psychic being as it grows, evolves and passes through a series of births and deaths of the physical existence. The Jivatman represents the Divine Consciousness presiding over each individual formation within the manifestation ...
Views: 311 - The Soul, the Psychic Being and the Evolution of Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2023 from santosh krinskyMost people live their lives centered around the ego-personality and the external life. Their focus and actions are based in the needs, desires and gratifications that are put up by the body, the vital life-energy and the mind. They do not have a conscious relationship with the soul or the most ...
Views: 268 - The Soul and the Jivatman - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2023 from santosh krinskyAs the seeker proceeds in the path of yoga, it is important that he not misinterpret or misunderstand what he experiences or what the source of the experience may be. Most people confuse the terms Self, Spirit, and soul so that they really cannot appreciate the difference aspects or ...
Views: 293 - The Inner Subliminal Self - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2023 from santosh krinskyHaving now referred to the Subliminal Self in our discussion of the creation of dreams, it is necessary to describe this part of our being more thoroughly, and Sri Aurobindo takes up the question. He points out that the subliminal self is not a creation out of the inconscience, but actually it ...
Views: 303 - Accessing the Inner Subliminal Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe Upanishads describe 4 states of consciousness, the waking, the dream, the sleep and the state beyond these 3. Sri Aurobindo points out that these are meant to symbolically represent the state of awareness in the outer world (waking), the state of awareness in the subliminal world (dream), ...
Views: 348 - The Self of the Physical, the Vital, the Mental and the Jivatman - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe Taittiriya Upanishad describes a series of planes or sheathes that are ever more subtle, with the outermost sheath being the physical being, and then the vital sheath and the mental sheath, which makes up our ordinary human existence. Each of these sheaths are connected to a plane of ...
Views: 268 - The Self: Transcendent, Universal and Individual - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2023 from santosh krinskyIn order to distinguish standpoint and nexus of attention, we refer to the Divine Being as either Transcendent, i.e. exceeding the entire manifested universe and containing both the manifest and unmanifest aspects; Universal, i.e. the consciousness that maintains awareness of the universal ...
Views: 296 - The Self, the Spirit, the Soul, the Terrestrial Evolution and the Supreme Divine Being - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2023 from santosh krinskyAs an individual begins to consciously try to understand the yogic path and connect with his soul and discover his true self, and then find and consciously participate in the spiritual purpose of the divine manifestation, he is confronted with a number of different terms and elements that need ...
Views: 246 - The Evolutionary Process of the Manifestation of the Supramental Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe gradations of consciousness beyond the human level represent levels of awareness and power that far exceed anything that we can appreciate from the purely human mental level. In the Taittiriya Upanishad, there is a “calculus” of gradations of bliss. “Let there be a young man, excellent and ...
Views: 251 - The Nature and Action of the Overmind Gradation of Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2023 from santosh krinskyIn the Kena Upanishad, the various gods Agni, Vayu and Indra each are confronted by the Supreme and asked to use their utmost power to destroy what was presented before them. They each failed as their power was insufficient to meet the force of the Supreme. Indra eventually discovered that there ...
Views: 310 - The Nature and Action of the Intuitive Mind - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhen we generally consider the idea of intuition, we look at some ‘gut feeling’ we may have, or some quick certainty we have about a certain situation and call that ‘intuition’. If we examine the common notions of intuition carefully, we find that in some cases they are embedded responses to ...
Views: 284 - The Nature of the Illumined Mind - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe aspiring yogic practitioner starts from the basis of the normal human egoistic standpoint of the mind-life-body complex. The process and method of perception, thought, logic, analysis, classification and labeling, reasoning, understanding and implementation in action is quite well-defined ...
Views: 247 - Higher Mind Is the First Gradation of Consciousness Beyond the Normal Human Mental Level - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2023 from santosh krinskyIt is difficult to appreciate that there are gradations of consciousness, each with their own distinct characteristics, that occur outside our normal human range of perception. We tend to see separations and divisions within our limited range, while we treat anything outside that range as being ...
Views: 263 - Understanding the Existence of and Interaction With the Higher Ranges of Consciousness Above the Mind - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2023 from santosh krinskyJust as all energy operates along a spectrum of vibration from shorter wavelength to longer wavelength, and this spectrum can be perceived within certain limited ranges based on the capacity of our sense instruments (or tools we develop to extend our range of perception), so also consciousness ...
Views: 252 - Perspective on Dealing with Recurrence of Undesirable Reactions Occurring During the Attempt to Change Human Nature Through the Yogic Practice - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhen an individual takes up the practice of Yoga, he generally expects to see palpable and constant progress towards whatever he has set as his goal in that practice. When the yogic practice is focused on bringing about the next stage of the evolution of consciousness, and integrating the ...
Views: 246 - The Yogic Practitioner Confronts the Issues of Changing Human Nature - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe integral yoga does not focus on the abandonment of human life in the world. The liberation from the hold of the ego-consciousness and its fixation on the terms of success for life that the ego concentrates on, is an important preliminary step. In the end however, nothing less is envisioned ...
Views: 394 - The Environmental Consciousness and the Individual - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe ego-personality believes it ‘creates’ ideas, manufactures feelings, etc. It then takes pride in the accomplishment, and this becomes a source of enhancing the ego through a sense of vanity. Many systems in the world are set up to reward the creator or inventor or author, with the idea that ...
Views: 385 - Becoming Aware of the Existence of the Environmental Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhen we see someone struggling, or when we ourselves are struggling, with some feeling, emotion, thought, idea, force of illness, or just feeling some pressure, we usually associate these with our internal experience of reality, but nevertheless, the fact that forces and influences come from ...
Views: 376 - The Subliminal Consciousness Provides the Gateway to Knowledge and Creativity - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2023 from santosh krinskyIt is typical for human beings to associate their knowledge, their artistic achievements, their skills as something they create within themselves. They tether the ego-consciousness to all such developments, believing that somehow they are unique and special in terms of the ability to create ...
Views: 256 - Gaining Access to the Subliminal Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2023 from santosh krinskyIt is one thing to gain an intellectual understanding of the concept of the subliminal consciousness. However, this does not provide a real experience of nor true knowledge about the action, influence and impact of the subliminal consciousness on our lives. The question then arises, whether and ...
Views: 250 - The Subtle Planes Are Causative to the External Physical Reality - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2023 from santosh krinskyIn the Taittiriya Upanishad, a seeker undertakes a discipline to discover the truth of existence. He first lands upon the idea thta the material existence is the truth, as it is the basis and foundation of his existence. As he continues his concentration, however, he begins to realize that the ...
Views: 331 - The Surface Consciousness and the Subliminal Consciousness - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2023 from santosh krinskyWe focus our attention and awareness on the external world in which we are active. We receive impressions, sensations, vibrations, impulsions and pressures from that world and it fixes our mind on that palpable experience of reality. This is however not the entirely of our existence nor of the ...
Views: 260 - Gaining an Understanding of the Nature of the Subliminal Consciousness - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2023 from santosh krinskyWestern psychology is in its infancy as a science. It is, as is all mental knowledge, a form of ignorance, seeking and grasping for knowledge, while not actually able to see the entire picture nor understand the complexity of all the elements that go into human psychology. Thus, Freud gained a ...
Views: 258 - The Two Beings of Man: the External Self and the Inner Self - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2023 from santosh krinskyAs long as we focus our attention on the surface perceptions, events and actions, we respond to the vibrations associated with those things. We may focus on our physical needs, our vital desires, our mental interests, our emotional states, or on our aesthetic and artistic sensibilities, or on ...
Views: 246 - Getting in Touch with the Inner, Subliminal Mind, Life and Physical Consciousness - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2023 from santosh krinskyIn his epic poem Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol, Sri Aurobindo describes the experience of the awareness moving inwards away from the surface consciousness fixated on external perceptions. “In moments when the inner lamps are lit And the life’s cherished guests are left outside, Our spirit sits ...
Views: 252 - The Surface Consciousness and the Subliminal - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2023 from santosh krinskyHuman awareness can be compared to an iceberg on the physical plane. The iceberg appears small and insignificant above the surface of the ocean, yet it is massive below the surface, as was found out by the ‘unsinkable’ cruise ship, the Titanic during its maiden voyage. Similarly, the awareness ...
Views: 264 - Readings in Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2023 from santosh krinskyIntroduction: Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol is an inner guidebook for the soul. These mantric verses imbue even the body with potent spiritual resonance. In this epic spiritual poem, Sri Aurobindo reveals his vision of mankind’s destiny within the universal evolution. He sets forth the ...
Views: 286 - Awakening and Transformation of the Subconscious Must Precede Change at the Inconscient Levels of Existence - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe inconscient level is a substratum for the broader manifestation and is not tied to any particular individual. Before anything can be done to effectively wake up and energize the inconscient, the task of the spiritual seeker is to bring down the light and consciousness through all the higher ...
Views: 254 - Embedded Subconscious Complexes and the Ability to Overcome Their Influence or Control - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2023 from santosh krinskyA large number of responses and reactions are embedded in the subconscious and unconscious parts of our nature. Some of these arise as a result of atavistic reactions that precede the human stage of evolution and have been carried forward, while others are embedded as a result of prenatal and ...
Views: 228 - The Spectrum of Consciousness: From Superconscient to Inconscient - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2023 from santosh krinskyAll consciousness operates on a continuum with each plane representing certain vibrational spectra that are perceptible to those able to receive and process the vibrations of that plane. We know from research with various beings such as insects and animals of various sorts that they have ...
Views: 285 - Consciousness in the Unconscious - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2023 from santosh krinskyHow can something arise out of nothing? How can consciousness develop out of unconscious matter? Western science has tried to explain how life and mind can arise through random recombination of atoms and the impact of energetic forces on these atoms, but Western science has not explained where ...
Views: 245 - The Need for Patience, Persistence and Continuity in the Attempt to Change or Transform Human Nature - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2023 from santosh krinskyHuman beings generally have little patience or endurance. Particularly in today’s world, where we expect “immediate” gratification, we want something to get done quickly, easily and permanently. If we work on a particular issue we notice in our being, we want to see results and not have to ...
Views: 272 - Bringing the Light of Consciousness to the Subconscient Levels of the Being - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhen the seeker recognises the difficulties attendant upon gaining control and mastery of the subconscient, he looks for leverage to both become conscious of what is currently subconscious to his awareness, and to find ways to change the response and reactions that arise from the ...
Views: 250 - Overcoming the Influence of the Subconscient on the Physical Body - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2023 from santosh krinskyWe understand that there is an electro-magnetic spectrum, ranging from very short wavelengths to extremely long wavelengths. We can visualize the color spectrum with a similar range. There is also a sound spectrum. In each instance of a vibrational spectrum, there is a range within which we can ...
Views: 245 - How To Effect Permanent Change in the Subconscient Nature - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2023 from santosh krinskyIt is often said that ‘you can’t change human nature’. One of the major obstacles turns out to be the seeds of all past habits, actions, behaviors, reactions and instincts that reside in the subconscious levels of the being. An individual may spend his life culturing his mind, his emotions and ...
Views: 276 - The Interaction of the Individual and Universal Subconscient With the Individual - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2023 from santosh krinskyWe tend to imagine that somehow the mind, the vital energy and the physical body we identify through our ego-complex as ourselves, is separate from those of everyone else. In reality, however, the physical, vital and mental substance is universal in nature and the portion we try to wall off ...
Views: 259 - Distinguishing the Subconscient from the Subliminal Aspects of Consciousness - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2023 from santosh krinskyThere is considerable confusion about the “subconscient” and the “subliminal” aspects of consciousness. Essentially, the subliminal references aspects of the independent levels of consciousness that embody the subtle physical, the subtle vital and the subtle mental. These levels are independent ...
Views: 295 - The Power of the Subconscious - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2023 from santosh krinskyWestern psychology has developed with the basis that the subconscious mind is extremely powerful and can determine actions and reactions of individuals that overcome the conscious intentions of those individuals. Events, circumstances, perceptions, and corresponding fears, hopes and excitement, ...
Views: 258 - The Nature of the Subconscious - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2023 from santosh krinskyMost of the impressions we receive on a day to day basis go unremarked by our conscious awareness, but are nevertheless received and stored away in our subconscious levels. These impressions may rise to the surface during dreams, or be triggered by certain sensations, events or circumstances, ...
Views: 274 - Gaining Mastery Over the Action of the Mechanical Mind - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe mechanical mind encompasses some of the most basic, most rudimentary activities of the mind. It lies below the faculties of higher logical reasoning, and forms a foundation for the most simple and automatic mental processes. It is like the core computer language upon which all kinds of ...
Views: 259 - The Mechanical Mind - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2023 from santosh krinskyThere is another aspect of mind that holds the habits, instincts and trained responses in place. This is what Sri Aurobindo and the Mother call the ‘mechanical mind’. There are uses and benefits to this mind, but it is one of the most rudimentary actions of mind, which arose to provide a ...
Views: 276 - The Physical Mind and the Power of Doubt - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe physical mind, which responds to the external objects of the senses and the impact of those external objects, has strict limits within which it can either perceive or understand what it is perceiving. The reality of our existence, however, reaches far beyond the boundaries of response that ...
Views: 278 - Understanding the Physical Mind and the Process of Change - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2023 from santosh krinskyThere is in Nature, a conservative force that resists change. There is a benefit inasmuch as it ensures that life does not devolve into chaos, and there is a further benefit that it forces the change-process to become much more solid and effective in order to eventually bring out the intended ...
Views: 285 - The Nature and Action of the Physical Mind - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2023 from santosh krinskyIndividuals who are primarily rooted in the function of the physical mind have a difficulty in accepting the reality of anything that goes outside their ability to sense and perceive. These individuals will frequently deny the existence of the soul because it cannot be seen, measured or ...
Views: 279 - Distinguishing the Vital Mind from the Mental Power of Reason, Thought and Will - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2023 from santosh krinskyWe may observe feelings, perceptions, thoughts, emotions, ideas, imaginations, memories, etc. all arising in our minds, and, for most of us, this is all just ‘mental activity’. And for most people this is clearly enough! For those taking up the spiritual life and practice, however, it becomes ...
Views: 252 - The Need to Gain Control Over the Action of the Vital Mind and Its Function - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2023 from santosh krinskyEveryone has had the experience, at some time or another, of imagining themselves doing something extraordinary, or at least fulfilling some dream about how their lives could develop or turn out. It may be a fantasy about winning a lottery, or gaining fame or recognition, or finding the right ...
Views: 251 - How to Recognise the Awakened Soul - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2023 from santosh krinskyIn the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna asks how the ‘liberated soul’ can be recognised. How does he walk? How does he talk? What distinguishing characteristics can we find that identify such a person? Sri Krishna responds that there are not external signs, but only the inner standpoint of the individual ...
Views: 310 - The Superior Man: Beyond Good and Evil… - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2023 from santosh krinskyNietzsche espoused the idea that the ‘superior man’ was, by definition, ‘beyond good and evil’ and was therefore not bound by the rules of society. This concept has led a number of people into serious trouble. Dostoevsky explored this idea in his novel Crime and Punishment, in which the ...
Views: 272 - The Limitations of the Reasoning Intelligence and the Need to Maintain It During the Spiritual Practice - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe mental knowledge we acquire is mostly a form of ignorance reaching out to try to acquire knowledge. In The Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo describes the various forms of knowledge. With one exception, they are set up in the paradigm of subject, object and the process of knowing, and treats the ...
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