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- Overcoming Doubt, Fear and Depression Which May Arise During the Practice of Yoga - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe changes sought in the integral Yoga are of such magnitude and detail that they will naturally take a considerable time to work themselves out in all the levels and aspects of our being. Along the way, there come periods of difficulty which may challenge one’s faith or determination, what is ...
Views: 441 - The Divine Force Active in the Practice of Yoga - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2021 from santosh krinskyWe all generally understand the concept of force at the material level. Our entire world is driven by this force as the sun energizes the planet, as the wind, the water and the power of fire in the depths of the earth create our material environment. We understand the concept of force at the ...
Views: 546 - Hidden Powers in Life and Yoga - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2021 from santosh krinskyThere is an interesting contradiction in the way humanity deals with unseen, or invisible forces at work. We believe wholeheartedly nowadays in gravity, electricity, wireless communications, magnetic transportation vehicles, and, despite the fact that all of these represent invisible forces, we ...
Views: 586 - Invisible Forces in Our Lives and in Our Evolutionary Growth - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2021 from santosh krinskyWe do not consider, for the most part, the reliance we have for all things in our lives in the world, upon invisible forces that are at work. We basically take these things for granted, give them names and treat them as a reality that we do not have to think about or reflect upon. No one can ...
Views: 564 - Specific Incarnations of Gods and Their Powers in the Hindu Tradition - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2021 from santosh krinskyIn spiritual and religious traditions around the world, we see a proliferation of names and personalities of God. This has engendered much confusion for people who talk about monotheism versus polytheism. When one looks deeper into the question, however, it becomes clear that in most cases, ...
Views: 574 - Understanding the Role and Nature of the Gods in the Universal Creation - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2021 from santosh krinskyIt is quite natural for human beings to extrapolate the nature of the universe and the meaning of existence from the limited set of facts and information that we perceive and organize in our normal mental-logical process. Yet there is so much that falls outside the scope of these perceptions and ...
Views: 582 - God, Gods, Goddesses and Human Perceptions - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2021 from santosh krinskyDoes God exist? Are there more than one God? Is God a figment of human imagination? These questions have confounded humanity for aeons and, even today, they are hotly debated. Some believe there is only one God and that anyone who worships a different form or name of God is deluded. Some ...
Views: 599 - Doubt, and Certitude About the Divine - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2021 from santosh krinsky“Seeing is believing” has been a proverb for humanity since time immemorial. Yet, as we delve deeper into the way the world functions, we come to understand that what we see is not always an accurate reflection of the underlying reality. We see the sun rise in the East and set in the West on a ...
Views: 572 - Save the Oceans to Save the Planet, Part 4: Tough Choices to Achieve Real Solutions - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2021 from santosh krinskyThere are numerous vested interests, spanning the entire globe, which make the issues surrounding the degradation of the ocean and the ability of the planet to sustain human life and civilization, virtually impossible to resolve from our normal perspectives. Any change that seems necessary or ...
Views: 504 - Experience of the Divine and the Forms of the Divine - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2021 from santosh krinskyWhile a spiritual experience is a subjective event, we can reference the accumulated reports from around the world and throughout human history to provide an accurate picture of the types of experiences and the reality of the experience. Sometimes these experiences come after undertaking various ...
Views: 582 - The Age-Old Testimony of Spiritual Experience - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2021 from santosh krinskyWhen a tornado or a hurricane wreaks destruction in its path, we are overcome with the intensity and the pain caused by that storm. We frequently try to read into this event some personal retribution upon ourselves for some failing according to our moral code or ethical rules. We tend to look at ...
Views: 528 - The Impersonal and the Personal Divine - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe range of spiritual experiences is vast. We tend, in our mental framework, to associate our own practice or religious background or philosophy as the only, or at least, the best, way to attain spiritual realisation; yet, this is actually just a limitation of our ego-consciousness. People ...
Views: 565 - The Transcendental, the Cosmic and the Individual Divine - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe idea of a trinity of aspects or statuses of the Divine has arisen throughout the major religious and spiritual traditions of the world. It is relatively easy to conceptualise this by looking at how we experience the world. We start with an individual perspective, and reference life from that ...
Views: 705 - What Is the Divine? - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe term “Divine” is used by Sri Aurobindo, starting with the title of his magnum opus, The Life Divine. How do we understand the term? In the Taittiriya Upanishad, a seeker asks his father and guru, “Lord, teach me the Eternal.” The response provides us an understanding of the Divine: “Seek ...
Views: 716 - Impact of the Supramental Manifestation on Earthly Existence, Part 2 - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2021 from santosh krinskyThere is a verse in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad which illustrates the essential principle of an evolutionary cycle of the development and growth of consciousness, when it indicates a progression ‘from the darkness to the light, from light to greater light.” The Upanishad foresees that ...
Views: 569 - Impact of the Supramental Manifestation on Earthly Existence, Part 1 - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2021 from santosh krinskyThrough the use of logical reasoning the human mind can extrapolate along a straight line of development once a pattern is seen and understood. We can also combine things through the use of the faculty of imagination to spin a web of speculation about the future, building on what we already ...
Views: 587 - The Process of the Supramental Manifestation and Its Integration into Life on Earth - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe consciousness of Matter could not anticipate or dream of the manifestation of the Life-principle, and the vital living plant and animal consciousness could not anticipate the advent and impact of the mental consciousness. Similarly, the mental consciousness cannot truly understand nor ...
Views: 480 - The Advent of the Supramental Consciousness and Its Impact on Mind, Life and Body - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2021 from santosh krinskyEvery new evolutionary development of consciousness has brought with it changes in the material forms and activity of those forms to accommodate the new powers that are manifesting. It is therefore expected that as the supramental manifestation takes place, it will also bring about changes in ...
Views: 482 - Is There Any Certitude About the Supramental Manifestation Actually Taking Place? - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe mind of the modern day wants to analyze facts and draw conclusions based on those facts. For centuries, the movement has been away from reliance on belief and faith to a reliance on facts and rational analysis. One need only look at the history of the rise of Western science and the disputes ...
Views: 545 - A Supramental Race as the Next Evolutionary Phase - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2021 from santosh krinskyIf we understand the development of life and life-forms on earth as an expression of the evolution of consciousness, we can easily see the relationship between a new power of consciousness and the need to have forms that can hold, and express, that power effectively. Scientists frequently ...
Views: 591 - The Yoga of the Supermind To Transform Earthly Life - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe integral yoga is not an attempt to abandon this life and achieve some realisation beyond. There is no promise of a heaven of bliss, nor an escape from the difficulties posed by matter, life and mind and their interaction in the world. Even the achievement of any result in the integral yoga ...
Views: 653(1 vote) - Spiritual Liberation and the Transformation of Life on Earth - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2021 from santosh krinskySpiritual seekers have long looked at liberation from the bondage of life in the world, and oneness with the Transcendent, the Absolute, as the key focus to demand their attention. This is of course an essential step in freeing the individual from the current limits of mind, life and body, and ...
Views: 664 - Distinguishing the Supracosmic Reality from the Supramental Consciousness - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe long history of focus by spiritual aspirants on achieving oneness with the Transcendent, the Eternal, while subordinating or outright denying the life of the world, has created substantial confusion about the significance of life, the nature of the manifested universal creation, and the ...
Views: 616 - The Essential Role of Supermind in the Transformation of Mind-Life-Body - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe aspiration and goal of seekers from time immemorial is the Eternal, which represents a status outside of the normal functioning of body-life-mind, that is, outside our normal experience. Through achievement of samadhi, the consciousness enters into the experience of pure existence, ...
Views: 547 - The Transition from Supermind through Overmind to the Consciousness of Body-Life-Mind - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2021 from santosh krinskyWe start in our human way of mental understanding simply accepting what we believe to be the entirety of our existence as we experience it. We see the outer world, we see the interaction and relations between the various beings and vital forces at work in the world, and we experience the mental ...
Views: 615 - Mind ... and Supermind - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2021 from santosh krinskyOr, we may describe this as the parable of the caterpillar and the butterfly. The mind is like the caterpillar, slowly grinding its way along, eating and focusing on its physical being and its circumstances for gaining sustenance. It does not dream that one day it will be transformed into a ...
Views: 562 - The Ladder of Consciousness Above the Mind - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2021 from santosh krinskyIt is difficult, if not impossible, for the mental awareness to understand experiences of consciousness outside of the mind’s normal ranges of operation. Just as we now recognise that our visual perceptions are framed within a range, and that other beings can actually see things we cannot see, ...
Views: 583 - Roadmap for Spiritual Growth and Transformation - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2021 from santosh krinskyA seeker treading the path of spiritual growth and enlightenment is confronted with a confusing mix of experiences and insights, as well as obstacles and setbacks of various kinds. A working knowledge of the various “moving parts” involved in the consciousness of the human being is valuable to ...
Views: 660 - The Realisations of the Self and the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2021 from santosh krinskyPeople follow different spiritual paths and practices and tend to identify with their own path and the spiritual experiences and realisations that come with it. In some cases, they believe that the experience they have is the preeminent or real experience while others are less authentic. In ...
Views: 528 - The True Soul: the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe nature of the soul and its function has been a subject of intense interest and debate for thousands of years around the world. Some claim there is no soul and that everything is simply a function of material forces randomly combining to create our existence and sense of intelligence. Others ...
Views: 591 - The Spirit, the Soul and the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2021 from santosh krinskyThere is considerable confusion about the various terms used to describe the spiritual quest and the reality of our individual existence. Sri Aurobindo distinguishes and defines the different aspects or elements and their role in spiritual practice. There is additional confusion around the term ...
Views: 533 - The Respective Roles of the Jivatman and the Psychic Being - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2021 from santosh krinskyIn the Taittiriya Upanishad, a seeker successively realises the basis of existence, first in the physical sheath, then in the vital or life sheath, and then in the mental sheath, before exceeding each of these as the progression of his realisation went beyond the mind into the “knowledge” and ...
Views: 562 - The Jivatman and the Psychic Being: the Central Being of Man - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2021 from santosh krinskyIs there a purpose or significance to life and the evolution of consciousness? Who is responsible for this process, and how does it take place within the complexity of a unified whole that has innumerable constituent elements interacting with one another to create the world we live in and the ...
Views: 576 - The Aspects of the Mind and Their Modes of Action - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2021 from santosh krinskyFor most people, everything that takes place in the mind is simply mental activity. Psychology as a science in the West has only, in recent years, begun to appreciate there are different types of intelligence that, presumably, arise from different sources. The discussion of “left brain” and ...
Views: 535 - Distinguishing Between the Mind, the Vital Mind and the Physical Mind in the Process of Yogic Sadhana - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2021 from santosh krinskyWe transcribe and filter impulses and feelings that arise from the physical body and the vital action through our minds, and thus, we generally confuse the awareness or the response that arises through this process as a mental functioning. Sri Aurobindo distinguishes between the physical mind, ...
Views: 689 - The Vital Nature and Its Transformation - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2021 from santosh krinskyAs each phase of the evolution of consciousness manifests, it arises from the prior stage and continues to interact with that stage. At the point of meeting, the stages take on characteristics that resemble in many ways both together. Thus, the higher forms of Matter begin to exhibit ...
Views: 544 - The Four Parts of the Vital Being: Their Functions and Their Seats - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2021 from santosh krinskyFor those who focus on liberation from the worldly life, it is not much of a consideration to understand the exact details of the vital nature. If they can find a way to eliminate or reduce its action overall, so that they can concentrate on the process of liberation, that is considered ...
Views: 545 - The Role and Destiny of the Vital Force - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe life-force represents the next evolutionary stage beyond physical Matter. It transforms material energy and channels it for development of perception, feeling, and interaction. It prepares the way for the advent of the subsequent evolutionary phase of the manifestation of Mind. When it first ...
Views: 581 - The Role and Destiny of the Body - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe physical body has provided spiritual seekers with a riddle and a challenge throughout time and across the globe. For those focused on the external life there is no question. They enjoy, they develop the capacities of the body, they do not think twice about it, other than to the extent that ...
Views: 574 - The Existence of Mental, Vital and Physical Planes of Existence Independent of the Material World - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2021 from santosh krinskyWhere do life and mind come from in the material world? How does inanimate Matter become the basis out of which life evolves? Western science, at a loss as to this process, simply has speculated that given enough time, the chemical/electrical interaction of material forces will spawn life and ...
Views: 563 - The Spiritual Need of the Modern Age - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2021 from santosh krinskyWe live in a time of extreme challenge where the entire fate of humanity, and of the planet we live on, is at risk. We have explored in every possible direction and created thereby the ultimate fragmentation, pitting every religion, philosophy and creed against one another in a battle for the ...
Views: 714 - The Influence of the Circumconscient Environmental Consciousness - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe paradigm that has ruled Western psychology has focused on treating the individual as a discrete entity, separate and apart from everyone else, and independent of his environment. Pressure may be exerted by societal influences, economic influences or family relationships and expectations, but ...
Views: 521 - Can Human Beings Change? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2021 from santosh krinskyWe try, as human individuals, to make changes in our lives. Self-help information proliferates, and people try numerous methods to change various habits, cravings and directions in their lives. We have a proverb that it is harder to change human nature than to straighten out a dog’s tail, which ...
Views: 667 - Experiencing the Shift of Consciousness from the Outer Being to the Inner Being - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2021 from santosh krinskyThere is a complete reversal of consciousness that occurs when the inner being opens and the awareness shifts inward. It may be experienced as a separation of an observer watching all the actions and events in the outer world, including the thoughts, feelings, perceptions and outer stimuli that ...
Views: 623 - The Surface Being and the Inner Being - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2021 from santosh krinskyFor most people, their lives are focused on the external world and their inner life consists mainly of brooding over or planning actions within that context. Even the distinction between extrovert and introvert is primarily a difference in ways of response to the world. The extrovert tends to be ...
Views: 648 - Understanding and Distinguishing the Complex Makeup of Human Nature - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from santosh krinskyEverything we experience is filtered through the mind. For daily life, it may not be essential to go much deeper into the question, although even there some amount of awareness can be helpful, such as when one experiences pain, the actual cause needs to be determined to resolve the issue ...
Views: 631 - The Worlds and Planes of Consciousness - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2021 from santosh krinskyWe tend to take for granted the feelings, emotions, ideas, thoughts, creative impulses, imaginations, insights, inspirations and intuitions we experience. We do not generally try to find out the source of these things, or how they come to be known to or experienced by us. We treat our bodies as ...
Views: 620 - The Occult Action and Interaction of the Planes of Existence - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2021 from santosh krinskyFrom a superficial perspective it is virtually impossible to understand the development of consciousness from Matter to Life, and from Life to Mind, and beyond. We now recognize that our beliefs and actions are conditioned by factors unseen and essentially unknown to us. C. G. Jung described the ...
Views: 432 - Planes of Consciousness and Their Role in the Creation - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2021 from santosh krinskyWe generally try to understand things from our own individual perspective, yet this perspective is severely limited and cannot fully comprehend or appreciate the larger forces at work or the complete significance of the creation. If we make the shift to the divine standpoint, however, we can ...
Views: 597 - The Creation of the Worlds and the Cycles of Evolution - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2021 from santosh krinskyEntropy is a scientific theory that holds that the universe tends towards increasing disorder and dissolution over time, eventually having ordered patterns break down into randomness or chaos, and dissolution. While it is set forth in Western science as the second law of thermodynamics in a very ...
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