Aurobindo 1972, 124 the influence of the psychic being, a new evolutionary concept sri aurobindo stated that the evolutionary task of humanity is more than just reaching a spiritual level of existence. This essay has been written mainly for people who are concerned with sri aurobindo s and the mothers philosophy. The psychic does not suffer like the vital or body, it has not pain or anguish or despair. The selections deal with the nature of the psychic being. It is not enough that the psychic should respond and the higher mental accept or even the inner vital submit and the inner physical consciousness feel the. This book contains a selection of the mothers conversations during the periods 192931 and 195058. The integral yoga, as sri aurobindo describes it, is the way of a complete godrealisation, a complete selfrealisation, a complete fulfillment of our being and consciousness, a complete transformation of our nature and this implies a complete perfection of life here and not only a. Introduction life sketch on himself the mother on sri aurobindo writings. The present compilation is an attempt to bring together in one volume themanifold teachings pertaining to the psychic being which are to be found in the numerous works of sri aurobindo and the mother. Role of soul or psychic being mother sri aurobindo. Jivatman, soul and the psychic being words of sri aurobindo s part 4 with nolinida comes direct from one of narads mostrecent offerings. The mother with letters on the mother sri aurobindo. Even it could be said that namajapa is the best method for the transformation of the body.
And yet the leading of the inmost psychic being is not found sufficient until it has succeeded in raising itself out of this mass of inferior nature to the highest spiritual levels and the divine spark and flame descended here have rejoined themselves to their original fiery ether. Sri aurobindo says that after years of searching, he made a supreme discovery. Sri aurobindo says that the supreme being reality sequentially delimits or differentiates a portion of its in. Death and transformation in the yoga of mother mirra alfassa stephen lerner julich1.
Sri aurobindo on himself ashram sri aurobindo the mother library media. It is the divine love that it seeks most, it is the love of the divine that is its spur, its goal, its star of truth shining over the luminous cave of the nascent or the still obscure cradle of the newborn godhead within us. The psychic being is in the heart centre in the middle of the chest not in the physical heart, for all the centres are in. It is not the divine, though it has come from the divine and develops towards the divine.
Men are being constantly invaded by the hostiles occult forces and there are great numbers of men who are partly or entirely under their influence. In the light of sri aurobindos and mothers philosophy, and the words of. Evolution fastforward part 2 integral yoga of sri aurobindo duration. Reading sri aurobindo with nolinida the psychic being and rebirth. The mother and sri aurobindo devoted their whole life to. Its nature, mission, evolution by sri aurobindo and the mother lotus press 1990 from the publishers blurb. The psychic being is the soul within that experiences life and develops with evolving mind and life and body. It is basically a research paper which examines the unexpected and sudden discovery of the psychic being by several interviewees, a phenomenon which seems no longer. The reason why sri aurobindo adopted the term psychic being has been stated by him as follows.
I think this must be the mistake of ashram press, while converting from pdf to html. Sri aurobindo indicates that this conception of reality as the selfdelight of being has practical consequences. One has to wait till the necessary process has gone far enough before it can burst its agelong veil and come in front to control the nature. The first line of this verse describes the psychic being as being no bigger than the thumb of man. Identification with the psychic being and its becoming. Sri aurobindo is careful to distinguish the inner mind from the higher, divine levels of consciousness. Everything falls into place if the psychic takes the lead. He joined the indian movement for independence from british rule, for a while was one of its influential leaders and then became a spiritual reformer, introducing his visions on human progress and spiritual evolution. That is to say, an individual expression of the supreme. The selections deal with the nature of the psychic being, shedding the light of sri aurobindo and the mother on the inner constitution of the human being and on. Part i of the book relates to the lives and teachings of sri aurobindo and the mother. Usually the psychic being is felt as a presence and an influence. Under what conditions will the fully opened psychic being bring about the supramental transformation by the practice of sri aurobindos integral yoga.
In this book sri aurobindo examines the traditional systems of yoga and provides an explanation of certain components of his own system of integral yoga. Its nature, mission, evolution by sri aurobindo and the. Sri aurobindo and transpersonal psychology 117 individual with such a name or such a form, but an in. For your individuality means your special mode of expression and your psychic being is a special aspect of the one divine consciousness that has taken shape in you. The psychic being is ones own individual soul being. The soul and psychic being the integral yoga of sri. Integral psychology sri aurobindo psychology wiki fandom. Realizing him as the lord of the past and the future, one does not henceforward want to protect oneself. There are many beautiful descriptions of the psychic presence in sri aurobindo s writings, but unfortunately, within the limited space available we cannot linger on this any longer. This is the real explanation about the psychic aspect of our being. Mirra alfassa was one of those rare individuals who was in life a living symbol. The synthesis of yoga is sri aurobindo s principal work on yoga. We have mostly yet to make the discovery of the selfdelight of being.
To be able to be part of the supramental creation our psychic being will have to be continuously in front. One knows nothing about it because one is not conscious of it but usually it is that which guides the being. The psychic being does the same for all who are intended for the spiritual way men need not be extraordinary beings to follow it. The awakened being can understand different dimensions of truth and discriminate easily between truth and falsehood.
The psychic being the psychic and the divine they the psychic being and the divine presence in the heart are quite different things. It is not the psychic being itself that develops, but it guides the. Integral yoga, also called supramental yoga, is the yogabased philosophy and practice of sri aurobindo and the mother mirra alfassa. Psychic being chaitya purusha integral yoga of sri aurobindo.
Time for education in these matters written by one who experienced his own psychic being, sri aurobindo. The psychic being may be described in indian language as the purusha in the heart or the chaitya purusha. Namajapa plays an important role in sri aurobindo s integral yoga. So much nonsense is written about the psychic it is refreshing to find a book that explains the experience of the psychic being. Collected works of the mother questions and answers 1954 table of contents contents. Sri aurobindo has said that in the next step of the evolution the supramental consciousness will reign on earth.
Sri aurobindo conceives of human psychology, indeed, of the entire cosmos, as having two major types of distinctions or dimensions. The original text of this letter was revised by sri aurobindo. Sri aurobindo s yoga integrates the entire human potential including perfection of the mind, life and body under the control of the psychic being, or soul, and achieving a supramental state of consciousness where all mental contradictions are resolved in their inherent harmony and oneness. This article is meditation and mental stillness by sri aurobindo in which he presents the advantages of silence as the mightier yogic power to control nature. The psychic gives a steadfast inner confidence that is able to bear the shocks of life without being swept off ones feet. Ritam the psychic being and the sudden bursting of its veil.
Pdf sri aurobindo and transpersonal psychology researchgate. The word soul is very vaguely used in english as it often refers to the whole nonphysical consciousness including even the vital with all its desires and passions. Saccs the mother on the psychic being sri aurobindo. Collected works of the mother sri aurobindo ashram. The psychic being is the individual divine soul, the higher self. The psychic being emerges slowly in most men, even after taking up sadhana. See more of meditation techniquesthe beauty of a silent mind.
Aurobindo 1972, 124 the influence of the psychic being, a new evolutionary concept sri aurobindo stated that the evolutionary task of humanity is more than just reaching a. Speaking to members of the sri aurobindo ashram and students of its school, she drew upon her unique occult, spiritual and practical experience to answer their questions. The psychic being is the real individuality of the true and divine individual within you. Excerpts from the hidden forces of life selections from the works of sri aurobindo and the mother the integral yoga. Summer 2010 journal of the integral yoga of sri aurobindo and the mother vol.
Sri aurobindo yoga, advent of new race,transformation of man,superman, search of immortality,true knowledge, light, delight, secrets of body and of matter. Sri aurobindo finds that there has always been impulse or longings in humans in search for god, light, bliss, freedom, immortality which has presented itself in a right place in a sequence, which nature is seeking to evolve beyond mind. In sri aurobindo s yoga, the discovery of psychic is the first milestone where the possibility of transformation of nature and life practically gets its ground. The present compilation is an attempt to bring together in one volume the manifold teachings pertaining to the psychic being which are to be found in the numerous works of sri aurobindo and the mother.
The psychic being is in the heart centre in the middle of the chest not in the physical heart, for all the centres are in the middle of the body, but it is deep behind. The soul, or psychic being by eric weiss, mft sri aurobindo identifies a part of our being that he calls the soul or psychic being. Sri aurobindo the hidden forces of life piercing the. Its nature, mission, evolution sri aurobindo, the mother on. Its nature, mission, evolution has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. At the same time, he distinguishes between the outer being, the inner being, and other, similarly concentric dimensions. The holy quest sri aurobindo and mother of pondicherry. The usefulness, method and action of namajapa have been brought out by the author of this booklet. His notion of soul is analogous to the buddhist idea of bodhicitta, or the mind of enlightenment. Its nature, mission, evolution by sri aurobindo, the mother, dr. Ultimately it becomes a completely conscious individual being, master of itself and moved exclusively by the divine will.
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