Monthly Archives: March 2009

Four Powers of Intuition

Posted on March 29, 2009 by

Four powers of the Supermind are Revelation, Inspiration, Intuition and Discernment Continue reading →

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Spiritual Ego

Posted on March 27, 2009 by

The spiritual ego (or magnified ego) develops when one gets excited by powerful spiritual experiences and begins to take pride in one’s success at Yoga. Here are some excerpts from Sri Aurobindo & The Mother on this matter:

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Vidyas in the Upanishads

Posted on March 24, 2009 by

The Upanishads, besides delineating various spiritual experiences, also give a few hints on sādhana, i.e., paths of spiritual realization. These methods of sādhana are called vidyās. Continue reading →

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Sharing spiritual experiences with others

Posted on March 23, 2009 by

Spiritual experiences provide us with a path to the realization of a higher consciousness within us. Discussing such experiences freely in public can have negative effects on one’s own spiritual practice. Here are the words of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother on this matter: Continue reading →

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Mental formations: powers and perils

Posted on March 23, 2009 by

The power of imagination gives man the power to create what Sri Aurobindo & The Mother refer to as “formations”. These formations have their own powers and perils as explained here.

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Gita Chapter 6, Verse 5 – uplift the self by the self

Posted on March 23, 2009 by

Here is Sri Aurobindo on the Gita Chapter 6, Verse 5 uddhared atmanatmanam natmanam avasadayet atmaiva hy atmano bandhur atmaiva ripur atmanah

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Gita Chapter 4, Verse 18 – action and inaction

Posted on March 22, 2009 by

This post is about the Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 18. karmany akarma yah pasyed akarmani ca karma yah sa buddhiman manusyesu sa yuktah krtsna-karma-krut

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Gita, Chapter 2, Verse 69 – Inversion of day and night

Posted on March 22, 2009 by

The Bhagavad Gita in Chapter 2, Verse 69 describes an enigmatic reversal of day and night in the life of a Yogi. ya nisha sarva-bhutanam tasyam jagarti samyami yasyam jagrati bhutani sa nisa pasyato muneh That which is day to … Continue reading →

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Gita Chapter 7, Verse 16 – Four types of Divine seekers

Posted on March 22, 2009 by

The Bhagavad Gita in Chapter 7, Verse 16 defines the four types of people who seek the Divine. Continue reading →

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Right attitude towards money

Posted on March 6, 2009 by

Money is the visible sign of a universal force, and this force in its manifestation on earth works on the vital and physical planes and is indispensable to the fullness of the outer life. In its origin and its true action it belongs to the Divine. But like other powers of the Divine it is delegated here and in the ignorance of the lower Nature can be usurped for the uses of the ego or held by Asuric influences and perverted to their purpose. This is indeed one of the three forces ― power, wealth, sex ― that have the strongest attraction for the human ego and the Asura and are most generally misheld and misused by those who retain them. Continue reading →

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True intent of the caste system

Posted on March 6, 2009 by

The caste system in India has been a subject of much controversy. It was supposed to be an identification of man’s inbuilt inclinations and capacities, but gradually this truth was lost and it morphed into a mechanical system for slotting people into various social categories based on their birth in a certain family. It thus became a vehicle for stigma and discrimination. In the following selections from various works, Sri Aurobindo points out the true origin of the caste system – how the four castes are actually four latent powers (caturvyuha) within Man which must be perfected by every person on the spiritual path. The Brahmin represents the faculty of knowledge, the Kshatriya represents valour, the Vaishya represents commerce and relationship of harmony, while the Shudra represents perfection in work. Continue reading →

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