Tag Archives: intuition

The role of intellectual development in the spiritual path

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Someone asked the question in a comment on this blog, “If one is automatically going to obtain knowledge by following the spiritual path, why should we read books and create stress in the body? Why bother? Why not just sleep well and be relaxed?” People in spiritual communities sometimes tend to deprecate the intellect (and consequently, intellectuals) because the scriptures state that the intellect is a creator of illusions and has to be transcended in order to experience the Spirit which pervades the universe. The question raised above calls for a nuanced understanding of the felicitous role played by the intellect in the often-misunderstood “spiritual path”. Continue reading →

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How to know the Divine Will?

Posted on May 20, 2010 by

The Divine Will is an elusive thing for sure. The religious preacher substitutes his strong beliefs as the Divine Will, the despot attributes his success to it’s action, and spiritual aspirant is supposed to surrender to it. Does any such thing as the Divine Will really exist? How can one recognize it ? Continue reading →

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How does the mind change with Yoga?

Posted on March 10, 2010 by

The nature of the thought process changes as the mind becomes illuminated with progress in Yoga. Sri Aurobindo identified various stages in this progression referred to as the Higher, Illumined, Intuitive and Overmind. This post contains excerpts from Sri Aurobindo’s conversations on this issue. Continue reading →

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How to develop intuition

Posted on July 10, 2009 by

According to Sri Aurobindo & The Mother, there are two sources of intuition – one in the heart and one above the head. These sources of intuition correspond to the two centers of the Divine in us – the soul or psychic being within the heart, and the Oversoul above the head. Continue reading →

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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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