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The Subtle Energetic Interchange That Accompanies All Interaction in the World · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  One of the reasons that spiritual seekers have
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  traditionally been advised to seek solitude and not engage in
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  society is that there is a constant subliminal interchange
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  that takes place between all human beings.
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  We generally do not notice it, but on an energetic, A
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  vibrational level, we are constantly receiving and sending
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  vibrations that impact how we respond to situations, what we
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  are feeling and even what we are thinking about in many cases.
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  There is of course, also the overt communication activity
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  that is taking place, but what is not recognized is the subtle
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  exchange of energy that is taking place all the time.
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  It is not necessary, in fact, to totally abandoned life in favor
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  of the spiritual pursuit. It may, of course, be helpful
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  for an individual for a period of time to step back from the
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  external life, but this is not a permanent solution.
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  Eventually, the seeker needs to become conscious and thereby be
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  able to recognize and address the subtle vibrations that come
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  forward. This type of practice is the
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  solid underpinning of a spiritual growth within the
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  context of life. Sri Aurobindo does not accept
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  what he calls the refusal of the ascetic as the sole path of
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  realization. Nor does he accept the
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  materialist denial which supports the reality of the
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  external life to the exclusion of the spiritual endeavor.
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  Rather, he describes an omnipresent reality which
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  encompasses the integration of the two poles of a complete
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  life, accepting both spirit and matter as one unified reality.
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  The mother notes quote one lives amidst constant collective
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  suggestions constantly. For instance, I don't know if
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  you have been present at funerals or if you have been in
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  a house where someone has died. Naturally, you must observe
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  yourself a little, otherwise you won't notice anything.
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  But if you observe yourself a little, you will see that you
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  had no special reason to feel any sorrow or grief whatever for
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  the passing away of this person. He is a person like many others.
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  This has happened and by a combination of social
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  circumstances you have come to that house and there suddenly,
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  without knowing why or how, you feel a strong emotion, a great
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  sorrow, a deep pain, and you ask yourself, why am I so unhappy?
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  It is quite simply the vibrations which have entered
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  you, nothing else. And I tell you, it is easy to
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  observe, for it is an experience I had when I was a little child.
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  And at that time I was not yet doing conscious yoga.
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  Perhaps I was doing yoga, but not consciously.
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  And I observed it very, very clearly.
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  I told myself, surely it is their sorrow I am feeling, for I
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  have no reason to be specially affected by this person's death.
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  And all of a sudden, tears came to my eyes.
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  I felt as though a lump were in my throat, and I wanted to cry
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  as though I were in great sorrow.
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  I was a small child and immediately I understood, oh, it
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  is their sorrow which has come inside me.
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  End Quote Reference Shri Arubindo and the Mother The
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  Hidden Forces of Life Chapter 3 Hidden Forces around pages 64 to
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  65.