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Change of Human Nature Requires the Advent of a New Power of Consciousness · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  The attempt to change human nature, using the powers of
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  Consciousness and tools of action developed within the
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  framework of current human evolutionary development.
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  Winds up having limit set by that very framework.
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  Albert Einstein once famously stated that it requires a new
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  way of thinking to solve problems by accepting the limits
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  and methods of the existing human consciousness.
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  We prevent a new solution based in another form or power of
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  awareness, from providing us the resolution needed.
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  We continue to go round and round without achieving any
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  breakthrough. Thus, when we have reached the
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  limit of the physical vital and mental capacities, we must be
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  prepared to open up to, as yet unmanifested levels of
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  consciousness, which are available to us, but beyond our
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  Event Horizon at the moment. This requires something of a
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  leap of faith. When we find, we cannot go any
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  farther in the old ways of response.
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  All kinds of rules Customs, mores, mental ideas and
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  resolutions have failed to change human nature precisely
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  because they are based in that framework, The evolutionary
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  pressure of a new Consciousness, beyond the mental level provides
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  the direction. For solving, this problem, the
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  mother observes quote, you must become more and more.
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  Conscious you must observe how the thing happens by what road
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  the danger approaches and stand in the way before it can take.
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  Hold of you if you want to cure yourself of a defect or a
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  difficulty there is, but one method to be perfectly Vigilant
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  to have a very alert and Vigilant Consciousness.
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  First, you must see very clearly what you want to do.
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  You must not hesitate before of doubt and say, Is it good to do
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  this or not? Does this come into the
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  synthesis or should it not come in?
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  You will see that if you trust your mind, it will always
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  shuttle back and forth. It vacillates all the time.
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  If you take a decision, it will put before you all the argument
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  to show you that your decision is not good and you will be
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  tossed between the yes and no the black-and-white and will
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  arrive at nothing. Hence, first you must know
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  exactly what you want. No, not mentally but Through
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  concentration through aspiration and a very conscious will, that
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  is the important Point afterwards, gradually by
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  observation by a sustained, vigilance, you must realize a
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  sort of method which will be personal to you.
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  It is useless to convince others to adopt the same method as
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  yours for that won't succeed. Everyone must find his own
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  method. Everyone must have his own
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  method and to the extent you put into practice your method.
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  It will become clearer and clearer more and more precise.
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  You can correct a certain point, make clear, another Etc.
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  So you start working for a while, all will go well then one
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  day you will find yourself facing an insurmountable
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  difficulty and will tell yourself I have done all that
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  and here is everything is bad as before.
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  Then in this case you must throw yet more sustained
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  concentration. Open and inner door in you and
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  bring into this movement of force, which was not their
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  formerly, a state of consciousness, which was not
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  there before. And they're there will be a
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  power when your own personal power will be exhausted and no
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  longer effective when the personal power Runs Out.
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  Ordinary People say that's good, I can no longer do anything, it
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  is Should. But I tell you that, when you
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  find yourself before this wall, it is the beginning of Something
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  New by an obstinate concentration.
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  You must pass over to the other side of the wall.
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  And there you will find a new knowledge, a new force, a new
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  power, a new help, and you will be able to work out a new
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  system, a new method, which surely will take you.
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  Ooh very far and quote reference SRI aurobindo and the mother
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  growing within the psychology of inner development.
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  Chapter 6 growth of Consciousness difficulties and
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  pitfalls Pages 115 to 116.