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Overcoming Disturbance of the Nerves · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  when an individual takes up the inner observation process, and
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  begin to look carefully at the motives actions, feelings,
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  emotions and ideas, that dominate, the being, there is
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  frequently a stage where the witness Consciousness becomes
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  self-critical and worries about every misstep every wrong
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  feeling or emotion, and every impulse The self critical phase
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  can occupy the focus and lead to nervous, imbalances, and various
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  manifestations in the body. And the nervous system
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  frequently showing up as digestive upsets or headaches or
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  various forms of irritation, sleeplessness, or feelings of
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  depression and fear of failure. These things arise through, an
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  incorrect, understanding of the witness Consciousness, replacing
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  the true disinterested, Witness with a mental formation,
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  associated with the process of introspection, specific ideal,
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  thoughts, emotions, actions, and relations are held.
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  And one's inner being is compared to these formations
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  when the inner being continues to Harbor thoughts or feelings
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  that do not match the ideal, the Seeker May then conclude that it
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  is hopeless, the change will never result.
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  And that the effort Is doomed to failure.
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  The boys are the witness separate from the nature.
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  Does not associate itself with these feelings, and if the
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  seeker can adopt this poised, you can observe the workings of
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  the nature, understand the complexity and the pressures of
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  habit, tradition and education that have led to the current
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  status and then begin the process of slowly disentangling.
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  The knots of Consciousness that prevent change from Occurring
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  during this period, there must be a quiet, confident,
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  aspiration and Faith to sustain the process SRI aurobindo
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  observes quote, there is no real reason for discontent or
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  dissatisfaction with yourself. Since progress is being made in
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  spite of the resistance of the lower forces. approach pressure,
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  which is translated by the heaviness in, the stomach has to
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  be got rid of it, is there that there is the chief resistance
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  still Peace within and a cheerful confidence in gladness
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  without is what is wanted? Then this kind of nervous,
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  pressure and disorder would cease.
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  The main difficulty seems to be that you are to subject to an
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  excitement of the nerves. It is only by bringing quietude
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  and calm into the whole being. That is steady progress in the
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  sadhna can be assured. The first thing to be done in
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  order to recover, is to stop yielding to the attack of the
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  nerves, the more you yield, and identify yourself with these
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  ideas and feelings, the more they increase, you have to draw
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  back and find back something in you that is not affected by
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  pains and depressions. Then from there, you can get rid
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  of the pains and depressions and quote reference.
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  Roben doing the mother living within the yoga approach to
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  psychological health and growth, disturbances of the body and
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  physical Consciousness. Healing the nerves Pages, 1012
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