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The Gods and the Demons in Our Inner Psychology · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  We find in the ancient Indian epic ramayana and interesting
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  subplot, which changes the very complexion of what appears to be
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  a battle between good personified by ROM and whose
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  family and evil as personified by ravana and his kin.
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  As we delve deeper into the tail, we find that Ravenna was
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  himself, a great devotee of Lord, Shiva yet.
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  The Story Goes even deeper it, turns out Up that ravana in a
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  past lifetime was a doorkeeper for Lord, Vishnu attending
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  closely and with great devotion in visnu's Heavenly Abode along
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  with his brother kumbhakarna. One day, some rishi's demanded
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  entry and were delayed and therefore curse them to take
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  three human births before they could return to Heaven.
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  They took birth as a Sorak beings and carried out, Untold
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  destruction, and impose, Suffering on innumerable beings.
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  So as to obtain the attention of Lord, Vishnu and have their
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  human life ended at the hands of the god.
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  They adored Vishnu took birth as Lord Ram to carry out the wishes
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  of his devotee and return rawvana to his rightful place in
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  heaven. There was obviously both
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  tremendous darkness and tremendous Light Within the
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  being that incarnated as Ravenna.
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  And the curse of the Russia gave an opportunity for this Darkness
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  to be exposed and to get it resolved rather than simply
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  suppressed. We many times in today's world,
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  try to assign the labels, good or evil to various individuals,
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  particularly brutal dictators were those who purposely caused
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  enormous suffering for others for their own
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  self-aggrandizement. While they may not all be
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  visnu's devotees, who have been cursed, it is quite likely that
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  at some point in time. They're tremendous vital force.
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  And in some cases, mental Powers will turn from selfish.
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  Pursuits to those that recognize the Oneness of all existence and
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  work to support the creation in a positive manner.
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  And when that time comes their abilities and the force they
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  have accumulated Within They're being will turn the greatest
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  Darkness into the greatest light.
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  This does not, of course, imply that we should accept or condone
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  such actions in any particular circumstances, even Shriram had
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  to undertake a battle to defeat rawvana.
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  Not just allow his, then current lifetime depredations to endure
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  forever, nor does it imply that we should justify to ourselves
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  internally. The idea that we can act like
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  demons in order to become enlightened, the mother notes,
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  quote, once you have understood this, many worries come to an
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  end and you are very happy, very happy.
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  If one find one has very black holes.
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  One says this shows I can rise very high if the abyss is very
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  deep. I can climb very high.
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  It is the same from the universal point of view to use
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  the Hindu terminology so familiar to you.
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  It is the greatest asuras who are the greatest beings of light
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  and the day these asuras are converted, they will be the
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  Supreme Beings of the creation. This is not do encourage you to
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  be a Sorak, you know? But it is like that this will
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  widen your minds a little and help you to free yourself from
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  those ideas of opposing. An evil for if you abide in that
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  category, there is no hope and quote.
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  Reference SRI aurobindo and the mother living within the yoga
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  approach to psychological health and growth exercises for growth
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  and Mastery becoming aware of the Shadow Pages 139 to 143.