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Occultism and Our Daily Lives · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  We rarely reflect on the occult powers that we use all the time
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  automatically including the various powers of the mind and
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  emotions. Researchers in the field of
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  medical science have now recognized the important role
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  that our mental state has on our health and well-being.
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  They now admit the mind body connection and teach us how to
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  harness the power of positive affirmation and visualization in
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  our immune strength and in recovery from any illness or
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  injury without thinking about the implications.
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  We even rely on what we call the placebo effect, which is
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  factored into the study of any new pharmaceutical drug under
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  review. The placebo effect is the result
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  that follows when a subject is given a fake drug as part of the
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  study, yet recovers similar to those who take the real drug.
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  The placebo effect can be seen in 25 to 30% of the cases.
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  Clearly, the very thought that one is getting a drug to cure a
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  condition has real occult power. How much of the healing power of
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  the real drug is based on this same placebo effect, we will
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  never know. The power of the mind is also
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  harnessed to improve athletic performance.
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  Indeed, the use of positive affirmation and visualization
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  are an important aspect of training for advanced athletes.
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  Spiritual practitioners and various paths are provided
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  detailed visualization exercises in order to develop the power of
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  concentration and thereby to advance in their spiritual
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  practice. Most people do not recognize nor
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  understand the power of thought forms to impact other people and
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  results. Researchers are exploring this
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  power and harnessing it to, for instance, aid people who are
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  physically paralyzed in operating a computer, for
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  instance, through the focused and concentrated power of
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  thought. Telekinesis is another occult
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  phenomena that relies on the power of the thought form to
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  move an object in the external world.
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  While these are now visible results, there is an entire
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  field of the power of thought to impact other people and the
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  ideas they follow and the feelings they experience.
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  Because we generally fail to appreciate these powers and
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  their work, we both tend to underutilize them in relation to
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  their real potential and to allow them to act without
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  conscious intention, under the impulsion perhaps, of our vital
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  nature, and thus potentially have negative effects on others.
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  And in the long term, by taking up these powers, consciously
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  exploring and studying them, working to train ourselves in
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  the use and application of them, we can both increase their power
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  and enhance their ability to influence people, events and
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  situations in a positive manner. Dr. de Lal notes quote Sri
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  Aurobindo defines occultism as the knowledge and right use of
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  the hidden forces of nature, especially the forces of the
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  subtle physical and super physical planes.
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  As the Mother points out, in a way everyone practices occultism
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  without knowing it, because everyone uses the powers of
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  thought and imagination which are in fact a cult or hidden,
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  but which produce visible effects on oneself and others.
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  The effects produced by our ordinary thought and imagination
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  are meager compared to what they could be if the powers were
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  developed through training. In fact, most people are not
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  even aware of the effects brought about by thought and
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  imagination on our bodies and our external lives.
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  Therefore, these powers are often used in ways which are
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  detrimental to us and others. An important step in developing
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  the powers within us is to become more conscious of the
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  powers we already possess and use, as also of the effects they
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  are producing in our daily lives, so that we may learn to
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  use them more deliberately and beneficially.
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  End Quote. Reference.
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  Srioro Bindu and the Mother. Powers within.
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  Introduction pages. Roman, 12 to 13.