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Transformative Spiritual Experiences · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  As Consciousness develops in the Seeker, it clearly brings with
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  it changes in the way the Seeker perceives understands and reacts
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  to events situations people opportunities Etc.
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  What is often forgotten is that it is not the extraordinary and
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  massive experiences that effectuate long-term change.
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  But more realistically, it is the day-to-day adjustments that
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  come about through the steady process of Consciousness growth.
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  as the Seeker becomes more in touch with the inner psychic
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  being he experiences aspiration devotion, compassion, empathy
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  piece deeper, understanding of the relationships that are
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  expressive of the unity of the world and more These things come
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  as experiences insights openings that in many cases are
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  dramatically different than the way the egotistic personality of
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  that individual has responded in the past.
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  These are the powers of transformation far more than
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  some sudden experience that has a dramatic effect but then Fades
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  and leaves the Seeker still with all the issues that need to be
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  addressed in his life. The mother observes quote.
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  However, in the normal course, to the degree that you progress
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  inwardly, every step that you take towards the true
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  Consciousness is accompanied by a certain number of experiences
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  corresponding to it, which allow you to understand the situation
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  you are in this, of course, is normal.
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  It ought to be like that. But these usually are not such
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  Sensational experiences. As to be made.
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  Much of people often have all of a sudden and illumination of
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  Consciousness and inner indication and unusual
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  perception. But when they are not turned
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  exclusively towards the desire to have experiences, they don't
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  attach much importance to it. Sometimes they don't even
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  attached enough importance. The indication came showing them
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  something, but they were not even aware of it yet.
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  It is not these things which give you the impression that you
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  are living in a Wonderful World. These things are quite normal.
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  Suddenly an opening in the mind, a light that comes one
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  understands something which he did not before you take that for
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  a very natural phenomenon but it is a spiritual experience or the
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  clear seeing of a situation. The understanding of what is
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  happening in oneself of the state.
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  One is in the indication of the exact progress, one ought to
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  make of the thing that's to be corrected This too is an
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  experience, an experience that comes from within it is
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  indication given to you by the psychic.
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  People take this also as quite a natural fact, they do not attach
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  any importance to it. And quote reference SRI
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  aurobindo and the mother growing within the psychology of inner
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  development. Chapter 7 growth of
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  consciousness. inner experiences Pages 128 to 129