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Addressing the Opening of the Lower Vital Being · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  Every part of the being eventually has to open and
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  become receptive to the higher spiritual forces.
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  This will lead to changes in the way these aspects of the
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  external being respond and function.
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  This is a progressive process. Over time.
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  If the lower vital parts of the being get a surge of energy from
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  an opening, there is both a chance for this to push toward
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  the higher implementation or for it to represent a powerful use
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  of the energy for the normal movements of that lower vital
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  nature. In such a case considerable
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  damage could be done. The psychic being has the
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  ability to understand and interpret the nature of the
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  opening. If the movement is towards
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  light, fulfillment of the higher aspiration and an ordering of
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  the force under the management of the spiritual dedication,
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  then it becomes a great aid in the Sadhna.
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  If, on the other hand, all manner of lower vital energies
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  appear, such as greed, anger, lust, craving, selfishness, then
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  it becomes clear that the energy released is not yet transformed
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  for the changes that need to take place.
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  This provides A rationale why it is best not to attempt to open
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  and release the energies of the lower vital nature too soon, or
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  to try to use that energy as part of the Sadhna until there
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  is considerably more control and focus by virtue of the Divine
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  force already working to transform the higher levels and
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  aspects of the being, and these things providing A controlling
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  and moderating influence on the lower vital forces.
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  Sriorobindu observes quote. It is certainly possible to draw
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  forces from below. It may be the hidden divine
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  forces from below that rise at your pull, and then this motion
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  upward completes the motion and effort of the divine force from
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  above, helping especially to bring it into the body.
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  Or it may be the obscure forces from below that respond to the
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  summons, and then this kind of drawing brings either tummus or
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  disturbance, sometimes great masses of inertia, or a
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  formidable upheaval and disturbance.
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  The lower vital is a very obscure plane and it can be
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  fully opened with advantage only when the other planes above it
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  have been thrown wide to the light and knowledge.
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  One who concentrates on the lower vital without that higher
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  preparation and without knowledge is likely to fall into
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  many confusions. This does not mean that
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  experiences of this plane may not come earlier or even at the
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  beginning. They do come of themselves, but
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  they must not be given too large a place.
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  End Quote. Reference.
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  Srioro Bindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 5.
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  Physical Consciousness, subconscious Sleep and Dream
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  Illness. Pages 91 to 92.