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Understanding the Difference Between Psychic and Spiritual · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  Every language has its limitations particularly
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  surrounding areas of development that were not Central to the
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  people who developed and utilize that language.
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  This makes it difficult to translate Concepts that are
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  self-evident in one language easily or effectively into
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  another language. This has created substantial
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  confusion and misunderstanding in all fields of life activity
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  and conceptual development. In some cases, an attempt is
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  made to bring across the concept through a detailed explanation
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  that tries to pick up and communicate the nuances.
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  In other cases the attempt to translate or communicate remain
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  sorely deficient Let's just the case with the use of the term
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  spiritual in the English language which is used whenever
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  something does not fit the focused and identification with
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  the external personality and external life that has
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  predominated for the English-speaking people in the
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  past, thus we hear of spiritual advisors, which include services
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  such as Tea Leaf reading, or palm reading.
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  Whatever may be any underlying truth or Distortion as to the
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  practices term spiritual. They clearly do not fit the
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  sense and intention of the underlying Concepts from
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  cultures that have focused on Spiritual Development.
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  The seeking and finding of the Eternal presence The Liberation
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  from the illusion of the external life.
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  And the discovery of One's Own Eternal spark and linked to the
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  divine presence. In his attempt to bring Clarity.
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  To the understanding SRI aurobindo has worked to remove
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  the vagueness and uncertainty surrounding the use of the term
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  spiritual as well as the term psychic which has been equally
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  misapplied for all kinds of things, unrelated to the
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  deep-seated sole entity within each being SRI aurobindo
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  restricts, the use of the term psychic to relate to the soul.
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  While the term spiritual relates to the development, or relation
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  to the higher Consciousness, that exceeds our current human
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  evolutionary stage, the contact with and realization of such
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  Ananda existence, Consciousness Bliss in the ancient Vedic
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  terminology. Other experiences or relations,
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  maybe mental, vital, or even physical, they may occur on
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  other planes or from other state us' without necessarily being
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  spiritual in nature. Dr. Dalal notes, quote a crucial
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  distinction, that one needs to make on the spiritual path.
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  Is the difference between the psychical and the spiritual due
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  to an inadequate knowledge of yogic psychology, psychical
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  phenomena and experiences, which pertain to the inner, or
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  subliminal Consciousness, A Realm of Darkness as well.
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  As light are often confused with spiritual experiences, which
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  pertain to the higher consciousness, Regarding the
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  vague and imprecise way in which the term spiritual is used not
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  only in popular literature but also in serious.
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  Writings the mother, remarks quote philosophical yogic and
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  other systems. Use the word spiritual in a very
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  vague and loose way. Whatever is not physical is
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  spiritual. Comparison with the physical
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  world. All other worlds are spiritual
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  all all effort which does not tend towards the material.
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  Life is a spiritual effort, every tendency which is not
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  strictly human and egoistic is a spiritual tendency.
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  This is a word used to season every dish, in quote.
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  Dr. Dalal continues, the distinction, between the inner
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  or super physical Consciousness, and the higher or spiritual
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  consciousness is one of the most valuable aspects of yogic
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  psychology for promoting the self understanding of the
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  spiritual Seeker. End quote.
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  Reference SRI aurobindo and the mother.
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  Our many selves practical yogic psychology preface Pages Roman
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  13 to 14. Reference SRI aurobindo and the
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  mother. Our many selves practical yogic
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  psychology preface Pages Roman 13 to 14.