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Higher Mind · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  If we reflect for a moment on the shift from one evolutionary
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  principle of Consciousness to another, we can see a shift of
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  standpoint as well as a difference in the mechanism of
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  operation. Those beings were primarily
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  based in the vital nature, tend to react based on principles of
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  fear and greed, desire and avoidance without substantial
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  planning or mental eye. Ideation taking place.
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  A shift from the mental standpoint to that of the
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  spiritual standpoint is what we would expect.
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  If there is a full manifestation of the spiritual powers of
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  Consciousness. This process, however, is not
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  something that tends to take place permanently all at once.
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  There's an interim stage where there are openings glimpses
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  insights, but the basic principle of Consciousness
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  remains rooted in the mental. Process.
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  Mind Games, a certain amount of reflected light and power, but
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  nevertheless Remains the mind. There are also openings where
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  either the Consciousness Rises to a new level for some period
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  of time and experience, or some temporary status before falling
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  back into the mental view or where insights intuitions new
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  brilliant ideas, penetrate into the Mind from above.
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  Giving the individual certain new forms of understanding and
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  action. But nevertheless based in mental
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  action to translate the light into suitable mental forms.
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  If we start from the higher Realms of spiritual vision,
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  Insight, knowledge and power. We can see that those who
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  approach those Realms invariably refer to them, as having a
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  Brilliance of light that they cannot face.
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  Directly the issue upanishad refers to the face of Truth,
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  being covered by a brilliant golden lid.
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  The intervening steps. Represent.
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  Something of a Step Down Transformer, that allows the
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  secret to gain. Some experience of these higher
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  forces within the limitations of what he can absorb and
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  assimilate. Thus one can see, a being who
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  has a brilliant mind. Someone who gets intuitive
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  insights, who may have visions that represent progress in a
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  certain direction but who then work out the understanding and
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  expression in mental terms, the first step above the normal.
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  Mental power is called the higher Mind by SRI aurobindo.
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  He has distinguished various steps by their characteristics.
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  And their ability to operate, either through the mind or in
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  some way, go beyond the mind to a new form of consciousness.
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  SRI aurobindo writes, quote, I mean, by the higher mind of
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  first plane of spiritual consciousness where one becomes
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  constantly and closely aware of the self, the one everywhere and
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  knows and sees things have bitch, ually with that
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  awareness, but it is still very much on the Mind level, although
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  highly spiritual in its essential substance.
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  And it's instrumentation is through an elevated thought
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  power. And comprehensive mental site,
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  not illumined by any of the intenser upper lights.
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  But as if in a large strong and clear daylight, it acts as an
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  intermediate State between the truth light above, and the human
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  mind communicating the higher knowledge in a form that the
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  Mind intensified Broadened made spiritually, Supple can receive
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  without being blinded or dazzled by a truth Beyond it.
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  And quote, reference SRI aurobindo in the mother, our
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  many selves practical yogic psychology introduction, SRI
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  aurobindo on our many shelves, planes and parts of the being
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  page, Roman 28.