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Calmness Belongs to the Strong — Quietude Is the Basis of True Power · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  In today's world, we are confronted by politicians and
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  business leaders who act aggressively beat their chests,
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  berate others, bully and otherwise exhibit behavior that
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  proclaims might is right. And therefore due to their
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  financial power or physical strength, they have the right to
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  control others. These aggressive behaviors are
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  frequently mixed up with racism or misogynistic Tendencies where
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  they can pick on those weaker than themselves and rape torture
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  and sadistic actions are often part of their repertoire.
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  When someone disagrees with them, they frequently react with
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  anger outbursts of rage and attempts to avenge themselves on
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  the person who had the audacity to challenge them.
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  They create for themselves, a cult of strength and believe
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  that these behaviors show their strength.
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  They have no control over these emotional and vital outbursts
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  and frequently wind up with maladies such as high blood
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  pressure Strokes or ulcers, as a result of their abusive
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  behavior. And they also find in many
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  cases, the need to rely on drugs or alcohol to bring their raging
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  energies under control after such outbursts.
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  We see these behaviors everywhere around us, whether it
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  is schoolyard, bullying, road, rage physical, or sexual abuse
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  activities, manager, actions, and business.
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  Or political leaders. What is obvious to those who
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  reflect for a moment? However, is that these behaviors
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  while seemingly effective and enforcing dominance short-term.
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  Take a serious toll on long-term results, as well as the health
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  and well-being of both the perpetrator and the victim of
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  the abuse. The mother makes it clear that
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  the real strength is gaining control over.
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  One's actions such that one can maintain peace.
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  Your conditions and provocations.
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  If one tries this, it becomes clear that to maintain peace.
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  Instead of exploding and anger is indeed a more difficult task
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  and thus requires a greater strength.
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  It is also true that this concept is recognized in both
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  the martial arts teachings and Military Doctrine.
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  When they say that an angry opponent makes mistakes and thus
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  one should keep calm observe and take advantage of the anger of
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  the other party to capitalize on the mistakes.
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  He makes. The mother observes quote
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  quietude is a very positive State.
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  There is a positive peace, which is not, the opposite of conflict
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  and active, peace contagious powerful, which controls and
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  columns, which puts everything in order organizes.
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  It is of this, I am speaking. When I tell someone be calm, I
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  don't mean to say, Go to sleep, be inert and passive, and don't
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  do anything far from it. True quietude is a very great
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  force, a very great strength. in fact, one can say, looking at
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  the problem from the other side, that all those who are really
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  strong powerful, Are always very calm.
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  It is only the weak who are agitated, as soon as one becomes
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  truly strong. When is peaceful calm quiet.
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  And one has the power of endurance to face the adverse
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  waves, which come rushing from outside in the hope of
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  disturbing one. This true quietude is always a
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  sign of force colonist belongs to the strong.
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  And this is true, even in the physical field.
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  I don't know if you have observed animals, like, lions,
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  tigers elephants, but it is a fact when that, when they are
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  not in action, they are always, so perfectly still Alliance
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  sitting and looking at. You always seems to be telling
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  you, Who have fidgety you are it looks at you with such a
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  peaceful are of wisdom and all its power energy, physical
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  strength, are there gathered collected concentrated and,
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  without a shadow of Education ready for action?
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  When the order is given In quote.
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  Reference SRI aurobindo and the mother growing within the
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  psychology of inner development, chapter for growth of
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  Consciousness. First Steps in Foundation page
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