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The Psychic Being, Its Interaction With the External Nature and the Transformation Process · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  Sri Robindo makes a key distinction that clears up much
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  potential confusion about the nature and action of the psychic
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  being. The psychic being is a direct
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  expression of the soul and maintains thereby the direct
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  connection with the Divine. It cannot be harmed or polluted
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  by any actions of the external being it is utilizing.
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  At the same time, when it exerts itself to act upon the mind,
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  life and body, there are several factors that can limit the
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  effectiveness of that action. The 1st is the current level of
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  development and strength of the psychic being in this present
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  incarnation. The second is the limitation
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  imposed by the mind, the life force and the body, both as to
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  their structural limitations and their developmental limitations.
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  As it gains experience and strength over time, it can turn
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  the external being towards the divine and even overcome, at
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  least partially, the structural limitations of the external
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  instruments. At a certain point, however, a
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  more comprehensive transformation of the outer
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  nature becomes the only way to ensure that the divine intention
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  is expressed fully and completely in the outer action.
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  The mind, life and body can be brought up to their highest
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  level of perfection and their highest potential attainments in
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  preparation for this transformation to have the best
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  possible starting point, Sri Orobindo writes quote.
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  It is the action of the psychic being, not the being itself,
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  that gets mixed with the mental, vital and physical disabilities,
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  because it has to use them to express what little of the true
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  psychic feeling gets through the veil.
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  It is by the heart's aspiration to the divine that the psychic
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  being gets free from these disabilities.
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  The soul is always pure, but the knowledge and force in it are
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  involved and come out only as the psychic being evolves and
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  grows stronger. End Quote Reference Sri
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  Aurobindo and the Mother the psychic being soul, its nature,
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  Mission and evolution Section 1 Meaning and Nature of the
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  Psychic Being page 35.