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Becoming Aware of Cosmic and Universal Forces That Impact Our Existence · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  Enormous forces are at work in the universe.
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  Vast numbers of stars and their planetary groupings move at high
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  speed radiation of various sorts streams throughout the universe.
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  There is a cosmic background radiation that scientists can
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  now measure as they develop ever finer instrumentation to try to
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  understand the universal creation.
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  Here on Earth, we exist due to the radiation provided by the
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  sun, which provides the energy needed to sustain life on the
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  planet. We are subject to gravitational
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  forces, including the influence of the moon.
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  We recognize some of these forces ourselves to some degree.
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  When we deal with sunburn, UV rays impacting our vision, et
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  cetera, we harness electricity to run much of our lives.
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  These unseen forces are now able to be measured, quantified and
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  harnessed to a great degree. These are the universal cosmic
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  forces at the material level of the creation.
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  They are also similarly universal forces that operate on
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  the vital, the mental, and indeed other planes of existence
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  that we cannot see, but which we can experience in their impact
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  on our lives. Those who take up spiritual
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  practices tend to develop awareness of many of these more
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  subtle forces. Just as we have found ways to
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  identify and measure material forces of the universe, we are
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  finding ways to identify and measure these other, more subtle
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  levels of vibration and their impacts, Sri Aurobindo writes in
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  his epic poem Savitri, A Legend and a Symbol.
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  Book 1 Canto 3 quote awakened to the lines that nature hides.
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  Attuned to her movements that exceed our can, he grew one with
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  a covert universe. His grasp surprised her
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  mightiest energies. Springs.
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  He spoke with the unknown guardians of the world's forms.
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  He descried our mortal eyes. See not his wide eyes, bodied
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  viewless entities. He saw the Cosmic Forces at
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  their work and felt the occult impulse behind man's will.
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  End Quote Reference Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The
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  Hidden Forces of Life, Chapter 4 Cosmic and Universal Forces,
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  page 80.