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Establishing a Foundational Basis of Sattwic Qualities Is Important in Protecting the Seeker During the Yogic Development Process · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  The importance of the development of a habit of
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  quietude and reflection cannot be over emphasized.
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  The preliminary purifications of patanjali Yoga Works to create
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  this kind of foundational support.
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  To avoid imbalances and dangers that can arise when the Seeker
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  experiences openings, two forces acting from other planes of
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  existence or obtains new powers of action.
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  And without the necessary purification in place, allows
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  the impulses and desires of the un-- purified surface
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  personality, to take advantage of and distort the action of the
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  higher. Horses for egoistic
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  gratifications. The separate qualities, promote
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  the action of light Harmony, peace, and understanding all of
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  which counteract the impulses of rajas.
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  Which can raise up desires and Ambitions or the impulses of
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  Thomas which descend into darkness and torpor.
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  SRI aurobindo observes quote, you did quite right in first
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  developing this upward qualities and building up the inner
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  meditative quietude. It is possible by strenuous
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  meditation or by certain methods of tents and ever to open doors
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  onto the inner being or even break down some of the walls
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  between the inner and outer self before finishing or even.
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  In this preliminary self-discipline, but it is not
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  always wise to do it as that may lead to conditions of sadhna,
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  which may be very turbid chaotic beset with unnecessary dangers.
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  By adopting, the more patient course you have arrived at a
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  point at which the doors of the inner being have begun almost
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  automatically to swing open. Now both processes can go on
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  side by side but it is necessary to keep the stuck with quietude
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  patients, vigilance to hurry, nothing to force, nothing.
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  Not to be led Away by any strong lure or call.
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  All of the intermediate stage, which is now beginning before.
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  You are sure that it is the right call for there are many
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  vitamin polls from the forces of the inner planes, which it is
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  not safe to follow. In quote, reference SRI,
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  aurobindo and the mother growing within the psychology of inner
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  development. Chapter 7 growth of
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  Consciousness inner experiences page one. 35.