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Understanding the Various Causes of Visions of Deities, Saints and Sages · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  The transcription of energy events and experiences into our
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  mental framework will generally utilize symbols images and
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  personalities, which fit into our background education and
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  experience. So as to build a link and
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  acceptance through use of familiar images, We frequently
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  find recounted the appearance of Jesus or the Virgin Mary, to
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  those who follow the Christian faith.
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  While a Hindu may see Krishna or any other deity Saint or sage in
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  the various traditional forms of worship and a Buddhist Lord,
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  Buddha, the insights provided thereby are packaged.
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  So, as to be acceptable, to The Seekers understanding, Yet not
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  every experience of this sort is a transcription.
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  In some cases, there may be a real emanation that carries
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  forward the energy and direction of the being some enlightened
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  beings. Have the ability to project
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  themselves or create an aura of themselves into multiple
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  locations to be seen by numerous devotees at one time, the
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  Tibetan Yogi milarepa at the time of his departure from his
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  Physical body was reportedly seen by disciples residing at
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  vast distances from one another. And he presented these
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  disciples, a final teaching in his physical being Others.
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  May create an ongoing former formation that resides active at
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  the subtle physical level impinging upon and influencing
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  the external world. And in particular guiding
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  Seekers who follow their teachings, these forms may have
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  a tenacity that keeps them active long after the physical
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  lifetime of the individual Sage or seer, At other times, there
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  may be a conscious force of being from another plane that
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  acts upon the Seekers awareness and utilizes a familiar, visit
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  your form that Meet The Seekers predisposition in background.
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  This may occur not only for followers of a specific path but
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  for someone who has a connection through thought idea or
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  intuition that matches up with that thought.
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  Many Secrets have found that viewing a photograph of the
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  teacher or master or hearing a recording or watching a video
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  presentation of the teacher can bring the force carried by that
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  teacher into direct action in their inner life.
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  Thus one may enter into the atmosphere of a master through
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  study of his work or through other means of relation and
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  thus, open up a recent activity. That brings about the I'm of
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  that teacher in the life of the Seeker, as a bringer of
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  knowledge Intuition, or an opening of some part of the
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  inner being SRI aurobindo notes, quote these things seeing Buddha
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  ramakrishna and Vivekananda, shankara frequently envisioned.
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  Are the result of past thoughts and influences.
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  They are a various kinds. Sometimes.
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  Merely thought forms created by one's own thought, Force to act
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  as a vehicle for some mental realization.
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  Sometimes powers of different planes, that take these forms as
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  a support for their work, through the individual.
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  But sometimes when is actually in communion with that which had
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  the name and form and personality of Buddha or
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  ramakrishna were Vacant under or shankara.
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  It is not necessary to have an element of kin to these
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  personalities. A thought, an aspiration of
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  formation of the mind or vital are enough to create the
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  connection. It is sufficient for a vibration
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  of response anywhere to what these Powers represent and
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  quote, reference SRI aurobindo, integral yoga.
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  SRI aurobindo is teaching and method of practice chapter 7.
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  Experiences and realizations symbols lights colors.
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  Sounds Pages 193 to 196