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Addressing the Divergence Between the Inner Being and the External Nature · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  Complete sincerity, inwardly and outwardly, is something that
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  does not generally happen overnight.
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  There are too many habits, instincts and trained responses
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  that control the way the external nature responds to
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  expect that the mental, vital and physical elements of the
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  being will not only accept the spiritual focus and aspiration,
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  but be able to respond and integrate it into the actual
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  events and circumstances of the outer life.
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  The development of sincerity in the nature, in the sense of a
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  coherence between the aspiration and the external reactions, is
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  necessarily a process of observation, attention and
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  systematic action. Since this is a universal human
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  condition, it is not a matter for one to berate oneself.
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  Rather, it is an opportunity for a patient, persistent and
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  consistent approach to address the failings and weaknesses of
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  human nature generally over time and through numerous
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  opportunities and experiences. Sri Orabindo notes quote.
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  It is true that a central sincerity is not enough except
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  as a beginning and a base. The sincerity must spread
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  through the whole nature. But still, unless there is a
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  double nature without a central harmonizing consciousness, the
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  basis is usually sufficient for that to happen.
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  You speak of insincerity in your nature.
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  If insincerity means the unwillingness of some part of
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  the being to live according to the highest light one has, or to
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  equate the outer with the inner man, then this part is always
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  insincere in all. The only way is to lay stress on
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  the inner being and develop in it the psychic and spiritual
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  consciousness till that comes down in it which pushes out the
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  darkness from the outer man also.
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  End Quote. Reference Srioro Bindu and the
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  Mother looking from within, Chapter 5.
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  Attitudes on the Path, page 117.