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Resurrecting the Ancient Knowledge of the Various Planes and Parts of the Being · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  In the Kina Upanishad, the powers of the physical plane,
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  the vital plane, and the mental plane all believe they are
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  predominant and can wield their power to achieve whatever they
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  want. These powers are embodied in the
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  form of Agni on the physical plane, Yu on the vital plane,
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  and Indra on the mental plane. The Upanishad confronts these
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  powers with a power they cannot recognize.
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  They try to use their native force against this power, but
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  they all fail. They were able to approach the
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  Eternal with the mental power coming closest to that
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  realization. It is interesting to note that
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  the Rishi of the Upanishad here recognizes different planes and
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  powers of the being and distinguishes them by their
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  native force of action. Reference.
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  Srioro, Bindo. The Upanishads.
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  Kino Upanishad In the titanium Upanishad there is a very clear
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  outline of the planes that make up the human existence.
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  The seeker systematically enhances his understanding as he
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  first realizes the physical plane as the divine.
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  This is an incomplete knowledge, he continues, and recognizes the
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  vital plane. This too is not the final
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  answer. He then recognizes the mental
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  plane and thereafter the knowledge plane.
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  Eventually he comes to recognize the plane of Bliss Ananda, which
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  is an aspect of the triune nature of the Supreme Satchit
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  Ananda Reference. Sri Robinda.
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  The Upanishads, Titaria, Upanishad.
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  Brugu Valley. The Brahmananda Valley makes
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  this distinction even more clear.
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  Quote Now there is a second and inner self which is other than
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  this, that is of the substance of food, and it is made of the
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  vital stuff called prana. And the self of prana filleth
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  the self of food. Now the self of prana is made in
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  the image of a man. End Quote.
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  It continues with a further elucidation of the 2nd and inner
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  self-made of mind. The recitation continues with
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  the acknowledgement that there is yet a further inner self-made
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  of knowledge. And yet this is not complete
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  either as there is the Self of Ananda, the bliss of existence
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  reference Sri Aurobindo, the Upanishads, Titiria, Upanishad,
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  Brahmananda Valley, other Upanishads describe in depth of
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  various elements that make up the human being.
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  Much of this knowledge has been obscured under the pressure of
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  the rise of the materialism of the West which has hypnotized
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  the world in recent times. This is LED further to the type
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  of confusion that Sri Robindo describes about the existence,
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  role and significance of the soul in evolution and its
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  primacy compared to the external being of mind, life and body.
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  Sri Robindo writes quote. People do not understand what I
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  mean by the psychic being because the word psychic has
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  been used in English to mean anything of the inner mental,
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  inner vital or inner physical, or anything abnormal or a cult,
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  or even the more subtle movements of the outer being all
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  in a jumble. Also a cult phenomena are often
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  called psychic. The distinction between these
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  different parts of the being is unknown even in India.
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  The old knowledge of the Upanishads in which they are
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  distinguished has been lost. The Jeev Atman, the psychic
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  being Perusha, Antar Atman, the Manomaya Perusha, the Pranamaya
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  Perusha are all confused together.
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  End Quote. Reference.
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  Srioro Bindu and the Mother, the psychic being soul, its nature,
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  mission and evolution. Section 1.
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  Meaning and Nature of the Psychic Being.
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  Pages 4:00 to 5:00.