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Gaining Mastery Over the Action of the Mechanical Mind · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  The mechanical. Mind encompasses some of the
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  most basic. Most.
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  Rudimentary activities of the mind.
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  It lies below the faculties of higher logical reasoning and
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  forms of foundation for the most simple and automatic mental
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  processes. It is like the core computer
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  language upon which all kinds of routines are later built and
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  which functions behind the scenes.
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  To keep the functionality of the computer in place, it is
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  programmed through keys like repetition and the use of
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  rhyming and rhythm so as to appeal to the most simple forms
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  of mental process and creating a type of automatic memory and
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  reaction capability. This.
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  Functionality of the mind can be programmed directly either
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  through educational or propaganda processes.
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  Or by an individual directly, once he understands the role of
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  the mechanical mind and the methodology of programming.
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  For spiritual seekers, the first step is to quiet this aspect of
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  the mind. So that it is not.
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  Controlling the internal dialogue suppression does not
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  generally work in this regard, shifting of the attention to
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  higher level functions and areas of focus.
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  Can. Help to minimize the power of
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  this base program. It is here also that the power
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  of recitation of mantras can aid the seeker representing a
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  replacement. Programming for the normal.
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  Repetition with one that carries with it both the sound body of a
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  higher vibrational activity, which has its own subtle
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  benefits and a significance which if dwelt upon by the
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  seeker. Can shift the attention
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  elsewhere automatically. Pure mechanical repetition of a
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  mantra, prayer, or devotional song has a relatively low impact
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  in that it simply switches the mechanical action to a different
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  verbal set. Adding in the ability to dwell
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  on the deeper significance means that those higher powers are
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  invoked and invited to act. Thereby making the shift of the
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  attention more effective. Sriorobindo writes Quote the
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  mechanical mind is a sort of engine.
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  Whatever comes to it, it puts into the machine and goes on,
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  turning it round and round no matter what it is.
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  That is the nature of the mental.
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  Physical to go on repeating without use the movement that
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  has happened. It is what we call the
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  mechanical mind. It is strong in childhood
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  because the thinking mind is not developed and has besides a
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  narrow range of interests. Afterwards it becomes an
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  undercurrent in the mental activities.
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  End Quote reference Sriorobindo and the mother.
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  Our many. Selves Practical Yogic
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  Psychology, Chapter 2. Planes and Parts of the Being
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  pages 49 to.