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The Bedrock of Resistance to Change in Human Nature · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  when we look at the working of nature, we see, ample evidence
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  of inbred habits of action, and reaction, which we call Instinct
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  in the world of animals, And which we call the laws of
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  physics in the material world. Consider how it is possible.
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  For instance, that monarch butterflies carry out a multi
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  thousand-mile migration across four, generations of
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  butterflies. There are no schools for
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  butterflies to learn what they need to do in the Next
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  Generation. So we cannot call this nurture.
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  It is inbred into their genetic instructions, salmon, return to
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  the place where they were born to spawn.
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  And breed in New Generation. The ability of plants to draw
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  solar energy and convert it into organic.
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  Life is another one of those embedded activities over which
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  there is no overt, conscious control, being exercised.
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  What causes this repetition of a fixed cycle?
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  If we are to consider how to change one of these fixed
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  routines, we are frankly at somewhat of a loss, the embedded
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  habits at the base of the natural world, seem to be fixed
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  and unable to be modified. We can do things to prevent the
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  success of a species from carrying out.
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  Its genetic instructions, such as destroying their habitat or
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  bringing about their Extinction, but we cannot Using our mental
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  vital and physical Powers actually bring about real change
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  at this level. Similarly, in human life.
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  We find, deeply embedded habits that go back to the dawn of
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  human existence, and before, which also seemingly cannot be
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  changed. This includes things like the
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  fight-or-flight, reflex the infant, suckling Instinct,
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  sexual attraction, and reproduction, and the Very way,
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  our bodies process and convert food for energy respond.
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  To issues such as lack of sufficient sleep.
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  Pecking order instinct which leads to Alpha Male responses,
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  bullying and ranking of people by their wealth or socioeconomic
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  status. Well, some of this can either be
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  accentuated or partially mitigated through societal
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  education or expectations or through, mental or vital.
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  Disciplines. The core underlying response
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  remains there to Arise at unexpected times under a variety
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  of circumstances, SRI, aurobindo recognized these embedded
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  routines, as part of incontinent nature and recognize further,
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  That they could only be changed by a higher evolutionary Force.
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  Then we had present recognize the Advent and manifestation of
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  the super mental force. In fact, SRI, aurobindo notes,
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  quote, there is another cause of the general and ability to
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  change which at present afflicts, the sadek it is
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  because the sadhna as a general fact, has now in for a long
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  time, passed come down to the the in content, the pressure,
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  the call is to change in that part of the nature, which
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  depends directly on the incomes, in the fixed habits, the
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  automatic movements, the mechanical repetitions of the
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  nature. The involuntary reactions to
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  life. All that seems to belong to the
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  fixed character of a man. This has to be done.
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  If there is to be any chance of a total spiritual change the
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  force generally and not individually is working to make
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  that possible. It's pressures for that.
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  Four on the other levels, the change has already been made
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  possible. Not mind you assured to
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  everybody. But to open the incontinent to
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  light is a Herculean. Task change on the other levels
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  is much easier and yet this work has only begun and it is not
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  surprising that. There seems to be no change in
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  things where people It will come in time but not in a hurry and
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  quote reference, SRI aurobindo, integral yoga, SRI, aurobindo
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  stitching and method of practice, chapter 9,
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  transformation of the nature, the in content Pages, 268 269.
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  It will come in time but not in a hurry and quote reference, SRI
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  aurobindo, integral yoga, SRI, aurobindo stitching and method
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  of practice, chapter 9, transformation of the nature,
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  the in content Pages, 268 269.