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In the mystical process of my search for the Divine within the deep recesses of my soul, I have observed, in various stages of my life, the very same forewarnings of Sri Aurobindo described in ‘Letters on Yoga’ - “Very often the earlier stage of the sadhana is successful, because there is an opening of the mind to first workings of the Force—afterwards the lower vital consciousness and the physical rise up...”1 Curiously enough in the Buddhism that I study, which is a Bodhisattva practice of the Mahayana school of Buddhism, there is an acknowledgement of the almost immediate good fortune enjoyed by a new entrant or novice. Understandably, the path of divinity through systematic evolution of the human species, as enunciated in the Rishi’s philosophy of Integral Yoga, is long, arduous and difficult with many setbacks. Sri Aurobindo emphasizes: “Yoga implies a long and difficult work and one must be ready to accept the necessity of years of preparation and purification and increasing cons...

Achieving the balance between equality and inert passivity is difficult for the human mind, as we tend to prefer clear 'black and white' choices rather than any kind of nuanced approach. Equality refers to the psychological poise with which one receives all impressions, sensations, circumstances, and forces that act upon the being. This does not imply that one must meekly accept whatever comes as the 'will of the Divine". The equality and ability to maintain calm is a function of the external nature. This allows the seeker to maintain his aspiration and focus toward the Divine. It is the psychic being, in contact with the Divine, that knows 'the thing to be done'. Outer circumstances do not generally favor the transformation process that the psychic being has accepted, and thus, opposition, difficulties, obstructions will frequently arise as the existing forces of the status quo try to maintain their control and ascendancy. It is the very process of the evoluti...

Drawing closer to the  Psychic Being  is a fundamental aspect of spiritual development, particularly in the Integral Yoga described in the sources, as it serves as the direct link to the Divine within the individual and guides the entire being towards higher truths. 1  & 1 THE PSYCHIC BEING: NATURE AND ROLE The Psychic Being, often referred to as the soul, is described as the inmost soul-being and soul nature. 2  It is a direct portion or a spark of the  Divine Fire , evolving and growing through countless lives in the terrestrial evolution. 3  Its fundamental nature is pure, luminous, and inherently connected to truth and divinity. 4 Its primary function is to  support and guide the evolution of the individual . 5  It gathers the essence of all experiences across lifetimes, progressively forming and perfecting its personality. 6  Located deep within the inner or secret heart, behind the emotional being, it is often described as the ...