DAILY MESSAGES Series VII 701) One
important reason for the prosperity of the West is the higher cultural
freedom the woman was accorded in social life. The energy thus released goes
to the building of the nation. ¯õ¸US Âkuø» Qøhzuõ¾® Ax |õmkUS ö\Ȩ£õS®. 702) The form
without content refuses to accept or assimilate higher doses of benefit and
tends to its own level in the end. ¦Úºöáß©•®
_£õÁzøu ©õØÓõx. 1. ‰æP® 2. Harriet Smith In Emma 703) Consecration must be preceded by all-inclusive concentration.
Similarly, surrender must be preceded by the perfection of giving up
initiatives. ‘_®©õ’C¸¢uõÀ \µnõPv £¼US®. 704) Sensitivity
decides, never thinks. `k® ö\õµøn²® ]¢vUS•ß ö\¯À£k®. 705) The
clash of the mind and vital is never known to have led to the success of the
mind. ©Ú•®,
EnºÄ® ÷£õµõi ©Ú®
öÁßÓvÀø». 706) Attraction,
if strong, overcomes disturbed sensitivity that is outraged. Bø\
öÁmP©Ô¯õx. 707) The
ideas of The Life Divine arranged in order brighten the mind. When
recalled in order they energise the thought. When the ideas on their own
original momentum move the chain of thought, the mind is enlightened. ©ÛuøÚ
÷©øu¯õUS® ¡À
life Divine 708) Desire
changing into love generates the sweetest of sensations that culminates in
psychic chillness. •
Aߦ ]Ó¨¦. • Bø\
AߣõP ©õÖuÀ Bß«P ]Ó¨¦. 709) The
psychic can give the poor human parts its original perfection in form or look
or touch. Bß©õÄUS›¯
]Ó¨¦, AuØ÷P²›¯ ]Ó¨¦. 710) The
woman’s physical attachment to her child and her wish to be dominated by the
man are the same physical energies expresisng differently. Ah[SÁvÀ BÚ¢u® ö£ÖÁx ö£sø©. 711) The world
is so made that anyone, in spite of what he is or what he is not, can reach
the top, if only he follows the rules of reaching the top. \mh® öu›¢uõÀ Ea]US¨ ÷£õP»õ®. 712) Clarity
of mind achieves as much as the goodness of the temper permits. Sn® Ch® öPõkzuõÀ ©ÚzöuÎÄ \õvUS®. 713) Silent mind is willing mind. It achieves. ö©ÍÚ® \õvUS®. 714) Perfection at the level where you are blocks your progress. It is
the imperfection that allows for progress. {øÓÄUS ÁÈ ö\´Áx SøÓ. 715) When a
man finds his knowledge achieving, he scarcely knows that the achievement is
in spite of his knowledge. ÷uõØÓzøu
öÁßÓuõP AÔ²® ©Ú®. 716) Ignorance
recognising itself as knowledge and wisdom is the stamp of human
consciousness. ©Ûuß ©hø©ø¯²® ÷©uõ»õ\® GÚ {øÚ¨£õß. 717) In spite
of the psychic sweetness overflowing through the skin, one can be truly
devoted to evil and be a willing instrument of it. Bß©
ÂȨ¦® A_µÝUS EuÄ®. 718) Analysis
will show we are carried on by innumerable Forces. Understanding begins when
we master them. ]¢uøÚ Gvº }a\À. ¦›Áx
}÷µõmh® H¢va ö\ÀÁx. BØöÓõÊUPõP¨
÷£õÁx ÁõÌUøP. 719) Mastery
of a physician increases with the increasing knowledg eof the parts of the
body. Today the minuteness of that knowledge goes on increasing. Hence the
increasing mastery of the doctor. Mastery of life response needs similar
mastery of the details. vÓø© Á͵ ]Ôvß ö£¸ø©ø¯ AÔ¯ ÷Ásk® 720) The
capacity of subatomic particles to change their movement when observed is a
fine example of matter giving a response to movements of life. PÁÚ®
PÀø»²® PhÄÍõUS®. 721) In a
noiseless neighbourhood, Life Response can arise as a great inner Silence or
negatively as a sudden burst of noise. Life Response is a concept of life and
thus can be extended to all conceivable fields. Having known it fully, to
extend it to one more field will appear to be a new study. £øǯ ÷Áø»ø¯ ¦x F›À
ö\´Áx •Êø©¯õÚ ¦x AÝ£Á®. 722) ö£õ´ ö\õÀÁx ©mk® ö£õ´¯À».
ö£õ´ø¯ |®¦Áx® ö£õ´. To
trust falsehood is false. 723) The
opposites are made for each other. Gv›µõÚx GÚUPõP HØ£mhx. 724) When you
want to speak to another, do not do it. Speak to Mother. AßøÚ°h® TÖ. ©ØÓÁºPÎh®
÷PmPõ÷u. 725) Life
Response is a concept developed on the basis of Sri Aurobindo’s thought.
Therefore, it is essential to know all the bases there. One is the continuity
of life otherwise expressed as the wholeness of it. They occur everywhere in
His writings. A few can be cited. 1)
Matter and Spirit are one -- Chpater II, Bk. I, Life Divine 2)
Time and Timelss are simultaneous -- p. 359-36. 3)
One and the Many -- pg. 350. 4)
Being, Becoming and Being of the Becoming In
life, the practical work of the body and the thought of the Mind are
simultaneously present in the emotions where they meet. ÁõÌÄ®, CøÓÁÝ®, E»P•®, _ÁºUP•®,
ãÁõz©õÄ®, £µ©õz©õÄ® Jß÷Ó. 726) A theoretical scientist is of the Mind. A practical technician
is of the body. We cannot forget one exists in the other, in spite of their
professed aversion or antagonism. The nodus of life or work lies where
they meet. In truth, they always meet everywhere. • EÓUP•®, EøǨ¦® Jß÷Ó. • EÓ[S® ö£õÊx E°¸®, EøÇUS® ö£õÊx EÒ÷Í
EÓ[S® E°¸® ãÁÚõS®. 727 Some people have a great mission. Until the right social and
human circumstances appear, they act in ways that prepare them for the final
goal. AßøÚ
Á¸® Áøµ £PÁõß Põzv¸¢uõº. 728) Each man has his own urges that are uncontrollable at his
level. One expression of it craves for destruction of peers, particularly
weaker ones around him. It is curbed or controlled ONLY by
social authority. Otherwise, he will be a tyrant and will bring about havoc. Aø©v¯õP, £õxPõ¨£õP ÁõÌÁx |õPŸPzuõ¼Àø». AvPõµzuõÀ.
Fº AvPõµ® ö\´¯õÂmhõÀ EÒÍx® ÷£õS®. 729) Man is subtle, even when he is ignorant of it. His subtlety,
like every other thing, is seen in the negative. While negative, he is
anxious to refuse, even if something is beneficial to him. ©Ö¨¦US
¸] AvP®. 730) Life Response that arises as a result of our initiatives is
what I am mostly confining myself to. But Sri Aurobindo’s yoga needs the
discipline of NOT taking
any initiative. Of course, it does not interfere with the study. Life
Responses, as a reuslt of our NOT taking
initiatives will be initiated by the Force of Mother. Laws of action
remaining the same, the one will be a fight with bow and arrows, while the
other will be modern warfare. The character of observation here changes
considerably. 731) One of the striking areas to evoke Life Response is our own
health. For the sake of experiment, it is best to take minor ailments like a
cut or headache or gas formation. A thought that locates their cause can
release energies to heal the cut a day earlier, make the ache in the head
vanish in a trice or belch out the gas. Even on major ailments an experiment
can be made if cure is not aimed at, but analysis. It needs a profound study
of the disease. Gsn® ÷|õø¯U Sn¨£kzx®. 732) Computer is a sensitive instrument. It responds to our
attitudes and attention readily. One can make the computer his own field of
study. It is moreso in the Internet. Internet is the instrument of subtle
knowledge. So, it can give even
subtle responses, rather subtle Life Responses. Indians who are emotional and subtle know
this as their own experience. Internet `m_© Gvöµõ¼ u¸®. 733) As the knowledge of these laws grows more and more
comprehensive, one can make an experiment for oneself as long as the ego is
not tickled. 1) Personal events of the coming week predicted. 2)
Outcome of national events anticipated. 3) Unknown areas of history evaluated. Ph¢uøuU Po¨£x®, Á¸Áøu {ºn°¨£x® •i²®. 734) Unpremeditated ‘predictions’ come to pass before the thought
arises in the mind. When that comes to stay, one has a good grasp of a sense
of this Response. {øÚÄ®,
ö\¯¾® ÷|ºÁx {uº\Ú®. 735) One more area fit for experimentation is a work given up as
impossible a long time ago. Gradually examine the laws of the knot, the knot
will burst asunder. However trifling the event is, the significance is none
the less significant. AÂÇõu
•ia_ AÂÊ®. 736) We now track the response to Acts. These responses exist in
several layers, all of which follow the same rules with variations the plane
demands. Acts, thoughts, and impulses are three parts of the first layer.
Similarly, the feelings of the vital and below it the physical sensations
exist. Each is a world in itself. As the understanding and mastery grow, one
will feel a certain richness and fullness spilling over from the
consciousness to substance. \mh®
Jß÷Ó, ÷»õP[PÒ £». 737) The scientist offers a great physical disicpline to his work
of which fidelity to facts is important. The artist worships his art. To him
it is sacred. Yoga demands the discipline of the scientist and the sacred
worship of the artist. The yogi converts his own life and BODY into
his laboratories. He must enjoy an abundant caution. One Golden rule is, life is divine, work is
yoga, any thought is sacred. A discipline that possesses the yogi must always
be present. u® E°÷µ E»P©õUS® ÷¯õP®. 738) The END of
this line of discipline is to move the entire universe by one’s thought. It
is thus that Sri Aurobindo won the 2nd World War, and Mother sent the Chinese
back from ©Ú® Bz©õøÁ Aøh¢uõÀ, E»P® AئuU Põm]¯õS®. 739) As all successful people have the vital intuition of knowing
people and circumstnaces, one who wants ot master Life Response must have, or
create that intuition of life. ÁõÌøÁ
BÍ ÁõÌøÁÔ¯ ÷Ásk®. 740) With a systematic observation of life events based on the laws
of life, this intuition can be learnt as a skill. •øÓ²hß £°ßÓõÀ Gøu²® PØP»õ®. 741) Man is beaten down by the strong, betrayed by the weak. The
sadhak gets both. ÁõÌÂÀ J¸ £UP® Ci, EµÀ ÷£õ». ÷¯õP® ©zuÍ®. 742) That contact of life which reveals the hidden knowledge -- the
plane of mind -- is an energising contact. One can go up several levels to
Mother, but to rise to the mind is the minimum requirement. A¸Q¾ÒÍÁº AßøÚ.
Áõ̾ÒÍx ©Ú®.* AßøÚ AøÇzuõÀ, ©Ú®Áøµ ]zvUS®. * áh®&& ÁõÌÄ&©Ú®&•Û& ›æ&÷¯õP®&öu´Á®&\zv¯
㯮&AßøÚ. 743) Life is brought to man by a woman, especially a woman who is
determined not to leave him. Moreso, if he is wedded to her even without the
compulsion of law. He who is not fortunate enough to escape that
constriction must make a law unto himself not to give anything up that he
presently is hampered with until it leaves him on its own accord. Gøu²® |õhõuÁß Gøu²® »UPUThõx. 744) When a man loves adventure, Life loves him for giving her the
opportunity so far denied, but moves faster than he can catch up. Man cannot
hope to catch up with life without knowing its laws. Knowledge of its laws
too is not enough. To catch up with life, one has to overtake it by knowing
the plane higher than life, the mind. ÁõÌøÁ¯Ô¯
©Ú® ©»º¢x
ÁõÌÄUS |Ö©n® uµ ÷Ásk®. 745) Very simple facts are often before our eyes totally defying
analysis. One bursts into never ending joy on seeing the photograph of a
loved one, far more intense than when meeting him personally. Here is a
goldmine of understanding to be unearthed. Life will respond with new
dimensions of understanding. Gί Âå¯[PÒ AÔÄUS Gmhõ©À vøPUS®. 746) When there is a Life Response and we understand it as a direct
consequence of an earlier act, the comprehension is complete. Assuming we
do not know that earlier act, an analysis will unearth a host of other
understandings. öu›¢uøu
AvP©õPz öu›¢uõÀ, öu›¯õux öu›²®. 747) Strength collects, conscious or unconscious. Unconscious
strength escapes loss. If insisted on, loss does come later. Even then, after
the loss passes, strength again collects unconsciously for one to be careful
or careless. |èh® Á¢uõ¾®, Ps‰i¯õP C¸¢uõ¾®, £»®
Á¢u£i C¸US®. ÂȨ¦ ©mk÷© Põ¨£õØÖ®. 748) A work
is contemplated. Interference shows in several ways, before, after and during
its execution. When you arre stronger than the work but the work itself is
not right, it comes later. Coming before the work means the interference is
to prevent it. Its occurrence during the work shows an inner conflict. •i¢u¤ß
öuõ¢uµÄ Á¢uõÀ, CÛ Cøu ö\´¯õ÷u GÚ Aºzu®. 749) To know
that a defect is really no defect, that it is greater than the strength
because this defect can be transformed into something greater than strength
-- as Ignorance is greater than Knowledge -- is the first mental opening for
one who studies what The Life Divine can give, especially Life
Response. SøÓøÁ {øÓøÁ Âh¨ ö£›¯x
GÚ AÔÁx ÁõÌøÁ {øÓÄ£kzx®. 750) The
process of creation is a wide theme in The Life Divine. Eight planes,
four knowledges, seven ignorances, four methods, energising, dividing,
creation of forms and a few others figure there. When Life Response is
studied in the context of each of these processes, it will render itself
clearly. ]¸èi°ß
CµP쯮 ÁõÌUøP \mh[PøÍ ÂÍUS®. |
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