Because I feel that when the Supramental descends into the Inconscient, one might also have to leave the body, please explain.
The Supramental Consciousness represents the Divine fulfilment of creation, whereas the Inconscient represents the ultimate resistance to this fulfilment. Man stands in between the two. Unlike animal evolution, man’s evolution is not an unconscious process but through conscious choice. Man can choose to be pulled by the Inconscient and go down towards the Abyss or else he can aspire for the Divine and be fulfilled by the Divine. The pull of the Inconscient was too hard for most human beings to resist. Hence the supramental consciousnesses was unable to descend and fix itself in the human beings tied to their body. Sri Aurobindo therefore chose to go down into the Inconscient to remove the hard knot of the Inconscient that was tying human beings so rigidly. As he went down, the Supramental Consciousness naturally followed and hence, for the first time, the Supramental Consciousness descended into the Inconscient through his body. But the impact was so powerful that his human body could not bear it. Hence the withdrawal.
In fact, Sri Aurobindo knew this and had discussed this possibility with The Mother. His withdrawal opened the passage for the general supramental descent making it easier for the subsequent supramental manifestation on the 29th February 1956. Hence, the 5th December 1950 is known as the Divine Sacrifice, a strategic Divine Sacrifice to facilitate the collective supramental manifestation. That is why The Mother inscribed these words on the Samadhi and wrote the following passages in complete gratitude for this supreme sacrifice.
‘To Thee who hast been the material envelope of our Master, to Thee our infinite gratitude. Before Thee who hast done so much for us, who hast worked, struggled, suffered, hoped, endured so much, before Thee who hast willed all, attempted all, prepared, achieved all for us, before Thee we bow down and implore that we may never forget, even for a moment, all we owe to Thee.’
9 December 1950
(Ref. https://incarnateword.in/cwm/13/mahasamadhi#p6)
She explained.
‘People do not know what a tremendous sacrifice Sri Aurobindo has made for the world. About a year ago, while I was discussing things, I remarked that I felt like leaving this body of mine. He spoke out in a very firm tone, “No, this can never be. If necessary for this transformation, I might go, you will have to fulfil our Yoga of supramental descent and transformation.”
(Ref. https://incarnateword.in/cwm/13/mahasamadhi#p15)
‘Sri Aurobindo has given up his body in an act of supreme unselfishness, renouncing the realisation in his own body to hasten the hour of the collective realisation. Surely if the earth were more responsive, this would not have been necessary.’
12 April 1953
(Ref. https://incarnateword.in/cwm/13/mahasamadhi#p25)
The Mother’s body was much more prepared to take the work they had undertaken to its logical conclusion. This concluding part, the completion of the work took place on the 29th February 1956.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
