AT THE FEET OF THE MOTHER
Ask Alok da

Sri Aurobindo writes in his book Essays Divine and Human: “Matter, Life, Mind, Supermind or Gnosis, and beyond these the quadruple power of a supreme Being-Consciousness-Force-Bliss—these are the grades of the evolutionary ascent from inconscience to the Superconscience.” (pg.249) He also writes that “The evolution of the earth nature is not finished because it has manifested only three powers out of the seven-fold scale of consciousness that is involved in manifested Nature. It has brought out from its apparent inconscience only the three powers of Mind and Life and Matter.” (pg.244) Can we infer from this that after Supermind, the luminous planes of Sat, Chit and Ananda will be evolving here on earth🧐? Of course, the question is mainly to know if I have correctly comprehended Sri Aurobindo’s vision of evolution and its fulfilment here on earth

Absolutely so. After the Supramental Manifestation and the Supramental body there will be the Manifestation of Bliss and the bliss body. Sri Krishna worked for that eventual fulfilment but the base of Truth Consciousness has to be first firmly established upon earth. 

The difference however will be that right now this evolutionary emergence is a painful process involving much struggle due to the hard grip of ignorance.  With the Supramental Manifestation the further emergence will be a conscious happy process undertaken in freedom and delight. Whether and what way the further Manifestation beyond the Bliss Self will take place is difficult to say since creation has begun with delight. With the full recovery of the delight of existence there would likely be an unending play of existence and consciousness in countless bodies of bliss, the Maharasa envisaged by the Hindu mystics. 

Affectionately,

Alok Da

Share this…

Related Posts

I am a Devotee of Mother and Sri Aurobindo. But I feel my life is stuck. Every now and then, I am faced with severe problems, either with my family members or with myself. Nowhere can I find peace with all my family members. 😩👨🏻‍👩🏻‍👧🏻‍👦🏻💔🦋🌸[…]

The Mother and Sri Aurobindo have opened for us the sunlit path which is a path of peace and joy. It is when we do not follow the teachings and continue leading our life in the old way that the difficulties come. 

Each of us has our own set of difficulties. If we wait for others to change then we may have to wait forever. We have to change within but not to suit anyone else but to be our…

Read More >

In one of the moments of solitude and silence, an inner voice or command or a wordless thought came from my deep heart; no mind was involved. It has a strong force and a decisive action. It said that you should prepare for the Civil Services Exam. ✍🏼🧑🏼‍💼💼😦🪷[…]

You should follow the inner voice / command if you have received it. It is not about ambition but the experience one needs through a line of action. In fact it is better if people with little or no ambition go into and occupy …

Read More >
× Bonne Fete