... many flowers being seen these days? It is usually when the psychic is active that this seeing of flowers becomes abundant. SUBTLE SOUNDS My sadhana is at a standstill. And yet I hear some subtle sounds with the same force and frequency as when it was in fall movement. Have they then no connection with the sadhana? It depends on the nature... faculty also help me? If it is accompanied with knowledge. Page 186 I don't know if knowledge of subtle sounds also can come by itself. All knowledge can come by itself. Why should those subtle sounds which have no connection with my sadhana be heard at all? And what are the 'other planes'? Supraphysical planes. When... consciousness from coming down into the physical. Page 187 If the sadhana were to be judged by the inner states and experiences, it is obviously suspended. But the subtle sounds of bells and hammers are rather increasing in force and frequency. I suppose they are trying to keep up the connection or something is being prepared. SUBTLE TASTES ...
... and fusion for which the mind of our age is in quest than any other creative writer of the time. His work is a constant music of the overpassing of the borders, a chant-filled realm in which the subtle sounds and lights of the truth of the spirit give new meanings to the finer subtleties of life." Characterising Tagore's poetry, in reference to a particular poem, Sri Aurobindo once wrote: "But ...
... sadhana or simply other-plane sounds of an ordinary character. It depends on the nature of the sounds. Some have a connection [ with sadhana ], others are merely sounds of the other planes. Subtle Sounds When the mind becomes quiet, there are certain sounds that are heard, which are supposed to be signs of the awakening of the subtle senses and the inner consciousness. Page 111 ... consciousness. The sound is a very good sign. It comes when the inner consciousness is opening or preparing to open to the Yoga-force and the deeper experiences it brings. They [ subtle sounds ] are the signs of a working going on to prepare something—but as that is a general thing, it cannot be said from the sounds themselves what the preparation is. The sounds or voices you hear ...
... give direction, but not the force. A voice speaks, it does not act. There is a great difference between reading a book and receiving the inner direction. I wrote to you about the subtle sounds heard by my ears. But now I hear very loud sounds in the head also. These are different not only in pitch but also in their character. They are of two types which, ring simultaneously and yet separately... They are frequently heard when the force of sadhana is strong -I suppose they are sounds made by the vibration of subtle forces. Page 236 Has my opening to the subtle sounds, smells and tastes any importance for the progress of my sadhana? They were merely signs of the opening. Their becoming of importance depends upon the development of the occult knowledge ...
... and fusion for which the mind of our age is in quest than any other creative writer of the time. His work is a constant music of the overpassing of the borders, a chant-filled realm in which the subtle sounds and lights of the truth of the spirit give new meanings to the finer subtleties of life. The objection has been made that this poetry is too subtle, too remote, goes too far away from the broad ...
... mental and emotional) are rising to meet the spiritual consciousness plane above the head. (3) The sound is a sign of the opening of the consciousness and of the working of the inner Force. Such subtle sounds are very frequently heard by those who practise Yoga. Everything in the adhar in the sadhana has at one time the tendency to rise and join its source above. The upward movement and ...
... planes depends on the development of the inner sense.... It depends on the nature of the sounds. Some have a connection (with sadhana), others are merely the sounds of the other planes. They (subtle sounds connected with sadhana) are the signs of a working going on to prepare something—but as that is a general thing it cannot be said from the sounds themselves what the preparation is. The gods ...
... carved from the substance of brilliance itself. Such a Yogin soon gets distant sight and he begins to see things that are far away, even beyond the other shore of the sea; he can hear the subtle sounds that arise in the sky, as much as he can know the intent and inner thoughts of even an ant. He rides the wind, taking it like a horse; and he walks on water without ever getting his feet wet, and ...
... becoming sharp and powerful. They have occupied not only the Brahmic centre but the whole head and forehead. Good. If I were to judge the higher working by the quality of subtle sounds, I would say it is increasing all the time. What do you say? The working is all the time for its increase. Sometimes the higher Power presses my head so much that it is ...
... and fusion for which the mind of our age is in quest than any other creative writer of the time. His work is a constant music of the overpassing of the borders, a chant-filled realm in which the subtle sounds and lights of the truth of the spirit give new meanings to the finer subtleties of life." Characterising Tagore's poetry, in reference to a particular poem, Sri Aurobindo once wrote: "But the ...
... other creative writer of the time." Thus Sri Aurobindo in The Future Poetry. And he sums up, "His work is a constant music of the over-passing of the borders, a chant-filled realm in which the subtle sounds and lights of the truth of the spirit give new meanings to the finer subtleties of life." The artists were not far behind. But we owe it in the main to the Tagores, who bathed in the well-spring ...
... deep some desire unfulfilled, the very trees trembled in the winds,—the Coīl struck that age-old "love-note untired". On such a day King Aswapathy listened through the morning ray to other subtle sounds that meet the inner ear. There, in the subtle, Nature's inmost movements could be known. He heard earth's wordless hymn to the Ineffable rising "from the ardent heart of the cosmic Void". He also ...
... empowered to embody the supramental life and stabilise the creation. Descent into the Muladhara. My father was initiated to the traditional yoga before I was born. Apart from hearing subtle sounds—as of bells and conches, etc.—and seeing lights and forms, he became familiar with the Kundalini. He frequently experienced his backbone becoming full of light as she ascended, and a white light ...
... all If you wish to see What really they are,— In the world of poetry. Swiftness of flame, Sharpness of hue, A suggestive mood Is truer than the true. Catch the subtle sound, Greenness in the green, — For poem of seer bird Is poem of the unseen. 17/07/98 3:42 PM Page 50 Behind the Eclipse The moon arose in... Time's Opuscule Exists no move the house That once held my pain and grief; And I have left shadows behind, Worldly joys that are brief. Instead I hear deeper sounds Coming from intimate solitude, — Burdened with tranquil thoughts Half-visible half-understood. O the marvel! in my little garden Gather flaming hues, grow flowers; Their fragrance... stars to stay: A flame was seeded in Matter's womb. 13/07/98 2:54 PM Page 40 Alert Seeress Monday morning just at 4 o'clock I heard a sudden sound, As though some impatient spirits Were moving around. "Give us our share," was their shout From across the street; "Our viand and our wine in red pots, Our choicest treat." No ...
... my experience I should have at least the stuff of fine poetry: it would be as though the object sprang into eloquent self-awareness within me. If the awareness lived in a peculiar rhythm of subtly recurrent sound, I would have the pattern of fine poetry as well as its stuff. For poetic descriptions of a high value are based on various degrees of metrically rhythmed empathy: genuine poetry can never... the universe. It brings out this miracle by carrying its vision in a word-form and a rhythm-movement that have a sense of utter and inevitable perfection: the vision glimmers in a body of significant sound which converts whatever it echoes of sublime or grotesque, blissful or tragic, into a shape of loveliness irreproachable. There is an extreme of beauty felt in each true poetic creation, as though some... human gesture; while the wooing cadences in which Christabel's preparation for night is traced, Page 56 Her gentle limbs did she undress And lay down in her loveliness, sounded to my imagination like a response to some exquisite Beyond of mystery. Seumas O'Sullivan's And many rivers murmuring in the dark came, again, sub specie aeternitatis — the evocative art filled ...
... brought before mind. The vák may be repeated aloud and then it becomes the hymn, s úkta or rik of the Vedic Rishi, or the námakírtana of the modern devotee; or it may be repeated only by subtle sound in the subtle matter of mind, then it is the mantra of the silent Yogin; or it may be involved and silent at the back of the image, object or unexpressed idea in the mind. The Vedic manma or mantra is... arrives at Nama in vijnánam. Page 724 For all sound has a creative & expressive power; each activity of sound in existence creates its corresponding physical & mental forms; all activity of forms in their turn creates a corresponding vibration of sound. But human speech informed with mind is the highest creative & expressive power of sound. It tends to bring about in life & being that which it... energies for whom even in heaven the full perfection of the vaster Being awakens of itself. 5) These, O Agni, are thy burning rays that go violently like lightnings that pervade, like a chariot sounding towards the goal. Page 712 6) Now do thou prepare, O Agni, us hampered & opposed for having, for delight and may our Powers of Light pass beyond all desires (or overpass all the regions) ...
... more than an hour. My mind became absolutely still like a wave less sea... Peace, peace, peace, oceanic peace enveloped all creation and in that peace was heard the non-stop reverberating subtle sound of "Om", slowly pervading all the world and there was a flood of golden light everywhere. In the deep silence of the Cove of the heart a fire was seen burning upwards to heaven.... All the inner... can possible without read. Read not, reading not for knowledge. Knowledge is real. Knowledge not through books come. That is knowledge already is there in the heart, there is some subtle vidya, that subtle vidya is already there. 2. Obviously Gangadhar has taken the word "lacking" in the question to be "liking". Did you have any remarkable experience? Especially... removed, and immediately thereafter the golden light from above flooded the whole being. Now, everywhere there was nothing but the golden light, inside and out.... The light, the delight and the sound, which were at first distinct and separate, now combined into a single deep divine consciousness. The golden light descended further into the dark cavern of the dense Inconscient and lit up ...
... mountain goat, her port side pressed down against the black, rolling ocean. I lie on my bunk, slung upon the lee canvas, hanging as if in a hammock. BANG! A deafening explosion blankets the subtler sounds of torn wood fibre and rush of sea. I jump up. Water thunders over me as if I've suddenly been thrown into the path of a rampaging river. Forward, aft — where does it come from? Is half of the... and dream. Slowly, though, I find I am becoming more starved and desperate. My equipment is deteriorating. I must work harder and longer each day to weave a world in which I can live. The script sounds simple enough: hang on, ration food and water, fish, and tend the still. But each little nuance of my role takes on profound significance. If I keep watch too closely, I will tire and be no good for... rises. Naked and sore, wrapped in clammy foil and a sodden sleeping bag, I shiver and can sleep only in snatches, as my whole world rumbles and shakes. Waves breaking nearby and on the raft actually sound like cannon shot. Page 557 Continually drenched with salt water, my skin has broken out with hundreds of boils. They multiply quickly under my wet T-shirt and sleeping bag. Gouges and ...
... is the wealth of the cosmic murmur! It is the subtle spiritual sound that rises from the Universe and reaches the ear of the Cosmic Being. And because it is cosmic it is so multitudinously various. It is as if the Master had entered into the heart of the world's soul and listened from there to this "murmur-multitudinous and alone". To him, "all sounds it was in turn, yet still the same". It is to him... seems to bring out into her gross forms the beauty and delight of the subtle material world. The spirit that gradually approached the creation of form in the subtle material kingdom is able to overcome the resistance of gross matter and bring out into expression some of its beauty in this gross material world. Above this subtle material plane comes the manifestation of Life on earth, and this life... intermediate regions between the higher mind and the lower intelligence which deals mainly with life and matter. 4. The fourth is Vaikhari, the word or expression that comes from the throat, the sound expression, which generally deals with the outward life and outward expression of man's being. Sri Aurobindo, in his introduction to "Hymns to Mystic Fire" ______________________________________ ...
... seems to have put himself into contact with an inexhaustible source of flowing word and rhythm —with the world of sound-music, which is one province of the World of Beauty. It is part of the vital World no doubt and the joy that comes of contact with that beauty is vital—but it is a subtle vital which is not merely sensuous. It is one of the powers by which the substance of the consciousness can be refined... greater appositeness than to Nishikanto, for the poetic vein of speech is for him more like a natural function of his psychological constitution than a cultivated art and the sense for rhythm and subtle sound-body of words which comprise the essence of the poetic faculty is native to his temperament. It would seem that the poet, in his inner being, is in direct contact with some far-away Land of Felicity... himself as a poet. # [Nishikanto] has a remarkable gift of music and language and of skilful weaving of sound and work…In order to equal or surpass Tagore he has to develop a power of deep feeling and deep significance equal to his other powers and arrive at a perfect equation or balance between sound + language and sense…Nishikanta of course often does that and his work is then truly remarkable. # ...
... passing out of the secondary utthapana. The external shell of the annakosha continues to feel the after-effects. Krishna Drishti It is now in possession of all forms, including the subtle, eg sounds, actions, but not yet ordinarily intense. Page 530 Ananda In addition to tivra & kama, vaidyuta, vishaya & raudra are now well established. Kama is once more active in all asanas... frequent & varied in crudeness, but instable & ill-defined in outline except at its best. Both in antar & bahirdarshi vision in the mental akasha is manifesting itself. For some days the typical sounds (flute, bells, cricket ticking etc) have been loud, constant & uninterrupted for minutes together in the closed ear. Today they achieved the same manifestation to the open ear. Asiddhi ... of the sortilege of the 11th is that the realised action internal or external can never be an equivalent of the Infinite, it can only be a selection, as a rhythm or formation chosen out of infinite sound or infinite substance. This must be recognised. Only a part of what is perceived can be made effectual in action, can be justified by the event. All the rest must be seen in being & force, swáhá & swadhá ...
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