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Resource name: /E-Library/Works of The Mother/English/CWMCE/Questions and Answers_Volume-03/Supermind and Overmind.htm
Supermind and Overmind
Sri Aurobindo's work is a unique earth-transformation.
Above the
mind there are several levels of conscious being, among which the really divine
world is what Sri Aurobindo has called the Supermind, the world of the Truth.
But in between is what he has distinguished as the Overmind, the world of the
cosmic Gods. Now it is this Overmind that has up to the present governed our
world: it is the highest that man has been able to attain in illumined
consciousness. It has been taken for the Supreme Divine and all those who have
reached it have never for a moment doubted that they have touched the true
Spirit. For, its splendours are so great t
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The Ego
If a
man holds himself dear, let him guard himself
closely. The sage should watch
through one of the
three vigils of his existence (youth, maturity, or old
age).
One
should begin by establishing oneself in the right
path; then, one will be able
to advise others. Thus the
sage is above all reproach.
If
one puts into practice what he teaches to others,
being master of himself, he
can very well guide others;
for in truth it is difficult to master oneself.
In
truth, one is one's own master, for what other mas-
ter can there be? By
mastering oneself, one acquires
a mastery which is dif
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The World
Do
not follow the way of evil. Do not cultivate indo-
lence of mind. Do not choose
wrong views. Do not
be of those who linger in the world.
Arise.
Cast off negligence. Follow the teaching of
wisdom. The sage knows happiness in
this world and
the other.
Follow
the teaching of wisdom and not that of evil.
The sage knows happiness in this
world and the other.
One
who looks upon the world as a bubble or a
mirage, Yama the King of Death cannot
find him.
Come,
look upon the world as the brightly-coloured
chariot of a Raja, which attracts
the foolish, but
where, in truth, there is noth
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19 May 1929
What
is the nature of the power that thought posses
ses? How and to what extent am I
the creator of my
world?
According to the Buddhist teachings, every human being lives and
moves in a world of his own, quite independent of the world in which another
lives; it is only when a certain harmony is created between these different
worlds that they interpenetrate and men can meet and understand one another.
This is true of the mind; for everybody moves in a mental world of his own,
created by his own thoughts. And it is so true that always, when something has
been said, each understands it in a different way; for what he catches is not
the thing that has
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Niraya
(Hell)
One
who speaks untruth goes to Hell like one who,
when he has done a thing, says:
“I did not do it.”
Both, after death, will share the same fate, for these
are
men of evil.
Though
they wear the yellow robe, those who are dis-
solute and evil-natured, their evil
actions will cause
them to be reborn in Hell.
It
would be better to swallow a red-hot iron ball than
to live on alms while
leading a dissolute life.
Four
punishments await the unscrupulous man who
covets the wife of another: shame,
troubled sleep, con-
demnation and Hell.
So he
acquires an evil reputation and an evi
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The Adept
No
sorrow exists for one who has completed his jour-
ney, who has let fall all
cares, who is free in all his
parts, who has cast off all bonds.
Those
who are heedful strive always and, like swans
leaving their lakes, leave one
home after another.
Those
who amass nothing, who eat moderately, who
have perceived the emptiness of all
things and who
have attained unconditioned liberation, their path is
as
difficult to trace as that of a bird in the air.
One
for whom all desires have passed away and who
has perceived the emptiness of
all things, who cares
little for food, who has attained unconditioned
libera-
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Punishment
All
tremble when faced with punishment; all fear
death. Seeing others as ourselves,
do not
strike, do not cause another to strike.
All
tremble when faced with punishment; life is dear
to all. Seeing others as
ourselves, do not strike, do not
cause another to strike.
Whosoever
hurts creatures eager for happiness for the
sake of his own happiness,
nevertheless will not obtain
it after his death.
Whosoever
does not hurt creatures eager for happiness
for the sake of his own happiness,
will obtain it after
death.
Never
speak harsh words to anyone, for they will be
returned to you. Angry words
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30 June
1929
What
is the ground of the repulsion that one instinc
tively feels towards certain
animals, such as snakes
and scorpions?
It is not an inevitable necessity that one should feel this or any
other repulsion. To have no repulsion at all is one of the fundamental
achievements of Yoga.
The repulsion you speak of comes from
fear; if there were no fear, it would not exist. This fear is not based on
reason, it is instinctive; it is not individual, but racial; it is a general
suggestion and belongs to the consciousness of humanity as a whole. When one
takes up the human body, one accepts along with it a mass of these general
suggestions, race ideas, race
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Impurity
Now
you are like a withered leaf; the messengers of
Yama await you. It is the eve
of your departure, and
you have made no provision for your journey!
Quickly
make for yourself an island of refuge, strive
hard and become wise. When you
are cleansed and
purified of all impurity, you will enter the heavenly
home of
the Noble Ones.
Now
your days are numbered, you are in the presence
of the God of death. You have
no resting-place on
the road, no provision for the journey.
Quickly
make for yourself an island of refuge, strive
hard and become wise. When you
are cleansed and
purified of all
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The Thousands
Better
than a thousand words devoid of meaning is a
single meaningful word which can
bring tranquillity to
one who hears it.
Better
than a thousand verses devoid of meaning is a
single meaningful verse which can
bring tranquillity to
one who hears it.
Better
than the repetition of a hundred verses devoid
of meaning is the repetition of
a single verse of the
Teaching which can bring tranquillity to one who
hears
it.
The
greatest conqueror is not he who is victorious
over thousands of men in battle,
but he who is victo-
rious over himself.
The
victory that one wins over oneself is of m