A Visit to the Avatar's Auroville
Observing the throng of visitors, one is looking like she has reached the Divine Sanctuary that is the Avatar's Auroville. This seemingly weary traveller of this wacky human world now seems to expect a little bit of utopia. But lo and behold! The external troubles are even concentrated here! "Where then to go?" She asks. "To Gaza", one human points. "To Hawaii", another offered the possibility. "But lots of volcanoes." A bit too fiery. "To Goa! And just party." "Ooh... too much of that already." "Then to where?... as even here someone suggested it's gonna be World War III." Ayayay!
"But wait a minute! Isn't this supposed to be the City of Dawn of the Divine Consciousness, where the new divine species the Supramental being will emerge, ushering in the Golden Age? The Life Divine? The City the World needs? But what are all these sentinels of the past that seeks to endure doing here loitering about, amongst some very nice good willing and looking folks, anyway?"
After a bit of chit-chat here and there, through muddy slippery supposed-to-be-a-city Auroville roads...
"Aah, it's Unity in Diversity actually... silly me." 😋
Ok then let's all just chill a bit, have some tea and biscuit, and put on some earmuffs, and ask, amongst our many disparate friends and acquaintances, a not too manic emotional non-human InfoComm buddy just a couple or so very straightforward questions on "How to clearly differentiate all sorts of incoming influences accompanied by right-in-our-face "crashing circumstances" that are clearly inescapable?"
Firstly, a stark remembrance that indeed not too long ago we were already amply warned by none other than Auroville's Mother:
Let's continue on nonetheless, as no hurries, it's Diwali festivities anyway with a few off days...
Q1: What is the difference between Divine and undivine?
https://incarnateword.in/AskAi#! referencing Sri Aurobindo and the Mother directly, just to be sure we are on the safe and reliable side:
AskAI: "The distinction between the Divine and the undivine lies at the heart of spiritual understanding and evolution. In the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, this difference is not merely a moral or religious dichotomy but a profound distinction rooted in consciousness and alignment with the Truth of existence.
Essence of the Divine
The Divine represents the ultimate truth, the source of all existence, and the highest consciousness. It is characterized by qualities such as:
1. Unity: The Divine is the One that encompasses all, transcending division and separation.
2. Light and Truth: It is the embodiment of pure knowledge, wisdom, and clarity.
3. Love and Bliss: The Divine radiates unconditional love, harmony, and joy.
4. Power and Creativity: It is the source of all creative energy and the force behind the evolution of the cosmos.
5. Perfection: The Divine is the ultimate expression of harmony, balance, and completeness.
Essence of the Undivine
The undivine, on the other hand, represents the forces and states of consciousness that are disconnected from the Divine Truth. It is characterized by:
1. Division: The undivine thrives on separation, conflict, and fragmentation.
2. Ignorance: It is marked by a lack of awareness of the higher truth and a limited, ego-centric perspective.
3. Fear and Suffering: The undivine is often associated with pain, disharmony, and the absence of love.
4. Inertia and Resistance: It resists change, growth, and the evolutionary movement toward higher consciousness.
5. Imperfection: The undivine manifests as distortion, imbalance, and incompleteness.
The Relationship Between Divine and Undivine
From the perspective of Integral Yoga, the undivine is not an eternal or independent reality. It exists as a temporary condition, a shadow cast by the evolutionary process. The undivine arises from ignorance and the limitations of the lower planes of consciousness—physical, vital, and mental—which are yet to be fully illumined by the Divine Light.
The Divine, being the ultimate truth, seeks to transform the undivine. This transformation is the essence of spiritual evolution. Through the descent of higher consciousness, the undivine is gradually transmuted into its divine counterpart. For example:
- Ignorance transforms into Knowledge.
- Division transforms into Unity.
- Fear transforms into Love.
- Inertia transforms into Dynamic Peace.
Practical Implications
In our daily lives, the distinction between the Divine and the undivine can be observed in our thoughts, emotions, and actions:
- Divine qualities manifest as love, compassion, truthfulness, and a sense of oneness with all.
- Undivine tendencies appear as selfishness, anger, hatred, and actions that create division or harm.
The practice of Integral Yoga involves recognizing these tendencies within ourselves and consciously aligning with the Divine. This alignment is achieved through aspiration, surrender, and the cultivation of inner awareness.
Evolutionary Perspective
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother emphasize that the ultimate goal of evolution is the manifestation of the Divine in all aspects of existence. The undivine is not to be rejected or condemned but transformed. It is through this transformation that the Divine Life on earth becomes possible—a life where spirit and matter are harmonized, and the Divine is fully expressed in the physical world.
In essence, the Divine is the eternal truth and perfection, while the undivine is a temporary distortion arising from ignorance and separation. The journey of spiritual evolution is the progressive realization and manifestation of the Divine in all things."
Q2: Can you give references to that?
AskAI: "The distinction between the Divine and the undivine is elaborated in the works of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. Here are some references that provide insights into this profound differentiation:
1. The Divine and the Undivine: Sri Aurobindo explains that the Divine represents the ultimate truth, light, harmony, and perfection, while the undivine is marked by ignorance, imperfection, and disharmony. The Divine life is harmonious and secure, allowing freedom and perfection to naturally grow, while the undivine life is stamped with imperfection and discord [1 | cwsa-Vol-21] [2 | cwsa-Vol-21] .
2. The Forces of Lower Nature and Hostile Forces: The lower nature is described as ignorant and undivine, not inherently hostile but resistant to transformation due to attachment to ignorance and desire. Hostile forces, however, are anti-divine, aiming to maintain darkness and falsehood. The Divine works to transform these forces into expressions of Light and Truth [3 | cwsa-Vol-31] .
3. The Divine Nature and Transformation: The Divine is the source of transformation, and only through surrender to the Divine can the human nature be divinized. The Divine Truth is beyond the mind and its limitations, and the Supramental Consciousness is the ultimate state where the Divine Truth is fully embodied [4 | cwsa-Vol-12] .
4. The Mother and the Divine: The Mother is described as the consciousness and force of the Divine, embodying both the transcendent and universal aspects of the Divine. She works within the ignorance of the world to transform it, and her power is essential for the supramental change and the manifestation of the Divine on earth [5 | cwsa-Vol-32] [6 | cwsa-Vol-32] .
These references provide a comprehensive understanding of the Divine as the ultimate truth and perfection, and the undivine as a temporary state of ignorance and imperfection that is destined to be transformed through the evolutionary process."
There then... some very interesting inner considerations.
Happy Diwali! 😘💖✨
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PS: In the vantage point of the Integral Supramental Yoga, the unfolding local, national and international churnings are the ever-hastening and intensifying effects of the collective Integral Supramental Sadhana itself, happening globally, and concentrated in Auroville.
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