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Namah A case of mistaken identity

its own effort beyond mind to a supramental More often what we do on the spiritual path
consciousness in which the dynamism is no is — with our half-baked understanding/
longer mental but of quite another power. Only realisation, we try to work out the further
those who can accept the call to such a change steps of transformation of mind, vital,
should enter into this Yoga (3).” physical, and really get frustrated. Hence, it is
foremost for us to stabilise ourselves deeply,
So, knowing myself as Consciousness practically, viscerally, in this understanding
(Purusa) and dis-identifying from the activity of knowing and identifying ourselves as the
s
is the first step of Integral Yoga. One must Light of Consciousness. Once through my
not end there and leave the mind, vital and persistence I am knowingly rooted, anchored
physical in darkness and ignorance. Once I as this Consciousness, suffering has no place
know myself as the Actor (Consciousness- to be. Challenges and difficulties will still
Force/ Cit SSakti/ Purussa) then I can play the remain, but now I can, with my in-gathered
roles better, not get entangled and enmeshed state, exert will and mastery over the mind,
in them, and exert even a greater will to vital, and the physical to some extent.
make the role-plays better. In this particular The Mother talks about this in great detail
article, we are not going more deeply into — to find something in ourselves which is a
Integral Yoga per se, rather stressing upon continuity, if we are wanting to find our soul:
the importance to correct the case of mistaken
identity which brings suffering in life as a “And if the contact has been conscious and
result of identification with the limited mind, complete enough, it liberates you from the
feelings, sense-perceptions. bondage of outer form; you no longer feel that

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