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the environment in which one was born. Only framework for integration, the integration
an almost abnormal growth of consciousness of all parts of the being around the evolving
and the constant help of Grace can achieve this psychic being, the inmost psychological
Herculean task (7).” centre within the subliminal depths of the
individual. The very nature of this inmost
being is that of love and delight and it is to
this love and delight that all parts gladly
surrender and recover their purity and
wholeness. It is this healing and centring
that can truly balance the individual and
harmonise all parts. You can facilitate such a
process to someone only when you are deeply
centred in your inmost being and allow its
pure love and Grace to work through you
This constant help of Grace is the key to a in a condition of deep inner quietude and
lasting solution to the problem. However, the receptive silence. It will be always very
word or reality of Grace may not be palatable helpful to remember that the person who
or comprehensible to psychologists trained is going through the difficulty is actually
in Western frameworks. We may also refer in the process of making inner progress
to it as a higher consciousness, something and that is the reason behind the battle.
that is beyond rational intelligence and its Such a perspective can help us to widen
analytical prowess. While an analytical our hearts and hold space for the healing
approach may yield some insights into journey for those who are going through
childhood traumas and related impacts on the battle.
adult behaviour, the power of reason by itself
is insufficient to heal wounds or transform As the evolutionary transformation of the
inner rebellion. world is accelerating, mental disorders are
spreading everywhere and both individuals
In fact, it may not even be necessary to and societies are showing growing internal
investigate the details of an individual’s polarisations and conflicts. In this context,
life-journey. The healing power of deep Integral Psychology can give insights that
unconditional love, a space of deep listening can be of crucial value to the emerging future
without judgement, and a space to unfold of the world.
and relax into the inmost truth of one’s
being are more suitable for deep healing. References
The experience of being deeply loved and
accepted is a condition in which miracles 1. The Mother. The Collected Works of the Mother,
unfold. In that process, the light veiled within Volume 5. Cent ed. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo
the individual emerges, bringing with it the Ashram Trust; 2976, p.122.
natural centring and balance.
2. The Mother. Mother’s Agenda, Volume 1. Paris:
Integral Psychology provides such a Institut de Recherches Évolutives (Engl. transl.);

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