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Namah Editorial

and have the power, you can combine those disrupt the outer harmony and does not
forces so that they eventually materialize as usually make one succumb to illnesses.
creations on earth (it takes some time, it’s rarely
immediate) (6).” One of the chief ways to deal with the outer
vital is to detach oneself from one’s desires.
Exploring the Vital The Buddha declared that if the satiation of
desire gave happiness, the control of desire
The exploration of the physical is followed would be more powerful and give greater
by the very difficult task of dealing with satisfaction and joy. Desire itself has a multi-
the vital plane of consciousness that is levelled construction and is often camouflaged
the repertoire of our conflicting emotions, in befooling garbs like charity, sermons and
turbulent passions and effective dynamisms. social service; often sublimated for ego-
One has to cultivate the art of detaching from satisfaction; often pursued for strength and
the outer vital and identify with the inner dominance; often rationalised to cover up
vital that has the strength of quietude and lapses; often eulogised in the name of basic
the peace of silence. A prolongation of such instincts. It is true that without a modicum
detachment brings one in contact with the of desire, it is difficult to be successful in the
Master-Emotion or Bliss behind all emotional material world as it is today. It is also true
dualities and polarities; this Bliss or AAnanda that massive provocations orchestrated by
is spontaneously self-existing and does not the global market and cultural consumerism
require any extrinsic motivation and exists make us succumb rather willingly. As one
de novo for its own inherent joy to be. traverses the inner ranges of the being, the
force of desire gets transformed into the will for
The energy available at the outer vital is not progress. Among other things, the conquest
inexhaustible, it is clipped down by the inertia of desire also needs not to needlessly compete
and resistance of the physical plane and by with time. The competition with time is a
doubts, preferential biases and idiosyncrasies at fallacy of the modern age and gives an
the mental plane. The energy at the inner vital illusion of activity; the poise of timelessness
is free from such external constraints and is in helps us to confront the demands of time in
turn linked up with the inexhaustible cosmic the right spirit. The conquest of the vital is
energy. An access to the inner vital energy can of course as difficult an endeavour as like
be used for inner growth as well as to support conquering a mountain-top.
outward activities and can also be used for
healing oneself and others. The inner vital
reveals that power is not only an outer force
but can spring, albeit more powerfully from
the poise of silence and peace. It is a common
experience that the pursuit and acquisition
of power brings disharmony in the being
and this may even precipitate stress-linked Attitude to Wealth
illnesses. However, power springing from
an inner poise of peace and silence does not It is interesting that while on one hand, the

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