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Namah Vol. 32, Issue 4, 15th January 2025

undergone sufficient purification and become producing from it truths of conception or
passive and receptive, the inner guidance real Ideas, vijñāna, which, proceeding from
becomes steadfast and clear, gradually an omniscient and omnipotent Self-existence,
revealing the action of the divine Grace. have the surety of their own fulfilment and
There is an inward opening and an upward contain in themselves the nature and law of
opening to what is above, and the inner guide their own becoming in the terms of mind, life
functions as the centre within, working in and matter. The eventual omnipotence of Tapas
harmony with the light and force descending and the infallible fulfilment of the Idea are the
from above. The higher workings descending very foundation of all Yoga. In man we render
upon the instrumentation further purify it these terms by Will and Faith, — a will that
and facilitate the transformative process. is eventually self-effective because it is of the
This descending current carries with it the substance of Knowledge and a faith that is the
divine tapas, a transcendent divine Will that reflex in the lower consciousness of a Truth or
surpasses all human mental constructs. It real Idea yet unrealised in the manifestation. It
imparts its idea-force into the receptive is this self-certainty of the Idea which is meant
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human form, utilising the instrument of by the Gita when it says, yo yac-chraddhah sa eva
the human being for the manifestation of sahh, ’whatever is a man’s faith or the sure Idea
its divine purpose in the world. in him, that he becomes (2).’ ”

Descending from the divine realm into the Conclusion: Surrender as the Bridge
human mind are streams of inspired thoughts
or visions that bestow upon it a heightened
capacity for clarity and effective will in
action, surpassing the capabilities of ordinary
human intelligence and will. In this state, the
entire human instrumentation becomes a
passive conduit for the greater consciousness
to utilise. The sense of effort and struggle
dissipates, replaced by an influx and growth
of a greater being that guides the trajectory
of individual and collective progress. You
become a willing instrument of divine tapas, Human existence is marked by a sense of
naturally and effortlessly drawn towards the effort and inadequacy stemming from the
manifestation of ideas born from the seer-will limited knowledge and will of the ego.
and vision. As we progress, we transcend this state
and embrace surrender to the inner guide
Sri Aurobindo writes: and the soul’s faith and aspirations. This
surrender progressively aligns us with the
“…if Ananda is the creator and begetter of divine Will and its divine tapas, catalysing the
all becoming, its method is Tapas or force of transformative process that leads to clarity
the Purusha’s consciousness dwelling upon and effortless action. In this journey, we
its own infinite potentiality in existence and transition from the human tapas to the divine

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