Page 12 - NAMAH-Apr-2025

Namah Vol. 33, Issue 1, 24th April 2025

manifestation at the supramental ranges down below, that’s how things are: anything
carries the Force of transformation. This that’s a little stronger or a little vaster or a little
a
higher Force, a sort of Maha Kunnddalinī can be truer or a little purer than ordinary Nature brings
invoked to descend into the being, which then out a reaction, a revolt, a contradiction and a
opens up the cakras from above downwards, struggle.
but in a way and with a priority that suits
each individual subject’s personal growth. I prefer the other method. Though probably it
isn’t within everyone’s reach (6).”
“If one begins with this movement, then the
Power from above has in its descent to open References
all the centres (including the lowest centre) and
to bring out the psychic being; for until that is 1. Sri Aurobindo. Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo,
done there is likely to be much difficulty and Volume 30. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram
struggle of the lower consciousness obstructing, Trust; 2014, p. 325.
mixing with or even refusing the Divine Action
from above (5).” 2. Sri Aurobindo. Complete Works, Volume 13; 1998,
p. 551
This process, which does not carry the risks
involved with the traditional process for the 3. Sri Aurobindo, Complete Works, Volume 30, p.
lower cakras is activated only after a higher 325.
poise is established and made secure at every
stage and the gains are consolidated by the 4. Basu S. Occultism and Psychiatry: Implications in
deeper poise of the Psychic Being. In fact, Clinical Practice. Journal of the World Psychiatric
unless a higher poise in the superconscious Association 2004; 3(1): 194.
or a deeper poise around the soul-essence is
achieved, it is risky to deal with the lower 5. Sri Aurobindo. Complete Works, Volume 29; 2013,
forces. This danger is why Sri Aurobindo p. 307.
had recommended that the probing of the
unconscious in psychoanalysis was risky 6. The Mother (ed. Satprem). Mother’s Agenda,
unless pursued from a higher or deeper poise Volume 5. Paris: Institut de Recherches Évolutives
in consciousness. p. 216.

The Mother elaborated on Sri Aurobindo’s
recommendation of activating the cakras from — Dr. Soumitra Basu
above instead of the conventional activation
from below:

“Sri Aurobindo said that all Tantrics start from
below; they start right down below…. While
with him, you went from above downward,
so that you dominated the situation. But if you
start right down below, it’s obvious that, right

12