A demonstration of Physical culture at Ashram
(Source: sriaurobindoashram.net)
There
are, in the history of the earth, moments of transition when things that have
existed for thousands of years must give way to those that are about to
manifest. A special concentration of the world consciousness, one might almost
say, an intensification of its effort, occurs at such times, varying according
to the kind of progress to be made, the quality of the transformation to be
realised. We are at precisely such a turning-point in the world’s history. Just
as Nature has already created upon earth a mental being, man, so too there is now
a concentrated activity in this mentality to bring forth a supramental
consciousness and individuality.
Certain
beings who, I might say, are in the secret of the gods, are aware of the
importance of this moment in the life of the world, and they have taken birth
on earth to play their part in whatever way they can. A great luminous
consciousness broods over the earth, creating a kind of stir in its atmosphere.
All who are open receive a ripple from this eddy, a ray of this light and seek
to give form to it, each according to his capacity. We have here the unique
privilege of being at the very centre of this radiating light, at the fount of
this force of transformation.
Sri
Aurobindo, incarnating the supramental consciousness in a human body, has not
only revealed to us the nature of the path to follow and the way to follow it
in order to reach the goal, but has also by his own personal realisation given
us the example; he has provided us, so to say, with the proof that the thing
can be done and that the time has come to do it.
Consequently,
we are not here to repeat what others have done, but to prepare ourselves for
the blossoming of a new consciousness and a new life. That is why I address
myself to you, the students, that is, to all who wish to learn, to learn always
more and always better, so that one day you may be capable of opening
yourselves to the new force and of giving it the possibility of manifesting on
the physical plane. For that is our programme and we must not forget it. To
understand the true reason why you are here, you must remember that we want to
become instruments that are as perfect as possible, instruments that express
the divine will in the world. And if the instruments are to be perfect, they
must be cultivated, educated, trained. They must not be left like fallow land
or a formless piece of stone. A diamond reveals all its beauty only when it is
artistically cut. It is the same for you. If you want your physical being to be
a perfect instrument for the manifestation of the supramental consciousness,
you must cultivate it, sharpen it, refine it, give it what it lacks, perfect
what it already possesses.
(CWM, Volume 12, An excerpt from “On Education”, Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Trust, Puducherry)
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