Changes

==To Discover Unless we break with the True Identity==habits and beliefs of the past, there is little hope of advancing rapidly towards the future. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/15/the-past#p21</ref> <center>~</center>

The accomplished sense of Unity is not that in which all are regarded as parts of …one must know how to avoid becoming a slave to one whole's habits, waves of however good they may be; the greatest flexibility must be maintained so that one sea, but that in which may change them each as well as the All is regarded wholly as the Divine, wholly as our Self in a supreme identitytime it becomes necessary to do so. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/2312/the-modesfour-ofausterities-and-the-selffour-liberations#p2p13</ref>

...one should look at In our way of working we must not be the slaves of Nature; all that [difficulties, bad these habits] with the smile of someone who saystrying and changing, doing and undoing and redoing again and again, "I am not that. Ohwasting energy, this was put on me!... Ohlabour, that was added...." And you knowmaterial and money, it was added...because itare Nature's one way of action, not the victories you must winDivine's. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/agendacwm/0415/novembernature-and-the-forces-20of-1963nature#p89p20</ref>

The nervous being in usamount of inconscience that's mixed with the physical consciousness is tremendous, indeed, is accustomed but because we are used to a certain fixedness, a false impression of absoluteness…to it victory, success, honour, good fortune of all kinds are pleasant we do not notice it...you do things in themselvesautomatically, absolutelyby habit, and must produce joy as sugar must taste sweet; defeat, failure, disappointment, disgrace, evil fortune of all kinds are unpleasant things in themselvesperhaps sometimes by choice—sometimes, but suddenly you find yourself facing an absolutely, and must produce grief as wormwood must taste bitterinsignificant detail.. To vary these responses is to it a departure from fact, abnormal and morbid; for the nervous being is How many times can you take a thing enslaved to habit motivated and in itself the means devised by Nature for fixing constancy of reaction, sameness of experienceconscious decision? And you suddenly realise, the settled scheme of man's relations to life. The mental being on the other hand is free"Why, for I know nothing about it is the means she has devised for flexibility and variation", for change and progress"I don't know; it is subject only so long as it chooses to remain subject, to dwell … But what will choose in one me?" Unless you have mental habit rather than in another or so long as it allows itself to be dominated by its nervous instrumentconstructions. It is not bound to be grieved by defeatBut then if you have mental constructions ruling your life, disgraceyou don't even ask yourself these questions, loss: it can meet these things and all things with a perfect indifference; it can even meet them with a perfect gladness.Therefore man finds that the more he refuses to be dominated by his nerves and bodyyou live like an automaton, the more he draws back from implication of himself in his physical and vital parts, the greater is his freedoma habitual routine you have made for yourself. He becomes the master of his own responses to the worldBut it's contactsnot just once, no longer the slave of external touchesit happens a thousand times daily. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/2107/delight29-of-existence-thejune-solution1955#p11p31</ref>

The psychic being is the representative These oscillations [of the Divine in the human being..consciousness] always come.The Divine is in you but you are not fully conscious of it... it acts now as an influence rather than as a Presence. It should be a conscious Presence; you should be able at each moment universal lower Nature tries to ask yourself what is... how... how the Divine sees. It is like that: first how the Divine sees, come back and then how resume its hold—the lower vital or the Divine willsphysical consciousness responds, and then how the Divine acts. And not always because it is not wants or likes to go away into inaccessible regions, it is right here. Only, for the moment, all do so but because the old habits and the general unconsciousness put a kind habit of covering which prevents us from seeing and feeling. You must... you must lift, you must lift response is still so strong that upit cannot help it. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/1230/8variations-in-the-intensity-februaryof-1973experience#p3p16</ref>

…one must go deep within oneself and make a very important discovery…that one does not exist. There is one thing which existsare three occult sources of our action—the superconscient, that is the Divine, and so long as you have not made that discoverysubliminal, you cannot advance on the path … even if one loses one's memorysubconscient, one would be oneself….there comes a moment when everything disappears and one single thing exists, that is the Divine, the divine Presence. Everything disappears, dissolves, everything melts away like butter but of none of them are we in the sunlightcontrol or even aware.... When one has made this discovery, one becomes What we are aware that one was nothing but a bundle of habits. It is always that the surface being which does not know the Divine and is not conscious only an instrumental arrangement. The source of all is the Divine which speaks. In everyone there are these hundreds and hundreds of "selves" who speak and general Nature,—universal Nature individualising itself in hundreds each person; for this general Nature deposits certain habits of completely different ways—"selves" unconsciousmovement, changingpersonality, character, faculties, dispositions, tendencies in us, fluid. The self which speaks today is not the same as yesterday's; and if you look furtherthat, whether formed now or before our birth, the self has disappeared. There is only one who remainswhat we usually call ourselves. That A good deal of this is in habitual movement and use in our known conscious part on the Divine. It surface, a great deal more is concealed in the only one that may be seen always other unknown three which are below or behind the samesurface. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/0528/8the-subconscient-and-aprilthe-1953inconscient#p23p6</ref>

The natural mind …all these ignorant vital movements originate from outside in the ignorant universal Nature; the human being forms in his superficial parts of man follows its own ideasbeing, mental, the vital clings to its own desires, the physical follows its own habits—these divide , a habit of certain responses to these waves from the Divineoutside. It is only when these responses that he takes as his own character (anger, desire, sex etc.) and thinks he cannot be otherwise. But that is not so; he can change. There is another consciousness deeper within him, his true inner being, which is his real self, but is covered over by the superficial nature… As the psychic consciousness of this inner being grows and comes forward and governs increases by sadhana, the mind surface nature and vital its responses are pushed out and physical and changes them that this veil can be got rid of personal ideas, desires altogether. But the ignorant universal Nature does not want to let go and habits can fall—then throws the old movements on the direct relation sadhak and nearness grows in tries to get them inside him again; owing to a habit the being till the whole consciousness is united with superficial nature gives the Divineold responses. When you go deep into If one can get the psychicfirm knowledge that these things are from outside and not a real part of oneself, then you begin it is easier for the sadhak to feel the Mother near—when the mind repel such returns, or vital is under the influence if they lay hold, he can get rid of the psychic this sense grows in them alsosooner. That is the way why I say repeatedly that these things rise not in which it must comeyourself, but from outside. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/3031/theanger-emergence-or-coming-forward-of-theand-psychicviolence#p19p28</ref>

What prevents In some human beings it [psychic being] from coming out in its full power is the crust physical Purusha, the being of past body, who dominates the mind, will and action; … the physical man mainly occupied with his corporeal life and habitual needs, impulses, life habits, mind habits, body habits, formationslooking very little or not at all beyond that, active vibrations subordinating and restricting all his other tendencies and possibilities to that narrow formation. In others it is the vital self, the being of life, who dominates and rules the mind, the will, the action;… the vital man, concerned with self-stuff affirmation, self aggrandisement, life-enlargement, satisfaction of ambition and passion and impulse and vital stuff which come from a mind desire, the claims of his ego, domination, power, excitement, battle and struggle, inner and life which have been more creative outer adventure: all else is incidental or subordinated to this movement and outgoing building and expansive expression of the vital ego. But still in the vital man too there are or can be other elements of a growing mental or spiritual character, even if these happen to be less developed than indrawn his life-personality and introspectivelife-power. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/3022/the-emergence-or-coming-forward-of-thetriple-psychictransformation#p47p10</ref>

==To Get Rid of Habitual Surface ReactionsDiscover the True Identity==

The amount accomplished sense of inconscience Unity is not that's mixed with the physical consciousness is tremendous, but because we in which all are used to it we do not notice it...you do things automaticallyregarded as parts of one whole, by habit, perhaps sometimes by choice—sometimeswaves of one sea, but suddenly you find yourself facing an absolutely insignificant detail..How many times can you take a motivated and conscious decision? And you suddenly realise, "Why, I know nothing about it", and "I don't know; … But what will choose that in me?" Unless you have mental constructions. But then if you have mental constructions ruling your life, you don't even ask yourself these questions, you live like an automatonwhich each as well as the All is regarded wholly as the Divine, wholly as our Self in a habitual routine you have made for yourself. But it's not just once, it happens a thousand times dailysupreme identity. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/0723/29the-junemodes-of-the-1955self#p31p2</ref>

There are three occult sources The nervous being in us, indeed, is accustomed to a certain fixedness, a false impression of our action—the superconscientabsoluteness…to it victory, the subliminalsuccess, the subconscienthonour, but good fortune of none all kinds are pleasant things in themselves, absolutely, and must produce joy as sugar must taste sweet; defeat, failure, disappointment, disgrace, evil fortune of them all kinds are we unpleasant things in control or even awarethemselves, absolutely, and must produce grief as wormwood must taste bitter. What we are aware of To vary these responses is to it a departure from fact, abnormal and morbid; for the surface nervous being which is only an instrumental arrangement. The source of all is a thing enslaved to habit and in itself the general Nature,—universal means devised by Nature individualising itself in each person; for this general Nature deposits certain habits fixing constancy of movementreaction, personalitysameness of experience, characterthe settled scheme of man's relations to life. The mental being on the other hand is free, facultiesfor it is the means she has devised for flexibility and variation, dispositionsfor change and progress; it is subject only so long as it chooses to remain subject, tendencies to dwell in one mental habit rather than in usanother or so long as it allows itself to be dominated by its nervous instrument. It is not bound to be grieved by defeat, disgrace, loss: it can meet these things and all things with a perfect indifference; it can even meet them with a perfect gladness.Therefore man finds thatthe more he refuses to be dominated by his nerves and body, whether formed now or before our birththe more he draws back from implication of himself in his physical and vital parts, the greater is what we usually call ourselveshis freedom. A good deal He becomes the master of this is in habitual movement and use in our known conscious part on his own responses to the surfaceworld's contacts, a great deal more is concealed in no longer the other unknown three which are below or behind the surfaceslave of external touches. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/2821/thedelight-subconscientof-andexistence-the-inconscientsolution#p6p11</ref>

…all these ignorant vital movements originate from outside The psychic being is the representative of the Divine in the ignorant universal Nature; the human being forms ...The Divine is in his superficial parts you but you are not fully conscious of beingit... it acts now as an influence rather than as a Presence. It should be a conscious Presence; you should be able at each moment to ask yourself what is... how... how the Divine sees. It is like that: first how the Divine sees, mentaland then how the Divine wills, vitaland then how the Divine acts. And it is not to go away into inaccessible regions, it is right here. Only, physicalfor the moment, all the old habits and the general unconsciousness put a habit kind of certain responses to these waves covering which prevents us from outsideseeing and feeling. You must... It is these responses you must lift, you must lift that he takes as his own character (anger, desire, sex etcup.) and thinks he cannot be otherwise<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/8-february-1973#p3</ref> <center>~</center>

But that is …one must go deep within oneself and make a very important discovery…that one does not so; he can changeexist. There is another consciousness deeper within himone thing which exists, that is the Divine, and so long as you have not made that discovery, you cannot advance on the path … even if one loses one's memory, his true inner beingone would be oneself….there comes a moment when everything disappears and one single thing exists, which that is his real selfthe Divine, but is covered over by the superficial nature… As divine Presence. Everything disappears, dissolves, everything melts away like butter in the consciousness of sunlight.... When one has made this inner being increases by sadhanadiscovery, the surface nature and its responses are pushed out and can be got rid one becomes aware that one was nothing but a bundle of altogetherhabits. But the ignorant universal Nature It is always that which does not want to let go and throws the old movements on know the sadhak Divine and tries to get them inside him again; owing to a habit is not conscious of the superficial nature gives the old responsesDivine which speaks. If one can get the firm knowledge that In everyone there are these things are from outside hundreds and hundreds of "selves" who speak and not a real part in hundreds of oneselfcompletely different ways—"selves" unconscious, changing, then it fluid. The self which speaks today is easier for not the sadhak to repel such returns, or same as yesterday's; and if they lay holdyou look further, he can get rid of them soonerthe self has disappeared. There is only one who remains. That is why I say repeatedly the Divine. It is the only one that these things rise not in yourself, but from outsidemay be seen always the same. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/3105/anger8-andapril-violence1953#p28p23</ref>

In some human beings it is The natural mind of man follows its own ideas, the vital clings to its own desires, the physical Purusha, follows its own habits—these divide from the Divine. It is only when the psychic being of body, who dominates grows and comes forward and governs the mind, will and action; … the vital and physical man mainly occupied with his corporeal life and habitual needschanges them that this veil of personal ideas, impulses, life desires and habitscan fall—then the direct relation and nearness grows in the being till the whole consciousness is united with the Divine. When you go deep into the psychic, then you begin to feel the Mother near—when the mind habits, body habits, looking very little or not at all beyond that, subordinating and restricting all his other tendencies and possibilities to that narrow formationvital is under the influence of the psychic this sense grows in them also. That is the way in which it must come. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/30/the-emergence-or-coming-forward-of-the-psychic#p19</ref>

In others it is the vital self, the being of life, who dominates and rules the mind, the will, the action;… the vital man, concerned with self-affirmation, self aggrandisement, life-enlargement, satisfaction of ambition and passion and impulse and desire, the claims of his ego, domination, power, excitement, battle and struggle, inner and outer adventure: all else is incidental or subordinated to this movement and building and expression of the vital ego. But still in the vital man too there are or can be other elements of a growing mental or spiritual character, even if these happen to be less developed than his life-personality and life-power. <refcenter>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/22/the-triple-transformation#p10~</refcenter>

==Freedom What prevents it [psychic being] from Slavery coming out in its full power is the crust of Habits==past habits, formations, active vibrations of the mind-stuff and vital stuff which come from a mind and life which have been more creative and outgoing and expansive than indrawn and introspective. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/30/the-emergence-or-coming-forward-of-the-psychic#p47</ref>

…one must know how to avoid becoming a slave to one's One is free only when it is the Divine who makes decisions in each of us, otherwise men are the slaves of their desires, their habits, however good of all conventions, all laws, all rules.... And the more they may be; think themselves free, the greatest flexibility must be maintained so that one may change them each time it becomes necessary to do so. more bound they are! <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwmagenda/1211/the-four-austerities-and-thefebruary-four7-liberations1970#p13p75</ref>