Chapter 20Becoming Conscious in Work · Knowing the Divine Will

There is a consciousness other than mind and vital — if there were not, there would be no use in doing sadhana. The true will belongs to that consciousness.

* When the mind is pure and the psychic prominent, then one feels what is according to the Divine Will and what is against it.

* For the actions to be psychic, the psychic must be in front. The observing Purusha can separate himself, but cannot change the Prakriti. But to be the observing Purusha is a first step. Afterwards there must be the action of the Purusha Will as an instrument of the Mother’s force. This Will must be founded on a right consciousness which sees what is wrong, ignorant, selfish, egoistic, moved by desire in the nature and puts it right.

* It needs a quiet mind [to know the Divine Will]. In the quiet mind turned towards the Divine the intuition (higher mind) comes of the Divine’s Will and the right way to do it.

* Once the mental silence is attained, then in that the mental thoughts can be replaced by some vision and intuition regarding the work.

* The transcendental Will for us is the supramental Will. For that to act in you directly, it is necessary to grow upward into the consciousness above the ordinary mind and to bring down these higher ranges into the mind, life and body. Indirectly through the higher Mind and intuition the supramental Will is already acting on you, but naturally this indirect action does not bring the full power.

* The true automatic action (full of consciousness and light) begins only when one gets into touch with the supermind. Till then there is a wrong automatism due to inert passivity in which wrong forces can act.