The Overmind essentially contains stages of consciousness which detail how the ‘many’ phenomenal appearances are formed from the ‘one’ spirit. The Overmind begins when the fragmentation of the primal spirit of the Supermind starts to occur and the creation of material phenomena is hence initiated.
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The Supermind is also associated with a divine feeling of ananda (divine bliss) which is impossible to experience in a divided state of consciousness.īetween the undivided Supermind and the fragmented Mind – are a series of intermediate stages of consciousness and this is what Sri Aurobindo calls ‘Overmind’. Here, the being is the master of existence and the creative forces of nature act in accordance with this state of consciousness. Here, matter and spirit are clearly seen to be separate, and the steps which lead to the creation of matter from spirit are understood. While the Mind is a state of division, suffering and ignorance – the Supermind is the pure spirit – a state of ‘oneness’ and of undivided consciousness, where the being is at the source of creation itself. Sri Aurobindo calls this state as ‘Mind’ and his process of evolution is an ascension from the Mind to what he calls the ‘Supermind’. In this perspective, matter and spirit are seen as inseparable, and the being is for the most part engaged in a multitude of material creation and is ignorant of the role of the spirit (or energy), which is responsible for the creation of materiality. Sri Aurobindo details out a process through which the process of the evolution of consciousness takes place and a path which takes the being from ignorance to awakening.Īn unawakened view of existence, is one of a divided and fragmented consciousness, where there exists an individual ego and the limited world which he lives in.
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