or control the lower vital or a part of the physical vital and then be astonished to find that something intangible but apparently invincible still resists – it is the material vital with so much of the rest as it can influence by its resistance.Sri Aurobindo
Letters on Yoga
5. Planes and Parts of the Being
Fragment ID: 493
Yes – they [the lower vital, the physical vital and the most material vital] become very clear to the increasing consciousness. And the distinctions are necessary – otherwise one may influence or control the lower vital or a part of the physical vital and then be astonished to find that something intangible but apparently invincible still resists – it is the material vital with so much of the rest as it can influence by its resistance.
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