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The psychic way
There is also the way of the psychic, — when the psychic
being comes out in its inherent power, its consecration, ado-
ration, love of the Divine, self-giving, surrender and imposes
these on the mind, vital and physical consciousness and com-
pels them to turn all their movements Godward. If the psychic
is strong and master throughout, then there is no or little sub-
jective suffering and the objective cannot affect either the soul
or the other parts of the consciousness — the way is sunlit
and a great joy and sweetness are the note of the whole sad-
hana. As for the outer attacks and adverse circumstances,
that depends on the action of the Force transforming the rela-
tions of the being with the outer Nature; as the victory of the
Force proceeds, they will be eliminated; but however long they
last, they cannot impede the sadhana, for then even adverse
things and happenings become a means for its advance and for
the growth of the spirit.
CWSA 31: 669

The quiet psychic way
It is not that this pulling and straining and tension can do
nothing; in the end they prevail for some result or another, but
with difficulty, delay, struggle, strong upheavals of the Force
breaking through in spite of all. Ramakrishna himself began by
pulling and straining and got his result but at the cost of a tre-
mendous and perilous upsetting; afterwards he took the quiet
psychic way whenever he wanted a result and got it with ease
and in a minimum time. You say that this way is too difficult for
you but it is on the contrary the easiest and simplest and most
direct way and anyone can do it, if he makes his mind and vital
quiet. It is the other way of tension and strain and hard endeav-
our that is difficult and needs a great force of Tapasya. Take the

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