Sensual Power Grab

The operation of the senses is for appropriation or grabbing, and acquiring, of desired objects in the environment. The psyche is predesigned for that. In meditation, one should study the sensual movements. This clears the misconception that the coreSelf can adjust or command the senses absolutely. For sure, some needs of the core may have the force to thwart the senses, but in the final conclusion, one must understand that the senses come package with their own way of operation, irrespective of what the coreSelf may need.

During the normal course of time, observations should be made, to see how the senses detect and then pursue, and grab, desired objects. Those mental actions take place at such rapid speed, that the core does not see the movements, and is only left with conclusions as to if something is desirable or undesirable.

When an object is detected by a sense, by any one of the five senses, there is a rapid movement to acquire more description of the object. As this rapid checking takes place, there is an effort to gather this information to catalog and compare it. If at some point in this rapid gathering of information, it is determined that the object is unwanted, the system of running towards and acquiring or grabbing it, is curtailed. There is a retraction from the object. The particular sense either retracts into the psyche, or continues searching elsewhere in the environment for any object which is within its sensing range.

If during searching and gathering information, it determines that the sense object is desirable, the sensing tool become excited. to seize the object or an aspect of the object. With intentions to devour, it reaches in the direction of the object. As it does so, it has a folding tendency which is used to compact what it seizes. These psychic operations which are automatic. The coreSelf has little to do with it. The core did not design this program for appropriation of wanted objects.

It is hopeful however that a yogi would observe this rapid activity in slow motion. It is necessary to do so, if one is to develop the divine eye. This information is being provided on behalf of Yogeshwarananda. He said this.

“A yogi must first observe how the senses first perceive, and then reach for desired objects. These are ongoing activities which are sensual. From the mind, there are projectiles for capturing five types of sense objects. When one or more of the senses detects an object, it immediately sets out to grab the substance. This is run by an enthusiasm energy which blurts out through the specific sense, or senses, involved.

“After this when a sense reaches an object or gets within grabbing range, it further sends information in the form of a description about the object. This information is processed by the intellect, which makes conclusions, and check the object’s profile against the memory of previous contacts with that object or with anything which is similar to or relational to the object.

“At that stage, the senses gets either more enthusiasm to acquire the object or it gets an energy which causes it to desist from the pursuit. The motion of this should be observed by the yogi. Then, as he acquires this inner perception, he will develop the power to stop this during these operations, such that they are progressively reduced.

“When a sense reaches an object, when it gets within the vicinity, it has another energy, which is the formation energy. This power is expressed to make the object become more desirable. An example of this is the strike of a cobra on a mouse. In the first strike if the cobra is success, it punctures the body of the mouse with its fangs. This makes the mouse submit fully. The cobra emits venom which stuns the mouse. However, the venom makes the mouse more desirable in the sense that it tenderizes the body of the mouse to make the victim to be more digestible. This method is used in everyone of the species in some way or the other. A yogi must observe it when the senses are in their pursuit of objects. What is the coreSelf to do with this?”