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FAITH KNOWLEDGE AND CONDUCT
11—THE SUB-CONSCIOUS
Knowledge infinite is the very nature of the soul; but it is not available normally. It lies buried deep under accumulated deposits of matter (Inānāvarāņa). It cannot be availed of so long as the material covering does not become sufficiently attenuated for it to penetrate through. The infinity of ideas are now lying unfunctioning. They lie in the deepest strata of our being.
The impulses that are active surround the bright little gleam of intelligence that enables us to carry on life's work. We adjust our inner relations with those of the outer world with the aid of this little bit of intelligence. This, too, is at times clouded over by the impetuosity of active impulses. The rest of the impulses that are less active or half dormant form the background of consciousness, whence they manifest themselves at times. They exist on a lower level of consciousness.
Suppressed or repressed impulses that have been forced down for some reason or other also exist in the mind in a submerged condition, often with distorted or twisted associations.
All the above exist in the mind on different levels of consciousness.
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