1 Accomplishment in Chennai August 30-31, 2008. 2 Day 1 TopicSlideClips Social Context 1-14 0 Bennet family 15-21 1 Awareness 22-26 2 Aspiration 27 3.

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Accomplishment in

Chennai August 30-31, 2008

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Day 1

Topic Slide ClipsSocial Context 1-14 0Bennet family 15-21 1Awareness 22-26 2Aspiration 27 3Initiative 28-44 4,5Act 45-50

Collins proposal 51-55 6Darcy proposal 56-59 7

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Jane Austen & her novel• Daughter of English clergyman• Intelligent, progressive, romantic

idealist• Never married• Represented by Elizabeth • Began P&P in 1796• Sold P&P for £120• Second most popular English novel of

all time

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P&P portrays • Intense aspiration• Blind egoism• Stubborn ignorance• Mean jealousy• Bitter conflict• Insurmountable obstacles• Success & failure• Impossible achievements

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P&P reveals truths of • Social evolution • Individual accomplishment • Human nature & relationships• Character of Life• Spiritual progress• The process of creation

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Spiritual truths in P&P • The Human Aspiration is Divine Will • We are blind to opportunities • Obstacles are what we create• Greater the opposition, greater the opportunity• Everything happens for our progress • The impossible is possible• It is not man who accomplishes, but Life. • Life is spirit evolving. • We can acquire mastery over life• Knowledge comes from viewing life as a whole • Power comes by aspiring for others to progress. • Knowledge & power can generate a movement of

Spiritual Prosperity

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Social Context

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French Revolution & war• P&P is bristling with the energy of

French Revolution• Its origin is a yogi in the Himalayas • Censorship prevented reference to

war

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Social Revolution

• Intermixing of the social classes • Aristocracy is under siege• Middle Class is rising & clamoring for

more status & power • Business people buy land & become

aristocrats• Story reflects the social tension of

rapid & radical transition

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Indian social context today• Unprecedented freedom• Rising aspirations • Social barriers are collapsing• Love marriages• Women’s rights • Inter-caste marriages• Divorce and remarriage• Assertion against authority by youth, poor• Anyone can achieve prosperity• Social atmosphere for accomplishment

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Seeing beneath the veil in P&P• What is left when you remove the

individual characters?– The surging energy of social

evolution preserving aristocracy from extinction.

• What is left when you remove the social movement?– The evolution of consciousness

from Ignorance to Knowledge releasing delight of existence.

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P&P Family Tree #1

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Clip 1: Energy Flow in the Story – 1 • Start with a yogi in the Himalayas• French Revolution • Social evolution in England • Mrs. B’s aspiration arises from the

difference in values • Mrs. B’s aspiration brings Bingley,

Darcy, Collins & Wickham• Eliza’s passionate urge for Jane’s

marriage • Violence of Bingley’s love for Jane• Bingley’s response raises Mrs. B’s

expectations• Meryton resent Darcy’s aloofness• Darcy insults Elizabeth • Elizabeth dislikes Darcy • Darcy is attracted to her fine eyes• Relation of Bingley & Jane brings

Elizabeth & Darcy together• Caroline is jealous of Elizabeth & wants

Darcy for herself• Darcy responds to her sweetness &

archness• Mrs. Bennet presses for engagement• Collins brings opportunity

• Wickham arrives & poisons Eliza against Darcy

• Wickham says Darcy is to marry Lady Anne

• Elizabeth & Darcy clash at Netherfield Ball

• Mrs. Bennet vulgarly broadcasts her success

• Darcy gets alarmed by Bingley’s love

• Darcy fears his own heart

• Elizabeth brings Wickham home

• Darcy & Caroline take Bingley to London

• Caroline claims Bingley will marry Georgiana

• Collins proposes to Elizabeth with insults

• Elizabeth violently rejects Collins

• Mrs. Bennet tries to force Elizabeth

• Mr. & Mrs. Bennet clash over Collins

• Collins feels angry & humiliated

• The intensity brings Charlotte

• Collins proposes to Charlotte

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Clip 1: Energy Flow in the Story – 2 • Mrs. Bennet feels defeated• Jane is deeply disappointed• Elizabeth is deeply concerned for

her sister• Jane goes to London with

Gardiners• Three months of inner intensity,

outer silence• Wickham pursues Miss King• Elizabeth meets Darcy at Hunsford• Darcy proposes & they trade

insults• Her abuse increases his passion

for her• Darcy’s letter exposes Wickham• Three months quietude• Mrs. Bennet & Lydia insist on her

Brighton trip• Gardiners change their vacation

plans• Elizabeth meets Darcy at

Pemberley• They relate positively for the first

time

• Caroline is intensely jealous • Jane’s letter tells of Lydia’s

elopement• Elizabeth rushes home• Bennets despair over Lydia’s fate• Mr. Bennet & Mr. Gardiner fail to

find her• News arrives of settlement &

marriage• Mr. Bennet wonders how to repay

Gardiner• Newly weds arrive & depart in

good cheer• News of Bingley’s return to

Netherfield• Bingley & Darcy call at Longbourn• Mrs. Bennet insults Darcy• Darcy confesses to Bingley• Darcy goes to London• Bingley proposes• Lady Catherine confronts

Elizabeth• Darcy returns • Elizabeth offers gratitude• Darcy proposes again

• Mrs. Bennet feels defeated• Jane is deeply disappointed• Elizabeth is deeply concerned for

her sister• Jane goes to London with

Gardiners• Three months of inner intensity,

outer silence• Wickham pursues Miss King• Elizabeth meets Darcy at Hunsford• Darcy proposes & they trade

insults• Her abuse increases his passion

for her• Darcy’s letter exposes Wickham• Three months quietude• Mrs. Bennet & Lydia insist on her

Brighton trip• Gardiners change their vacation

plans• Elizabeth meets Darcy at

Pemberley• They relate positively for the first

time

• Caroline is intensely jealous • Jane’s letter tells of Lydia’s

elopement• Elizabeth rushes home• Bennets despair over Lydia’s fate• Mr. Bennet & Mr. Gardiner fail to

find her• News arrives of settlement &

marriage• Mr. Bennet wonders how to repay

Gardiner• Newly weds arrive & depart in good

cheer• News of Bingley’s return to

Netherfield• Bingley & Darcy call at Longbourn• Mrs. Bennet insults Darcy• Darcy confesses to Bingley• Darcy goes to London• Bingley proposes• Lady Catherine confronts Elizabeth• Darcy returns • Elizabeth offers gratitude• Darcy proposes again

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Bennet Family

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Clip 2: Bennet Family • Kitty and Lydia fight over a hat. Lizzie comes back from a walk

and smiles at her father, who makes a face because of the noise in the house. Mrs.B cries out for Jane and Elizabeth, they go to her wearily

• Mrs. Bennet announces Bingley's arrival, Mr.Bennet teases her• Mr. and Mrs.B argue. Lizzie and Jane smile at each other, Mary

offers some advice, Lydia makes a face and announces that she is hungry

• Jane and Lizzie talk about love and marriage. Lizzie says goodnight to her mother and sisters, Mr.Bennet is checking his accounts

• Kitty and Lydia get excited about Bingley's arrival, Mr.Bennet announces that he has visited Bingley, Mrs. Bennet rejoices

• Jane, Lizzie, Charlotte and Mary look at the newly arrived Bingley, his sisters and Darcy.

• Jane and Elizabeth discuss the ball, Bingley, his sisters and friend.

• Mr.B bids goodbye to Elizabeth before she leaves for Hunsford. • Mr.Bennet argues with Lizzie that it is better to send Lydia to

Brighton

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Bennet Family

• Freedom • Energy• Cheerfulness• Absence of jealousy or meanness• Harmony• Tension & conflict between parents

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Mr. Bennet • Most respectable person in Meryton• He planned to bear sons• Estate of £2000 entailed • Married Mrs. Bennet for her beauty &

liveliness • Problems arise from his failure to assume

responsibility & authority • He exhibits the pent up grievances of 25

years marriage• He is perverse, petulant, mocking,

ridiculing, rude

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Children • Jane – father’s breeding & education

+ mother’s beauty• Eliza – father’s intelligence, wit

+ mother’s energy• Lydia –mother’s favorite • Kitty – takes after Lydia• Mary – forgotten in the middle

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Awareness & Aspiration

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Accomplishment begins with awareness• Life evolves by consciousness• We are blind to the opportunities • When opportunities presents, we

have to – recognize them– have faith in them – respond to them

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Clip 3: Blind to opportunities• Darcy tells Bingley the society

at Hertfordshire will be savage, before renting Netherfield

• Darcy refuses to dance, and insults Mrs.B

• Darcy says it will be a punishment to dance with anyone at the assembly

• Darcy calls Elizabeth tolerable• Elizabeth promises never to

dance with Darcy• Darcy criticizes the Bennets• Elizabeth refuses to dance with

Darcy• Darcy confesses to Caroline

that he's been admiring Elizabeth's eyes

• Darcy says Elizabeth looks better for the exercise

• Darcy tells Bingley that Jane has little chance of being married well

• Charlotte points out Darcy looks at Eliza a lot. E thinks it is contempt

• Elizabeth is attracted to Wickham, she smiles at him at her aunt's place

• Elizabeth gets angry with Darcy on hearing Wickham's lies

• Elizabeth confesses to Jane that she likes Wickham, and trusts him

• E complains to Char about D, he invites her to dance, she unwillingly accepts

• Darcy finds the behavior of the Bennets at the Netherfield ball intolerable

• E believes Wickham's explanation of his absence at the Netherfield ball

• E tells her father she believes Wickham has really been cheated by Darcy

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What creates the opportunities?

• Social climate bristling with energy• Positive family atmosphere• Positive attitudes • Individual aspirations

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Clip 4: Mrs. B’s aspiration • Mrs.B is excited by news of

Bingley's arrival, asks Mr.B to call on him

• She is happy to hear that Mr.Bennet has called on Bingley

• She tells her daughters about Darcy’s wealth, then introduces her daughters to Bingley

• She narrates the events at the assembly to Mr.Bennet with gusto

• She reads Caroline's letter excitedly

• She enters Netherfield excitedly, to see Jane who is unwell

• When Mr.B mentions a visitor (Collins), she assumes it is Bingley and immediately plans the dinner

• Collins announces his plans to select one of her daughters, she tells him Jane is likely to be engaged, and encourages him to select any other daughter

• Admires Elizabeth and advises her to pay attention to Collins

• Forces Elizabeth to listen to Collins' proposal

• She is happy with Wickham, praises him to Mr.B. She wishes he had 5000 – 6000 a year, she would happily marry one of her daughters to him. She regrets Bingley’s going away

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Aspirations• Mrs. Bennet wanted marriage for her

daughters • Elizabeth & Jane wanted to marry for love• Collins wanted to please Lady Catherine • Charlotte wanted to marry for security• Wickham wanted relationship to Darcy • Lydia wanted the thrill of marrying first

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Initiative

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Initiative• We take initiatives all the time• Action is not the key to accomplishment• Accomplishment is causal, not physical• Process of Creation = Process of

Accomplishment.• Process of creation starts in causal plane

with Real Idea • Results often different from what we

intend • Studying initiatives reveals laws of

accomplishment

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Subtle determinates of each act• Thoughts• Opinions• Beliefs• Values• Attitudes• Motives• Impulses• Skills• Quality of execution

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Clip 5: Mrs. B’s initiatives• Mrs.B tries to make Darcy dance with her daughters, he walks

away. She abuses him• While describing the first ball, she abuses Darcy• She makes Jane go to Netherfield on horseback• She gets offended by Darcy and criticizes him at Netherfield• She encourages Collins to select from her four younger daughters• She gloats about Jane and Bingley at Netherfield• Forces Lizzie to listen to Collins• She tries to make Mr.B persuade Elizabeth to marry Collins.

Instead, Mr.B tells Elizabeth that he does not want her to marry him. Mrs.B is disappointed

• Complains about Bingley, Elizabeth and the Lucases. She walks away on seeing Elizabeth come towards her with Wickham

• She wants Mr.Bennet to take everyone to Brighton• She is happy when Lydia is invited to Brighton• She happily sees Lydia off, asking her to lose no opportunity to

enjoy herself• She welcomes Darcy unwillingly, and is rude to him while

mentioning Lydia's marriage to Wickham• Mrs.B says she always distrusted Wickham, but no one listened to

her

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Mrs. Bennet’s Initiatives• Dinner invitation to Bingley• Abusing Darcy

• She expresses the attraction to him negatively because he will not receive it positively.

• Eliza does the same and so does Darcy in response.

• Sending Jane on horseback• Petty planning surely spoils• Mrs. Bennet spoils Jane’s chances, but rain and fever oblige her.• Her hopes were answered. It rained. • Even energy which is to fail ultimately may initial succeed.• Jane’s illness is her desire to stay at Netherfield.• Darcy’s passion brings Elizabeth to Netherfield, not Jane’s illness.

• She forces Jane to remain longer at Netherfield• Mrs. Bennet uses intrigue to retain Jane at Netherfield. • Intrigue backfires on her.

• Rudeness to Darcy • Refuses to send the carriage until Tuesday

• Her exceeding her strength brings Collins arrival.

• Speaks openly of Jane’s engagement at the ball• She postpones it 10 months

• Insists on sending Lydia to Brighton• Insists on sending Lydia to Brighton

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Clip 6: Failed Initiatives • Sir L tries to make Darcy and Elizabeth dance• Sir Lucas’ congratulations about Bingley and Jane• Sir L takes Elizabeth to Hunsford• Caroline asks Darcy how he found the Hertfordshire girls, hoping

to hear criticism. He obliges. She is happy to hear him criticize Elizabeth

• Caroline praises Jane• She asks Darcy if he finds the company tedious, he replies that he

has been admiring Elizabeth's eyes• Caroline speaks badly of Eliza at Netherfield, and gets snubbed• Caroline tells Elizabeth about Wickham's treatment of Darcy• Caroline mentions Wickham’s name at Pemberley to taunt

Elizabeth• Caroline criticizes Elizabeth and is snubbed by Darcy• At Pemberley, Caroline teases Darcy about his feelings for

Elizabeth, he angrily walks away• Lady C invites Elizabeth to travel with her, Elizabeth turns down

the offer• Lady C’s meeting with Elizabeth at Longbourn• Darcy’s later confession that it alerted him to possible success

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Sir Lucas’s Initiatives•His goal is to be pleasant to

everyone. • Life is pleasant to his family

•Tries to get Darcy to dance with Elizabeth

• His initiative failed when she refused

•Speaks to Darcy about Jane’s imminent engagement

• Lucas lacks strength promote Bingley’s marriage.

•Takes Elizabeth to Hunsford

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Caroline’s Initiatives • Praises Jane & befriends her• Speaks badly of Eliza at Netherfield • Warns Elizabeth about Wickham• Mentions Wickham’s name at

Pemberley • Criticizes Elizabeth at Pemberley

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Lady Catherine’s Initiatives • Invites Elizabeth to travel with her• Meets Elizabeth at Longbourn• Meets Darcy in London

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Initiatives that succeed• P&P is full of initiatives, but very few

succeed– Bingley’s initial visit to Netherfield

and his final visit to Longbourn to propose.

– Darcy’s effort to make Wickham marry Lydia

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Initiatives with unexpected outcomes

• Wickham’s attempt to become Darcy’s brother-in-law by eloping with Georgiana

• Collin’s proposal to Elizabeth leads to his marriage with Charlotte

• Collins eagerness to relate with Lady Catherine make her a relation

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Initiatives with opposite result• Caroline’s sarcastic criticism of

Elizabeth to Darcy• Lady Catherine’s threats to Elizabeth

& advice to Darcy

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Initiatives backfire, later succeed• Mrs. Bennet’s efforts to bring Jane

and Bingley together• Sir Lucas’s effort to bring Darcy and

Elizabeth together

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Negative initiatives that end well• Elizabeth abuses of Darcy at

Hunsford• Wickham elopes with Lydia for

dissipation, not marriage• Fitzwilliam discloses Darcy’s

interference with Bingley and Jane

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Initiatives initially succeed, then fail• Wickham’s lies about Darcy• Darcy’s efforts to prevent Bingley’s

marriage to Jane• Darcy’s concealment of Jane’s

presence in London

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Non-initiatives that succeed• Jane refuses to think badly of

Bingley, Wickham or Darcy • Bingley submits to Darcy’s

domination and ultimately succeeds• Mr. Bennet’s refusal to call on

Bingley a second time• The Gardiners’ restrain in not asking

Lizzy about her relation with Darcy

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Non-initiatives leading to failure• Darcy refuses to expose Wickham

publically• Elizabeth refuses to expose Wickham

to her father• Mr. Bennet refuses to stop Lydia’s

trip to Brighton

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The Act

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The Act as Microcosm• Every initiative consists of many acts • Acts link together in chains become

actions • Repeating actions become activities • Acts get organized into systems &

organizations – But at the base of all of these are

countless individual acts. • Results of our initiatives depend on

the quality of individual acts.

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Act is the basic unit of accomplishment • Act is microcosm of life• Every act is infinite• Every act reflects the whole context

in which it takes place. • Character of a person expresses in

every act

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Every act includes • Energy• Thoughts • Values• Beliefs• Attitudes• Feelings• Urges • Skills • Habits

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‘Tolerable’ "Come, Darcy," said he, "I must have you dance. I hate to see you standing about by yourself in this stupid manner. You had much better dance." "I certainly shall not. You know how I detest it, unless I am particularly acquainted with my partner. At such an assembly as this it would be insupportable. Your sisters are engaged, and there is not another woman in the room whom it would not be a punishment to me to stand up with." "I would not be so fastidious as you are," cried Mr. Bingley, "for a kingdom! Upon my honor, I never met with so many pleasant girls in my life as I have this evening; and there are several of them you see uncommonly pretty." "YOU are dancing with the only handsome girl in the room," said Mr. Darcy, looking at the eldest Miss Bennet."Oh! She is the most beautiful creature I ever beheld! But there is one of her sisters sitting down just behind you, who is very pretty, and I dare say very agreeable. Do let me ask my partner to introduce you.""Which do you mean?" and turning round he looked for a moment at Elizabeth, till catching her eye, he withdrew his own and coldly said: "She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt ME; I am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me."

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Darcy says Elizabeth is just ‘tolerable’• Guests have condemned Darcy as proud, arrogant• Mrs. Bennet is violently annoyed with him• Passive Bingley is uncharacteristically assertive• Bingley is emboldened by his attraction to Jane• He knows he needs Darcy’s approval to get serious• He is first to link Darcy with Elizabeth• Bingley’s coaxing him to dance is repeated by Sir

Lucas• Darcy is present because of compulsions to interact

with lower classes• Darcy is blinded by surface appearances &

prejudgment• He replies loudly because of excited atmosphere of

dance• His criticism of her mimics Mrs. Bennet’s & Elizabeth’s

own of him • Elizabeth laughs at his slight, but she is annoyed

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Collin’s Proposal

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Collins character• Son of an illiterate, thrifty, dominating father• Raised submissive, acquired sense of self-

importance.• Energetic, dynamic, alert, resourceful &

motivated. His energy and strength derive from the fact he is Mr. Bennet’s cousin

• Collins has perfect organization. Compare Wickham and Collins:Collins achieves everything he set out to achieve

• A snob & buffoon devoid of common sense & good manners

• Collins & Mrs. Bennet are of same type• He is the perfect complement for Lady Catherine.

Sir Lucas lacks the energy and strength to complement her.

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Clip 7: Collins Proposal • Excerpt from Collins' letter, he says he’s coming to heal the

breach• Mr.B hopes to find Collins an insensible man, Collins arrives• Collins praises Lady C, Mr.B encourages him, the family is

amused• Collins offends Mrs.Phillips by comparing her house to

Rosings Park• Collins makes mistakes while dancing• Collins introduces himself to Darcy• He tries to play the piano at the Netherfield ball• Mrs.B commands Elizabeth to listen to Collins - Collins

proposes – Elizabeth repeatedly turns him down and finally walks out

• Charlotte arrives, and takes Collins away• Kitty and Lydia announce Charlotte’s engagement

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Why does his proposal fail?• He comes to end family quarrel • Cultural gap between the families is great• He aspires to rise by marrying Eliza • His self-important, condescending manner • She already responded to Wickham• Mr. B’s mockery comes back as

humiliating proposal• Mrs. Bennet’s violent insistence drives him

away• Absurd idea to marry according to Lady

Catherine

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Collins’ achievement• He’s expelled from Longbourn by the

conflict between Mr. & Mrs. Bennet• It opens up the opportunity for higher

Grace to enter • He fails with Elizabeth, succeeds with

Charlotte

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Darcy’s Proposal at Hunsford

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Clip 8: Darcy’s proposal at Hunsford

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Why does Darcy fail?

• He interfered with Jane & Bingley• He is unconscious of her attitude to

him• He is unconscious of his own

behavior• He is egoistic, self-centered• It is Collin’s house• It is Charlotte’s house • It is Lady Catherine’s domain • His mind and his heart are at war

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Why does Elizabeth receive two such similar proposals?• Mr. Bennet’s abuse of his wife comes to her as

abuse • Truth in Collins’ proposal repeats • Darcy & Collins both apply a similar logic

– They think about their needs, not other people’s– They both value themselves very highly– They both take for Elizabeth granted

• Life is offering Elizabeth unimagined opportunity• Elizabeth is unconscious & negatively related to

the opportunity that is coming so it comes to her as something negative

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Day 2Topic Slide Clips

Review & Q&A 61-62

Personality 63-76 9

Correspondence 77-92 10-11

Life response 93-101 12

Act repeats 102-107 13

Negativity 108-115 14,15

Reversal 116-139 16-19

Conclusion 140-146

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DAY II: Review of Day I• Energy and opportunity are generated by

the social & family environment.• Aspiration attracts the opportunity to us• Positive attitudes, cheerfulness & harmony

make for receptivity.• The results of initiative depend on subtle &

causal factors.• Each act is a microcosm & front for the

infinite• Results are true for all persons & from all

perspectives.

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What determines results? • Social context • Family atmosphere• Energy• Aspiration• Personal relations• Personality• Life

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Personality • Life evolves by consciousness,• Consciousness evolves by

organization• Personality is organization • Personality has a level & a strength

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Levels of Personality • Energy• Manners• Behavior• Character• Individuality

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Energy acts • Mrs. Bennet is intense energy expressing

aspiration• Lydia is unorganized energy without

direction

“The rapture of Lydia on this occasion, her adoration of Mrs. Forster, the delight of Mrs. Bennet, and the mortification of Kitty, are scarcely to be described. Wholly inattentive to her sister's feelings, Lydia flew about the house in restless ecstasy, calling for every one's congratulations, and laughing and talking with more violence than ever..”

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Manners please • We progress from energy to

manners when we bring our external conduct under self-discipline

• We learn to control what we say and what we do

• This is what parents teach children• It is the first minimum step in being

human and civilized• What one is to everyone inevitably

is manners. It is not selective.

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Behavior fosters relationship • We progress to behavior when our good manners

truly reflects what we think and feel. • Wickham’s behavior is completely false• Caroline says one thing but means another.

– Her external behavior is only meant to attract Darcy. She is not genuine.

• Bingley is genuine but he lacks strength and substance– Can pack up and leave in a moment– Can forget anyone when they are absent– Submits to Darcy and Caroline– He’s violently in love, but of weak will

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Character accomplishes • Character is substance of personality

based on deeply held beliefs• Behavior evolves to character when

we acquire values

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Expressions of Character• Self-reliance—Darcy

– Wickham lacks it • Sense of responsibility—Darcy, Mr.

Gardiner, Mr. Bennet, • Independent thinking — Charlotte, Mrs.

Gardiner• Values

– Darcy realizes he has not lived by values he was taught

– He decides to live up to the ideal• Objectivity & Rationality—Elizabeth &

Darcy – Elizabeth moves from vital to mind after

reading Darcy’s letter

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Individuality creates • All the previous stages are based on social

conformity • Individuality expresses what is true for the

soul• Individuality expresses the psychic

element in us• It is what makes us unique• All pioneers and creators act from center

of individuality• Infinity & Uniqueness are hallmarks of

individuality

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Elizabeth’s Individuality• She does not honor social reality • Her easy playfulness is wealth,

psychological wealth. Therefore life awarded her the psychological reality.

• Her courage rises when she is challenged • Her capacity to laugh at Darcy’s sense of

self-importance makes her more attractive • In her he meets a formed, educated,

discriminating individual of Good Will

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Collins’ Individuality• Collins is also an individual• He expresses unique characteristics• He does not act with reference to

others– He defied Lizzy’s advice about

speaking to Darcy– Decides to dance & play cards

• Embodies the value of obsequious squeamishness to aristocracy

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Clip 9: Jane’s Personality• Jane talks about the ideal marriage, Elizabeth

talks about their situation• She is intelligent enough to understand Mr.B's

intelligence and sarcasm. She smiles when he says his wife's nerves have been his companions for 20 years

• Jane is as happy as the others when they learn that Mr.B has called on Bingley

• Jane takes an interest in Bingley and his group, she admires Bingley's sisters' elegance

• Bingley asks Jane to dance with him, she accepts Bingley's request

• Jane is happy with Bingley, dances with him• Both Darcy and Bingley praise Jane's beauty at

the first ball• Jane praises Bingley, his sisters, even Darcy• Elizabeth and Charlotte discuss Jane's chances of

marrying Bingley• Jane is shocked with her mother’s ploy• Jane is happy to see Elizabeth at Netherfield• Mrs.Philips is offended by Collins, Jane explains• Jane cannot think Darcy is so wrong, she feels

Bingley cannot be ignorant of his friend's nature, suspects that Elizabeth likes Wickham

• Jane tells Elizabeth that after such a short acquaintance, Wickham should not be believed implicitly

• Jane is distressed by news of Wickham and Darcy's

• Jane tells Elizabeth that she has learnt from Bingley that Wickham has wronged Darcy

• Jane defends Charlotte's decision to marry Collins. She receives Caroline's letter

• Jane comforts herself and Elizabeth, agrees to go to Jane and Elizabeth discuss Caroline's letter

• London• Jane writes to Elizabeth from London• Jane feels sorry for Darcy, as he must be

disappointed in being turned down by Elizabeth• Jane is shocked on learning the truth about

Wickham and Darcy• Jane says Wickham could have become a better

person, so he should not be exposed• Jane tries to cheer up• Mrs.Gardiner praises Jane's sweetness• Jane greets Elizabeth on her return from

Derbyshire• Jane feels Lydia's elopement is her fault• Jane praises Lady Lucas' support after the

elopement, Elizabeth resents it• Jane patiently tolerates her mother's behavior,

after Lydia's elopement• Jane rejoices that they are married, as soon as

Elizabeth starts to read the letter• Jane thinks Wickham loves Lydia, and will marry

her without any money• Jane reacts cautiously when news comes that

Bingley is back• Jane pretends not to be swayed, Elizabeth does

not believe her• Jane is happy after Bingley proposes, she wishes

everyone to be as happy• Jane wishes Elizabeth could be just as happy

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Jane’s Personality• She is completely genuine in her behavior • She is happy with herself, relates to others happily. • Her behavior is universal goodwill• She has innate passive goodness & patience • Her goodness attracts goodwill of Eliza & Charlotte• Caroline’s kindness is due to her innate sweetness • Her effort to see people as better than they are is a

psychic quality• Her unwillingness to see the lower side is innocence• Her incapacity to see a fault prevents life from

bringing her any fault • She has to drop the illusion about Caroline before

she can succeed with Bingley

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How did Jane Accomplish?• Positive social climate for upward mobility

• Positive, cheerful family atmosphere

• Mrs. Bennet’s intense aspiration

• Jane’s good patient passive personality

• She succeeds by Elizabeth’s goodwill

• She practices silent will & non-initiative

• Her personal relationships are positive

• She exhausts her capacity to live up to her ideal

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Other insights about her marriage

• Bingley is dominated by Darcy, so it awaits Darcy’s approval

• Elizabeth creates opportunity for Jane

• Jane creates opportunity for Elizabeth

• Caroline opposed Jane’s marriage because of Elizabeth

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Hidden Connections

Inner-Outer Correspondences

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Hidden Connections

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Supreme discovery• The rishis discovered the ultimate

reality• They declared “All is Brahman” • The world too is Brahman • Even we are only That• They did not explain how the

unmanifest Spirit becomes the material world or how Matter evolves back to manifest Spirit.

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Sri Aurobindo’s discovery • He revealed that the world is the

divine in the process of evolution• Adventure of consciousness to

freedom, light and immortal delight• In Life Divine he presents the process

of creation, the laws governing universal manifestation and spiritual evolution.

• Karmayogi has codified the principles governing the process at the level of life and society.

• He calls it character of life.

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Oneness of Life• Life is a manifestation of Brahman • Life is a universal and undivided ocean of

existence• Life is a web of interconnectedness &

relationships• The truth of life is spiritual oneness• The ego artificially divides life into inside

and outside.• Actually inner and outer are one. • Whatever comes to us corresponds with

our own consciousness• Life is filled with correspondences

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What is LIFE? • A field of action • Universal field of energy• A field of forces in which strength

determines the result

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Principles of Life• Every movement expresses an energy • The movement continues until it is

exhausted• The result depends on Strength• What a man does on his own initiative and

own strength succeeds• Every action has its consequences—karma• No sincere act fails to foster its intention,

immediately or eventually • Energy collecting beyond a certain point

can only insist, can never see its folly.

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Clip 10: Correspondences

• Mr.Collins’ servile behavior to Lady C at the church• Sir Lucas’ cant speak in front of Lady C• Mrs. B brags of Bingley favoring Jane over Charlotte • Lady C’ bragging about her and Anne’s imaginary musical

superiority• Darcy criticizes the Bennet’s to Bingley• Mrs. B criticizes Darcy• Darcy’s ruse in London• Wickham’s lies about Darcy• Mrs. B calls the Lucases artful people, looking for what they

can get, • Lydia criticizes Mary King. Elizabeth feels the same

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Clip 11: Elizabeth’s Correspondences • Charlotte’s goodwill for her• Jane’s goodwill for her• Sir Lucas’s clumsy goodwill

initiatives • The Gardiner’s affectionate

support and goodwill • Elizabeth’s goodwill for Jane• Darcy calls her tolerable• Elizabeth speaks teasingly

about Darcy to her mother• Darcy refuses to dance with

her• Elizabeth refuses to dance

with Darcy• Darcy tells Bingley about

Jane’s poor connections• Mrs.B abuses Darcy at the

first meeting• Elizabeth tells Darcy at

Hunsford she has every reason to think ill of him

• ‘Last man I could ever marry’• Elizabeth dislikes Darcy

initially • Caroline dislikes Elizabeth• Eliza wants Bingley to marry

Jane • Caroline’s wants Bingley to

marry Georgiana• Elizabeth laughs at Collins • Collins insults her with his

proposal• She is lied to by Wickham• She hides the truth about

Wickham from all• When Mr.B reads out Collins’

letter, she feigns ignorance• Darcy insults her family while

proposing• Elizabeth insults Darcy by

repeating lies about him

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Collins’ insulting proposal

• Mr. Bennet loves absurdities: married Mrs. Bennet

• Elizabeth loves absurdities: Collins & Darcy’s proposal come to her

• They laugh at Collins. His proposal is insulting

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Darcy’s insulting proposal• Darcy’s insulting proposal --

Elizabeth insults Darcy’s character by believing & repeating lies about him.

• He insults hers by speaking openly about the vulgarity of her family. Insult is common to both

• Both proposals are comedies of error.

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Wickham’s falsehood • As long as Lizzy believes Wickham,

Jane believes Caroline• Eliza is eager to believe Wickham

because she likes him & to disbelieve Darcy because he insulted her

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Attraction • Darcy is attracted to Eliza’s

character, offended by her ‘situation’ • Eliza is attracted to Wickham’s

manners, offended by his inner falsehood

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Warnings • Elizabeth ignores Caroline’s warning

about Wickham• Mr. Bennet rejects Elizabeth’s

warning about Brighton

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Bingley’s marriage• Eliza feels intensely that Bingley

should marry Jane• Caroline feels intensely that Bingley

should marry Georgiana

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Lady Catherine insults her family • Mrs. Bennet insults Darcy • Lady Catherine insults Elizabeth

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Life responses

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Life is a major actor in our lives • When life helps, we call it chance, luck

or Grace• When life does not cooperate, we

complain of fate or misfortune• There is no such thing as chance, luck

or fate• Whatever we achieve is with the

support of life, no exceptions • Without Brahman, even the gods

cannot lift a blade of grass• Life responds according to the laws of

consciousness

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Life Responds• Life responds to what we are & what

we do• Life responds to thoughts, feeling &

acts• Life responds to inaction & non-

initiative • Life maintains balance & equilibrium

like flow of water down hill• All that comes to us from life comes

in response to what we are and what we need for our progress.

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Clip 12: Life Response• Bingley arrives in Hertfordshire• Collins' arrival• Meeting at Meryton• Wickham’s visit to Longbourn brings news of Bingley’s

departure from Netherfield• When Wickham is diverted to Miss King, Eliza is invited for

summer holiday• Darcy’s arrival at Hunsford• Fitzwilliam’s disclosure • Twice Darcy calls on Elizabeth at the parsonage when she is

reading Jane’s letters. Her goodwill for Jane brings him.• Darcy’s arrival in time to save Georgiana from elopement• Gardiners’ change of holiday plans• Darcy’s arrival at Pemberley• Jane’s letter arrives at Lambton when Darcy arrives• Lydia disclosing Darcy’s role in her marriage

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What makes it respond?

• Powerful aspiration to rise• Strong interest or Silent Will• Intense attitude or passion • Expectation• Change of attitude • Values – Truth

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Clip 13: Positive Values• Life responds positively to positive

values

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Goodwill• Elizabeth has general goodwill &

especially heart-felt, self-effacing affection for Jane.

• Goodwill comes to her from Jane, Charlotte, Sir Lucas & Gardiners

• As long as she is interested in Wickham, her natural goodwill keeps him afloat & brings him prospect of Miss King. When Eliza loses interest in him, Miss King withdraws.

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Georgiana’s elopement• Truth in Darcy’s life is so great that

he arrives a day early to the elopement. He arrives a day early to Pemberley to meet Elizabeth.

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Mrs. Gardiner’s goodness • She has prior link to Pemberley • She is the first to warn Lizzy about

Wickham• She weans Lizzy away from

Wickham• She brings Lizzy to Pemberley

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Acts repeat

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Clip 14: Acts repeat • Wickham tries to elope with Georgiana• Wickham elopes with Lydia• Bingley tries to get Darcy to dance with Elizabeth, he refuses• Sir L tries to get Darcy to dance with Elizabeth, she refuses• Mrs. Bennet criticizes Darcy after the first ball, when she describes the events

to Mr.B• Darcy criticizes the Bennets after the first ball• Elizabeth wants Bingley to marry Jane • Caroline wants Bingley to marry Georgiana• Mrs. Bennet is rude to Darcy at Netherfield• Lady Catherine is rude to Elizabeth at Hunsford• Wickham lies to Elizabeth about Darcy• Darcy confesses about his deceit to Bingley, in his letter to Elizabeth• Eliza ignores Caroline’s advice about Wickham• Mr. Bennet ignores Eliza’s advice• Collins’ boorish proposal, he says she has little money• Darcy’s boorish proposal• Lizzy says ‘Impossible’• Jane says ‘Impossible’• Lady Catherine tries to dissuade Elizabeth from marrying Darcy, the word

‘impossible’ comes up again• Bingley's hasty departure from Netherfield• Elizabeth’s sudden rushed departure from Lambton after Jane’s letter

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Acts Repeat• Our lives are filled with physical habits and social

customs that repeat over and over • The same law applies to acts committed

unconsciously, unintentionally, accidentally. • A casual word spoken without thinking repeats• Acts repeat not only in the life of the person who

commits the act, but also in the lives of other connected people

• Every act is a force which acquires more energy each time it repeats

• Each act has a personality which tries to perpetuate itself and expand

• All acts are part of the universal movement of life expressing its energies

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Acts Repeat

• Elopement• Dancing • Criticism • Marriage • Rudeness • Ruse & Deceit• Wickham • Proposal• Impossible • Departure

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Other Acts that Repeat • Abusing Darcy and foolish display• Bingley’s departures• Lydia & Wickham

– She is the first to see him and get introduced. • Lydia invites Wickham to Mrs. Philips house (her

family’s house). She monopolizes him in the early part of the discussion there. – Later she ‘invites’ him to elope and brings him

to Longbourn. – Interestingly, it is Lizzy who first brings

Wickham to Longbourn on the day Bingley departs for London. Lydia repeats that act

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Self-fulfilling power of Words• Mr. Bennet: “put in a word for Lizzy”• Caroline: “When shall I wish you joy?”• Bingley: “I can leave a place in five

minutes”• Mr. Bennet: “Wickham will jilt Elizabeth” • Mrs. Gardiner: “There is no danger of

Jane meeting Bingley in London”• Collins letter: “The disagreement…• Darcy letter: “For the happiness of both”• Darcy letter: “my best wish for your

health & happiness”

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Role of Negativity

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Falsehood, Ill-will & Evil• Every religion struggles to explain it • Sri Aurobindo is first to explain how

they are created and the role they play in the spiritual evolution.

• Whatever comes to us comes for our progress, to awaken our consciousness

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Caroline• Her genuine affection for Jane shows she is

not bad at heart. • Her warning Eliza against Wickham helps

her retain her relationship with Pemberley.• Her teasing Darcy made him conscious of

his feelings for Elizabeth• Her jealousy destroyed her own chances

with Darcy • Mentioning the militia brings Darcy &

Georgiana closer to Elizabeth• Her jealousy brought Lydia’s elopement,

but it helped Darcy prove the depth of his love for Elizabeth

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Clip 15: Wickham• Wickham meets the Bennet girls at Meryton• Wickham finds all the information Elizabeth knows about Darcy first• Wickham tells lies to Elizabeth about Darcy• During the Netherfield dance, Elizabeth and Darcy talk about Wickham• Caroline warns Elizabeth about Wickham• Jane confirms Caroline’s news about Darcy with what Bingley says• Mrs.Reynolds says Wickham has turned out badly• Wickham explains why he didn't attend the Netherfield ball • Wickham is introduced to Mr. and Mrs.B. Mr.B does not believe him• Mr.B says Wickham will jilt Elizabeth creditably• Mrs.Gardiner meets Wickham• Wickham turns his attentions to Mary King• Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth• Lydia informs Elizabeth that Mary King is gone• Jane and Elizabeth decide against exposing Wickham• Lydia's elopement• Jane writes that Wickham never intended to marry Lydia• Mrs.Phillips brings bad news about Wickham often• Mr.B reads Mr. Gardiner's letter, discusses Wickham• Wickham and Lydia arrive at Longbourn, married• Wickham interrupts Elizabeth when she is reading Mrs. Gardiner's

letter• Wickham behaves charmingly as he leaves Longbourn

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Wickham• People like Wickham, unless they

continue to expect patronage or are under fear, will mortally offend the benefactor.

• He who pleases, longs to hurt, as he pleases against his will.

• Any girl young or old, married or unmarried will readily accept Wickham except for social odium.

• Man has not learnt to overcome the charm of falsehood.

• Wickham relates to a person, touches his falsehood and expands it.

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Wickham & Darcy• He is Darcy’s complement — perfect

external form, but a false rogue of low consciousness inside.

• He is the low consciousness Darcy must outgrow to win Elizabeth.

• He almost ruined Darcy’s family by eloping with Georgiana. His elopement with Lydia becomes an aid for Darcy to marry Elizabeth.

• He almost ruined Elizabeth’s life by eloping with Lydia. He has to marry Lydia to save Elizabeth’s marriage to Darcy.

• Darcy has to pay him twice for his negative service

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Clip 16: Eliza’s response to Wickham

• Elizabeth believes Wickham about Darcy, Jane does not

• She is unable to see he is mercenary in seeking Miss King

• After reading Darcy’s letter, she realizes Wickham must be false

• Jane cannot believe Wickham is so bad. Elizabeth says one has the goodness, the other has the appearance of it

• She can never get angry at him. Elizabeth does not mind Wickham’s interruption when she is reading Mrs. Gardiner's letter

• They part as brother and sister

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Wickham & Elizabeth• He is attractive to the Mrs. Bennet in her• He is the low consciousness Elizabeth

must outgrow to win Darcy• Her eagerness to hear bad of Darcy

enables him to scandalize Darcy. • Darcy & Bingley leave Netherfield when

she responds to him • He makes her conscious of her ignorance

& falsehood• Until he is married, she cannot marry• Her attraction makes him part of her

family

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Reversal of Consciousness

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Spiritual Evolution • From ignorance to knowledge • From ego to universality • From physical to mental to spiritual

consciousness • From pleasure & pain to delight

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Awakening of Consciousness • Surface sensation• Vital instinct • Emotion vibrates out and seeks an

interchange with others• Mental conception, rational thought, • Soul’s knowledge by identity

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Ignorance is start of evolution• Darcy’s insult to Lizzy• Mrs. B’s multiple insults to Darcy• Wickham’s falsehood• Darcy’s objections to Bingley marrying

Jane prevent him from choosing Elizabeth.• Caroline’s constant harassment, plotting• Darcy’s interference with Bingley and Jane• Darcy’s offensive proposal• Elizabeth’s abusive reply• Lydia’s elopement• Lady Catherine’s objections

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We progress by changing our perceptions & attitudes about

• How good or important we are • How bad or low others are• What is possible for us and others to

accomplish• How we feel about the success of

other people• Change of attitude makes prayer

powerful

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Clip 17: Mr. Bennet takes responsibility

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Elizabeth’s genius

J: "I never thought Mr. Darcy so deficient in the APPEARANCE of it as you used to do."E: "And yet I meant to be uncommonly clever in taking so decided a dislike to him, without any reason. It is such a spur to one's genius, such an opening for wit, to have a dislike of that kind. One may be continually abusive without saying anything just; but one cannot always be laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty."

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Clip 18: Elizabeth’s changing awareness• Elizabeth says the rich can afford to give offense wherever they go, and teases her mother that Darcy is probably not as good-

looking as he seemed at first• Elizabeth imitates Darcy's comment about her being tolerable• Elizabeth promises never to dance with Darcy• Elizabeth refuses to dance with Darcy• When Charlotte points out to Elizabeth that Darcy looks at her a lot, she replies that he's trying to frighten her with his contempt• Elizabeth tells Wickham she hopes Darcy's presence will not affect Wickham's stay at Hertfordshire• Elizabeth gets angry with Darcy on hearing Wickham's lies• Elizabeth confesses to Jane that she likes Wickham, and trusts him• Elizabeth complains to Charlotte about Darcy, he arrives to invite her to dance, she unwillingly accepts• Elizabeth believes Wickham's explanation of his absence at the Netherfield ball• Elizabeth tells her father she believes Wickham has really been cheated by Darcy• Elizabeth cannot believe Charlotte who says Darcy has come to call on the parsonage because of her• Fitzwilliam tells Elizabeth that Darcy has spoken to him about her, she cannot understand why• Elizabeth teasingly talks to Darcy in front of Fitzwilliam• Darcy proposes to Elizabeth• Elizabeth thinks of Darcy's words • Elizabeth reads about Wickham, and realizes he must he false• Elizabeth remembers her family's bad behavior that Darcy finds disgusting• Elizabeth tells Jane Darcy has the goodness, Wickham has the appearance of it• Elizabeth's first view of Pemberley• Elizabeth realizes she could have been mistress of Pemberley• Elizabeth hears Mrs. Reynolds complain about Wickham• Mrs. Reynolds praises Darcy• Elizabeth and Darcy meet at Pemberley• Darcy is pleasant to Elizabeth• Elizabeth leaves Pemberley surprised, pleased• Georgiana says that Darcy has praised Elizabeth a lot• Elizabeth tells Darcy about Lydia, he is shocked• Elizabeth fears she will never see Darcy again, after news of the elopement• Elizabeth tells Jane Darcy will never want to associate with her again• Elizabeth wishes she had not told Darcy about Lydia• Elizabeth writes to her aunt• Mrs.Gardiner writes to Elizabeth• Elizabeth tells Lady C that she and Darcy are equal, and will not promise that she will not marry him

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Elizabeth’s attitudes • Darcy is arrogant, offensive, insulting

• She intensely dislikes him

• She refuses to dance with him

• She things he disapproves of her

• She blames him for Jane’s disappointment

• She believes he cheated Wickham

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Elizabeth’s change of consciousness• Sensation

– She is thrilled when sees Pemberley– They meet at Pemberley– He is very pleasant to her

• Vital instinct– She realizes she could be mistress – She leaves Pemberley surprised, pleased

• Emotion– She feels differently about him – respect, admiration

• Mental awakening– She reads about Wickham, realizes he is false– She realizes her family's behavior spoiled Jane’s chances– She tells Jane Darcy has the goodness, Wickham the

appearance – She realizes he is good, not proud

• Knowledge by Identity — spiritual– She feels deep gratitude and love

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Eliza progresses by discipline of humiliation • Darcy’s tolerable• Collins’ proposal• The mortification of Mrs. B’s vulgar

behavior • Darcy’s proposal• Darcy’s letter• Lydia’s elopement • Caroline’s taunting

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Eliza refuses to sacrifice human values for wealth and status. • Her values compelled Darcy to transform

himself in order to acquire the human values she could admire and to place wealth and status at her feet without her asking or seeking it.

• She clung to higher values and she got both the human being she could love as well as the wealth and status she did not seek.

• Her intense dislike of Darcy turns into love as an expression of social revolution turning into evolution.

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Elizabeth’s progress• She awakens to the higher possibility• She recognizes her own arrogance &

folly• She realizes her own family ruined

Jane’s prospects• She blames herself, not others• She reverses her attitude to Darcy• She acquires humility• She moves life by changing her own

attitudes

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Elizabeth’s self-realizationShe grew absolutely ashamed of herself. Of neither Darcy nor Wickham could she think without feeling she had been prejudiced, absurd. "How despicably I have acted! I, who have prided myself on my discernment! I, who have valued myself on my abilities! who have often disdained the generous candor of my sister, and gratified my vanity in useless or blameable mistrust! How humiliating is this discovery! yet, how just a humiliation! Had I been in love, I could not have been more wretchedly blind! But vanity, not love, has been my folly. Pleased with the preference of one, and offended by the neglect of the other, on the very beginning of our acquaintance, I have courted prejudice and ignorance, and driven reason away, where either were concerned. Till now, I never knew myself.

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Elizabeth’s sincerity about Lydia

• Mrs. Gardiner: "But can you think that Lydia is so lost to everything but love of him as to consent to live with him on any terms other than marriage?"

• Elizabeth: "It does seem, and it is most shocking indeed," replied Elizabeth, with tears in her eyes, "that a sister's sense of decency and virtue in such a point should admit of doubt. But, really, I know not what to say. Perhaps I am not doing her justice. But she is very young; she has never been taught to think on serious subjects; and for the last half-year, nay, for a twelvemonth-- she has been given up to nothing but amusement and vanity. She has been allowed to dispose of her time in the most idle and frivolous manner, and to adopt any opinions that came in her way. Since the ----shire were first quartered in Meryton, nothing but love, flirtation, and officers have been in her head. She has been doing everything in her power by thinking and talking on the subject, to give greater-- what shall I call it? susceptibility to her feelings; which are naturally lively enough. And we all know that Wickham has every charm of person and address that can captivate a woman."

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Clip 19: Darcy’s Reversal & Clip• Darcy refuses to dance, and insults

Mrs.B• Darcy says it will be a punishment to

dance with anyone at the assembly• Darcy calls Elizabeth tolerable• Darcy confesses to Caroline that he's

been admiring Elizabeth's eyes• At Netherfield, Darcy says Elizabeth

looks better for the exercise, snubbing Caroline

• Darcy tells Bingley that with her connections, Jane has little chance of being married well

• Elizabeth complains to Charlotte about Darcy, he arrives to invite her to dance, she unwillingly accepts

• Darcy finds the behavior of the Bennets at the Netherfield ball intolerable

• Darcy tells Caroline that Georgiana is as tall as Elizabeth

• Darcy frequents Elizabeth's favorite walking paths, hoping to meet her

• Darcy proposes to Elizabeth• Darcy thinks of Elizabeth's words• Darcy asks to be introduced to the

Gardiners

• Darcy wishes to introduce his sister to Elizabeth

• Darcy is waiting for Elizabeth at the inn, brings Georgiana and Bingley

• Georgiana says that Darcy has praised Elizabeth a lot

• Georgiana invites Elizabeth to Pemberley

• Darcy admires Elizabeth's singing at Pemberley

• Darcy tells Caroline his opinion of Elizabeth has changed, and now he finds her handsome

• Elizabeth tells Darcy about Lydia, he is shocked

• Darcy goes in search of Wickham and Lydia

• Darcy find Wickham's lodgings, Lydia sees him from the window

• Darcy has forced Wickham to marry, he is at the church, attending the wedding

• Darcy talks to the Gardiners and takes responsibility

• Darcy and Bingley visit Netherfield

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Darcy’s starting point• He is blind to opportunity, prejudiced

by his opinions • He failed to see she was a golden

opportunity• His behavior is arrogant, boorish and

offensive • He says savages dance • He feels disgust for her family

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Clip 20: Final Reconciliation

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Darcy’s reversals • Her fine eyes — he reverses his opinion of her appearance • Asks her to dance — he reverses his behavior • He admires Eliza & Jane individually, disqualifies them socially• He flees Netherfield feeling in danger • His seeks her out daily in the park at Rosings and at Hunsford• He is embarrassed by Lady Catherine’s boorish conduct• He proposes, valuing his feelings above social standards • He condemns her family, exonerates her & Jane • He regrets his conduct, decides to change • He behaves cordially with the Gardiners• He goes after Lydia • He negotiates with Wickham & pays him• He insists on paying, taking responsibility • He insists on confidentiality • He withdraws his interference with Bingley’s marriage • He submits to Mrs. Bennet’s abuses• He acknowledges Elizabeth was wholly right • He accepts Gardiners, Mrs. Bennet, Lydia, Collins & Wickham as

relatives—a representative act of the social collective

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Eighth Reversal for Darcy • Recognize Lady Catherine, Wickham

and Mrs. Bennet in himself • Change himself in the depths• Evoke a change in them by his

change• Discover life as the Marvel

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Progress comes from shedding Ego

• Mr. Bennet acknowledges he was foolish and irresponsible

• Mrs. Bennet’s is humbled into quietude• Wickham is forced to settle for what he

actually deserves• Collins is forced to acknowledge Elizabeth

as his social superior• Lady Catherine is forced to accept the

limits of her authority • Caroline discovers that mean jealousy

does not pay

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Why does Lydia marry first?

• Her mother’s favorite• Her own eagerness to be first • She represents the evolutionary

force

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Why does Darcy attend Lydia’s marriage?

• Taking care of the lowest is necessary for the elevation of the highest.

• Protecting the foundation.• Removing the danger

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How can the characters progress further?• Lydia – acquire manners and self-discipline• Mrs. Bennet – never speak, take initiative or play

tricks• Wickham – never lie• Bingley – stop depending on Darcy & Caroline• Mr. Bennet – stop mocking, take full responsibility • Jane – acquire discrimination without losing

goodness• Elizabeth – seek an ideal • Darcy – adopt Wickham as a younger brother &

redeem him

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Conclusion

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P&P Family Tree: Conclusion

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P&P is story of

• Collins’ triple triumph • Darcy’s disgrace• Wickham’s achievement• The decline of Pemberley• The revival of Pemberley• Caroline’s defeat • Mrs. Gardiner’s goodness

Life progresses as a wholeWhat we see depends on our

perspective

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High Accomplishment in P&P • P&P is the story of a woman who rises 200

times higher in the social hierarchy through marriage.

• Her accomplishment was made possible by– The expansive social climate of the

times– Her positive attitudes and character

• The real source of her achievement was Darcy’s transformation which was inspired by her goodness and individuality.

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Message from Sri Aurobindo“A day shall come when all the beautiful dreams will become real, with a reality far more marvelous than anything we can dream of.”

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Clips1. Energy flow in P&P2. Bennet family 3. Blind to opportunity 4. Mrs.B’s aspiration 5. Mrs.B’s initiatives 6. Failed initiatives 7. Mr. Collins proposal 8. Darcy’s Hunsford

proposal 9. Jane Personality 10.Correspondences 11.Eliza’s

correspondences12.Life response

13. Positive Values 14. Acts repeat15. Wickham 16. Eliza’s response to

Wickham 17. Mr. Bennet takes

responsibility 18. Elizabeth’s Changing

Perceptions 19. Darcy’s Reversal 20. Final Reconciliation