only a differentiated centre of the universal forces – although his soul comes from beyond.Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
5. Planes and Parts of the Being
Fragment ID: 421
Yes, certainly [in the cosmic Mind there is a stratum of the physical mind], there is nothing in the individual that is not in the cosmic Energy. For all ordinary purposes the individual is only a differentiated centre of the universal forces – although his soul comes from beyond.