Ordinarily, however, with most people the inner vision comes first.Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
11. Visions and Symbols
Fragment ID: 1885
Yes, it [the higher consciousness] can come down into the mind plane bringing peace, wideness, the cosmic consciousness, the realisation of the Divine, the sense of the cosmic forces and other things – without any breaking of the veil through vision. Ordinarily, however, with most people the inner vision comes first.