The experiences of your past life which are stored within come up to the surface to be rejected. By rejecting all these by and by the inside will have to be cleansed.
Sri AurobindoThe mind has these four levels: physical, vital, buddhi, higher mind. The Supermind is far above these.
Sri AurobindoThere is the physical mind which is mechanical but the awareness which is the essential character (dharma) of the mind is also to some extent present there.
Sri Aurobindo