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===''Chit-tapas''===
''Chit-Tapas'' or Consciousness-Force, in [[Sri Aurobindo]]'s philosophy refers to the pure energy of [[Consciousness]] by which creation ultimately comes about; the infinite divine self-awareness which is also the infinite all-effective Will. It is also one of the seven [[Plane (cosmology)|planes]] of existence, according to the [[Vedas|Vedic]] [[cosmology]] and the seven [[loka]]s of [[Hinduism|Hindu]] thought.

In chapter 10 of ''[[The Life Divine]]'', Sri Aurobindo writes at length on the nature of Consciousness-Force as a principle of the Divine.  As he understands it (following the [[Tantra|Tantric]] dichotomy of Shiva and Shakti), ''Chit'' or Consciousness is not an inert and passive principle; but contains the potential spiritual Energy, ''[[Tapas_(Indian_religions)]]'', which in Creation becomes the dynamic and creative principle or Force, called ''[[Shakti]]''. ''Chit-Tapas'' or ''Chit-Shakti'' is therefore the universal Consciousness-Force, the divine Energy; the [[Mirra Alfassa|Mother]].