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We know of so many people who are facing impossible situations and problems and they are helpless. They do not know what to do or whom to ask.Β 

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I had a dream where I was on the verge of committing suicide, but I was delighted and was imagining my future life. Then suddenly I got reminded of my parents, which gave me a shock of what I was doing, and I started weeping when I woke up, but I was still weeping then. Does it indicate my attempt to annul my ego, which I couldn’t do due to my attachments? πŸ˜Άβ€πŸŒ«οΈπŸ˜£πŸŒ»πŸ¦‹πŸƒ

Suicide never annuls the ego. It only kills the body. The ego is not a physical, material principle but a subtle psychological one. The first

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How can I protect myself from someone’s blackmail? I mean, I know my father’s nature. Even after telling him everything and explaining things, he’ll use the same tactic: “I’ll kill myself if you don’t get married…” etc. Sometimes he even hurts himself. How can I stop all this? This isn’t right, is it? πŸ˜₯πŸ₯€β€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸƒ

Nobody can stop anyone and nobody is responsible for anyone else. You are responsible only for your own life. And you should decide based on

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Any trainer or exercise enthusiast nowadays says that carbohydrates need to be apportioned and meals should not be predominantly laden with carbohydrates. My friends have reduced a lot of Rice and Roti also. They have introduced Proteins like Soy, Mung, Besan and Eggs in their Diet. Some even go to the extent of taking extra Protein via Supplements. πŸ«›πŸ«˜πŸ›πŸ«“πŸ₯šπŸ€”πŸŒΎ[…]

The scientific world measures and is obsessed with quantities. It calculates the amount of energy and the actual requirement. What it misses, since it cannot

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I have been trying more and more to steal time for writing. I find out that it soothes me when I get in the zone and just let the words flow.Β I have also finally started therapy. I can only do bi-weekly sessions due to work, but it’s a start, which I hope will be helpful. βœ’οΈβ€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸ»πŸŒΌ[…]

One can progress in many ways but courage and faith are indispensable. Faith is most important out of the two as doubts (self doubts, doubts

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Whenever I am doing any work or riding a bike or even in the busiest schedule, in some corner of my mind, I am remembering the Divine. Or I am getting thoughts of the Divine. But when I sit for Meditation that time I remember only useless things. And all the Thoughts jumble up in my mind. πŸ§˜πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈβ€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸ‘·πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈπŸŒ·βœ¨[…]

Yes it is a common phenomenon in the beginning. It is easier to remember the Divine when the surface mind is engaged in some mechanical

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While reading Savitri (which I read at a very slow pace and loudly, giving each word its own tone according to its meaning and context, and with a rhythm, which I try, it is refining gradually, more by listening to you sing and also the rhythm and style that the Mother used. My family members often ridicule me for singing out loud English poetry. Well, that’s their loss. I don’t care. I am here to please my Soul.), various kinds of experience I often get, in my mind, vital and also in physical.πŸ“–πŸ—£οΈπŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸ»πŸͺ·βœ¨[…]

The effect of reading or listening Savitri is indeed wonderful. Though the degree and depth of impact depends upon the inner preparation and receptivity of

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I am sorry to say this, but in general, your generation is the most confused gen. It was the first gen where, in general, the majority of middle-class families got their first college grads. In doing so, they left home for studies in urban areas and did services in a modern environment. πŸ‘¨πŸΌβ€πŸ¦³πŸ§”πŸΌβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ‘§πŸ»β€πŸ‘¦πŸ»πŸ‘πŸŒ·[…]

Personally, I never identified with any generation or the social milieu then or now. I believe one should think independently, reflect, discern and then make

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