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
This is a dedicated site for those who are searching for answers, who want to break from their present repeating circles of life and looking for answers that will understand them, help them find a new way-a new solution towards life beautiful and Divine.

How to open to the Mother and Surrender to the Mother? I understand the meaning and have read and listened to Talks on Surrender and Opening to the Mother. Could you please guide on a practical way of doing it in everyday life for the common man? ππππ»πͺ·
For Opening to the Mother:
1. Read Her works, especially Prayers and Meditations.
2. Read Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri, The Mother with Letters on The Mother.

I was reading The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky, and in the chapters “Rebellion” and “The Grand Inquisitor”, Ivan raises certain points that actually shook me to the Core. For me, they had an impact similar to Yama’s arguments in Savitri. πππππ»π·[…]
This is a question that has vexed every sensitive heart since the awakening of self-consciousness in man. Animals donβt suffer from the gift of reflection

In one of your videos on ‘Surrender of Desire’, you said that the best and safest way to ask for something is by saying ‘Thy Will be Done’. Sir, can you explain it in detail? β€οΈβπ₯πππ»π·
Desire is a movement of ignorance because we really do not know whether what our heart desires is really good for us or not. Often

Is Blood DonationΒ good? What does the Mother say to it? π©Έπ₯πππ»β€οΈβπ₯
There are many things in life that do not fall into a clear cut right or wrong, good or bad. They depend upon the time,

Sir, why in Sadness and in Grief, we seem to be more Open to the Divine Mother? I was reading lines of Savitri and the Mother’s Prayer, tears flowed, my centre shifted to Heart(effortlessly), I felt the absorption of the Consciousness, my breath rate increased, I couldn’t hold myself for a while. ππ₯²π₯Ήβ€οΈβπ₯πΌ[…]
Grief is a state of intense concentration and can, if the consciousness makes just a little shift open the doors the Divine. As the Mother

Last Night I had a Dream/Vision. I saw a dock, I think it was somewhere in Europe. and it looked old, centuries old. Someone threw me overboard, and I died. I can still see the whole thing! Then I saw sometime before that, also, I had died by drowning. And in this life, I cannot swim! But what I saw, was it a Past Life or just a Dream? ππΌββοΈππ°π¦
In all likelihood, it is an experience of your past life that is still unresolved fully. Offer the dream in all its details to the

I am a swimmer, and I need to expand my Lung Capacity. There are many programs involving breath retention that aim to progressively build Lung Capacity. Thoughts? ππΌββοΈπ«ππΌ
Yes. Different types of pranayama help build the lung capacity. The most natural way however is to practice swimming. In fact any athletic activity will

Alok da, when one has an Aspiration for Spiritual Rebirth in Life, along with old patterns, and it also feels like Memory is one other thing that torments me in trying not to let me have an absolute fresh beginning because it brings with it so many emotions, fears, desires, hopes and whatnot and makes me cling to the current of old life. πͺ¦π£ππ»β€οΈβπ₯π·[…]
Aspiration is itself the sign of a spiritual new birth. What you are referring to is the pull of old nature which is felt by

I had some questions about the realisation of the Psychic Being. At what stage of our development are we ready to discover our Psychic Being? How long does it take for it to become fully developed? Also, what happens when we discover it? Do we begin to see it?β€οΈβπ₯πππ»πΌπ
One has see it through a continuum of lives. Here is a letter of Sri Aurobindo where he speaks about the readiness. ‘It goes without

This is a question from my mother. After listening to your talk about the Mother’s Aspects in Savitri, she wanted to know about Ashtalakshmi and what they represent. Also, what was their role as the eight wives of Sri Krishna? What is the difference between their love and Radha’s love for Sri Krishna? π°πΌπ¦πππ»π·
The eight wives of Sri Krishna are the eight aspects of Nature-forces or Nature-energies from the subconscient, earthly to the higher heavenly kind. By wedding

Β I was listening to your talks on Essays on Gita, and in one of them, you were talking about doing work disinterested. I could not quite understand whether this meant disinterested in the result or the work itself. ππππ»πΌ
Disinterested means not because of personal interest, for the gains one might get from it. It is not lack of interest but the absence of

Hello Alok Ji. In a recent talk, you explained that the occult reason behind the Ukraine War was India and Modi. Can you explain that? πͺπΊοΈππ
I didn’t mean that it is a war that has been incited by India in anyway. What I meant is that the target of this

Mahamaya (The Veil of Ignorance/Illusion): it binds the Soul to the material world by projecting the illusion that the temporary (body, wealth, status) is permanent and that we are separate from the Divine. πππ»π»β¨[…]
This is far from being a true or complete statement. It is how the traditional Advaita tries to explain the paradox of a Creator who

How to learn French through CWM(Collected Works of the Mother)? π¬ππππ»π»
For that you will need to buy the French set as well as the English. Read the French text followed by the English and try

Please tell us about Psychic Endurance. β€οΈβπ₯πππ»πΌ
Psychic endurance is the ability to take all the difficulties that come on the way with a smile. The psychic takes everything as a Grace

One of my friends and his family have been going through a very tough life for almost 20+ years. It does make me feel sad, but I ask the Divine Grace to be upon that family and let His will be done. So when we hear about people suffering for a long time, especially someone who is a close friend, how should we face this emotionally? π«β€οΈβπ₯πππ»π·
Suffering is everywhere. There is not a single person who is not suffering one way or another. What is surprising is that human beings hardly

I got too excited after reading the Secret of the Vedas and am currently reading R L Kashyap’s translation of the Rig Veda. I find it very beautiful, but wonder at the same time how to use the Veda Samhitas for Yoga, as it seems a manual on the Yogic Experiences. Traditionalists say that learning the precise intonation is important, but how can I use it in light of Sri Aurobindo’s Teachings? ππππ»π»β€οΈβπ₯
Vedas are the beautiful gifts of an intuitive age of mankind. It has two parts, the knowledge aspect and the ritualistic side, gyanakanda and the

I’m a practising Psychiatrist in Warangal, Telangana state. Sir, I want to know, as per our psychological theories, how we can explain the Psychic Being. And how to invoke it?Β β€οΈβπ₯πππ»π»
Existing Psychological theories move in a very narrow and limited framework and are often disconnected with real life.
With the modern generation it is