This is an alternate version which is clearly suspect. The original story is clearly symbolic of the triple forces of Nature, Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas,
I understand your feelings. But the world outside is like that. Especially the business world requires very different kind of temperament that does not come
The Mother and Sri Aurobindo laughed at the stupidity of religous conversions. They saw Religion as a spent force which is destined to be overpassed
Intimacies have to do with affinities. People may be good to each other (which is a nice thing always) and yet the vital-physical nervous envelope
There are two operating systems within us. When we are struggling in the Ignorance of earth-nature, we are given the ego as a defense against
The first thing is to take your teenage daughter into confidence. She must feel that you are her friend and not an administrator or a
There have been instances of the Mother scolding for example to Amal Kiran, Nirod da, Priti Dasgupta and Amrita. She has herself mentioned that She
Spiritual advancement is not an indicator of compatibility or harmony. What brings true harmony and happiness in a relationship is true love and that is
My advice is not to get preoccupied with the issue of strict and absolute sexual control. This is not your age to try these things.
All of them are fine.
But it is best if at least one reads it in sequence once. A little each day, a page
The sure sign of love is the urge to give oneself to the person we love. It is not want or craving or desire that
The path of Yoga is a journey from Ignorance to knowledge, from darkness to the Light. This naturally moves through zones of diminishing grey areas
Progress has a positive and a negative aspect. On the positive side, progress is to strive for things that are latent but not yet developed
It means that those who do not have enough faith in the Master they try to judge him by his outer ways and actions, the
Perhaps you have not dipped into the right sources or read material on Sri Aurobindo’s life. I would advice you to read the following biographies.
One can ask anything and everything from The Mother. But one has to leave it to Her to grant it or not, keeping the trust
Hansa is the Soul. The Paramhansa word is an epithet to souls that have realised the Divine, the Supersoul and grown one with Him. They
You already have the keys right, – faith, gratitude, surrender nurture the flame of aspiration. This flame, until it grows into a fire, is like