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Namaskar alok Da, Considering that Sonam Wangchuk – the Climate Activist – who is in jail, has drawn inspiration from Sri Aurobindo’s autobiographical account of his year-long detention in Alipore Jail (as detailed in ‘Tales of Prison Life’), – how do you assess the way the current government is addressing environmental issues and engaging with activists — and on what basis can one evaluate who is “Right” or “Wrong” in the government-versus-activist dynamic?” 🌿

December 2, 2025

First about the facts. Mr Sonam Wangchuk is not inspired by Sri Aurobindo. There is nothing even remotely common between him and Sri Aurobindo whose

“There is no criterion, but one can easily distinguish if one is in the inward condition, not sleep, in which most visions take place, by the nature of the impression made. A vision in a dream is more difficult to distinguish from a vivid dream-experience but one gets to feel the difference”- from Letters of Yoga. Alok Da, can you please explain the last line written by Sri Aurobindo? 🌄

December 2, 2025

A vivid dream experience is generally of a symbolic nature that reveals a deeper truth through the sign language of dreams. A vision, on the

Can AI gain Consciousness? Is AGI possible? 🦋

December 2, 2025

It cannot gain consciousness in the sense that human beings do. AI can learn and behave like a human being. But can it consciously evolve

Thanks to your previous advice, I’ve found great help in organising my life through a disciplined routine, which has changed my internal state in a major way. Nowadays, I wake up at 5, swim for several kilometers every morning, and practice pranayama 8 inhale, 8 hold, 8 exhale. 😊✨[…]

December 2, 2025

Pranayam draws in excess energy from the cosmic vital of which breathing is the physical means nature has evolved, a material instrumentation to draw the

She has told us that “Have faith. There is no disease which cannot be cured by the Divine Grace.” – and Sri Aurobindo has clearly written in Savitri that “All can be done if the God-touch is there.” If both our Sweet Mother and Sri Aurobindo have told us above Messages for us, then is there any doubt that Divine Grace will not cure the disease of my daughter when both my daughter and I want the Divine Grace to act and cure the disease?🤕

December 1, 2025

There are several other things that they have said and one has to take their entire writings on a subject to apply the thing correctly.

Why do we have Colors in life? 🌈

December 1, 2025

Colours are in life to enhance joy through variety. God takes joy in diversity but always on the basis of unity. Colours too teach us

I’ve found great help in organising my life through a disciplined routine, which has changed my internal state in a major way. Nowadays, I wake up at 5, swim for several kilometers every morning, and practice pranayama 8 inhale, 8 hold, 8 exhale.🧘🏻‍♂️[…]

December 1, 2025

Pranayama literally means mastery over the life force. It most certainly helps improve in every area of life. But one should learn it properly through

Can you please explain the Auroville IIT Madras issue? 🤔

December 1, 2025

As far as I know IIT Madras wants to open a section of their Engineering to manufacture Electric vehicles. They are willing to involve Auroville

What do you think about the scope of Psychology in India as a Career option.🌼

November 30, 2025

It is all largely western model oriented and I don’t see how someone with an opening to IKS would feel satisfied with it. The scope

Is it worth reading Mother’s Agenda, or is it better to stick to other works by the Mother and Sri Aurobindo?📖

November 30, 2025

It is best to read the Collected Works of The Mother and Letters on Yoga first before reading The Agenda. Also read the parts related

This is the compilation from which I read about the Mother and Mona Sarkar’s conversation: 🦚[…]

November 30, 2025

It is quite possible. Mona da told me this story of the Mother seeing the photographs of the revolutionaries. He didn’t mention anything about Bose.

Bhaiya, I had a dream in which I was sitting on a flight, and it suddenly became unstable and was about to crash. But at the last moment, it regained its balance and landed safely. What does this mean? 😨

November 30, 2025

It means that there was a serious challenge or obstacle that was drawing near but the intervention of the Divine Grace has averted it.

Recently, I heard your talk on the Purified Understanding chapter of The Synthesis of Yoga, at the end of which you mentioned about development of the Intuitive faculty within us, which is in the beginning like rare flashes and gets mixed with the lower mentality. 😊[…]

November 29, 2025

They carry within them a certitude along with an inner peace and joy that is the constant companion of any activity of the higher consciousness.

Sometimes there are traditions or norms, such as not shaving or getting a haircut on certain days, and so on. So, what is Maa’s point of view about it? How should one act? All the time, there is a message in mind… Please share Maa’s opinion about it…🙂

November 29, 2025

All these customs and traditions developed due to certain local situations and circumstances. For example, this particular so-called rule may have been agreed upon to

In her conversations with Mona Sarkar on revolutionaries, the Mother mentioned that Subhas had quite illumined psychic after seeing his picture. Then how did he go into the asuric camp? 🤔

November 29, 2025

Which book of Mona da is it mentioned? I have not come across it. Would like to see the reference. Sri Aurobindo’s own assessment of

Which is the best commentary on Savitri? 😊🪷

November 29, 2025

The best commentary on Savitri is yet to be written. Savitri has been revealed from a plane of consciousness not yet accessible to the human

Education in our schools and colleges, although changing to a certain extent, still focuses on gaining knowledge or Learning specific subjects. Unfortunately, it does not prepare high school students, nor college graduates, for future life. 🤔📖[…]

November 28, 2025

This is a vast and complex subject which I have dealt with in a number of talks and writings on auromaa. But just a few

I wanted to know if someone who worships Radha Krishna, knowing about the Mother and Sri Aurobindo, and sincerely dedicates themselves to Radha Krishna with devotion and prayers, can they reach the stage of complete yoga? 🙏🏻🪷[…]

November 28, 2025

The integral yoga is not a yoga of bhakti alone. And even the bhakti here is not of the traditional kind. This yoga is not

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Can AI gain Consciousness? Is AGI possible? 🦋

Thanks to your previous advice, I’ve found great help in organising my life through a disciplined routine, which has changed my internal state in a major way. Nowadays, I wake up at 5, swim for several kilometers every morning, and practice pranayama 8 inhale, 8 hold, 8 exhale. 😊✨[…]

Why do we have Colors in life? 🌈

I’ve found great help in organising my life through a disciplined routine, which has changed my internal state in a major way. Nowadays, I wake up at 5, swim for several kilometers every morning, and practice pranayama 8 inhale, 8 hold, 8 exhale.🧘🏻‍♂️[…]

Can you please explain the Auroville IIT Madras issue? 🤔

What do you think about the scope of Psychology in India as a Career option.🌼

Is it worth reading Mother’s Agenda, or is it better to stick to other works by the Mother and Sri Aurobindo?📖

This is the compilation from which I read about the Mother and Mona Sarkar’s conversation: 🦚[…]

Bhaiya, I had a dream in which I was sitting on a flight, and it suddenly became unstable and was about to crash. But at the last moment, it regained its balance and landed safely. What does this mean? 😨

Recently, I heard your talk on the Purified Understanding chapter of The Synthesis of Yoga, at the end of which you mentioned about development of the Intuitive faculty within us, which is in the beginning like rare flashes and gets mixed with the lower mentality. 😊[…]

Sometimes there are traditions or norms, such as not shaving or getting a haircut on certain days, and so on. So, what is Maa’s point of view about it? How should one act? All the time, there is a message in mind… Please share Maa’s opinion about it…🙂

In her conversations with Mona Sarkar on revolutionaries, the Mother mentioned that Subhas had quite illumined psychic after seeing his picture. Then how did he go into the asuric camp? 🤔

Which is the best commentary on Savitri? 😊🪷

Education in our schools and colleges, although changing to a certain extent, still focuses on gaining knowledge or Learning specific subjects. Unfortunately, it does not prepare high school students, nor college graduates, for future life. 🤔📖[…]

I wanted to know if someone who worships Radha Krishna, knowing about the Mother and Sri Aurobindo, and sincerely dedicates themselves to Radha Krishna with devotion and prayers, can they reach the stage of complete yoga? 🙏🏻🪷[…]