alokda, Author at Ask Alok Da

Don’t listen to these self-styled psychologists. The main advantage of having a sibling is that one learns sharing at home itself. But the same lesson

Please advise me on what to do if a situation arises where I have to go to a hotel. Should I consume the food or not? Of course, there is an offering attitude before eating, but that doesn’t mean we go and eat anything, right?! What is the best way to avoid all external vital interchanges through food? 🥗🍜🙄🦋🌸

June 29, 2026

These situations cannot be avoided. What is needed is an inner peace and equanimity which serves as a big cushion against everything. Yes offering the

Alongside the Integral path, I feel drawn to certain traditional spiritual practices, such as Chakra-based Mantra Meditation and chanting the Lalita Sahasranamam. Can these practices be harmoniously integrated with Integral Yoga, or would it be better to focus exclusively on the Psychic opening and surrender to the Mother? 🌀😊🙏🏻🌼❤️‍🔥[…]

June 29, 2026

Our evolution procedes along several lines through which we have moved. It is natural that some of the practices of certain spiritual paths may extend

Dear Alok da, I had a Dream in the early morning. Does it have a meaning? In the Dream – there were a lot of people in the house and they were playing something. I was standing a little away, looking at the people. 💭👧🏼🐶🏃🏼‍♂️😰[…]

June 28, 2026

Dogs are generally fine. The dream represents some kind of a conflict of faith that is somewhere and in some way affecting or influencing the

When I first visited the Ashram in 2006, someone told me to go to this room around Samadhi, where an old disciple gave me a Blessings Packet. He was sitting in the first room in the veranda where people sit around the Samadhi. The room closest to the entrance toward the Meditation Hall. Do you know who it could be? 😇🙏🏼🌸✉️

June 28, 2026

The first room in the Verandah around the Samadhi and in the courtyard as it turns towards the Meditation Hall is Dyuman bhai. He did

What are Space, Time, Black Hole, Dark Energy, Dark Matter according to the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo? 🤔🌌🌄♾️

June 28, 2026

According to the comprehensive spiritual vision, the material universe is only one out of a series of universes, each with its own unique properties and

Sir, I had a very disturbing dream two days ago. In the dream, I was crossing a railway track through a deserted tunnel. There were four boys there who started laughing when they saw me. They began to follow me, misbehaved with me, tore my clothes, harassed me, and then sexually assaulted me. 💭😥🥀👥[…]

June 28, 2026

This dream is a projection of your fears. What you need is to cultivate faith, faith in the Divine, faith in your destiny, faith in

I am 19 years old. I have a question. I am reading the Divine Life of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo and I feel that the deep ocean of their lives, which they spent as Avatars on Earth, can never truly be exhausted or brought to an end. 😊🙏🏻🌼❤️‍🔥🎬[…]

June 27, 2026

I can understand that you are deeply moved by Sri Aurobindo and his life and wish to make a film on him. I am not

I wanted to ask you about Psychology and helping others as a psychologist. I find that the tools Western Psychology provides are quite crude. They label, then change things rather than harmonize. 😊🙏🏻🔮🌄[…]

June 27, 2026

The progressive minds in the East and the West are turning towards a more holistic, integral and completest possible understanding of life and creation and

My wife needed ₹5,000; she had already spoken to my father about it, and he had agreed to provide the money. However, when she asked again this morning, he said he only had ₹1,500—even though there is significant cash flow. 🫴🏼💵😕🥀[…]

June 27, 2026

Such is the nature of the world. Selfishness and meanness are its way to live. From the Yoga point of view, one must practice inner

I feel like my sister-in-law fooled my brother in the name of love and married him for money. Bothers me. I feel it’s wrong and not good for him, one. Second, I feel scared for myself looking at her. What should I do? 👨🏼💔👩🏼🦋[…]

June 26, 2026

Yes, we must, first and foremost focus on our own progress and development. Otherwise our life becomes very limited and restricted within the limited family