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If one is really determined and persistent in his practice of this yoga, beginning from scratch and wishes to make himself eligible to have a glimpse of the overmental plane even for a few seconds before he dies, what should be his attitude towards any sexual activity whatsoever? 🙏🏻🌼[…]

October 15, 2026

Complete sexual mastery is never easy and is indispensable mainly for the physical transformation part. The ascension of consciousness, glimpse of the Divine can take

My 8-year-old daughter wanted to understand the meaning of this quote by Sri Aurobindo. Can u please explain? The ideal Yogi is not a withdrawn and pent-up force, but ever engaged in doing good to all creatures, either by the flood of the divine energy that he pours on the world or by himself standing in the front of humanity, its leader in the march and the battle, but unbound by his works and superior to his personality. 🌼🙏🏻

October 15, 2026

It means that a yogi is not someone cut off from life and work and people. He engages with everything but in a new and

I am enjoying your talk on Krishna and the elegant way you weave the work of Sri Krishna into our very own Lord and the Mother. Although far from the Ashram, your words help ground me in my aspiration. If I may, I would like to add a small suggestion. 🌍🙏🏻[…]

October 15, 2026

Thank you for the kind and beautiful words. I fully understand your love for America. It is a good sign, the sign of patriotism which

How to make aspiration ardent and one-pointed towards The Mother? How not to treat your talks, Mother and Sri Aurobindo’s writings as an add-on, but to consider them as the core and only means of life. Please guide me on how to follow them sincerely. 🔥🙏🏻

October 15, 2026

Sincerity grows by putting into practice all that one aspires for. Aspiration is like a fire that is burning in some depth of our being.

1. If everything happens for a reason, and every suffering or misfortune we experience is understood as the consequence of some past karma—possibly from a past life that we do not remember—then where did the first wrong action or “original sin” come from? ⚖️🌱 […]

October 15, 2026

These are assumptions, not facts. Suffering comes because of imperfections, limitations and attachments. Actions done under ignorance, attachments, desires etc bring pleasure and pain. Since

As far as I can perceive, there is no conscious desire for fragrances within me; however, influences do come from the outside and often linger in the surroundings for quite some time. 🙏🏻🌷[…]

October 15, 2026

With this beautiful aspiration, conscious surrender, and complete faith you will be free of all influences. Keep remembering Her and offer everything to Her.

How can we understand the term ‘Eternal Time’? ⏳✨

October 15, 2026

Eternal Time means that flow of Time has no beginning and end. Things that express or manifest in terms of Time have a beginning and

Is it ok to not marry till I don’t find the right person? 💗🌱 […]

October 15, 2026

Marriage as an institution, is largely built around the sexual needs and the desire for progeny. Whatever be its higher proposed aspects this is the

Sir, my heart has trouble accepting this teaching of giving up desires propounded by Sri Aurobindo. Whenever I think about it, I wonder why he is asking us to give up desire. I love Mother and Sri Aurobindo dearly. Can you explain the concept to me? 🙏🏻💗

October 15, 2026

Sri Aurobindo’s teaching is not new in this regard. The Vedas, the Gita, the teachings of the Mystics all testify that there is a hierarchy

Is it not ok to connect your Savitri to our life and see that accordingly? 📖🌼 […]

October 15, 2026

Concentration is the key to everything. Distraction may foster creativity as is required in the field of cinema, advertisement etc. But otherwise concentration is the

Do breathing techniques like Wim Hof or box breathing help quiet the mind and purify the inner being? Or is simple conscious breathing with “Maa” enough to become inward and connect with the psychic being? 🌬️🙏🏻

October 14, 2026

Breathing exercises of any kind, including the simplest of them, that is deep conscious breathing calms the mind. Purification is a different thing. While a

Please explain the symbolic representation of different parts of the Shivling and what their significance is. How did people start worshipping this form of Shiva? 🕉️✨

October 14, 2026

The first story of Shivlingam is mentioned in the Shiv Purana where the formless Truth manifests Itself as a column of Light whose far ends

How to raise nature? How to turn it away from its natural attractions in the outside world? With what knowledge should it be turned away from its instincts? When rejection doesn’t help. 🙏🏻🌼

October 14, 2026

It is never easy to master one’s nature. Only through persistence can one overcome.

After listening to your lectures, I got to know that The Divine is always with us. But why couldn’t I feel the presence in my heart? At that time, I felt very lonely, expecting someone to listen to me. How can I live with the confidence that Sri Maa Sri Aurobindo are always keeping watch over me? 💗🌷

October 14, 2026

The Divine is in the heart can be felt very intuitively. When we address ourselves as I where do our hands naturally go? To the

Why are the lower parts of the Shivlingam called Vishnubhaga and Brahmabhaga? 🕉️🙏🏻

October 14, 2026

The lowest part, the base symbolically represents the creator who provides the stable basis upon which creation emerges. The middle part is the preserving consciousness

During a contemplation, I wrote the following in my diary. I would be grateful for your illuminating comments: “Do not take the ‘mood/state’ of the outer ‘facade’ as the present spiritual condition; it is a false construct. The real ‘entity’ is behind the ‘facade’ and is untouched.” I wrote this from what I felt at the time. Could this “entity” be the inner being? 🕊️

October 14, 2026

Yes. It came from your inner being under the pressure of your soul.

While worrying about my outer life, inner life and sadhana, I became paranoid about relapsing into old lower habits. Alongside this was a sadness of unknown origin, concentrated around the heart centre. ✨🌷 […]

October 14, 2026

It was clearly a message from your soul asking the surface personality to endure the passage since such is the law of the way. Victory

I agree to a large extent – arranged marriage for Sue sounds like this: no freedom… but in my heart there is the desire for true love – I mean, I don’t want to sound exaggerated, but like even Sri Aurobindo needed the Mother for his work. 🤝🌷 […]

October 14, 2026

No doubt about it. If one finds the complimentary being or the shakti of the person, life becomes not only happy but smoother. It is

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If one is really determined and persistent in his practice of this yoga, beginning from scratch and wishes to make himself eligible to have a glimpse of the overmental plane even for a few seconds before he dies, what should be his attitude towards any sexual activity whatsoever? 🙏🏻🌼[…]

I am enjoying your talk on Krishna and the elegant way you weave the work of Sri Krishna into our very own Lord and the Mother. Although far from the Ashram, your words help ground me in my aspiration. If I may, I would like to add a small suggestion. 🌍🙏🏻[…]

How to make aspiration ardent and one-pointed towards The Mother? How not to treat your talks, Mother and Sri Aurobindo’s writings as an add-on, but to consider them as the core and only means of life. Please guide me on how to follow them sincerely. 🔥🙏🏻

1. If everything happens for a reason, and every suffering or misfortune we experience is understood as the consequence of some past karma—possibly from a past life that we do not remember—then where did the first wrong action or “original sin” come from? ⚖️🌱 […]

As far as I can perceive, there is no conscious desire for fragrances within me; however, influences do come from the outside and often linger in the surroundings for quite some time. 🙏🏻🌷[…]

How can we understand the term ‘Eternal Time’? ⏳✨

Is it ok to not marry till I don’t find the right person? 💗🌱 […]

Sir, my heart has trouble accepting this teaching of giving up desires propounded by Sri Aurobindo. Whenever I think about it, I wonder why he is asking us to give up desire. I love Mother and Sri Aurobindo dearly. Can you explain the concept to me? 🙏🏻💗

Is it not ok to connect your Savitri to our life and see that accordingly? 📖🌼 […]

Do breathing techniques like Wim Hof or box breathing help quiet the mind and purify the inner being? Or is simple conscious breathing with “Maa” enough to become inward and connect with the psychic being? 🌬️🙏🏻

Please explain the symbolic representation of different parts of the Shivling and what their significance is. How did people start worshipping this form of Shiva? 🕉️✨

How to raise nature? How to turn it away from its natural attractions in the outside world? With what knowledge should it be turned away from its instincts? When rejection doesn’t help. 🙏🏻🌼

Why are the lower parts of the Shivlingam called Vishnubhaga and Brahmabhaga? 🕉️🙏🏻

While worrying about my outer life, inner life and sadhana, I became paranoid about relapsing into old lower habits. Alongside this was a sadness of unknown origin, concentrated around the heart centre. ✨🌷 […]

I agree to a large extent – arranged marriage for Sue sounds like this: no freedom… but in my heart there is the desire for true love – I mean, I don’t want to sound exaggerated, but like even Sri Aurobindo needed the Mother for his work. 🤝🌷 […]