All restlessness, impatience, over eagerness of desires are clearly going in one direction whereas love and service of the Divine in quite another. One doesn’t
Goloka is described beautifully in great detail in Savitri Book Two Canto Three. Yes, there is no disease and suffering there. Yet it is the
Very good dream. You are removing what was hurting you because of attachments. The string is attachment.
Becoming conscious of the Divine means that one is aware of the Divine Presence within while one is engaged in action. This is the Divine
Here are some words of Sri Aurobindo to reassure us.
‘When someone is destined for the Path all circumstances, through all the deviations of mind
It is not simply about Hindus getting justice. It is also about the healing needed for a wounded civilisation. It is also about the Muslims
Work is an important part of the Integral Yoga. Realising the Divine in inner meditation, inner subjective experiences, trance states, do not change us except
The role and place of sex in spiritual life can be basically summarised as follows.
In normal ordinary life sex is a strong driving
Yes it is never helpful to see the real or unreal defects of anyone, let alone sadhaks. Human nature is too complex and each one
The idea of male dominance is outdated and outrightly childish. Men and women are and should be equal partners. In fact if one is to
Hanuman ji is a wonderful god who grants bhakti and shakti to those engaged in the sewa of The Lord. That has been my experience
The most powerful method is to see the Divine in and behind everything. The first step towards that is to cultivate equanimity and wideness. It
This is the typical example of defining something in a particular (and limited) way and thereby destroying its truth. If history is merely about the
You are quite right here. But to answer to someone not on the same page, you may explain it thus that hate, anger, spitefulness, vengeance,
The lions are the protective power of the Divine. They attack and devour if we are afraid or harboring lower animal impulses. They would generally
It is because we are not made up of one piece. There are many different parts in our nature. Some open readily and remember the
I suppose its each one’s comfort zone. But personally I find much greater joy and connection through the paperbacks. Soft copies somehow do not give
Fear comes when we are turned upon ourselves, when we think of ourself. Instead we should turn our mind and its energies towards the work