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Today morning, I was reading from Incarnate Word, where I came across the following lines said by The Mother: How many times… how many times have we said, Sri Aurobindo (and I too) said, “When a thing is true, you can be sure that its opposite is also true. When you have understood this, then you will begin to understand.” 📖🍂[…]

This is true of the mind that takes an either-or position with regard to its angle of vision. This angle of vision itself depends upon

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Alok Bhaiya, when I meditate, I feel a warmth or heat on my shoulders. Is this good or something unusual? I don’t understand what I should do when this happens. Additionally, there seems to be some external influence, like a slight effect of a ghost. How can I come out of this and improve myself? Please suggest some remedies. 🫳🏼🫨🔥

The feeling of warmth is good. It is the sign of an increase in energy in the being. This energy must be however directed towards

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How can the problem of conversion to Christianity be solved? I come from Chhattisgarh, and nearly all the villages surrounding my village have turned Christians. In reaction, Hindutva people vandalize Christmas celebrations, but I don’t think that is the right thing to do and will only lead to a counter reaction. ⛪✝️🌻🛕🕉️

Religous conversions take place due to faultlines in our society, the most prominent ones being the caste idea and the rigid barriers of hierarchy. It

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Dada, whenever I feel a downpour of presence from the top of my head, my lustful tendencies grow, and subsequently, I feel a blockage in descent and a great discomfort with some pain in my head. Even after repeated rejections, these suggestions of lust come even more strongly. How to reject them permanently, as I feel that I am just suppressing them. 🫥🦋

It takes time and one has to be very patient. Rejecting lustful thoughts is not enough. One needs to stay busy and do lot of

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When sharing a tight space with my sibling, I end up fighting over minuscule things, such as when responsibilities are not shared equally or when she doesn’t keep the place neat and clean. I don’t want to get mentally affected by these things, but at the same time, I don’t want to take on the whole responsibility on behalf of both people. 👥[…]

It should be shared, either by way of demarcation of responsibilities or else sharing of the common work. This will help both of you, especially

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