AT THE FEET OF THE MOTHER
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Jai Maa, I have heard that the Mother said in one of her talks that sannyasis can be more vulnerable than normal people and in another place that one should not go near them, as they can even have an adverse influence. Are these authentic statements? What are the reasons for these statements? ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿป๐Ÿ“ฟ๐Ÿ˜ถโ€๐ŸŒซ๏ธ๐Ÿ‚

In general, both Sri Aurobindo and Sri Krishna, prefered tyaga over sannyasa. The Mother goes one step further when She says.

‘There is in books

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Dear Alok Da, as I commit to Integral Sadhana and the process of rejection, I am torn about the place of emotional non-violence toward loved ones who depend on me. My family and partnerโ€”honorable people to whom I owe muchโ€”will inevitably feel hurt, abandoned, and anxious as I step away from conventional human duties for my spiritual calling. โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿฅฒ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐ŸŒป[…]

I fully understand your dilemma, the dilemma of a Sattwic human being. It is the apex of all that we call human. And yet even

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I do need to rejuvenate my soul and truly seek decisive INNER psychological change in me in that atmosphere. A total change and complete reversal of consciousness and a radical change of nature is truly The need, without which I am truly feeling ill at ease with myself. โœ‰๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐ŸŒผ[…]

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

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I am writing as someone deeply drawn to Sri Aurobindoโ€™s vision of Integral Yoga and sincerely contemplating a life of serious practice. However, I am seeking clarification regarding Sri Aurobindoโ€™s stance on sexuality, particularly for those aspiring toward full-time or wholehearted Integral Yoga. ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿฆ‹[…]

The role and place of sex in spiritual life can be basically summarised as follows.

In normal ordinary life sex is a strong driving

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Iโ€™ve been trying to develop a healthy outlook on the dynamics of man-woman relationships in the midst of a lot of mutually contradictory advice from parents, friends, and other parties. As of late, I started to investigate the old and still popular idea of the man being the dominant side of the relationship, with the woman submitting to his will and being obedient to him. […]๐Ÿ’‘๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿฆฐ๐Ÿ‘

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

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A historian from the early 20th century, Dhan Gopal Mukerji, remarking on historical awareness in India, writes: โ€œProperly speaking India had no history. We as a race have no consciousness of it, for our history has been written mostly by foreigners โ€“ the Greeks, the Arabs and the Chinese. … ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿฅธ๐ŸŒผ[…]

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

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