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Yes, the understanding is quite correct. It is also generally believed (based on some conversations with old earliest disciples) that while the rectangular part contains

According to the Isha Upanishad, self-slayers go to the dark world and remain there for an unlimited period of time. Sri Aurobindo has also condemned suicide in Letters on Yoga. What will be the fate of those who pray to the Divine and desire shortening of their days upon earth by not taking treatment for their diseases? Is it equivalent to self-slaying and do the persons to suffer after their departure? 🕊️🙏🏻

October 29, 2026

Refusing to take treatment is fine but if it is done with a will to die, with a defeatist attitude, to cut short the thread

I am a research scholar at a University. During my Master’s, I read the first canto of Savitri from your videos. It inspired me to pursue a PhD in Sri Aurobindo’s writings. I want your comments on my synopsis. Does methodology justify the study of Sri Aurobindo’s writings? 📚🕯️

October 29, 2026

There have been plenty of persons who have done their thesis on Sri Aurobindo. So I suppose methodology has been already used for Sri Aurobindo’s

Sir, yaani jo log hardcore sadhana karte h devtaon ki, they are just doing it for siddhis and material pleasures, right? For them, the supreme divine is not the goal. Right. Not even liberation. 🔮🙏🏻[…]

October 29, 2026

1) Yes. That is quite true. Besides these beings are very difficult to please. On the other hand the supreme Divine is the easiest to

I am faced with a choice between two ventures: one with a peaceful environment but limited long-term ownership, and another with complex family dynamics and a challenging atmosphere, but where the income could be fully dedicated to a higher spiritual purpose. ⚖️🕯️[…]

October 29, 2026

Most of these considerations are peripheral. All kinds of people are everywhere and one has to learn to inwardly dissociate oneself from them as Vibhishan

I have been carrying deep past trauma and recent life stress, which has left me feeling chronically exhausted, fearful, and isolated. Lately, I frequently experience frightening episodes during sleep where I feel a presence waking me up or find myself acting unconsciously. 🕊️🙏🏻[…]

October 29, 2026

I understand the challenges you have been going through. But this ‘other’ is your guardian angel, a helpful double, the friend within you. There is

I have a few questions regarding Yagya: 📜🔥

October 29, 2026

These are beautiful questions which Sri Aurobindo has himself answered at great length. Here are the brief responses. Will be happy to elaborate further if

Do mind and the awareness isn’t a same term? For seeking the truth of the being. 🧠🕯️

October 29, 2026

Awareness is a power of Consciousness and the Force to act based on the awareness. In human beings it takes the form of knowledge (awareness

For the past few days, I have been experiencing the joy of serving Mother. I simply wish for more and more opportunities to serve—to the point where I have no idle time left. The more service comes my way, the greater the happiness I feel; this is an experience I am having for the first time in my life. 🙏🏻🌸[…]

October 29, 2026

It is not easy to engage into a deeper sadhana while in the family and surrounded by all kinds of people. First thing is self

Alok da, you get many questions over here regarding dreams. I am always a bit perplexed about the question of whether one should even bother with them, be conscious of them and note them down, or utterly not bother and be ignorant of them? What’s their place in the practice of this yoga? 💭🌒🪷[…]

October 28, 2026

Dreams are a large chunk of our life given the time we spend in dreaming. Hence a study of dreams, and eventually becoming conscious of

Also, why did Neemkaroli Baba choose Steve Jobs for Apple and not some Indian fellow? Why are there no great Indian CEOs – so many people visit Kaichi Dham? 🙏🏻💼

October 28, 2026

That is perhaps because he saw some possibility in him. After all there is a difference between someone living near a spiritual Master with easy

Will my partner and I become IAS officers, and what kind of marriage will we have? 🎓💍🙏🏻

October 28, 2026

It is difficult to make predictions like this without an active contact with the consciousness of the persons involved. All that I would suggest is

1. Could you please comment briefly on the chronology of the Veda? Given the Earth’s repeated cataclysmic cycles, how was Vedic knowledge preserved? Before the Rsi of Bharatvarsh, who, if anyone, were its custodians? 📜🔥

October 28, 2026

There has never been an Age of mankind when the Vedic Knowledge was not there. The Vedas is the Knowledge that has gone into creation,

I have been noticing something lately. Whenever I look at Sri Aurobindo’s photo for a while, I start feeling drowsy. This also happens sometimes when I read His writings. However, this does not happen to me with the Mother’s photos or writings. Is this a common experience? What could be the reason for this? 📷🕊️

October 28, 2026

It is not an uncommon experience. It is because Sri Aurobindo represents the supreme Knowledge in its deepest, highest sense and in the beginning, the

My question is: I have read that the psychic being is near the left chest (near the heart), so I have confidence that the intuition or a kind of assurance I get whenever I concentrate in any situation in life comes from the psychic being. And so far, everything it has conveyed has been the truth and has given me experience to grow and learn. 🕯️🕊️[…]

October 28, 2026

The most important thing is the needed purification and inner concentration on the Divine Mother. Call Her Name with love. Sadhana is not a mental

I recently travelled to the Char Dham. While it was a different experience in many ways, I also found myself feeling a little disheartened at times by the way certain things seemed to be managed the commercial aspects, the focus on money, and some of the arrangements around the temples. 🛕🕯️[…]

October 28, 2026

These places were, at one point of time, powerful spots. Yogis often visited and lived there far from the maddening crowd and engaged in tapasya.

Kindly clear my doubts regarding the following: 1)Are Maheshwari, MahaKali, MahaLaxmi, MahaSaraswati the Shakti aspects of Brahma (Creator), Vishnu (Palak), Mahesh (Sanharak), Krishna (Anand Prem Saundarya)? 🌸✨[…]

October 28, 2026

Sri Aurobindo does speak about the original four powers and aspects which are clearly the four aspects of the One Sacchidananda. These are namely Brahma

But, what about other forms of attachment? For example, Sometimes we become attached to physical objects, our opinions, our self-image, or even certain feelings that we don’t want to let go of. Are these also considered attachments? Why do we cling to them so strongly? 🪢🌱

October 28, 2026

All sticking, clinging, holding on to anything in the field of Nature is called attachment because they are temporary and transient and subject to change.

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