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Have you done a complete surrender to The Divine Mother as directed by Sri Aurobindo? Are you sure nothing of your individual self remains? Are you totally possessed by the Mother in all aspects of your life? I really don’t know what a true surrender is since it’s the absence of ego fully, with no personal ‘I’. 🙄🙏🏻🪷❤️‍🔥[…]

February 17, 2026

Everything is possible if there is sincerity of aspiration. That is the main difficulty for everyone. Something in us is attracted to the spiritual life,

Last night I had a dream that lasted for a very long time, but I remember a little bit. I was writing something, and I had a photo of Shiva near me, then suddenly there was a very loud roar, and that photo turned into a living Mother who had two faces, one behind the other, who was fair in colour, and from her face her tongue was sticking out. 🙂🙏🏻🔱🔥🪷[…]

February 16, 2026

The Mother is revealing to you that She is Shiva and Gauri and Kali and Hanuman and all the gods besides whom one worships.

Please define the majesty of Lord Shiva and also explain the reason behind Hindus taking their religion so lightly and many a time insulting their own religion during Ganesh pooja and Durga pooja. 🥹🙏🏻🌻[…]

February 16, 2026

Shiva defies definition since he is the great liberator. He liberates us not only from ignorance but also from form. He is the essence of

I used to and still adore Shiva and Vishnu so much. But I was never attracted or fond of Feminine Gods like Maa Parvati, or Maa Lakshmi, or Maa Saraswati – but the respect and love for them was always there and equal. 👩🏼‍🦰🪻🌺🪷[…]

February 16, 2026

It is because of the prominent place that the masculine aspect of the One Divine that has been given in tradition. Number of hymns to

Recently, I heard that people who visit Baba Dham (Baidyanath Dham, Deoghar, Jharkhand), take ganja as prasad of Shiva Ji. I felt so bad that Hindus have made a mockery of their religion. Instead of understanding Lord Shiva, the Adiyogi, people have limited Him to their pleasure and linked Him to bhang and ganja. 🔱🌙🙁[…]

February 16, 2026

Yes, it is painful to see that the once mighty Aryan culture and Sanatana Dharma have reduced itself to such absurdities. It is painful to

Da, I saw your YouTube video on the topic of the subconscious mind. I understand it. Feel it. And I would like to know how to stop my subconscious and conscious mind from overthinking. 🙂🔥🌻[…]

February 15, 2026

Death is never a sweet thing unless one is conscious of the Divine. We are here to progress through all the challenges of life. But

I have been listening to your discourse on the Bhagavatam every Tuesday. I wanted to ask you if there is any particular translation of the Bhagavatam that you recommend? Secondly, I understand that Sri Aurobindo translated a portion of it. In which book of Sri Aurobindo can I find those translations? 📖🪈🍃

February 15, 2026

I am referring to the standard complete Two Volume set of the Srimadabhagawatam.

The translated portion is in the volume on Translations.

Thank you for your previous response regarding the Mind and Consciousness. Could you please explain how to differentiate between the two? I would appreciate further clarification on how to identify which aspects of my personality belong to the Mind and which belong to Consciousness. 😊🙏🏻🌻

February 15, 2026

Consciousness is a fundamental fact. Mind is only an instrument built by Consciousness to express itself in ways that are tangible. For example, as the

Many people say that people in India do not follow their traditions as strictly as they once did, and that there is growing resistance, especially among the younger generation, toward maintaining cultural practices. 🥮🕯️[…]

February 15, 2026

I am not sure about China and Japan of today. There is a general decline in culture everywhere and it is not without its purpose.

Last night I had a dream that I remember a little bit. I go to sleep, and I wake and go somewhere and then. I come back, turn on the light and there are snakes all over the floor, coiled up, and I walk slowly and carefully so as not step on them. 🐍🔥😊🔥🐍[…]

February 14, 2026

Good. Sign of overcoming your fears with the help of the Divine Presence.

Bande Mataram Dada. In the ‘Evening Talk with Sri Aurobindo’ book, Page No. 129, 21 January 1925, Sri Aurobindo replied, “For doing this yoga he has to decide finally what he intends to do when he goes out of Jail.” About which jail, He has mentioned, is the questioner in the jail, or anything symbolic? 📖🤔❤️‍🔥

February 14, 2026

It is about the disciple who was in jail at that time, possibly Sudhir Kumar Sarcar.

For me, my mind is my consciousness. I guess this is not true. Can you please explain the difference between Mind and Consciousness in simple words? 🤯💫🌻

February 14, 2026

Consciousness very simply means awareness plus the power to act. We can use the term knowledge and will. The question is whether animals and plants

I feel the main impediment in my Sadhana is sexual thoughts, which definitely arise sometimes during the day. I am trying to remember the mother to reject them, but then I am getting very strong and vivid sexual dreams. What should I do? 😣🦋

February 14, 2026

Sexual urge is very strong at your age, – in fact at all ages since it is deeply rooted in the body’s biology. At your

I am quoting from your answer: “This implies a constant practice of equanimity as well as a complete faith in the Divine that whatever is needed will come.” – You mean to say then one need not even think of his bodily needs, like eating, drinking, and a place for living, a sleeping bed, health care, etc., if one has complete faith. 🥸🦋🌻[…]

February 13, 2026

The Gita, speaks to sarvasankalpasannyasi and Yogakshemavahamyaham. These are not mere words or hollow promises. At least such has been the experience of those who