Samadhi is of many different kinds. Broadly however there is a Samadhi from which one returns back. Here obviously nothing special is required for the
Certainly you can do the Japa of ‘Radha Radha’ thinking of The Mother.
It may be because of knocking at the wrong doors for the work. Try to see where your deeper heart lies and see if that
There is nothing without consciousness. What is meant by the adventure of consciousness is that the One Consciousness plunges into the darkness to explore new
I fully understand your feelings and if you feel deeply moved and inspired you can surely give a suitable rebuttal. I am sure the Mother
Images are always representations and approximations. Photographs are slightly different, in a way better because they caary the subtle vibrations of the person. The images
Sri Aurobindo quotes it in ‘The Synthesis’ stating explaining beautifully thus.
‘At length, though at first slowly and partially, we learn to make the conscious
The Rigveda, Isha Upanishad, Kena and the Brihadaranyaka, the Vishnu purana and the Bhagawat Purana, the Gita, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, Works of Kalidasa,
Generally I do not like to comment on other Gurus because faith is something sacred and personal. The problem is not about the claims etc
Quite likely. I have given a talk on this subject.
Never be afraid. As a sadhak one should always remember that there is nothing, absolutely nothing that can stand before the Divine Grace. To call
Yes these difficult moments come to make us understand the limitations and imperfections. Taken rightly they can become launching pads for a higher journey. But
The Divine sometimes gives us what we desire so that we may learn from it. However very often things come to us from concealed desires.
It is described in great detail in Sri Aurobindo’s commentary on Knowledge and Ignorance in the Isha Upanishad (text quoted below). The discipline of Ignorance
These are images cast by the Truth-imagination which is the formative faculty of the mind under the influence of Truth. It can be a help
Yes it can and does usually happen that the impurities kept under cover as a result of the pressure of the Yoga. They have to
Nothing to worry. Sexual energies can sometimes manifest in dreams this way.
Yes, it is a great power to be able to detect these forces and reject. The first sign, especially of anger is the sense of