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I have a little confusion about the method of reading Sri Aurobindo within my short life span. I have developed aspiration to complete the main books The synthesis of Yoga, the Life Divine, Savitri, Essays on the Gita and the Upanishads. I am now 71 years old and would aspire to complete before I leave this world. All the books I have partially read and could not complete. Should I read the books one by one or earmark different timings in a day for different books?๐Ÿ“–โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿชทโœ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ [conti]

Beautiful aspiration. I am sure your aspiration will be fulfilled by Her Grace. It will be better to allocate different times in the day for

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If I am not mistaken, the transformed being will have the purest form of existence, purest consciousness, purest bliss. But my question is – will these purest forms of existence, consciousness, and bliss in each being be finite (as the psychic being is finite) or will they be infinite?๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿ”„โœจ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

Pure existence, pure consciousness, pure bliss is Sacchidananda, the Divine who is one and infinite. Creation is meant to manifest the same on a finite

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My friend made me a comment about my complexion which was insensitive and I was hurt or should I say my vital was hurt. He did apologise and admitted that he’s been insensitive but I decided to not talk to him till I calmed down. I did calm down I told him it’s alright but how do I deal with such comments and people? Because I can’t talk to them or face them at all. I delete them off from my brain. Is it natural? Please help me out.๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฌ

Such people are best ignored and such friends are best avoided. It shows not only an insensitivity towards others but also a superficial way of

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I have never thought of staying in the Ashram forever, but the thought of visiting it comes again and again. Yes, but such thoughts do come and I also pray that Maa, some such arrangement should be made so that I can get food and shelter and my life can be devoted to serving you. Who knows, I may get entangled in the cycle of earning money๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธโ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒธ [conti]

Aspire and surrender to the Mother’s Grace to fulfil in its own time in Her own way.

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I do understand what you said about the surgery. But my confusion is still there. I know both Sri Aurobindo and The Mother were against surgery. They were both working on their own bodies. Even in last days Sri Aurobindo registered medicine. Were they against surgery on themselves or for every one?๐Ÿค’๐Ÿ’Š๐Ÿ›Œ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฉบ

The Mother and Sri Aurobindo generally adviced against surgery to all their disciples. Of course there were those who went ahead with it due to

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I don’t understand anything. On one hand, I’m meditating on Gurudev and the Mother, and on the other, I’m receiving your help. And I’m ignorant, I can’t understand what’s going on? And in the yoga of transformation, along with the Mother’s power, do practitioners who have reached a very advanced state in yoga also help and how are they helped?โšก๐Ÿชท๐Ÿ›โžก๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‹

It is only the Divine who helps. But He can use anything, any person, any form to reach out to the seeker. Of course if

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A few days ago I was listening to one of your recent talks on Auromaa. There you mentioned that according to The Mother, darkness and suffering were the results of an accident. I have a few questions on this. How and why did this accident take place? Who is the practical joker whom Mother had mentioned? What was the role of the psychic beings and why did they consent to go through this suffering?โ›“๏ธ๐Ÿฅ€๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿฉน

Yes this is mentioned in one of Her talks of 1957. Let me first give the full passage.

‘Perhaps, when one knows it is a

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