AT THE FEET OF THE MOTHER
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What is real happiness, and where do Sri Aurobindo and The Mother truly want to lead us through Integral Yoga? I struggle to understand why dishonest, unspiritual people often thrive effortlessly with wealth, fame, and societal respect, while an honest devotee is consumed by domestic conflicts, illness, self-doubt, and constant hardship. 🧭💛[…]

First of all this is an overgeneralised statement. Most alcoholics and people who are engaged in crime are not happy. They are in great distress

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I was riding in the back of an army jeep driven by a decorated veteran, speeding violently over rubble into enemy lines amidst brutal urban combat. As the driver launched the vehicle off a collapsed structure, I was thrown clear, landing among allied soldiers amid horrifying scenes of fire, death, and relentless artillery. 👶🏻🌿[…]

Once again the dream indicates a gradual movement away from the zone of conflict that the vital nature represents. The army people are the divine

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I am wondering if you have anything to say on the order of practice. And in the relation to quite detailed descriptions of processes, with a certain order and division, we may see this in Sri Aurobindo’s writing on the Sapta Chatusthaya, and in the Mother’s sometimes very simple quotes on simply remaining open to her. 📖🙏🏻[…]

The Saptachatustya described in the Records of Yoga is the program given to Sri Aurobindo as part of his personal sadhana.

Its general version

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Religion in India

Religion is always imperfect because it is a mixture of man’s spirituality with the errors that come in trying to sublimate ignorantly his lower nature.

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