Yes very much so. Yogis of the stature of Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Yogananda, Srila Prabhupad and of course Sri Aurobindo regard him as such. Christ
I can only speak of generalities because i don’t undertake personal guidance or counselling. What I can say is that wanting to get rid of
First of all my apologies if you felt hurt by my statements. But let me explain that i have never demeaned a true yogi. Besides
It is quite common for the intensity of aspiration to somewhat fade over a period of time. It is partly because the fire naturally touches
One doesn’t need to realise the Divine to deal with uncertainty in the world. Even a rational discernment, the observation of things as they are
In our present state it is difficult because the mind works in an either-or mode.
The story of the five blind men and the elephant
The sadhana procedes differently in different sadhaks. The Divine takes into account our uniqueness, our present personality, past evolution and future possibility. The main thing
The child is your psychic being. The exam was whether you will chose to hold the child or get carried away by the money. The
Deities don’t respond mechanically and robotically to mantras and rituals, – even a developed human being would not do that. If one wants to please
All the animals that are depicted as vehicles or companions of the gods are clearly symbols of certain qualities and forces that help the gods
Desires for one’s personal comforts and pleasures, selfish desires, so to say.
There are such beings right now but they don’t like to pronounce these things. Besides it is an ongoing process and when the fully conscious
The twilight are the zones through which the human soul passes after death. Here, in Savitri, Sri Aurobindo uses it as a powerful symbol describing
Shiva is a mighty god and has a very important role to play in the New Creation. By internalising your bhakti for Lord Shiva you
But who said that the body is dead or to treat it as corpse. These are certain ideas and practices in traditional ascetic yogas. Besides
These are quite natural questions that arise in the mind of youth today. Most of us have gone through these questions at some point as
The Aphorism is mainly about the meaninglessness of hate because it creates further reactions in the opponent. It is like anger increases anger. It serves
Yagya is to refine our nature and lifting it towards the Divine through the fire of Godward aspiration.
Puja is to adoration and surrender