The true effect of spiritual company. Spiritual company no doubt strengthens the aspiration and faith, especially when the flame is growing as for example living
Surely you can do that. In the beginning Sri Aurobindo himself has sanctioned it. However at a specific request by a disciple during his Upnayan
Communication is always a two way process. In speaking or writing about the Divine it is also a question of receptivity of the hearer and
Yes, the sense of responsibility is also an attachment, an attachment of the sattwic kind.
As far as a choice is concerned between duty
Yes. Pressure upon the crown takes place before the full opening.
Many, many, many experiences come. It is best not to get too much into
People who make such remarks are unfortunately very poorly informed about either Bergson and Kant let alone Sri Aurobindo whom they have certainly not read.
You can ask anything and everything from the Mother and She will surely give it one way or the other. At the same time certain
India is a land dedicated to all kinds of spiritual explorations and discoveries. It has opened several doors upon the Divine out of which Tantra,
The story is symbolic not an actual physical event. Sri Krishna is shown as a child implying the Divine within us who is growing in
Such thoughts as of unfitness etc come to almost every sadhak at some point or the other. These are suggestions from the forces that do
I understand the frustration that you feel. But all these various practices help only in arranging somewhat the outer circumstances. But as far as our
It is powerful and cathartic. May the rain of Grace be upon you and fill you to the fill one day, drop by drop.
There are two ways of finding the Divine. One is to cut oneself off from all the various activities of the world in one’s seeking
The writings are too many. There are also wonderful biographies you could read. My favourite is Rishabhchand’s Biography of Sri Aurobindo. There is an All
Life is on a journey to discover higher and higher possibilities for the manifestation. This is what we call evolution whose secret driver is the
Seeing dead relatives generally means coming in contact with things buried in the subconscious mind. It could be fears, perceived needs, unhappy relationships. It has
It is a complete freedom from the past, from the world as organised by the gods. This clean slate is needed to make a clear
The Divine is one but He is accessible and can be experienced on one of these three poises and / or ultimately in all the