He spoke of it as the great effort at creating a synthesis between the Divine Self and Nature by leaning on the Divine Mother. However
One should never tell a lie. But that does not mean that one is compelled to tell the truth. First of all one does not
The full passage explains it well. ‘One who has shaped this world is ever its lord:Our errors are his steps upon the way;
He
Falsehood is all that creates division in our consciousness, and the last of these divisions is the division between God and the World.
It is the difference between lighting a beautiful lamp at an altar built in the home and making the altar itself your home and plunging
It is neither possible nor advisable to drop off the dualities by a mental understanding that there is a higher state where they cease to
Gandhi was too rigid to change and Sri Aurobindo knew very well who he was. As far as changing him, if at all, it would
The images do not indicate conquest of sexuality as much as they suggest different forms of union between the masculine and feminine principles, Purusha and
It means that whatever be the inner or outer challenges and difficulties we must remember that the Divine has given the promise to man that
The outer routine has to be according to the needs and demands of one’s work and life. The inner attitude is most important. It is
By strengthening the will and exercising it over other parts to discipline them and teach them endurance. By developing a discerning thought that is able
It is quite the normal course in most persons except some rare exceptional instances of those who had gone through the needed preparation in the
There are no outer indications on which one can rely. Equally the mind is a poor guide weighing pros and cons. The sure indication can
Whatever method one may pursue from meditation to peace invocation leading to the descent of Peace, yet it is permanently established only when the desire
Among the many unique truths revealed by Sri Aurobindo, one of them is the truth of the Nation-Soul. This truth glimpsed by the ancient seers
Food has a very secondary importance in spiritual life. What matters more than the nature of food is the occult atmosphere in which it is
Disinterested means not influenced by personal interests or selfish reasons. It means loving someone not because of what we can get out of the person
Yes she was indeed a Vibhuti of the Mother, in fact her immediately previous incarnation. The Mother recounts in one of her
