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Dear Alok da, I have a difficulty in work. I want to remain always the important person in the team, getting to do the impactful stuffs in the project. I feel a bit dejected when this doesn’t happen. Is this due to hidden ambition or desire? I know this is an obstacle to inner life, I end up feeling restless during meditation and lose Her Presence and contact, feel guilty, but keep repeating it. Can you please help me suggest ways to remain calm and focused on feeling Her Presence irrespective of the outer conditions😥.

Yes, it is a form of ambition which is quite natural at your age. But the paradox is that the more we want to be

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Does living in an unorganised and dependent way impact our overall well-being and personal growth? I often find myself lazy and disorganised, heavily relying on my mother and wife for almost everything, whether it’s household chores, cooking, or managing daily tasks. When they’re not around, I neglect my responsibilities, leave the house in a mess, avoid cleaning utensils, and let things pile up🫨.

It of course impacts us, outwardly by drawing unhealthy forces in the atmosphere and inwardly by creating chaos within. Basically by our thoughts, feelings and

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No matter how much effort I make to organise our home it ends up in clutter, specially inside the drawers and cupboards, I am trying to change and get a bit organised as lot of time is wasted in looking for things but my son as well my husband are also some one who just dumps things in drawers etc, can you please advise as if I organise one corner the other gets disorganised plus many days I am running around and don’t get time to organise 😥? 

So it means you have two children to look after as is common in many Indian households due to strictly defining gender roles, – men

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I have a question about effort. What does it mean when we wish for something very much and put a lot of effort into it but we fail? For example, as a child I wanted to grow tall and tried all sorts of things to grow taller. Then during one medical checkup the doctor told me that I will not be able to grow taller. I was in denial and I still kept trying. Ultimately the doctor was right and I felt very sad. Thankfully now I’m ok with it but I just want to know why this happens. Is it the will of the Divine or does he want us to persevere? Also how can we know when to persevere and when to quit😥? 

When efforts fail as they do fail sometimes it is to help us grow in strength and patience, perseverance, fortitude, even a deeper faith and

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A few days ago, I went to manage my dad’s work at a granite mine. Near the mine, there is a temple of a local deity where alcohol is offered every day, and the people living at the mine also indulge in alcohol and other substances. When I was at home, my spiritual practice was going well, but after going there, I feel like I’ve lost control over myself. Irrelevant thoughts come to my mind, and I have no control over them. Strange thoughts start wandering in my mind, and then I get troubled by them🥶. Is this the effect of that environment, or have I internalized all of this?

It is definitely due to the atmosphere created by the presence of lower vital entities. Keep the Mother’s blessing packet with you and call Her

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