Day to Day Life Archives - Page 19 of 23

Can a sexual act be spiritual🌹?

November 30, 2024

This is a slippery slope for which the safest answer is no because sexuality generally turns the consciousness downwards and outwards whereas spirituality is about

How can I make sure that my ego surrender is to the Divine only and not to other people😖? I feel a lot of courage is needed for this that I am unable to muster many times.

November 30, 2024

Yes it needs lot of courage to act with the only idea of fulfilling God’s Will. We should neither try to please ourselves nor try

How can I deepen my spiritual life, and why do my prayers seem to go unanswered😯? (example: I am praying regularly and upgrading my skills in preparation for a new job, yet I still struggle to succeed in interviews. Before each interview, I call on the Mother to be with me. While I believe something good will come my way, I’m left wondering when and how that will happen!!)

November 26, 2024

There are things that we are supposed to do. It is part of our evolutionary effort. There are things that the Divine has to do.

How should one deal with comparison to peers and feelings of inadequacy or inferiority? Even if I logically know it is not the correct response and everyone is on their own journey, I panic every time I see someone reach a milestone and feel shame, sadness, and urgency about the things that haven’t worked out for me😓.

November 26, 2024

It is not enough to say that everyone has their own unique goal. True though it is, yet it remains at best an intellectual conception,

What can be the way to tackle the confusion about choosing a career, if one got no preferences, no interests, one only wants to get lots of money to become independent and then do something great for the nation for its resurgence😩?

November 25, 2024

Take the profession that is closest to your heart, to your true nature, swabhava and swadharma. Do it with sincerity in the spirit of serving

Why people are so stressed these days😵?

November 23, 2024

There are several reasons for the increased levels of stress during the last few decades at least. The Pace of life has increased as if

What should be the aim of life then? To be happy😊 and better?

November 22, 2024

The aim is something personal and each one should look into oneself, study and carefully observe one’s temperament, interests and tendencies to see the lead

What are the questions on life should one ponder upon☺?

November 19, 2024

The ultimate question to ponder is, “Why are we here?” At a more personal and individual level it takes the form of what is the

I see so many people around succeed, is success so important? As all around I see people are in a race to succeed as if their only agenda 😯 is to succeed.

November 16, 2024

To succeed in one’s undertaking is fine, – after all one does not take up any work with the idea of failing, What is however

Why is it so challenging to put into practice what we read in books📚 ?

November 11, 2024

It is so because we are not made up of one piece. There are different parts in us, each with its own need and demand,

What is the best way to do a job😏?

November 10, 2024

Whatever we do must be done with the heart and mind and if possible our soul in it. Putting the mind means we should do

I am in between jobs, and my previous company is not releasing me. They are making emotional moves about others not being able to handle my work. I feel morally indebted to them for giving me a chance to grow personally in this job. I would really like to switch now, what should I do😣?

November 5, 2024

The idea of being indebted to a company is not quite the right way to go about making decisions. Companies take in an individual not

How will one counter atheism? What is the reply 😏 to ”Jo dikhta hai wahi hota hai”.

November 1, 2024

It is well recognised even by scientists that evidence of senses is no evidence. There are plenty of things that escape the senses due to

If we have a soul in our body then how come ghosts 👻 enter in the body and take possession of it?

October 25, 2024

Soul is there in everyone but it is veiled. To bring the soul in front, ordinarily man requires few births. It’s like a son of

What is the meaning of true individuality, and what is the difference between being rude or mean and having an ego? Are these three concepts connected, and if so, how🤔?

October 23, 2024

True individuality is the psychic being. But before it is developed nature erects a temporary individuality that is the self of ego and desire that

How can I control my eating habits🍕🍰? Since I live away from home and don’t have the set up to cook, I often end up ordering food, junk, sweets, trying new foods and cold items, which has made me develop a sweet tooth. I know this is not good but what to do to control it.

October 22, 2024

Probably there is a need to find goals that can engage you fully and activities that can make you happy. When we get deficient in

Worldly desires are not created by man in the lab. They are given to him naturally. If everything is created by the divine then these desires also must have their right place and purpose in the whole scheme. Then why consider it as a hindrance in spiritual progress? Why are we taught to limit them rather than teaching us to fully aspire for their fulfillment as a duty? What is the purpose of these materialistic desires in our existence🥧🏓👕?

October 21, 2024

The purpose of desire is to shake up the inert tamasic state in which man may sink and, like the stone, neither seek nor aspire,

[1] How should one celebrate Diwali🪔 while following the path of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo? [2] Do festivals like Navratri, Diwali, Holi and lots other, still hold any true significance in today’s world, and if not, what should be the approach of ordinary people towards these celebrations?

October 20, 2024

[1] There is no Diwali celebration in the Ashram. As the Mother used to give Darshan marking it as Kali Puja. If we wish to,

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Day to Day Life

Can a sexual act be spiritual🌹?

How can I make sure that my ego surrender is to the Divine only and not to other people😖? I feel a lot of courage is needed for this that I am unable to muster many times.

What can be the way to tackle the confusion about choosing a career, if one got no preferences, no interests, one only wants to get lots of money to become independent and then do something great for the nation for its resurgence😩?

Why people are so stressed these days😵?

What should be the aim of life then? To be happy😊 and better?

What are the questions on life should one ponder upon☺?

I see so many people around succeed, is success so important? As all around I see people are in a race to succeed as if their only agenda 😯 is to succeed.

Why is it so challenging to put into practice what we read in books📚 ?

What is the best way to do a job😏?

I am in between jobs, and my previous company is not releasing me. They are making emotional moves about others not being able to handle my work. I feel morally indebted to them for giving me a chance to grow personally in this job. I would really like to switch now, what should I do😣?

How will one counter atheism? What is the reply 😏 to ”Jo dikhta hai wahi hota hai”.

If we have a soul in our body then how come ghosts 👻 enter in the body and take possession of it?

What is the meaning of true individuality, and what is the difference between being rude or mean and having an ego? Are these three concepts connected, and if so, how🤔?

How can I control my eating habits🍕🍰? Since I live away from home and don’t have the set up to cook, I often end up ordering food, junk, sweets, trying new foods and cold items, which has made me develop a sweet tooth. I know this is not good but what to do to control it.

[1] How should one celebrate Diwali🪔 while following the path of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo? [2] Do festivals like Navratri, Diwali, Holi and lots other, still hold any true significance in today’s world, and if not, what should be the approach of ordinary people towards these celebrations?