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Life Problems And Psychological Difficulties

Gandhi was the first person to call out to Sri Aurobindo when he chickened out of the independence war, which is why his people hate Gandhi, right? Sarkar came out demanding amnesty and along with the British, a fugitive got a pension of β‚Ή32, or the salary of the British, to keep the people impotent. πŸ₯ΈπŸ₯€πŸ‘₯[…]

Nobody hates anybody. It is your hate that you see reflected in others. I don’t know much about Savarkar, though I have read and followed

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If Divine Mother can help us and give us thrice the dose required, then why is there so much suffering on earth? What does She do when hundreds and thousands of children die from hunger and poverty every year? Where is She when thousands of our mothers and sisters are raped and tortured mercilessly? πŸ˜©πŸ’”πŸ«‚πŸ₯€[…]

One can fully understand the space from which this question comes. When we look at this world in all its grim and sordid aspects (and

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Sir, what should I do with my current situation? I am in depression and I have almost no money. The future looks very dark. And I have become very insecure and hopeless about what to do in life. From my side, I have tried everything and all the renowned spiritual organisations across India. πŸ˜₯πŸ‘¨πŸΌβ€βš•οΈπŸ€·πŸΌπŸ¦‹πŸƒ[…]

You should meet a good psychiatrist in your city and take advice from him along with whatever medicines he prescribes. Right now you are not

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I was listening to your recent conversation on Social Media. While discussing about body positivity, you’ve so aptly brought out the counterfactual of what if the female lead with whom the male protagonist is romanticizing happened to be ‘visually not fair and pretty’- which actually has been what I too used to think. πŸ«‚β€οΈβœ¨πŸ‘©β€β€οΈβ€πŸ‘¨[…]

Yes love, like most things in our life is fed by certain stereotypes and social constructs. Hence it suffers deformation and distortion like everything else.

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I don’t know how, but in my mind, I am stuck on the fact that the growth of the Soul will invite newer challenges, and I really don’t have the strength to go through any challenges at the moment. Is seeking happiness the same as wanting the pain to stop? I’m not sure that I can tell the difference. 😣πŸ₯€β€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸƒ

Challenges are bound to come in life. It is part of the evolutionary programming. The soul helps us to navigate through these challenges with much

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Sir, the main problem with depressive medicines is that they make the body and mind always sleepy, dull and lethargic. To be honest, I don’t actually know as to how and where to progress on the Spiritual path and in Studies. Even the simplest of things, I am finding it difficult to face off. Really don’t know what to do ahead.πŸŒ§οΈπŸ§‘β€βš•οΈπŸ’ŠπŸ« 

This was true of earlier medicines. But now there are much safer medicines with fewer side effects if any especially of drowsiness. There is nothing

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What is your take on trauma bonding? I see few talking about how difficult there life has been and how they were neglected. Not denyingΒ  the trauma one has gone through.. but is there a possibility they are magnifyingΒ  it and accepting this it for others gratification and attention?? Teens doing that is also worrying.Β What do you think of this?πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈπŸ’¬πŸ˜Άβ€πŸŒ«οΈβ“

Human beings almost invariably look at life from the lens of ignorance. They act and react based on their limited understanding and enter into a

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Life feels very hard Alok da. I often feel that nothing has amounted. much in any aspect of my life. Though I keep trying, disappointments. are almost the routine. As you can imagine, I am feeling exhausted. with all that pushing, all the series of frustrations. I don’t expect. life to be smooth, but it feels incredibly bumpy (something that I am reminded of also when I see most of the people around me, such as my peers, my relatives, my colleagues, my friends)β›ˆοΈπŸ”„πŸ§±πŸͺ«

She is not only watching you but carrying you. How else are you able to navigate through it despite the challenges? However it is important

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