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Life Problems And Psychological Difficulties

My own identity is so mixed up. How to find the Truth within me in daily life?! Yes, I keep aspiring for Light & Truth because Mother says so. All inside is like obscure and very ordinary and material, a physical existence with just a bit of vital and mind here and there. Your answers trigger my emotions because I am failing to find anything very deep, true and pure, high and Divine. What should I do then? 🔎💡🪷 […]

What you are experiencing is a passage, a transition that everyone experiences. But the fact that you feel drawn in some way, however vaguely is

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I’m facing a peculiar problem. My father-in-law, who is 87 years old, is fond of watching sex videos. Since he is hard of hearing, he plays those videos loudly. There were a number of times when we took his mobile and formatted it. But every time, he himself installed those sites and watched those videos. 👴🏻📱🦋🍂[…]

You have to treat it as a medical problem. Social disinhibition is known in old age and certain age related conditions such as dementia. He

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During a recent visit from my parents, I struggled to convey Sri Aurobindo and the Mother’s teachings to my action-focused, property-oriented father, raising the question of why transmitting subtle spiritual ideas to an intellectually capable mind can remain so difficult. 👨🏻‍👩🏻‍👧🏻‍👦🏻😣🥀🌾[…]

Yes, it is my general observation that the present generation, for all its other difficulties, is more open towards the spiritual life. It believes in

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Whilst playing hockey, I found myself so confused. There really was no reason for it. And it continued and I had a bad game day. Not knowing where to position myself, etc. It was bizarre. In hindsight, it felt like something that came over me to confuse. I called Mother, rejected it, and it feels lifted now. How can I protect myself against these attacks constantly? 🏑😕🦋🌾

Oh yes that is a very real experience. Something comes between the mind and the body or simply puts a subtle blinder on the mind.

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