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Life Problems And Psychological Difficulties

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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First I had a type of belief system like nothing wrong can happen to me because Maa is with me, now it’s like anything can happen to me, but I believe Maa is with me and about fear I have fear like fear for maintaining position in class, fear like what others will think about me in each steps, fear like fear to indulge in a conflict or the recent issues, fear like what if I died living an ordinary life. ☺️🌼🚶🏼‍♂️🦋[…]

I don’t know why you switched from nothing can happen to everything can happen. Surely the Divine Grace protects else this world would have been

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All I see in these questions, asked by everyone, including both the right wing and the left wing, is that they are driven by ego, self-righteousness, and opinions. I don’t know where this sense of certainty comes from. I want to ask you the same thing, sir. I see all of you in the same boat: holding strong opinions and connecting every random issue to Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. I never imagined I would see conversations like this within this community. 🗣️💬🍞😣💔[…]

I can see that despite the overgeneralised remarks there is in you the urge to do good. Hence I am bypassing all your judgments that

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