AT THE FEET OF THE MOTHER

Life Problems And Psychological Difficulties

How do I get rid of jealousy🤢, it’s a really big problem for me. But I don’t want it. I tried searching through Mother’s works but can’t seem to find anything major. I know I should keep offering, but what effort am I to put in from my part ? When it comes it’s so overwhelming and no matter how much I try to step back, fight it with reason or simply reject it, it’s not working. I find myself comparing myself constantly, wanting what others have, even though I hate the thoughts. As far as I can remember, since I was a child this has been a problem for me and it’s grappling.

Jealousy comes due to a feeling of inadequacy within oneself. As a result we keep comparing ourselves with others with the attendant results of ambition,

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We have been married since few years, we cannot conceive naturally and now we feel the pressure😄 of having a child socially, it’s like I don’t feel like going out or meeting people as all we hear is when are we hearing good news or it’s high time that you plan a child, and to add to all this everyone around us are having children, how to handle this situation?

The first thing required is to be clear as to what both of you want. I suppose both of you also want a child but

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I feel suffocatedšŸ˜– in crowded places, especially when there’s loud music and constant chatter. I find it hard to speak up in those situations, and organizing or participating in events isn’t really my strength. People often assume I’m dumb because I stay quiet. Is this a bad quality? I prefer spending my time reading books of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo, listening to your talks, and talking to people who are connected to Maa. I’m unsure how to handle this because I work in an IT company, and this environment feels out of sync with who I am.

You are like the swan in the company of kingfishers. Don’t try to be like them. Instead walk with your head held high towards high

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(1) What is the limit to tolerance, titiksha, when it comes to adjusting with others? Some seem to take advantage of one’s tolerance and kindness. When do we know that tolerance has reached its limit? Understanding the idea of tolerance rightly is of a great help both in practical and spiritual life. (2) Does a realised being have any limits for tolerance or do they sufferšŸ˜’ and endure limitlessly for the greater good of the world?

(1) Titiksha is about the ability to bear the outer shocks of life. It increases the power of forebearance, to bear things, to endure, sahanshakti.

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Some intrusive sexual thoughts arise and it is not pleasant. I don’t want them and it’s ugly. But is it a good approach to try and tackle these thoughts premature to having a stable foundation of bringing down peace, silencing the mind and all these other foundations ? These intrusive thoughts are distressing & bothering me a lot šŸ˜–

A premature effort to completely master the sexual impulse at a rather young age often leads to an unnecessarily frustrating struggle and conflict. Besides the

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My father recently departed due to cancer last year. He has faced many problems and difficulties in his life but still he overcame many challenges due to his own positive attitude. We all couldn’t do much for him while he gave us everything to us. I deeply regret that as a child. What can I do for a departed soul , who was my father in this life. Can anything be done for the soul who has suffered so much pain and left other than religious things. I always ponder how his next life will be or is he in good place? Is there any way to know that his soul has not taken a life form again and Dissolved in the divine. A general question too, how is a soul journey decided?šŸ¤” What karmas lead the soul to complete its path and never be born again and get absorbed in the divine?

Suffering is the price we pay for the ignorance that surrounds earthly life. This ignorance keeps us away from the truth of our own being,

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What do Mother and Sri Aurobindo say about Abortion? This is not for personal advice but a general question that I’ve been wondering and cannot seem to find online when searching their works. And when does a foetus become a human? Mother has said that the psychic enters different babies at different times so I’m just confused on when the cells becomes a human (spiritually)šŸ¤”?

Though they have not said anything directly about it but from a couple of letters it seems that the Mother and Sri Aurobindo were not

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