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Questions on Mother, Sri Aurobindo and Savitri

On a different note, what is happening at Auroville? I recently spoke to a guy who shared his experience of staying at Auroville, and the way he was talking, it was like a hedonistic trip, with people just indulging in substances and getting intoxicated. I was so shocked! How can such a thing happen at Auroville?Β πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«πŸƒπŸ™„πŸŒ·πŸŒ„

Hedonistic type have always been present in Auroville since its early years. In fact now, due to a strict administration they are being sent out

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Why did Sri Aurobindo and the Mother alone descend to bring about the Supramental Transformation and elaborate a complete path of Integral Yoga, while other great souls like Sri Krishna, Mahavatar Baba, or altruistic truths-seekers, though Divine, did not undertake this specific, comprehensive work of Transforming earthly life?πŸŒ„β€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸ»πŸŒ·

One could answer this question in different ways. But first we need to draw a distinction between a sattwic, selfless, honest person and a spiritual

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Sri Aurobindo wrote that Free Will is ‘Cosmic Will + Self Determination + Hostile Forces + Karma + A + B + C + D + …… Infinity ♾️’. Sir, can you explain this in some detail? How can this lesson help a person navigate through the complexities and challenges of life? πŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸ»πŸŒ·β€οΈβ€πŸ”₯[…]

Sri Aurobindo gave a very simple equation and it is this that whether one believes in a free will or not one is yet compelled

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The photographs of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother are being retouched so much as in their eyes and other facial features are so edited and it’s so clearly visible that it’s annoying, outrageous and sad to see. Where and who do I raise this issue to? I might come across very rude but in my opinion I don’t think anyone has any rights to touch Sri Aurobindo and The Mother’s pictures because if they did, they are ruining the whole essence of having a photographs in the first place.πŸ“·πŸ–ΌοΈπŸ˜ πŸ˜€

You can write to The Trustees

Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry

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Just two days ago, it dawned on me that I no longer felt only the presence of a Guru. I wanted to experience the vast Sri Krishna and the Divine Mother, who transcends Form and Name. I prayed for this. The very next day, while reading Book 4, Canto 3 of Savitri, these lines came to my mind: πŸŒŒπŸ“–πŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸΌπŸŒΉ[…]

The whole mystery of the Divine Incarnation is there. The Divine assumes a Name and Form so that by the help of their Name and

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Alok da, this might be a bit of a tough question for me to articulate, but I’ll try asking. Going through a bit of the Mother’s Works, I find a persistent theme in which She stresses the importance of Organizing One’s Mind, One’s Cognition, and Cerebral Capacity. And I’ve always been fascinated by how the mind of a good poet or a novelist works. βœ’οΈπŸŽΆπŸ€”πŸŒ»βœ¨[…]

The Mother has already explained this in her essay on Education (CWM 12) where she speaks of five main things to develop by persistent practice.

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It pains the heart deeply to wonder why some parts of the Being are still not dedicated to the Mother, and it is unbearable. But the various pulls will be there until all join and come together as a Single Flame. Could these also be Spiritual pulls, and if so, how do Spiritual pulls occur? πŸ™β€οΈβ€πŸ”₯🌻✨

No, it is not about spiritual pulls but the different parts with its own demands. It takes long, sometimes very long for these parts to

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While reading Savitri (which I read at a very slow pace and loudly, giving each word its own tone according to its meaning and context, and with a rhythm, which I try, it is refining gradually, more by listening to you sing and also the rhythm and style that the Mother used. My family members often ridicule me for singing out loud English poetry. Well, that’s their loss. I don’t care. I am here to please my Soul.), various kinds of experience I often get, in my mind, vital and also in physical.πŸ“–πŸ—£οΈπŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸ»πŸͺ·βœ¨[…]

The effect of reading or listening Savitri is indeed wonderful. Though the degree and depth of impact depends upon the inner preparation and receptivity of

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