What qualities? They have powers and knowledge but if we hear the stories most of the gods do not have some of those qualities that

Mantras and other techniques and processes are secondary. The real thing that matters is faith, aspiration and genuine trust in the Divine Mother that She

As far as the work of the Avatar is concerned, fortunately it does not depend upon any human recognition. In fact the Avatar generally prefers

Ask for it sincerely from the Mother and spend your time

Sri Aurobindo went beyond the realizations of the Rishis of the Vedas and the Upanishads. In the Vedic Age there was nothing like tradition. Each

Quite a plenty. Commonest is the idea of helping humanity that is a form of ambition but often veiled by the thought of selfless service.

Though someone whom I could trust once told me that he knew some 30 languages or so (this however could be due to different dialects

To think of the language of Savitri, it feels like Sri Aurobindo has stretched the bounds of the finite to the utmost, by capturing the

Why should She get angry? All is Herself. The gods themselves are Her children though She has a very special affection for mankind. In any

Yes, even a crudely formulated childish prayer has in it a real power. This power of the prayer lies in the bhaava, the inner state

Chillike form implies the words, the sentences, and outer structure given to the prayer. Childish refers to the actual content of the prayer, for example

Faith, aspiration, reading Her books, taking Her Name, thinking of Her, hearing Her recorded voice, concentrating upon Her photographs, meditating upon Her image or …

The word used to describe the 24th November 1926 is Siddhi Day. Though the word is used to describe the acquisition of powers, here it

There is no fear for herself but grief at the fate of human beings who suffer at the hands of death quite mercilessly. It is