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Questions on Mother, Sri Aurobindo and Savitri

You mentioned in one of your talks to offer all the work to the Mother then one doesn’t worry about the outcome. But if it doesn’t come spontaneously from the hear that I am working for the Mother, what should one do? Currently, I work because I find joy in working or feel driven by possibilities of what all can be done. In this scenario, if one just holds the thought that I am working for the Mother but doesn’t feel it in the heart, will that be of help🙂?

The work may not be done for the Mother. In fact it is good to be honest about the motive behind the work which may

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How exactly does one meditate, and how is it done fruitfully? I see nothing and feel nothing when I meditate, I just close my eyes, and my brain is left, right and centre, and if I try and quieten it, it just goes blank and then after a few minutes I open my eyes again and that’s that. I don’t feel anything different, or a sense of peace…nothing. Many people say that meditation is the way to open the being and discover what is inside, but I am worried that I am incapable of ever experiencing that. What do I do to progress in it😇 ?

Meditation is only one of the ways to progress spiritually though neither the only one nor the easiest one. Bhakti is the swiftest but it

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Mothers says “The things that shock you 😱 most in others are those that you are struggling against in yourself or trying to suppress in yourself. Knowing this teaches you to be patient.” Could you clarify this very poignant observation about human nature and also, if possible, maybe give a couple of examples of this from real life too?

The psychology behind this is that we tend to hide within us things that we find unacceptable for a number of reasons. We carefully conceal

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Why do I experience deep fall in consciousness intermittently? Why do I commit inexcusable acts whenever I start approaching the Mother and Sri Aurobindo with much intensity? I have encountered these situations many a time, whenever I come to Pondicherry, or when I am returning from Pondicherry, after a Satsang at home, or returning from attending a Satsang at the Centre. I commit blunders after blunders in many ways, in expressing my ego, my arrogance, my anger, my fight, my jealousy, my idleness, my desire for food, gossip and sex skyrocket whenever I start becoming serious in my Sadhana. I feel some rush of unknown massive adverse force has captured me in parallel to The Mother’s Force within me and is not letting me go towards The Mother or do any kinds of Divine work. Sometime I feel so devastated and helpless within that I am worried about the consequences of acting against the Divine Will. Please guide me how to tackle these forces within?

This is quite a common experience. The Mother has described it stating the reasons for the same. Savitri also describes it beautifully. ‘The high and

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I am in the path our integral yoga. I follow your talks and speeches in auromaa.org. You said so many times that, Maa is the powerful Mantra.But I am repeating any sentence in SAVITRI daily and instead of Maa. Also I am repeating AuroMaa. Is it enough sir? Also I am doing kriya yoga sadhana for marking stability of the mind and vital. Please give your guidance in respect of my sadhana

Chanting the Mother’s Name or both Names together in the way they come to you spontaneously is called Nam Japa. It has a great power

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