AT THE FEET OF THE MOTHER

Questions on Mother, Sri Aurobindo and Savitri

Sir, is there any arrangement in the ashram to volunteer for a short time? I wish to take a break of a week from work and come to Pondicherry (whenever it’s possible). Will I be assigned work? Also, I have never been in Pondicherry for more than a few hours. Whenever I come for a day’s visit, what is the best way to spend my time😊 ?(apart from Pranam and meditation at the samadhi which the first priority naturally) [Conti]

There is generally no such arrangement for a week-long volunteering since one needs to learn the work first. It will be better to come and

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In letters on yoga Sri Aurobindo said theres the vital which brings us outward and downward and theres the psychic which is aways close to Mother. Then there is the witness purusha which has to choose where it sides and has to stand with the psychic and reject the lower movements. What is the difference between the witness purusha and the soul, are they the same thing? How does one make the witness purusha stand on the side of the psychic🤨?

The Witness Purusha is the inner being, mainly the inner mental that can separate itself and stand back from the workings of outer nature. This

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Is there any deeper reason for Sri Aurobindo refusing to meet Gandhi even after multiple requests cos it’s tough to believe Sri Aurobindo denying to give a chance to the man who emerged as the biggest leader Indians are rallying behind in the freedom movement after his and tilak’s departure and I’m thinking of alternate possibilities of the meeting probably bringing at least a little change in Gandhi’s ways and steer the country’s future to a better ways than what actually turned out🤔

Gandhi was too rigid to change and Sri Aurobindo knew very well who he was. As far as changing him, if at all, it would

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As I have shared earlier that I was in the lineage of DLS Rishikesh, but today onwards I took my final decision to follow the spiritual path of the Divine Mother and Sri Aurobindo and continuing silent chanting of the divine name “Sri Maa”. I may have disturbed a lot by asking  many more questions to you, for that I beg your pardon. But I have few more queries, please guide me 😊 (1) What should be the regular routine for a spiritual seeker?

The outer routine has to be according to the needs and demands of one’s work and life. The inner attitude is most important. It is

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In Synthesis, Sri Aurobindo says that the only way to attain the goal of Yoga is for the individual to have no other aims in life. Hence, one must only have one goal. I see with me this is very clearly not the case, and I feel very drawn to Sri Aurobindo and Mother, I like to read them, to listen to their disciples, to come to the ashram, to meditate, but still I have soo many desires outside of that. I want to become great, I want to succeed in everything I do, I want to look good, I want to have a lot of money and power, and so many other things outside of the spiritual realm. It’s not that I feel guilty about having these things; rather, I sometimes question whether my spiritual efforts are at all useful in such a case. Am I not deceiving myself by trying to follow Sri Aurobindo and Mother when in reality I am still driven by ambition and desire😳? Perhaps my time of renunciation will come, but I feel it would be premature to give up these things without having attained them.

In the Synthesis itself and in the same chapter Sri Aurobindo also says this.

‘The intellect has been interested, the heart attracted, the will has

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At times, there is a vague sense that the prayers to consecrate my life to The Mother has been accepted in some way. From here, what can be steps to deepen the yoga and the spiritual practice? Maybe there is no exact order, like step by step process to the next milestone. It might be helpful for me to know a few basic ideas about walking the path further. Could you please share some thoughts of yours that might provide me some direction🤔? I want to give the best I can, so I am concerned whether I am doing enough and also to gain some clarity…

Sri Aurobindo and The Mother emphasised on establishing Peace and Equanimity as a fundamental basis for the yoga. Similarly increase and strengthening of faith, aspiration,

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Sir, these days people, especially those how are filled with the zeal of Hindu dharma are showing lots of skepticism with respect to the teachings of various gurus of the 20th century😳, including Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo. With Sri Aurobindo, people are beginning to value his contributions to the freedom movement, they are moved by the Uttarpara speech, but they can’t digest his post 1914 writings. Many do not understand his reasons for supporting the Cripps mission or supporting the allied powers.

The traditionalists view all his work with skeptism because he has spoken of Christ and Buddha as Avatars and does not support the stance that

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Reading Sri Aurobindo some times brings me a grim mood cos I begin to feel the immense labour of evolution in my heart,how much did it take for life to even emerge out of inconscient matter and even his historical writings in so far as what it takes to be a free independent nation and the test of world history that we and many other nations had to face. I think Sri Aurobindo in the Ilion depicts a bit of the tragic nature of existence but he also says in an aphorism that poets sometimes make too much of the tragedies of life. How to tackle these mood swings of immense energy and jest and the tragic melancholic contemplation admist this battle of life😥?

One has to cultivate faith. It is the surest guide in the darkest days. Faith comes by reminding ourselves that there is indeed a Divine

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