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Questions on Mother, Sri Aurobindo and Savitri

What is infrarational in Sri Aurobindo’s terminology? In our today’s society, what are the infrarational elements? The new-age movement seems to have absorbed some spiritual intuitions but their expression is distorted. Are these infrarational in some way🤔? What’s the best solution to develop in the upward route from an infrarational position? I work in a scientific research background and a lot of confusions arise from within science itself and how most scientists/researchers explore the reality. The scientific method itself seems to have been diluted and an approval of masses are enough to establish the status quo. It’s not the same everywhere, but it is hard to fight this tendency in the current times.

Infrarational is primarily the vital animal, the physical and sense driven as well as the entire subconscious life of man. It also includes those elements

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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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