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Questions on Mother, Sri Aurobindo and Savitri

Need you to throw more light on the excerpt of CWM 4 about Reconciling of opposites. In our present mental state and social system how to blend the opposites. And in what sense it’s written β€œ All contraries prepare Her harmony β€œ. Is it in sense of completeness or capability?πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦πŸ“–βœ¨β€οΈπŸŒΉ

In our present state it is difficult because the mind works in an either-or mode.

The story of the five blind men and the elephant

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If I learn to I find it challenging to understand how to truly work for and be for the Mother in the details of my daily activities. I feel that constant, meaningful effort is needed to be true to this aspiration. I need something to bridge the outer side of my work with my innermost aspiration and feeling towards Her. In between, in the psychological (mental and vital) and physical domains, is where most of “me” resides. If I learn to depend on Her more, and focus on something that strengthens the foundation to be nearer to Her, it would keep my mind and emotions meaningfully engaged. What are your thoughts on this? πŸŒ…πŸ§˜πŸ½β€β™‚οΈπŸ“ΏπŸ‘οΈ

The sadhana procedes differently in different sadhaks. The Divine takes into account our uniqueness, our present personality, past evolution and future possibility. The main thing

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Kindly Help me to understand and what attitude I should take according to the meaning of Sri Aurobindo’s aphorism ‘Hate not the oppressor, for, if he is strong, thy hate increases his force of resistance, if he is weak, thy hate was needless.’ because my individual will is too weak. How to strengthen the will and follow the path without deviation?πŸͺ·πŸ“œπŸ“•♾️

The Aphorism is mainly about the meaninglessness of hate because it creates further reactions in the opponent. It is like anger increases anger. It serves

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While reading Life Divine,Β I go slowly in paragraphs, with its meaning of difficult words and its meaning as it is received. Read it in the next morning. Feel that something is understood, abstract. But if someone ask me to explain,Β couldn’t made in my words. Is it right.Β πŸ“–βœ¨πŸŒΒ πŸŒ…πŸͺ· Β  Β  Β  Β 

Yes it is a good way. Explaining to someone else is different. It requires a different faculty. It is enough if you feel something understood.

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Sri Aurobindo writes:”When you clutch at anything and try to make it your own with an egoistic sense of possession, then however beautiful and wonderful it may be, it loses its value and becomes ordinary.” Letters on YogaΒ I didn’t quite understand this profound observation of Sri Aurobindo.βœοΈπŸ’ŽπŸ”’πŸ”—

This is evident from the fact that they soon begin running after and chasing other objects. The millionaire who dreamed of having millions and gets

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Referring your quote from Sri Aurobindo in your answer “The ideal is not allowed to mould the whole life, but only more or less to colour it; it is often used even as a cover and a plea for things that are diametrically opposed to its real spirit.Β Can you give an example , whereΒ Β “The Ideal is usedΒ  as a cover and a plea for diametrically opposed to its real spirit”πŸͺ·β˜€οΈβœ¨βœοΈπŸ“œπŸŒŒ

You can see it all over the world. Almost all religious institutions, exceptions apart, pay only a lip service to God. The priests and the

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There is a perception that I hold strongly that the Divine has a face like I have a Krishna idol and then I feel like okay one day when I’m ready and I will see Krishna it’ll be human form. And then when I’m in a difficulty I have this feeling that Krishna is there will only happen when he appears as with the flute and the beautiful yellow dress. Same with The Mother, like if I see as in the photos then only she is near me. But am I not limiting myself by this and putting a barrier between us. What should be the right way to move forward dada?🦚πŸͺˆπŸͺ·πŸ„

Images are always representations and approximations. Photographs are slightly different, in a way better because they caary the subtle vibrations of the person. The images

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In Br.Up, Yajnavalkya gives his first lesson of spiritual life to Maitreyee telling her “that the real truth is that you do not love me, but you love the soul that is in you, which is also in me: you love your own self in me. Therefore you love me.” 1. What is the meaning of ‘One loves others for the sake of self’πŸ§˜β€β™‚οΈπŸ“œπŸ§‘β€πŸ«βœ¨

Sri Aurobindo quotes it in ‘The Synthesis’ stating explaining beautifully thus.

‘At length, though at first slowly and partially, we learn to make the conscious

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I shared all my experiences with my uncle, who has been doing Gurudev’s yoga since 2013. And both of us used to discuss supramental yoga, divine transformation, all this a lot, so I shared everything accordingly, then he asked me whether there is any negativity attached to you which is misleading you, then I said if something like this was happening then why would you experience peace and love, πŸ‘£πŸ›£οΈπŸ§˜β€β™‚οΈπŸ•―οΈ

Generally I do not like to comment on other Gurus because faith is something sacred and personal. The problem is not about the claims etc

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