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Sri Aurobindo says there is no shortcut to Divinity. Does it mean that, apart from an understanding of yoga, one must fulfil certain moral, ethical responsibilities towards family or people before one can practise consecration to the Divine, union, realization of the Divine, etc? ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

No no no. Moral, ethical, social notions have little to do with the true spiritual life. There are number of examples of authentic spiritual Masters

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I have a question regarding bhakti and the nature of a true bhakta. I have read about bhakti in various spiritual texts, but it never fully resonated with my inner experiences. I seem to have arrived at a few tentative conclusions: The ordinary mind alone appears incapable of sustaining genuine bhakti in the sense described by the scriptures. ๐Ÿ˜Šโค๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

Bhakti is not a movement of the mind but of the heart. It is somewhat like falling in love, a movement that is spontaneous and

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I have been reading Champaklal Speaks, and I recently came across a narration where Champaklal Ji speaks about occult practices. It left me a little shaken (not in a negative way), but maybe because I have never really come across this subject before and don’t have the understanding to place it in the right perspective. ๐Ÿ”ฎ๐Ÿ“–[…]

Occult simply refers to a whole hidden dimensions of life, the layers of creation whose forces act from within and around upon us. To put

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Dear Alok da, For the last 2 months I have been having dreams of Siddha Yoga Sadhaks and the dreams are symbolic like a Sadhak is giving orders to someone like a king, someone who shows more emotions from outside but from inside bows down to the Guru as a formality! How should these dreams be understood? ๐Ÿ’ญ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป […]

Yes it is never helpful to see the real or unreal defects of anyone, let alone sadhaks. Human nature is too complex and each one

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I had another question in this question and you did not answer it. (And how can we connect with Param Maa and surrender to her during such an activity and can we experience her as beloved? If we experience her as beloved, then what should be my feeling at that time and in what feeling should I feel myself?) ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿฆ‹

The idea of sex as being related to the Beloved is a misrepresentation of the idea of physical union as the ultimate expression of love.

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“God is our wise and perfect friend, because he knows when to smite and when to fondle, when to slay us no less than when to save and to succour…. There must be faith in the love and wisdom of God,… working out all for our good even when it is apparently veiled in evil.” (Sri Aurobindo, 1984 Ashram Diary, July 3 and August 22) ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐ŸŒผ[…]

It is true that we live in a universe where Ignorance predominates. Yet the Divine Force always supercedes it using every experience, good and bad,

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If my wife also follows the path of yoga, then is it not more harmful to indulge in sexual activity? How can we connect with the Supreme Mother and surrender to her during such an activity, and can we experience her as beloved? If we experience her as beloved, what should my feeling be at that time, and what feeling should I feel in? ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿป๐Ÿชท๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป๐Ÿฆ‹

There is an intense exchange of consciousness at every level during sexual activity. If the two persons are both already on the path then this

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Dear Alok Da, as I commit to Integral Sadhana and the process of rejection, I am torn about the place of emotional non-violence toward loved ones who depend on me. My family and partnerโ€”honorable people to whom I owe muchโ€”will inevitably feel hurt, abandoned, and anxious as I step away from conventional human duties for my spiritual calling. โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿฅฒ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐ŸŒป[…]

I fully understand your dilemma, the dilemma of a Sattwic human being. It is the apex of all that we call human. And yet even

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