Sri Aurobindo explains (it is there in the Vedas as well as the Gita) that there is a double nature, – lower and higher. The
They are all different things. Nirbija samadhi is a state of the mind being completely absorbed in the Brahman consciousness. If one stays in it
The psychic being is more concerned with changing one’s inner field of nature, of rectifying the attitudes so that one grows closer to the Divine.
The terms above and below do not apply for realms beyond Time and Space. The Supermind is the Omnipotence and Omniscience of the Supreme. It
Yes because what is generally understood (and rightly so) by Vigyana is the Divine Manifestation in the cosmos as it functions too. The Unmanifest that
Non-dualism or Adwaita simply implies that there is ‘One Reality without a second’. So far all spiritual teaching including Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga metaphysics agrees.
Faith is to have the certitude beyond any doubt that the Divine exists. Trust is that one can depend upon the Divine. Both are needed.
Gyana or Jnana is true knowledge or Self-knowledge. It means to know the true Divine Self. Vijnana is to know the extension and workings of
Sat, Chit-tapas, Ananda are the three principle aspects. All other aspects such as Peace, Wisdom, Knowledge, Compassion, Strength, Beauty, Harmony, Love are derived from these
He is not happy at all. But most of the time it is not Lord Ganesha himself but one of his ganas in the vital
These are universal mantras and do need any special or specific preliminary purification. They can be done by anyone and anytime. However mantras don’t work
One doesn’t know the Divine through the Scriptures but through love and bhakti, through his service, through meditation upon Him, through Yoga. Scriptures are at
The gods and goddesses are all children of the Divine Mother. Some of them are helpers and collaborators in Their Work.
Some Rishis took
Divinised has been added to the word ancestors wrongly because it is believed that after death and crossing the vital world the ancestors enter the
Yes indeed, the soul is the gateway to all the Divine Perfection including knowing the Divine in His entirety.
The gods and goddesses are aspects and powers of the One Supreme Divine. There are the four original gods who represents each an aspect of
As to the question about performing annual Puja to the deceased, it surely entered later on in the practice. Lord Rama performed it only once
The difference is subtle. It is the difference between living with God and living near God. Both are the result of bhakti. Near is just