There is a wonderful commentary on this by Sri Aurobindo in the Isha Upanishad writings as well as Isavasyaupanishad. There is also a whole talk
It is not about inferior or superior but the goal one sets before oneself, the aspiration behind the Yoga so to say. There is also
It is possible to take a person back in time under hypnosis because all the memories are stored up somewhere in the subconscient as memories.
Self giving means surrendering oneself completely to the Divine Mother, to live for Her. Self giving of the mind means to think of the Divine,
The gods in their working, those that we know today, operate in the lower nature from Matter till the Mind. They do not cross the
Physical transformation is the last crown, the final fulfilment of the Yoga of transformation which is inevitable in the course of time. Physical transformation can
Existence is permanent though existences are not. Whatever is identified with the Divine Existence shares the Permanence of the Divine. Consciousness is permanent but the
Psychic being means our true inner self, the soul within that develops into a distinct being through a number of lives. The soul is like
To the yogis and mystics – God is to be known by experience. Several yogis have experienced God through the Ages and have invariably described
When we try to put excessive effort it often veils the Presence. In fact all impatience, eagerness or restlessness, even if it be comes in
God does not work directly upon us. His action is veiled and modified by the Nature. This is so because we are not ready to
The spiritual life, in the beginning, is like a small plant in the nursery that needs to be guarded and nurtured with special care. That
If the Mother has to do everything then there is no need of sadhana or yoga or anything else. This is just what Sri Aurobindo
Quite so. We can look at the soul as the individualisation of pure energy or pure consciousness and hence it is a drop of Truth
The soul is a portion of the Divine and is present like the essence in everything, just as the formless fragrance in a flower. This
It is not easy to arrive at this kind of high consummation of the soul after departure. Your father was especially blessed by Her Grace.
Relying on the Divine for everything does not mean that I will not put in any effort for anything since the Divine will give me
The Vital enjoys action for the sake of action. Its impetus is desire of one kind of the other. Though it starts with much apparent
