he gods are not psychological tools but cosmic forces, energies, powers that stand behind the various workings of the cosmos. Since these forces are not
Just as the Sun sends light to the earth in two modes, – a steady stream of photons and as special intense outbursts or solar
You are absolutely right. If the Divine wanted Nirvana then there would have been no world at all. The real meaning of Moksha was freedom
The soul is the seed, the core around which the psychic being develops through an evolutionary process. In essence they are one and the same.
Different forms and names, whether of the Ishwara or of the Divine Mother are there precisely because each has a specific power and purpose in
The chosen Deity (Ishta Devata) is not someone that can be determined by weighing the pros and cons, advantages and benefits vis a vis the
Sri Aurobindo did not discard Karmkand but bypasses it. His starting point is the Vedantic philosophy that there is One Reality behind all appearances. He
It means that All is the Divine Mother. The forms She has built by HER power of limiting Maya are Herself in disguise. The power
There are three kinds of Scriptures. First type do not describe events but spiritual experiences that occur in inner subjective space and often belong to
Separation of the Purusha from Prakriti by cultivating and deepening the Sakshi bhav (witness Consciousness) is indeed described as one of the first important steps
There is no such rule in this yoga. In fact most people retain their memory as well as sanity quite well. Want of balance is
Maha means the same Goddess in her original mool swaroop wherein she is connected with the Divine Mother and hence in her original form and
Worship and rituals largely belong to the Tantra. Worship is a means through which the body too can participate in the movement of inner adoration.
First thing is to cut out regret and lament. That only saps energy and makes us feel increasingly underconfident and eventually give up effort.
Finding the psychic being means that we know our true self and no more make the mistake of identifying oneself with the mind, life, body
It means what it means. Physically it means 100 years minimum literally since 100 years meant one has completed all the four ashramas of life
It is a most beautiful exposition of the secret soul within man.
It is true that it is difficult to see the Divine in everyone but that is mainly because we associate the Divine with goodness, especially