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Appearances are often misleading and as far as the average mass of mankind is concerned, especially the breed of politicians and business houses, it is

Who was prophet Mohammed? What were his influences? How does he relate to the Arabs🤨?

April 13, 2025

The Dark Ages of mankind saw the birth and rise of two Religions, Islam and Christianity. It was a time when post Buddhism and Mayavada,

What to do in situations when you feel uncomfortable going to social functions because of people getting drunk there, etc. when it’s your close relative’s invitation😥? Socially, it would be considered rude and devious to decline attending such events. In terms of one’s career, it can even be harmful to do so because you will miss out on a lot of business opportunities, as ridiculous as it may sound. But on the other hand, I find myself really feeling uncomfortable in such events, almost suffocating. Is it okay to openly share that due to your spiritual path, you don’t want to engage in such activities, or is it better to come up with some excuse or other, such as you have some important work to do, etc? This is a situation I’m facing on a regular basis, and so far I’ve only been submitting to the pressure, to my own discomfort and dissatisfaction.

April 12, 2025

I can understand this very well having gone through it during my Air Force days. I can share my formula with you and it is

How can one maintain peace of mind, if one faces a property dispute court case, which by its very nature, is the killer of peace😢?

April 10, 2025

If you regard anything as yours and desire it for personal pleasure then obviously there can be no peace. Desires, wants and peace don’t go

Sir, is it not the air in the mind where it is, but space in the head? Therefore, does the ‘thought of the mind’ have any sound? Yet, it feels like I am hearing it. And when I speak, it strikes the ears because it is outside, and then we are able to hear it👂?

April 6, 2025

Thoughts move in the subtle ether. Besides Vayu is not just this physical Vayu. It is the power that lifts, expands and transfers everything within

Yesterday on my morning walk when I saw workers out there sweeping the roads it suddenly struck me that how much do we have to battle against the dust, rust and filth from our own homes to the entire ecosystems of cities. Corrosion, decay, smell and bacteria keep us on vigilance every single day. Is this cos of the inconscient foundation of the cosmos?How to understand it metaphysically🤨?

April 5, 2025

Not taking care of the material basis of life is the sign of unconsciousness and stems from the old idea of disgust of the world.

Why do people always seek to be seen as good by others? What mindset drives this attitude🤨?

April 4, 2025

Being seen good by others is different from being good. Being seen good stems from the need for social approval, often due to an underlying

I heard someone say that we, Hindus, have a responsibility to protect Sanatan Dharma. If we fail to do so, it may disappear within the next 200–500 years, and Hindus could become a minority🤔

April 3, 2025

These ideas of defending the dharma are probably based on the injunction in the Manu Smriti, repeated in the Mahabharata as below. धर्म एव हतो

With the pace at which AI💻 is growing, do you think it’s possible that it becomes an evil force and takes over as human’s masters? How does it fit into the journey of humans becoming superhumans! [Conti]

March 30, 2025

Increasing machination of life does pose risks, especially the atrophy of certain natural capacities and faculties of human existence. While a portion of the mind

Dear Alok da,as you may know, there will be a partial solar eclipse on 29th March. I don’t think it is just a coincidence that it falls on the same day as the Mother’s first arrival in Pondicherry. Could you please explain to me the significance of this event?

March 29, 2025

Solar eclipse works both ways. By cutting the direct impact of the energies of the sun it can set in gloom and despair in the

Alok da, if divine is everywhere, why I feel repelled at places like pan parlour, parties where people are smoking hukka, dirty toilets? Earlier could manage these places now I just can’t bear these places? Why i don’t have this samtha in me🫤?

March 29, 2025

Yes the Divine is everywhere and in everything but as the secret essence. However this Divine Presence is covered with a crust of ignorance that

Bhaiya, you often say in your talks that just because everyone is doing something, it doesn’t necessarily make it the right thing to do or follow. But we’ve also heard people say that if everyone is doing it, then it must be the right thing😣?

March 26, 2025

You must have heard of the flock of sheep, called in hindi as भेड़ चाल । it is the same thing. Sparrows and crows like

If the universe of time and space as we see it fluctuated out of spaceless, timeless void of unmanifest potentiality, once this happened does this unmanifest void have a role in the becomings and happenings of the universe or is it just there as quality less state without any interaction with happenings of the world🌏 like a certain view of nirvana suggests? Cos Sri Aurobindo talks about how things which perish are thrown back into unmanifest and reappear later in new forms and combinations and how things old and new are fashioned in these depths suggest that this void which is supposedly devoid of any qualities and movement is still interacting with the world in it’s dynamic becoming. So is this origin ever present and active or has no role whatsoever after once the universe came out of this void like some mokshavadins or nirvanists say?

March 25, 2025

If we accept the view of Sanatana Dharma as well as Sri Aurobindo’s own experience, this seeming Void, teeming with possibilities is very much present

Men 👨‍🦰today seem to be a whole lot less masculine and more emotionally weak than what they were in the past. What are the causes of this trend? Could it be that there is no longer mandatory military service and life became too comfortable? How to reverse this trend on an individual level? What are the practical steps and decisions?

March 24, 2025

As far as emotions are concerned women are (and always were) generally stronger than men. Social pressures have only further strengthened them. In fact the