I often visit Pondicherry, but my aspiration feels weak when I’m there. At the Samadhi, I feel blank and don’t feel like sharing my problems to the Mother—it just doesn’t come naturally. I struggle to share everything. I feel like I go there to relax, even though I can easily connect with the Mother because the whole atmosphere is filled with her presence. But when I’m away from Pondicherry, I listen to your talks, read books, and my aspiration feels stronger. I write to the Mother my problems, good and bad days. It’s confusing why I don’t feel more aspiration when I’m in Pondicherry 🙄? Why does this happen?

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I often hear you mention ‘Equanimity’ in many of the talks. But I am still not able to have a clear picture of exactly what Equanimity means and how I should practice it in my day-to-day life. Please elaborate with examples, if you can. 🤔🪴😊🙏🏻🌷✨