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I am confused about my sadhana. I got involved in The Mother’s work, physically also I love it, she also loves me very much, I am feeling that but my problem is that I am not sticking in one way of sadhana. One or two days I do japa of The Mother’s name MAA MAA,it is going very well but after two three days mind suggest, “Sri Aurobindo says it sometimes better to take both name” then my opinion changes I start “Om Sri Aurobindo Mira” then after 3 to 4 days I think Mother I have come here for transformation so whole day I say, “transform me transform others O Sri Aurobindo Mother’s light change all”. Then Suddenly mind says another day, ” Surender surender your thoughts feeling and work”,
Sadhana is to give oneself to the Divine. It is not a mental method or a technique or a mechanical process that we do to
Sri Aurobindo’s Yoga, Integral Yoga, belongs to which type of Vedanta, if we were to place it within that framework?๐ช๐โ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ
It doesn’t fit any framework of schools of thought. Its foundation is Vedanta, its aim is the fulfilment of tantra, its method incorporates the Gita
Sir, the more I read different philosophies and scriptures, the more confused I become. In my pursuit of knowledge, I feel that I truly know nothing at all. My mind is filled only with opinions, ideas, and imaginations, and they all seem like mere garbage. The only true thing I possess is faithโfaith in my heart. The only wealth in my life is my faith: the Mother, her name, her image, her love, and Sri Aurobindoโs Grace.๐โจ๐๏ธ๐
Guard your faith and love for Sri Aurobindo and the Mother as a priceless treasure. It is the key to all else including knowledge. It
I have a little confusion about the method of reading Sri Aurobindo within my short life span. I have developed aspiration to complete the main books The synthesis of Yoga, the Life Divine, Savitri, Essays on the Gita and the Upanishads. I am now 71 years old and would aspire to complete before I leave this world. All the books I have partially read and could not complete. Should I read the books one by one or earmark different timings in a day for different books?๐โ๏ธ๐ชทโ๏ธ๐ฅ [conti]
Beautiful aspiration. I am sure your aspiration will be fulfilled by Her Grace. It will be better to allocate different times in the day for
If I am not mistaken, the transformed being will have the purest form of existence, purest consciousness, purest bliss. But my question is – will these purest forms of existence, consciousness, and bliss in each being be finite (as the psychic being is finite) or will they be infinite?๐ฅ๐๐โจ๐๏ธ
Pure existence, pure consciousness, pure bliss is Sacchidananda, the Divine who is one and infinite. Creation is meant to manifest the same on a finite
My friend made me a comment about my complexion which was insensitive and I was hurt or should I say my vital was hurt. He did apologise and admitted that he’s been insensitive but I decided to not talk to him till I calmed down. I did calm down I told him it’s alright but how do I deal with such comments and people? Because I can’t talk to them or face them at all. I delete them off from my brain. Is it natural? Please help me out.๐ฌ๐คฎ๐คฌ
Such people are best ignored and such friends are best avoided. It shows not only an insensitivity towards others but also a superficial way of
Does the Divine love us perfectly and His infinite Love for us never flags, not even for a moment in the whole of eternity?๐๐ชทโค๏ธโ๐ฅ๐ค
There is only one Love and it is the Divine Love. All other love is either its diminution or distortion or perversion. It is the
I have never thought of staying in the Ashram forever, but the thought of visiting it comes again and again. Yes, but such thoughts do come and I also pray that Maa, some such arrangement should be made so that I can get food and shelter and my life can be devoted to serving you. Who knows, I may get entangled in the cycle of earning money๐ณ๐งโโ๏ธโ๏ธ๐ธ [conti]
Aspire and surrender to the Mother’s Grace to fulfil in its own time in Her own way.
You mentioned about Nietzsche’s commentary on Superman. Were you talking about Friedrich Nietzsche? And what exactly about him you mentioned? What should I know about him?๐ฆ ๐ฆโฐ๏ธ๐โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
Yes, Friedrich Nietzsche who proposed the theory of The Superman. But his Superman is the Asuric type whereas Sri Aurobindo’s Superman is the godlike type.
Something about Richard Brooks illusion. Excuse me if I used wrong names but that’s how I noted it down. And what did this guy say that you mentioned about him?๐๐ฉ๏ธโจ๐ฌ
Richard Bach’s book Illusions. The quote was ‘where we stand is less important than the direction we are facing’. His other book ‘Jonathan Livingstone Seagull’
Aspiration for the divine kya hota hai?๐ชท๐ฅโ๏ธ๐ช
It means wanting the Divine, seeking and longing for the Divine Wisdom, Divine Love, Divine Truth, Divine Perfection, Divine Peace and Bliss.
How should one live life according to Maa and live a life of purpose, devotion and surrender and service to her?๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ป๐ค๐ฎ
It is possible only if the goal shifts from satisfaction of the ego and desires to a life consecrated to the aim of finding and
You mentioned that Sri Aurobindo once said ‘bourgeois mentality’ is corrupting the Indian mentality. Please elaborate.๐ก๐๐ผย ๐ฐ
You may read Sri Aurobindo’s essay titled ‘Burgeois and the Samurai’. The bourgeois is the comfort seeking average human being seeking the easy way. His
In reality how to have her guidance if we have no clue about life in general if we are poor at decision making?๐ฑ๐ณ๐โ๏ธ๐
Nobody has any clue about life though almost everybody believes that they know about it. If you are sincere and ready to obey the Divine
I don’t understand anything. On one hand, I’m meditating on Gurudev and the Mother, and on the other, I’m receiving your help. And I’m ignorant, I can’t understand what’s going on? And in the yoga of transformation, along with the Mother’s power, do practitioners who have reached a very advanced state in yoga also help and how are they helped?โก๐ชท๐โก๏ธ๐ฆ
It is only the Divine who helps. But He can use anything, any person, any form to reach out to the seeker. Of course if
I do understand what you said about the surgery. But my confusion is still there. I know both Sri Aurobindo and The Mother were against surgery. They were both working on their own bodies. Even in last days Sri Aurobindo registered medicine. Were they against surgery on themselves or for every one?๐ค๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉบ
The Mother and Sri Aurobindo generally adviced against surgery to all their disciples. Of course there were those who went ahead with it due to
What are your thoughts on the Maa kamakhya temple and it’s tantric practice and bali pratha…Does any devi want bali to be offered? How does one save from black magic on himself and family?๐ฎ๐ค๐งฟ๐ญ
Bali pratha (Animal sacrifice) has lost its meaning and purpose now. It is a crude form of worship for those who worship the Devi with
In a dream, I saw that there was a big container from which a voice was coming. The voice was telling me something, but now I don’t remember what they were saying. I tried to go inside that container, but someone said – “He will not be seen, he is God.”๐๐ญ๐ค๐ด
Big Railway Container suggests guidance received for the journey. It is possibly referring to askalokda website.