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In Synthesis, Sri Aurobindo says that the only way to attain the goal of Yoga is for the individual to have no other aims in life. Hence, one must only have one goal. I see with me this is very clearly not the case, and I feel very drawn to Sri Aurobindo and Mother, I like to read them, to listen to their disciples, to come to the ashram, to meditate, but still I have soo many desires outside of that. I want to become great, I want to succeed in everything I do, I want to look good, I want to have a lot of money and power, and so many other things outside of the spiritual realm. It’s not that I feel guilty about having these things; rather, I sometimes question whether my spiritual efforts are at all useful in such a case. Am I not deceiving myself by trying to follow Sri Aurobindo and Mother when in reality I am still driven by ambition and desire😳? Perhaps my time of renunciation will come, but I feel it would be premature to give up these things without having attained them.
In the Synthesis itself and in the same chapter Sri Aurobindo also says this.
‘The intellect has been interested, the heart attracted, the will has
First Dream: In the first dream, I am in a village, and a tiger appears, attacking people😫. Everyone runs away to escape the tiger. While running, we hide near the water tank’s outlet. Some people hide elsewhere. Then I look back and see a locked house and an empty temple nearby with no idol but with items for worship. I suggest to everyone that we should go into the house to be safe from the tiger. As soon as we enter the temple, instead of the tiger, a woman’s spirit (a witch) appears, flying in the air and killing everyone with her nails. We go inside the temple, but the witch follows us because there is no idol. I say we need to place an idol of Lord Ganesh there and perform the ritual. We leave the temple, find an idol, perform the ritual, and then the witch cannot enter the temple. But she stays outside, attacking those who remain there. The entire village comes to the temple for safety. I tell everyone to apply vermillion (sindoor) on their bodies, so the witch will not harm them. We should hide in the nearby house and sprinkle vermillion outside, so the witch cannot enter. Some of us will go and kill her. Can you please explain this?
The first dream indicates being chased by adverse vital forces which are probably moving around in the village environment. The solution is to grow in
How to increase my stamina 💪as mine is very low and my dream is a cricketer
Stamina increases with practice. But also with deep breathing exercises and conserving wastage of energy through restlessness movements and chatting.
At times, there is a vague sense that the prayers to consecrate my life to The Mother has been accepted in some way. From here, what can be steps to deepen the yoga and the spiritual practice? Maybe there is no exact order, like step by step process to the next milestone. It might be helpful for me to know a few basic ideas about walking the path further. Could you please share some thoughts of yours that might provide me some direction🤔? I want to give the best I can, so I am concerned whether I am doing enough and also to gain some clarity…
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother emphasised on establishing Peace and Equanimity as a fundamental basis for the yoga. Similarly increase and strengthening of faith, aspiration,
Sir, these days people, especially those how are filled with the zeal of Hindu dharma are showing lots of skepticism with respect to the teachings of various gurus of the 20th century😳, including Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo. With Sri Aurobindo, people are beginning to value his contributions to the freedom movement, they are moved by the Uttarpara speech, but they can’t digest his post 1914 writings. Many do not understand his reasons for supporting the Cripps mission or supporting the allied powers.
The traditionalists view all his work with skeptism because he has spoken of Christ and Buddha as Avatars and does not support the stance that
In today’s hyper-connected world🌏, where the consequences of our actions—direct or indirect—are often beyond our perception, did our shastras anticipate such complexity? Have our masters offered a simple, practical framework—perhaps 3–4 guiding questions—to help us align with dharma and the law of karma in modern times?
The problem of a hyper-connected world is an increasing restlessness and increased demand on time with little time left to ‘stand and stare’. A quick
Some Hindus speak as if with the coming of modernity🤨, Islam’s role and chapter in history is supposed to have been over but just at this moment in history of industrialism where the entire planet is run on energy with it’s fossil fuel revolution, God has gifted their particular geographical birth places of Islam with the abundance of oil like a treasure of gold mine that’s discovered at the right time, Islamic states like Qatar has investments all over the western world including universities with their oil money. God seemed to have some favouritism against naysayers of Islam from this lens and Saudi just had a 150billion$ military deal with America. Why would goddess Lakshmi shover them with such wealth if they have no future?
Perhaps you are not aware that this store of black gold is limited and it is just a question of few decades that the oil
I know gossip is a bad thing😷 and shouldn’t be done but what are the effects of gossiping on the gossiper and the person it is about?
It degrades the consciousness. This is what the Mother herself has said about it.
‘Every word spoken uselessly is a dangerous act of gossip.
What
Reading Sri Aurobindo some times brings me a grim mood cos I begin to feel the immense labour of evolution in my heart,how much did it take for life to even emerge out of inconscient matter and even his historical writings in so far as what it takes to be a free independent nation and the test of world history that we and many other nations had to face. I think Sri Aurobindo in the Ilion depicts a bit of the tragic nature of existence but he also says in an aphorism that poets sometimes make too much of the tragedies of life. How to tackle these mood swings of immense energy and jest and the tragic melancholic contemplation admist this battle of life😥?
One has to cultivate faith. It is the surest guide in the darkest days. Faith comes by reminding ourselves that there is indeed a Divine
Sometimes to be a part of social gathering, we say or joke about things related to the conversation. Only to realise later – maybe out of nervousness I said it only not to feel out of place. How one should conduct oneself in work settings and be more conscious of what they say🤨?
It is a good sign. The sign that you are stepping out of the social stage of evolution and moving towards the discovery of your
Namaste sir, please let us know a few of the ultimate mysteries of existence which we all should know to lead a beautiful life🪷.
The first great mystery is that the Divine exists and He is All Compassion and Light and Love. He is the Source of all that
Last week I was out of town and I noticed that after a days, I was feeling restless and wanting to come back to Pondy. This has happened to me before, whenever I have gone for a vacation. Some people have told me told me that I should go out and experience life outside. However, I don’t want to live in another city, unless I have no other option. Is it a bad thing to want to stay in Pondicherry😳?
It is rather a good sign. It is a sign that you are inwardly very conscious as well as sensitive to the vibrations / forces
Many people have lost faith in ashrams due to past incidents involving fake spiritual leaders, fake babas, leading them to dismiss the entire path as meaningless. They also lack proper guidance in life, most were simply pushed into the cycle of studies, jobs, and earning money, and eventually got caught up in it all😡.
Guru is a medium to connect us to the higher consciousness. The psychic being does the same for those who are developed. The Guru can
Can you help us understand the impact of Social Media 📱on our minds, particularly Instagram and YouTube reels?
think there is a talk on this subject on auromaa…
Alok da from few days I can’t sleep without going in mummas room. Every day mumma 😥makes me sleep but I can’t sleep then she scolds me and I cry, I am allowed to go in her room if I wake up in the night but every day I don’t like it. Why every day I can’t sleep. From yesterday she goes away and says you can come in the room after 45 or 50 mins and I hate it I listen to your talks in that time And I can’t sleep without mumma so in the mean time I listen to your talks , sit in bed ( not sleep ) and play with my stuff toy ( rarely ) How can I sleep without mumma and why do I need mumma. This every day since 4 days is irritating. And while sleeping I get irritation in my body I feel some insect is roaming around my leg but when I check there is nothing why does this happen
Mumma wants you to be strong and independent so she insists on your sleeping alone. If you find it difficult try keeping something of her
Do numerology, astrology, and Vastu still hold any relevance today, specially for those who follow the path of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo🤔?
These things have their place if we believe in them. But for one who has turned to the Divine in real earnest, nothing else is
Difficult situations in life should make one stronger, but it has happened the opposite in my case. I have become more fearful after facing those difficulties of the past. Now, I tremble🫨 at the thought of any further difficult situations coming my way. Just to mention here – I have been taking antipsychotics for the past 15.2 years.
Yes some people react with fear and once fear sets in it attracts what is feared creating thereby a vicious cycle. The solution is to
Last night, I had another dream in which there was a small snake🐍 outside my old house, and with me was a friend whom I have met very few times and barely know. We tried to kill that snake, but it ran towards the drain of our old house. There, we saw another small snake, and both of them went inside the stone covering the drain. When we removed the stone, we saw a very large snake that extended into the neighbor’s house through that drain. I ran back and told my friend to step back because it was very dangerous. But my friend stayed there to kill it. The snake spoke and said, “How can I leave from here? I’ve been here for so many years.” The snake was very large and lived in the drain near our old house, with its tail inside the neighbor’s house. What does this mean, Alok Da?
It means some old hostile formation is around and while they are being chased, the main force behind them is deeply entrenched in that area.