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We know of so many people who are facing impossible situations and problems and they are helpless. They do not know what to do or whom to ask.Â
This is a dedicated site for those who are searching for answers, who want to break from their present repeating circles of life and looking for answers that will understand them, help them find a new way-a new solution towards life beautiful and Divine.
1. How can you use money wisely and manage it effectively🤔?
Don’t buy anything impulsively. Step and reflect whether one really needs it or it is just one of the things that one fancifully desires.
Does living in an unorganised and dependent way impact our overall well-being and personal growth? I often find myself lazy and disorganised, heavily relying on my mother and wife for almost everything, whether it’s household chores, cooking, or managing daily tasks. When they’re not around, I neglect my responsibilities, leave the house in a mess, avoid cleaning utensils, and let things pile up🫨.
It of course impacts us, outwardly by drawing unhealthy forces in the atmosphere and inwardly by creating chaos within. Basically by our thoughts, feelings and
What is the difference between quieting mind and Silence mind? What comes first quieting mind or silence🤨?
Quiet mind is an undisturbed mind. The thoughts are there but luminous and beautiful, not restless or stormy..Silent mind is a mind completely free of
Today I have a question regarding Indian Folk Art🖼️. I have no formal education on art but right from my childhood days besides academic studies I always loved to pursue both art as well as craft. After my marriage I travelled to many places & got the opportunity to attend many workshops on various kinds of art. At a later stage in my life I got interested in Indian Folk Art tradition & at present learning Madhubani or Mithila folk art online . But I am a bit confused which one to pursue in the long run ..Indian Folk art or Fine art? As in the Indian Folk art the stories are based on Gods & Goddesses, I would like to know is it advisable to paint the pictures of old traditions or shall we move forward with fine art. All the Mother’s paintings are fine art so would love to know is there any writing of Sri Aurobindo on the Indian Folk Art? Please tell me your take on this also.
Folk art carries its own charm. But if you ask me from the personal progress point of view then fine arts is certainly better. Aesthetics
In previous times whatever I feel in the lower abdominal part (a pressure) now that same thing I feel in my physical heart. A strong pressure act on this place that give a lot of pain in my physical heart. By her grace the lower nature part remain peace or calm but in a moment when the negative thought or things arise then the physical heartđź’— feel a strong pain it seems my heart is breaking. What is this? What is the pain inside of physical heart?
Pain in the heart is due to the pressure of the psychic being. It is perhaps this pressure that brought calm in the lower nature.
I came across these difficult passages from the Vedasđź“–. The following are the mantras: I shall now disclose that the father produced seven kinds of food through meditation and rites. One is common to all eaters. Two he assigned to the gods. Three he designed for himself. And one he gave to the animals. On it (food) rests everything-whatsoever breathes and whatsoever breathes not. Why are not these foods exhausted although they are always being eaten? He who knows the cause of this inexhaustibility of the food eats food with pre-eminence (pratika). He obtains identity with the gods and lives on nectar. [Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad I, V-Manifestations of Prajapati, 1] What are the 7 kinds of food,what is meant by 2 he assigned to the gods?
Food involves all that we take in, consume. Prana or life energy is common to all. Material food is given to animals and all that
One feels the basis of all good work in a solid peace that nothing can disturb. Just when you think you have attained some foundation in peace, something or the other attacks you and disturbs it all. How does one cultivate a peace independent of outward circumstances? What are those required qualities or actions that need to be done🤔?
Yes thinking about it almost soon enough makes us vulnerable. Over the years the one perfect remedy I have felt and known is to shift
Is our purpose in life merely to please our parents by doing whatever they ask? When we don’t meet their expectations, they often say, “You have made us unhappy,” or “Because of you, we are suffering.” They emphasize ideas like, “You must keep your parents happy, you will never find happiness if you make them unhappy,” and regard parents as equivalent to gods. Even for someone who is not pursuing a spiritual life, is it necessary to always prioritize pleasing parents? When they don’t understand your path, your goal and say things like these, what should one do?
If the purpose of life was to please parents, elders or anyone else then the Gita would be meaningless. The purpose of life is not
Yesterday I was just laid on my bed looking at the ceiling listening to music. And I was just thinking of Mother Her Sweetness. I had my eyes open and whilst the music was playing I went into this state of just inexplicable distance. Still with eyes open, I saw a majestic, cosmic, energy with colours I can’t really name. But like a mix of orange and yellow but very subtle colours not powering or crude to the “eyes” (eyes open I don’t know how to explain). Then there were two parts to me. One who was witnessing what’s about to happen and one part of me partaking.
It is a very rare Grace, an experience of the Divine Mother in Her cosmic aspect and the psychic being (the tiny part which is
What if in love someone take your selflessness as licentiousness to do whatever they want. What should be our attitude towards them?
One should not allow oneself to become a martyr. Life is much greater and vaster than human love. And while love is no doubt the
Do problems/difficulties exist in the world and in everyone’s life because we are not seeking the Divine?
Everyone has difficulties in life, whether one is seeking the Divine or not. Even those who have found the Divine have their own share of
You recently spoke of the mother’s prophecies, long back I remember reading about her prophecy of london sinking underwater, is this also inevitable?
There is indeed a prophesy like that which is more like caution that being on the sea level, if the waters rise high in the
Each god has two functions related to we humans :-1) In religious sense they are supreme since they can fulfill any legitimate wish to lead a good life but in ignorance. 2) In spiritual sense they are just different aspects of the supreme managing the creation but can be taken as door through which one can pass over to the supreme. Am I understood correctly?
Yes, but with a slight correction. In the religious sense, each god cannot or would not fulfil all the wishes. For example Saraswati can give
How can we understand the below two truths together: 1) Manifestation will never end because the Divine is eternal and infinite. 2) The highest is what we call Purushottama, but man can get to the Ananda plane only.
Manifestation is not only about passing from one plane to another, as for example, from the vital life of an animal or plant to the
As I am Srimad Ramayanam, Srimad Bhagavadam, definitely they give a clear insights about Divine qualities different and higher than even Satwic, or ascetic qualities,we come across among Great kings and Rishis, Tapaswins. So personally for me reading SriRama, Srikrishna, Kapila, Vamana , all very helpful in understanding SriAurobindo’s evolution theory of Man into Divine. Secretaly every body cherishes to be like SriRama , MotherSita , but feel it’s impossible, so self contented with reading about them, meditating on them, we close the book। But SriAurobindo gives a different dimension to our thoughts that even I can become a Perfect Part of The Divine Lord Rama or The Divine Mother Sita , embracing some divine qualities from them.
Yes these books help nourish our psychic parts until we are ready to undertake the journey and become what we presently hardly understand.
Many atheists are living happier lives than theists. At least that is what I think. Believers seek help from divine forces to live a happy life, while atheists live their lives on their own strength and do not take any help from divine powers. Why is this so? Is the concept of divine powers an illusion or are human efforts more powerful than the power of a deity🤔?
But who said that atheists are happier. None is happy upon earth except one who has mastered his ego and conquered his desires, – believing
It is said that Kanyadaan is the highest form of daan. Is that true🤨?
There is no mention of Kanyadaan in the Vedas. It is mentioned in the Manu Smriti as part of many injunctions for the maintenance of
Shiva is the Force aspect of the Divine. Then which Shiva is in Kailash and Kashi🏔️?
These are his heavenly and earthly abodes, – Kailash in the higher regions and Kashi upon earth. But he is everywhere, ever in each electron