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.
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.
Can you tell about Mother Teresa? Was she an evangelist😠?
Yes she was very much an evangelist. Evangelist tendencies and religious conversions are signs of a small and narrow consciousness. And to undertake your philanthropic
I have a question regarding spiritual map of India -By what logic is Nepal left outside the Mother’s spiritual cartography when its temples, sages and Himalayan peaks have long been part of the subcontinent’s inner life🙄?
The spiritual map of India was not made on the basis of logic but on a spiritual vision. Why was Nepal not included in this
Sri Aurobindo was critical of Subhas Bose for his support of Axis powers, but he was handed over this responsibility by Rash Behari Bose, towards whom, Sri Aurobindo seemed to have shown appreciation. Why is that🤔?
I am not sure if Ras Behari Bose asked or adviced Subhas Bose to shake hands with Hitler (he literally did so) and was calling
Sir, about Supermind and Overmind🙂?
According to the Vedic tradition, Existence can be divided into two hemispheres, the lower half and the upper half. The upper half is the original
Why do we need friends in life🤨?
Friends are there to share our joys and sorrows. When a joy is shared with a friend it gets doubled and when a sorrow is
Alok da, I want to share one of my problems. My English is not so good, but I try to explain one of my problems. In some unavoidable situations, I have to face that kind of informative people who may have no faith in god, enjoy PNPC or try to judge Divine (according to my thinking I am judging them). Initially, I encountered them, but later I felt, I was doing that, out of my ego that I knew something that they did not. So, now I try not to give my opinion. But in my mind, everything is going on and still, in a few situations, I judge people based on the conversation. Which now bothers me. What is my right attitude to those circumstances🤔?
It is best not to engage with such people unless one is equipped to meet them on their own grounds of mind. You cannot convince
India is supporting taliban against pakistan. Is the history of Khilafat andolan repeating🙄?
To understand what is going on in the present we have to go a little bit into the past and then further into the future.
Alok da, you always say about the union with the Divine. Does one also become bhagavan ?( i mean literally bhagavan🤨)
Yes, that is exactly what the Gita teaches and Sri Aurobindo confirms. Nirvikalpa samadhi is a strenuous and partial realisation that those who want to
In continuation to your answer yesterday about soulmate, so then what happens to a Marriage when one have higher aspirations and need to find a soul mate through these aspirations and the other is at an different evolutionary journey where they want nothing more than a routine companionship🤔?
It is a common difficulty nowadays since an accelerated evolution is opening doors to a higher consciousness for quite a few. It is temporarily creating
Alok Da, can one surrender when one has fear😨 and anxiety😖. Does surrendering relieve you of your fears and anxiety? Especially in times of crisis?
Surrender is a process of forging a bond of love and trust with the Divine. It is not a recipe for emergency use though the
Some people say divine is light ☀️, some say divine is a person and some say divine is impersonal. Vaisnavas says Divine is Sri Krishna who is a person living in goloka Vrindavan. When The Mother and Sri Aurobindo talks about the Divine who they refer to?
All agree that the Divine is Superconscient and All-knowing as well as All-powerful, All Love, Peace, Light and
Alok Da can you share one of your favourite side stories from Mahabharata🏹
Ah, you are asking me to choose the best jewel from the treasure trove of jewels….
Sir, on the morning of mahalaya many people goes to riverside for ‘tarpan’ ritual. Which is to offer water towards the ancestors. Sir , can this ritual be explained from the perspective of Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy🤨?
These rituals are performed for several reasons.
1. It is a way of paying homage and remaining connected to the family roots.
2. From
Why are most Hindu goddesses😇 depicted with three eyes and a crescent moon, like Shiva—the god of tamas and destruction? Even images of goddesses of light and wisdom, such as Gayatri and Gauri, have three eyes and a crescent moon, like Shiva.
Many of these depictions are not necessarily by yogis and seers who alone can see and discern the form of gods. Most images are rather
Sir please suggest the sequence in which one must read Sri Aurobindo’s books from easy to difficult. What should be the first book to read🤔?
First one should read Works of the Mother, especially Volumes 1, 2 and 3. One may like to read all the other volumes in which
Dear Alok da, you have been giving public talks for over more than 20 years now. How was the response of the devotees to the words of Mother and Sri Aurobindo? Do a few awaken, or many🙂?
I have done it always as a part of nishkama karma in an unattached way. In fact largely in a non-doer state.
Of course plenty
Why do we need physical exercise🤾♂️? Can I fill in the rest?
We need physical exercises to stay healthy and make the body a fit and strong instrument. Rest is needed for the body and mind to
I have done so many mistakes, will Maa forgive me? I have impure desires, i do not know what to do, how to do, may be I am not fit at all for yoga. Maa please help me🙏
If the Divine were to judge then there would be no hope for anyone. Even the highest human goodness is almost always motivated by selfishness