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.
Is Trataka a good practice👁️?
It is an elementary practice for concentration. It can be done but like anything, an excess of it, can be harmful.
A few days ago, I went to manage my dad’s work at a granite mine. Near the mine, there is a temple of a local deity where alcohol is offered every day, and the people living at the mine also indulge in alcohol and other substances. When I was at home, my spiritual practice was going well, but after going there, I feel like I’ve lost control over myself. Irrelevant thoughts come to my mind, and I have no control over them. Strange thoughts start wandering in my mind, and then I get troubled by them🥶. Is this the effect of that environment, or have I internalized all of this?
It is definitely due to the atmosphere created by the presence of lower vital entities. Keep the Mother’s blessing packet with you and call Her
Alok Da, These days there is so much traffic🚙🛵 and I drive the car from here to there, so many phone calls to attend and people to manage, how to find peace in this chaos ?
There is a long answer and a short one as well as an ultimate answer. The long answer is to never take a call including
The Mother has spoken about the light and shadow parts in our being. Can you give some practical examples and how do we recognise and correct them in our daily life😇?
By light is meant the parts that are open to something higher, nobler, beautiful, divine, for example courage, generosity, wideness, perseverance. The shadow is that
When i go to outside in market and my college I don’t feel any positive vibes. I feel I am burning inside. Another I feel lonely inside and also I can’t tolerate the friend circle activities. The environment of college aren’t bearing myself. What should I do😏? I have face the same problem with my learning and examination.
It is understandable and even good that the usual run of the mill kind of activities do not appeal to you. To seek solitude is
Most of us worship gods for a better life. Do they really respond to our worship or is it just a psychological tool developed by our rishis so that a person in need does not lose hope🫤?
The gods are not psychological tools but cosmic forces, energies, powers that stand behind the various workings of the cosmos. Since these forces are not
I come from a very orthodox brahmin family and my parents strictly oppose inter caste marriages, my girl friend is from another caste, so my parents will never accept this thing. Should we worry about this😥? Or leave everything in The Mother’s hands.
Whether parents will agree or not is a later thing. The most important thing is whether you both agree with each other or not. The
What is the difference between Psychic being and Soul ??
The soul is the divine seed within us. It develops through number of lives and puts on a distinct psychic personality just as a seed
Very interesting perspectives in your answer. When you talk of the crisis of faith, normally one would associate it with a lack of religious faith. In terms of the dynamic will-to-be, which you referred to, what is the way to restore it in children and teenagers🤔?
We have to be living examples of what we want our children to be. They must know and understand, not just by words and stories
What is Dharma in the light of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo🙏?
Sri Aurobindo writes in Essays on the Gita. ‘Dharma is a word which has an ethical and practical, a natural and philosophical and a religious
Why the supramental transformation is necessary for earth and humanity🤔?
It is necessary if we want earth to grow beautiful and humanity to become divine because in its present stage, man with the metal ego
Dear Alok da, if Mother was the Divine Mother 😇herself why did she leave her own son?
This question can equally be asked of all the great ones such as Lord Rama, Krishna, Buddha and Sri Aurobindo. But as you rightly say
What are the unique challenges facing young people today🫤?
To each it is different. But two things that seem to be prominent are, first, a crisis of faith. And i don’t mean here faith
What is the difference between traditional or vaishnav bhakti and Sri Aurobindo’s integral yoga bhakti🤔?
Vaishnava bhakti is directed towards Lord Vishnu and his manifestations including the Avatars, Sri Rama and Sri Krishna. Bhakti in the Integral Yoga is directed
Why the doubts are going in my mind without any reason? Basically the doubt based on Sri Aurobindo and The Mother and her work which i can’t tolerate this things. But the doubt is running in the mind and I feel the pain in lower part. What should i do? How to reset bhakti and self offering towards The Mother? When this things will go away and when will the nature completely feel the psychic presence? Another question has stuck in my mind those great beings who have found the divine have they gone through this process like the subconscient and inconscient difficulties? If the vaishnav mystic (kabir, chaitanya, raidas)have experience the psychic transformation then why they have not explain the difficulties of these parts😥? On the other hand Sri Aurobindo says without the whole purification the transformation can’t be proceeds. If am I wrong or right please clarify me?
Everybody goes through the struggle. If you read through the lives or even the writings of these mystics you will get some sense of what
I’m losing my capacity to act as per my will. I find often that I’m going back on my commitment that I make to others or I’m often late to events. Also, these days, I’m noticing that my fluency in speech and writing has gone down. I’m making mistakes, and even while arguing in debates, discussions, I find myself making flawed arguments.😏[Conti]
Try practicing meditation with the Gaytri mantra and cut down on sex and wasteful activities. Play games and stay happy doing the work that engages
I haven’t read everything fully what Sri Aurobindo has written about non veg, but I came across something saying that eating non-vegetarian food is not so bad. However, the Mother has a different view. I don’t remember her exact words, but she believes it is not right🤨.
Yogis are way above these ideas anyways. Sri Ramakrishna loved prawns. Swami Vivekanand ate meat. How does it matter as long as they realised God
I see many devotees wearing golden jewellery of mother’s symbols. Is there any truth in wearing golden ornaments in general, as opposed to silver ones or of any other material? Does gold really possess some characteristics of consciousness that make it beneficial from the spiritual standpoint, or is it merely an adornment🤔?
The metal we use should best reflect the purpose for which it is being used. Gold, as a metal is not only precious but a