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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.ย 

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.

In a video “Param Maa Ke Sandesh” you tell from Sri Aurobindo’s letters that when there is no difference between Sri Maa and Sri Aurobindo, then in true sense supramental yoga begins. Then you tell about Sri Aurobindo and say that going towards Maa will lead to complete yoga, if you stay towards me then the benefit will be less. So Dada, my question is that when Sri Maa is Sri Aurobindo’s power then why did Sri Aurobindo say this?๐Ÿ”ฝ๐Ÿ”ผ๐Ÿชท๐ŸŒโœจ

Sri Aurobindo and the Mother are in their essential consciousness. But for the purposes of manifestation they appear as two, even as Ishwara and Shakti.

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In relationships we often come across people who are manipulative, who project something a faded in front of you . Sometimes there is a feeling of deep resentment for such people. Mentally one knows that they are also a form of the divine in their own journey, but how to open your heart , develop love and respect??๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ๐ŸŒ€

We should not concern ourselves with what others think and do. It is their karma so to say and, it brings its own consequences in

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I have been bothered with this situation several times, when there are certain people who you are associated to as ‘family’ and cannot really cut ties with them although they are someone who I do not get along with, or can reason with. It rather feels stifling to be around them because of the disruption in the environment they cause with their behaviour, presence, and discussions.โ›ˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿงฑ โšก๐Ÿ’” ๐Ÿ‘ฅ ๐Ÿซฅ

It never helps to follow and try to fulfil social expectations of people. It is a kind of hypocrisy which is not good for our

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ย I am completely unemployed and when I am trying to study sincerely, I can’t do it. And I am depressed looking back on those 4 years which I have wested mindlessly doing nothing. Also, as I made no progress and wasted my time and energy in everything except study, now I became mentally and physically very weak. As I was always inclined to the Mother and Sri Aurobindo and quite involved in our branch’s activity, I don’t know how it has happened with me. Though I know that I am the only one responsible for this situation.๐Ÿ’ผโŒ๐ŸŒง๏ธ๐Ÿชซ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

The solution is actually very simple. Analysing why it happened, lamenting about the wasted time, looking back surely won’t help. If anything it will only

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Sir are there healing kriyas and yoga techniques in Sri Aurobindo ashram to help people overcome these challenges. Depression and migraine and extreme loneliness and sadness is something I am battling for the last 5-6 years intensely but not have been able to get out of even with medications.๐Ÿง˜โšก๐ŸŒ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน

The Ashram is primarily meant for a higher spiritual evolution. There are no kriyas etc that are taught to overcome these problems. What is adviced

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One day I felt that I do not know anything about this world, so I try to know it logically and try to experience the witness feeling, then some days I get yoga and some days I am separated from it, sometimes I get so immersed in meditation that the balance of my body is disturbed and my attention is diverted from my body and I get afraid. I am not able to keep my body and mind completely still, so what is the solution, please tell me.๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ”๏ธโœจโš“๐Ÿ‘๏ธ

First and foremost be clear in your thought and aspiration about what you want. You want to know about the real nature of the world

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If we listen to Sri Aurobindoโ€™s bhajans or mantras and tears come out, is it because of the psychic being? When we listen to a mantra or bhajan, something happens inside โ€” we feel a different kind of inner movement. Does this mean that it is the psychic being that is acting within us?๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธโค๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅโœจ

Yes, it is a psychic feeling that is aroused. But since the psychic is close to the heart centre it triggers the emotional being with

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I am listener of your Youtube podcasts, which have been my entry point into Sri Aurobindo and the Motherโ€™s teachings. During my regular weekend drive from Bangalore to my in-lawsโ€™ home, I usually connect my phone through bluetooth and play your latest Video and leave the phone in the dashboard. I am completely alone during the drives andย  allow myself to immerse in your talks till I reach the destination, which is usually within 1.5hrs and I do the same while returning back home as well.๐Ÿ‘‘ โ™พ๏ธ โœจ

It is a well known response that sometimes occurs to the ego-self when it suddenly comes in contact with the Divine Reality. It panics with

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Respected Sir, Reference is CWSA Volume 28 Page 499, subject “Krishna as an Avatar” Answer No.3. Question – If Krishna was an overmind “God”, that means he was not an incarnation, not the Divine, but somebody else who claimed to be the Divine -i.e. he was a god who somehow thought he was God. Not understood, what Sri Aurobindo wants to say about Krishna?๐Ÿชˆ๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ›ž

There is a gentle sarcasm in it. The disciple has asked a question

“Why is it said that Krishna is an Overmind God?’

The

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