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.
I have a question and want to understand how one can hold on to the space we get during Darshan days for long? Usually, I have observed this pattern: after every Darshan day, I have wave of circumstances that come to disturb the Beauty that is created during the Darshan period. 😣[…]
The simplest thing is to keep the phone away for a couple of hours and don’t interact much on the Darshan day. If …
What would be a rigorous definition of Hinduism according to you? 🕉️✍🏻
Hinduism is a vast and many-sided seeking for Truth. This would be the closest in terms of definition. Of course we can say, and rightly
Can you suggest some ways to keep yourself calm and focused on positive things when there is a feud, conflict, and quarrels among family members? I have tried to distance myself, but sometimes it’s difficult and directly related to my own family members, so I can’t help myself. 😔[…]
Inner detachment, outer knowing that all this including most human relationships are so transient (since based on the ego), desiring nothing and expecting nothing from
Dada, what is Sincerity and how to practice it in our Sadhana? 🤔
Keep the goal always in front and the flame of aspiration burning within despite the inner and outer difficulties. Most importantly live with the thought
I have a roomate, now he is now opening to the vastness of Sri Aurobindo, He is reading ’12 Years with Sri Aurobindo’ and tells me very happily the events between Nirod da and Sri Aurobindo that he reads. And we discuss about Sri Aurobindo during the walks, is it ok to discuss? 😊🙏🏻🪷[…]
It is perfectly fine to share and discuss things between friends. At the same time it is always good to be humble and know that
While growing up, I did not have the Discipline of sleeping and eating. I myself did not understand its importance until the past 2 or 3 years. I have been working on it, but I’m not quite good at it. I have these impulses now to sleep more or to eat more than my hunger. How do I get rid of these? 😕
Food and sleep are two of the activities that are done most unconsciously as they are rooted in the most unconscious part of our being,
I feel a certain Peace above the mind. What is this? How to deal with suggestion that creates Doubt and Egoness which comes from the lower part? 😳
Call down this peace into your mind and lower down and ask the Mother for faith to resolve the..
I enjoy watching K-Dramas too much. Is it compatible with the Integral Yoga, as it doesn’t help in growth? 😅
Everything can be made useful if it makes us conscious. Instead of the vital taking pleasure and simply identifying with the characters and the situations,
What does this dream mean? We had planted Brinjal, Chilli, and Tomato plants at home in an open area. My sister removed all the plants from that place and cleaned it up. 😔[…]
The dream is suggestive of some feelings of rivalry and problem of sharing things between you and your sister. It is quite common and will
What are some ways to help change the way family members interact with each other? It seems that a lot of time is wasted without progress because nobody changes their behavior. 😫[…]
Such is the case in most families, its a life centered around little things. In many families it leads to quarrels and irritability because spending
Da, how to deal with the inner enemies? What happened in Delhi last evening, is bringing several thoughts. We are fighting on 2.5 fronts. 1 China, 1 Pakistan, and 0.5 within India. What must one do in this situation? How to save our Motherland? 😟
Yes it is the enemies within that are the most dangerous. They open the doors to the enemies outside. The enemies were always there at
Please explain this dream: I had a dream in which I’m on a train and I get a call that Daadi says how 5 boys have died, and one is my maamu, who recently got married, and how her wife will have to get married again now. 😶🌫️[…]
The black man in the sky who came through the App doesn’t seem to be anything evil. It is more like a benevolent being covered
What does Sri Aurobindo mean by ‘Heart’ in the Synthesis of Yoga? Because it is mentioned separate from Vital and Sensational Being. Is it the Psychic Being? 🌼
“Heart” refers to the emotional being, the seat of emotions in the center of the chest. It is very close to the psychic centre, right
Meditating in Matrimandir, I often lose touch with my body. Sense of time and space is lost as well. When this experience comes, my palms get sweaty and I often start panicking, wanting to leave the space for fear of losing my mind. 😵💫[…]
It is an extremely positive experience, a state of samadhi. However the outer consciousness, the ego-self panics out of fear of losing itself. In fact
Alok Da, I have few confusions: 1. What is the real meaning of transformation? Is it staying with the Divine state in every moment? 2. What is the difference between sainthood and transformation? Is it true that after the Realisation, our nature acts through ignorance? 🤔[…]
To understand transformation one needs to understand the different parts of our being, especially the practical distinction between soul and nature. The contact with the
Simply tell yourself: “We don’t know how to do things as they ought to be done; well, they are being done for us, come what may!” And if we could see to what extent all that seems to be, yes, a difficulty, a mistake, a failure, an obstacle — all that is just to help us, so that the realisation may be more perfect. Once you know that, everything becomes easy.” – The Mother 🦚✨
It means to shed the arrogance of the mind and understand that the Divine knows infinitely better than us and hence, instead of imposing our
As much as I can see within myself, I have two fears. Firstly, related to family: before coming to this path of yoga, I was at a Guru’s ashram for two months. When I went there, my mom cried a lot and everyone was very sad. Since then, a fear has settled inside me, and I can’t gather the courage. 😥[…]
Take this ordeal as a preparation. Your aspiration is sincere but nature is not yet ready. Therefore the struggle is …
I have recently moved to Singapore and have remained a strict Teetoltaler, nor do I have any intention to drink. But I got a vivid dream drinking wine with my European collegeous where they introduced it to me saying that it has very less alcohol. And I started enjoying it, always keeping a bottle with me. How should it be interpreted? 😑
The dream is simply indicates a pressure of the collective consciousness of the place entering the subliminal parts to influence your choices. It is not