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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.

Alok da, this might not exactly be a serious spiritual question with depth, but forgive me for asking this. One consistent pattern from childhood is that one sees is that in all the images and depictions that one gets acquainted of rishis, yogis that they really have massive long hair. ๐Ÿง”๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿชท[…]

Hairs and Nails represent the inconscient atavistic elements in humans. They have an evolutionary necessity in animals but in human beings they are simply an

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But doesnโ€™t marriage keep people stable also – or would they drown themselves in alcohol and drugs, as in the West, due to loneliness?ย Free intimacy is also a hindrance, right? At least it fixes your emotional, physical, and financial needs. To explore higher areas of life… or wouldnโ€™t everyone just live like animals? Osho’s ways were effective in giving an alternative to marriage? ๐Ÿก๐ŸŒฟ

Marraige is like a double edged sword. If the partner is right it can help create stability. If the partner is not the right one

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In the First Rik of the Rig Veda, Sri Aurobindo describes the nature of the Supreme as Sat-Chit-Ananda across different states of being. While explaining Nirguna and Saguna Sat, he uses phrases like “they nivแน›tta, He nivแน›tta” and “they pravแน›tta, He nivแน›tta”, which I find difficult to grasp. โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ•‰๏ธ[…]

The Lord is both pravritti and nivratti, as the Fire and the Sun are both pravritti and nivratti. As Light they simply stand back and

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Namaste Sir. If, in a relationship like marriage, there is no mutual respect for each other, what should be its fate? Marriage seems like a compromise, a cage, a dependency for the child’s future. I always pray to Mother for helping me to overcome such dependency. When bitterness overrides love, life searches only for escape. ๐Ÿค๐ŸŒท

A marraige that does not fulfil certain basic conditions is not a marraige at all but a forced togetherness for both. Love and mutual respect

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I am facing intense turmoil in my marriage due to my spouseโ€™s chronic anger, alcohol struggles, and verbal and physical abuse, which have severely strained our home and my inner peace. Despite my sincere efforts to hold the family together for our children, the hostility and control have only escalated, leaving me anxious and exhausted. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐ŸŒท […]

The only proper feasible option before you is to progressively detach yourself inwardly from your husband while outwardly doing your duties with the changed spirit

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My Mother has had a very tough life after marriage and she was tortured physically and mentally by her husband. She does not believe in Mother and Sri Aurobindo. Lately, she has made herself bedridden and refuses to go anywhere. She has also developed symptoms of fits, etc., like neck jerking. What should I do to make her come to her senses? ๐Ÿค•๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

Play some soft soothing music around her. If she believes in any traditional or other aspect of the Divine it will be helpful to recite

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From your explanation of Buddhi Yoga, I understand it as two essential steps: first, turning the Buddhi inward by stepping back from impulsive sensory reactions to observe and respond consciously; and second, turning the Buddhi upward in quietude toward the Divine to receive higher guidance and act rightly. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿปโœจ[…]

Absolutely. The quieter we are, full of trust in the Grace, the more we will be ready to receive the Guidance and the more effectively

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