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As I read Savitri, I get doubts about the context. 1. In spirituality, –Go with the flow, don’t ask God for anything. Accept situations where u cant do anything,..4 kinds of bakhtas described by Krishna, is what I was getting to understand. But here Savitri insists on getting her husbands life back?
Spirituality is not about go with the flow. It is about go with the Law, dharma, Divine Will. There are in fact two levels at
I again seek your views on the following passage of the book – Shakti Mantras: Tapping Into the Great Goddess Energy Within by Thomas Ashley-Farrand 🤔
The influence of planets and all other forces of destiny is ultimately governed by the Divine Mother. Ordinarily however, in her state of sleep, She
Could you please explain the concept of “Tri Sandhya or Sandhyavandanam” of Gayatri given in scriptures? The mata is worshipped daily three times in the Morning, Afternoon & Evening in three different forms – Brahmani/Saraswati, Vaishnavi/Lakshmi & Rudrani-Shabhavi/Kali-Durga respectively. On the basis of this, can we consider Mother Gayatri or Savitri as one of the complete forms of Adyashakti for her worship🤔?
The three times sandhya vandana recommended for worship relates to the movement of the earth around the sun. Each phase is symbolic of the cosmic
Alok Da, You keep saying that Education should always be Free. Then, what has been the need of Guru Dakshina is not an honorarium. It is a spontaneous expression of gratitude in a student who has been trained and equipped to meet the challenge of life, whose mind and heart have been shaped by the Guru, and in? Isn’t this some form of honorarium to the teacher🤔?
Guru Dakshina is not an honorarium. It is a spontaneous expression of gratitude in a student who has been trained and equipped to meet the
Rule of ego may be over but it doesn’t appear so in the outer life today, especially in India – I just went there for month and saw it myself how the culture has turned to worship anyone with 100 Cr + and all the rest of the nonsense – how 50% of the people are living in horrible conditions and the 2.5% are controlling everything. Now one thing about these ‘big heads’ is that they all have a massive ego – ego beyond anything – they live in the vital and hold a lot of lower vital force😥.
Appearances are often misleading and as far as the average mass of mankind is concerned, especially the breed of politicians and business houses, it is
What is difference between psychic realization and the realization of self🤨?
The psychic realisation is the realisation of the individual soul, the true individual self within us. It brings us the realisation of being a part
I often feel pressured to get married, buy a house, a car, and follow all the typical expectations society sets. Even though deep down I’m not someone who genuinely wants marriage, I still get influenced when I see others tying the knot, having children, and making good money. It sometimes makes me question my own choices 😥and the direction of my life. They seem to be living happy, fulfilling lives and that sometimes leaves me wondering if I’m missing out.
First thing needed is be clear about the goal of one’s life. Whether marraige can give happiness or not is a later consideration. First thing
I have a really big problem. I’ve been through lots in life and when it just seemed to get a little brighter again its sort of plunged. And I feel so weak at heart, not because of anybody else but myself. I have everything in life outwardly, but I was so depressed before. Then I had a psychic opening and everything became light and sun, but I’ve lost it now and this time I’m in some deep darkness that is worse than anything I’ve felt before. [Conti]
The first thing is to stop believing in the night and get into the mire of self-blame, guilt etc which only makes matters worse. There
Who was prophet Mohammed? What were his influences? How does he relate to the Arabs🤨?
The Dark Ages of mankind saw the birth and rise of two Religions, Islam and Christianity. It was a time when post Buddhism and Mayavada,
What is the difference between the truth of the Individuality (Swabhava) and the Truth of the Collectivity. Which one is the goal of individual sadhana? When each one of us will be able to reach our highest individual truth which is Jivatman can we say that we have realized the Self or the Divine🤔?
Swabhava and swadharma is the expression of the individual soul, the true self through nature, temperament, way of life and being. Similarly there is a
This is not a Question. I am little weak in English. Many times I need to take help of online translation facilities to understand your answers. I used to simply copy your answers and paste in translation apps. However this copy & paste facility seems to be deactivated in the site. Can you please look into this🫤?
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As a Mother’s child, I have been practicing Integral yoga from many years. But I have also interest to learn other occult practices such as Reiki, Pranic Healing, Hypnosis, Viapasana and some Purification process as mentioned in Jainism, just to prepare myself inwardly🤨 and also have the experience of the inner realm.
There is no taboo in learning these different forms of knowledge systems as long as one knows that…
In the Old Yogas, Yogins have confirmed to have Self Realisation or realization of Jivatma. But according to my understanding from Sri Aurobindo’s writings, Jivatma is the Vigyanamaya Purusha whose abode is Supermind. But since non of the realizations from Old Yogas had reached the Supramental Consciousness, then how we can say that they have realized the Jivatman which is also the goal of Vedantic realization🤔?
The origin of Jivatman is in the Supermind but a portion of it descends in the adventure of Time and Space as the psychic essence
What to do in situations when you feel uncomfortable going to social functions because of people getting drunk there, etc. when it’s your close relative’s invitation😥? Socially, it would be considered rude and devious to decline attending such events. In terms of one’s career, it can even be harmful to do so because you will miss out on a lot of business opportunities, as ridiculous as it may sound. But on the other hand, I find myself really feeling uncomfortable in such events, almost suffocating. Is it okay to openly share that due to your spiritual path, you don’t want to engage in such activities, or is it better to come up with some excuse or other, such as you have some important work to do, etc? This is a situation I’m facing on a regular basis, and so far I’ve only been submitting to the pressure, to my own discomfort and dissatisfaction.
I can understand this very well having gone through it during my Air Force days. I can share my formula with you and it is
In the light of Gita’s concept of tyaga and sanyasa, can we look at Buddha’s spiritual actions as an example of sanyasa, external renunciation? Because he gave up on kingdom and family to be able to pursue Truth. Then again, from what I have read of Buddha’s words himself, he did not pay much attention to external fanfare. He told the monks ‘You can put on the robe in fifteens minutes but learning true monkhood will take you lifetimes of effort as one needs to have a pure mind first.’ This looks like he emphasised more on tayra 🤨. I was wondering how you look at this.
I never felt a sanyasi in the Buddha just as I never felt a sanyasi in Sri Aurobindo leaving behind everything as he sailed to
What is the difference between Psychic realization and Psychicisation? Similarly what is the difference between Spiritual Realization and Spiritualization🤔?
Psychic realization means finding the soul with its attendant consequences of ahaituki (unconditional) bhakti and absolute self giving to the Divine. Psychicisation means all the
How can one maintain peace of mind, if one faces a property dispute court case, which by its very nature, is the killer of peace😢?
If you regard anything as yours and desire it for personal pleasure then obviously there can be no peace. Desires, wants and peace don’t go
Can one be established in the soul🌟 through actions?
What else is the Gita all about. Of course plenty of Yogis such as lineage of Janak, Sri Krishna, Arjuna and Sri Aurobindo himself found