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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.
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In today’s hook up culture💘, where two people who are physically attracted to each other engage in casual sex purely for pleasure and physical intimacy, can this be seen as harmful?
There is a difference between sexual act done only for pleasure, under the stress of physical attraction, and the same act done as a natural
I have an intense aspiration to witness the Supramental creation☀️ on the earth in my lifetime. Am I a fool?
Why witness only, why not participate in it? As to fool, it is better to be such a fool than the so-called wise who believes
I feel like my life has been full of hardships and struggles. Nothing ever comes to me easily, while others seem to get the same things effortlessly. And even when I finally do receive what I wanted, I don’t truly enjoy it because when I needed it the most, it wasn’t there. In the end, I do get everything, but it often feels too late to matter 😥 [conti]
Some lives are marked out for struggle, others for fruition. That is the whole idea of rebirth, a constant progress wherein the inner wealth we
Will AI 🖥️take away human job?
The coming of machines has always done so. It has removed a class of human beings who were doing the work that was subsequently taken
I’m developing an interest in reading books📖 from various genres and authors around the world, while also continuing to read Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. I’d like to read the Bhagavad Gita as well. Is it right to read all of these alongside my reading of Sri Aurobindo?
Why not? It helps to make the mind wide and supple. Only thing one should be careful about is how deeply one is getting influenced
Alok da, this recent article published in Times of India, has prompted many known people to question me about it. I am not much aware of problems faced by Auroville , but since it has come out in National News paper🗞️, can I request you to throw some light on it?
Yes Auroville is making lot of news these days though for all the wrong reasons. To understand Auroville is difficult for the human mind in
I need to know Java as basic knowledge for a course called ‘Data Structures and Algorithms’ in order to get even a chance at acceptance at the top university for a masters in computer science 💻/ cybersecurity, even though the track I would be selecting is ‘Policy’ (because I don’t have an undergraduate CS degree and rather a business degree) which does not require much programming in the grand scheme of things. I have a few dilemmas. One is that this entire path to achieve a masters is not appealing to me because of the debt it will create for me, although my father is willing to support me for the entire cost, I will still owe him and it will also be a huge pressure to not fail because he has set some expectations along with loaning me the money. The other dilemma is that the content itself is a bore. The only way to learn is by staring at a screen for 23 hours of the day out of 24. If I really committed to this, my reality is to just sit and stare at my laptop to go through course content (which is online) and even if I found an in person course to take, the content itself is such a bore! It’s absolute gibberish… I don’t have any passion or interest in this subject and yet I have advertised myself as such because my current role is as a business development associate for an IT/cybersecurity organization, where creating your own brand is valuable in finding opportunities, networking etc. and I’ve even told my father and rest of my family that I am committed to starting to get the masters degree next year and have taken baby steps towards this path.I’ve realized their concern is just that I push myself and don’t stay in one place, and that masters is the only way to get real paying opportunities in the field I am in. That may be true, but I abhor sitting all day and staring at a screen when I know other careers exist that can also pay just as well and don’t require me to do that. I recently discovered a path which I think could be better suited for me, and that is skilled trades, such as an electrician. As a woman, this a less common route to take, and often when women do take it, it is because they are coming from low income and this career pathway is well funded by the US government, so it is very inexpensive, and also women who are able to handle well the type of men we generally should avoid, like those from an incarcerated background. So ultimately my dilemma is, how do I explain to my family these thoughts when I have grown a lot from the past and this will re-ignite all their doubts about me because I have made many mistakes which have been rash and caused them to lose trust or faith in my ability to think clearly?
You should listen to the impulsion in your heart, whether it pays much or not, whether family will understand and support you or not, whether
You mentioned in one of you answers that Sri Aurobindo wasn’t Sri Rama. But aren’t both Avatars ☀️of the same Purushottama? Then how are they different?
All Avatars come from the same Divine Source. In this sense they are one. But there is a difference in manifestation hence we cannot say
Recently while you replying to a letter💌 told that taking up spirituality early in life is not desirable. But if a call comes early, what will he do then?
By early I meant adolescence. It is because the vital nature at this age is full of passions and desires. Taking to spiritual life can
What is the meaning of inner Ashram bhaiya 🤨?
There is the outer Ashram in the geographical physical space. Similarly there is, corresponding or rather connected to it an inner Ashram in the subtle
Kindly elucidate the following lines of Savitri-1)The chamber where the glorious enemies kiss (Book 3 Canto 2 line 34)🤔
The Supramental in which the Spirit and Matter both meet in their respective truth, as complimenting rather than opposing each other…
Keeping small temple at home and doing puja of the statues, is it right? The statues are from ages being prayed at home🙏 ?
They are certainly not idols or statues but the living Presence of Lord Rama and Sita Mata. Their dual Presence brings the courage and strength
Hi sir, my nerves often get overwhelmed by strong emotions. When I feel afraid or angry, my nerves get overwhelmed extremely shaken up. Sometimes even when I have to perform in a musical instrument, my hands get so shaky that I start making a lot of mistakes. People have pointed this out to me. Perhaps other people also feel afraid and nervous, but then my nerves get incomparably more affected😨. Are there any practices that are known to help increase one’s nervous strength and equality?
You should do regular deep breathing exercises and Nadi Shuddhi pranayam. It calms the nerves. Even merely observing the breath has a calming effect on
I had a dream in which I saw myself telling my wife that I will get married twice. She then pointed towards the window in the room, and there were two lines written on the glass. I don’t remember the upper one, but the lower one read: ‘Kabir, Dadu Dayal, had one wife.’ Do the lines seen in the dream have any meaning, and what is the meaning of this dream😐?
This kind of writing is definitely significant. It is an indication not to have a second marriage if ever such a suggestion …
Mother says in Agenda that “when the Lord draws nearest to men to establish a conscious relationship with them, it is then that, in their folly, men do the most foolish things.” She says that some do this out of panic and some because they cannot bear the Light. What exactly are these foolish things and how can one be vigilant enough to avoid being trapped and fail to respond when the Hour of God is near🤔?
The most foolish thing is to turn away from the Divine out of fear. They panic because they fear losing their ego and their limited
Does the will of a person and his free choice depend totally on an individual or there are other forces,factors or circumstances which influence his will and choice?Are the changes which are coming gradually just because of people experiences of their past or something more than that which decides to bring a nation out of its darkness towards light? What are the important aspects of the Divine Play🤨?
If you ask in an absolute sense then of course there is no such free will operating independent of everything else. Always we are pushed
Is there a story or legend about a Rishi who cursed the land where Auroville now stands? If so, what is that story, and how does it relate to the Mother’s vision for Auroville 🤔?
It is a few centuries old legend of a Shaiviite Siddha who was the patron saint of the area now known as Auroville. Once when
Would you please elaborate your answer to a question “Who am I”. Specifically the last 2 lines “Individually you are a portion of the Divine Mother, Her beautiful child whom you will gradually discover and identify with one day. Spiritually you and all of us are the Divine wearing a human form and name.🤨”
It means that we exist at several levels each with its corresponding identity. But the core identity, the permanent truth of our being, is that