Ask Alok da
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.
What can we do for Indians 🇮🇳so they realise they should not blindly follow Americans as reality is not what you think?
Indians must study their deeper roots and engage in active knowledge based discussions with the youngsters. The younger generation should be exposed to the truth
It is often advised that one should practice seeing the Divine in others as a part of yogic growth. While seeing the Divine in gentle and beautiful people is easy, how does one see the Divine in those who are brutish, nasty and mean😨? This stand feels a little difficult (and confusing) because the dynamic side of manifestation is not quite an exact representation of Divine Will and ignorance and evil still are at play.
It is true that it is difficult to see the Divine in everyone but that is mainly because we associate the Divine with goodness, especially
“Gautam Buddha had renounced everything in the internal circumstances he faced; I don’t think the Gita could have resolved that situation by sending him back to household life and restoring the kingdom to him.” — Sri Aurobindo (Gita Prabandh, Essence of the Teachings) Sir, what kind of problem was it that the Gita could not solve🤔?
Arjuna’s problem was whether to fight the war or not. He was fleeing from his duty, being afflicted by the attachment to his family. On
All this is for habitation by the Lord, whatsoever is individual universe of movement is the universal motion. By that renounced thou shouldst enjoy; lust not after any man’s possesion. Please explain this from Isha Upanishad..🧾
There is a wonderful commentary on this by Sri Aurobindo in the Isha Upanishad writings as well as Isavasyaupanishad. There is also a whole talk
Is patanjali ashtang yog an inferior way to Spirituality? If so, why? Is Raj -yog a part of integral yoga or not? In your opinion, what is the difference between Raj yog and Hath- yog🧘♀️?
It is not about inferior or superior but the goal one sets before oneself, the aspiration behind the Yoga so to say. There is also
What is the point of having children? Is there a higher purpose of becoming a Mother? Or simply for the joy of raising children👩👧👦?
The need to have children is simply an instinct provided by nature to propagate the species. It is not indispensable and indeed more and more
When your parents want you to get married but you don’t, you are not interested or not yet ready for marriage, how do you make them understand🙄? They say, “You are our responsibility.” Even though you live far from them, they worry and say, “Don’t deprive us the chance to perform your kanyadaan.” They are concerned about you being alone, saying, “Life is long, and it’s hard to live alone, especially in these times when bad things are happening to women.”
Well the best way is to address their fears. As parents their concern is legitimate just as your right of choice to marry or not
But as I said I am really trying to study the Soul👼. And this author Michael Newton claims to take his patients thru their death and then beyond in “ spirit world “ and asks them what their souls are doing?
It is possible to take a person back in time under hypnosis because all the memories are stored up somewhere in the subconscient as memories.
Alok da as you have travelled so many times to all the parts of the world🌏. What is your understanding of the Western world and India?
There is no doubt that material nature has bestowed quite a bit of physical beauty to the Western world. Perhaps most of the beautiful places
How to get rid of Bourgeois mentality🤑?
The Burgeois mentality stems from the comfort seeking tendency instead of a high far reaching goal that humanity is meant to take. Thus if one
What is difference between self defence and Hinsa (violence) 👊?
Violence is an inner state composed of the will to injure or wilfully hurt including verbally or emotionally. Self defense is an outer act. It
Your words ‘SELF GIVING ‘ is THE ULTIMATE…makes me asking for a complete elaborate for a lay person like me. I argue that ”seeking relief from my Nervous System Disquieted erupting from inconscient 😵 by praying and Self giving mental kriya, is not a selfish act” Please can you elaborate on this?
Self giving means surrendering oneself completely to the Divine Mother, to live for Her. Self giving of the mind means to think of the Divine,
What should be done with a rapist? Is legal procedure enough? What is the solution to all this? What can we do😕?
A rapist is the outer manifestation of man’s inner tendency to treat women as a pleasure object. This attitude is promoted by advertisement, films and
How can one find the difference between Ego and self respect within one self🧐?
Self respect is a healthy form of ego needed to keep the true soul individuality while it is developing. It is like a toothless lion
Jai Maa, Alok Da, looking to the present condition of our dear country, is there any hope for humanity to progress, specially in Indians🇮🇳? How we can contribute?
No doubt India is under attack not only by various forces from outside but even more by forces from within that are tearing it apart
Why do I have to do difficult things? Can I not do easy things in Life😎?
And what is the joy in doing easy things? Everyone wants to do easy things. Honestly, where is the charm in that?
Personally, I
Why does everybody around me e.g. my kids in my school or kids around my society and many other people think they are very smart? And some people think that they are the boss? Where does this mentality come😣?
There are all kinds of children and people in the world. What they are is their business and we should not worry about them especially
“One has to be quite ignorant of the mechanism of forces not to understand that saying a mantra of the old gods puts you under the influence and into the orbit of precisely that which resists the new truth.”Alok da, what does the above passage mean🤔?
The gods in their working, those that we know today, operate in the lower nature from Matter till the Mind. They do not cross the