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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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What is the difference between Psychic being and Soul ??
The soul is the divine seed within us. It develops through number of lives and puts on a distinct psychic personality just as a seed
Very interesting perspectives in your answer. When you talk of the crisis of faith, normally one would associate it with a lack of religious faith. In terms of the dynamic will-to-be, which you referred to, what is the way to restore it in children and teenagers🤔?
We have to be living examples of what we want our children to be. They must know and understand, not just by words and stories
What is Dharma in the light of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo🙏?
Sri Aurobindo writes in Essays on the Gita. ‘Dharma is a word which has an ethical and practical, a natural and philosophical and a religious
Why the supramental transformation is necessary for earth and humanity🤔?
It is necessary if we want earth to grow beautiful and humanity to become divine because in its present stage, man with the metal ego
Dear Alok da, if Mother was the Divine Mother 😇herself why did she leave her own son?
This question can equally be asked of all the great ones such as Lord Rama, Krishna, Buddha and Sri Aurobindo. But as you rightly say
What are the unique challenges facing young people today🫤?
To each it is different. But two things that seem to be prominent are, first, a crisis of faith. And i don’t mean here faith
What is the difference between traditional or vaishnav bhakti and Sri Aurobindo’s integral yoga bhakti🤔?
Vaishnava bhakti is directed towards Lord Vishnu and his manifestations including the Avatars, Sri Rama and Sri Krishna. Bhakti in the Integral Yoga is directed
Why the doubts are going in my mind without any reason? Basically the doubt based on Sri Aurobindo and The Mother and her work which i can’t tolerate this things. But the doubt is running in the mind and I feel the pain in lower part. What should i do? How to reset bhakti and self offering towards The Mother? When this things will go away and when will the nature completely feel the psychic presence? Another question has stuck in my mind those great beings who have found the divine have they gone through this process like the subconscient and inconscient difficulties? If the vaishnav mystic (kabir, chaitanya, raidas)have experience the psychic transformation then why they have not explain the difficulties of these parts😥? On the other hand Sri Aurobindo says without the whole purification the transformation can’t be proceeds. If am I wrong or right please clarify me?
Everybody goes through the struggle. If you read through the lives or even the writings of these mystics you will get some sense of what
I’m losing my capacity to act as per my will. I find often that I’m going back on my commitment that I make to others or I’m often late to events. Also, these days, I’m noticing that my fluency in speech and writing has gone down. I’m making mistakes, and even while arguing in debates, discussions, I find myself making flawed arguments.😏[Conti]
Try practicing meditation with the Gaytri mantra and cut down on sex and wasteful activities. Play games and stay happy doing the work that engages
I haven’t read everything fully what Sri Aurobindo has written about non veg, but I came across something saying that eating non-vegetarian food is not so bad. However, the Mother has a different view. I don’t remember her exact words, but she believes it is not right🤨.
Yogis are way above these ideas anyways. Sri Ramakrishna loved prawns. Swami Vivekanand ate meat. How does it matter as long as they realised God
I see many devotees wearing golden jewellery of mother’s symbols. Is there any truth in wearing golden ornaments in general, as opposed to silver ones or of any other material? Does gold really possess some characteristics of consciousness that make it beneficial from the spiritual standpoint, or is it merely an adornment🤔?
The metal we use should best reflect the purpose for which it is being used. Gold, as a metal is not only precious but a
My parents say that reading Sri Aurobindo and the Mother’s books and listening to the talks, is pointless if I don’t prioritize them. They taunt me, insisting that if I don’t put my family first, everything I’m doing is meaningless. They believe there is a certain age for engaging in such things and feel that, despite all my reading and listening, my nature hasn’t changed, they criticize me by saying this. They question the purpose of it all. Deep inside, I know I am progressing in some way, but as parents, they remind me that I haven’t taken sanyas and can still take care of the family. I do that, but they want to control my life and expect me to follow their way completely. They say is that what they teach you in books and ashram 😥
This is an old outdated way of thinking that the main work of a child is support the family, look after the parents and to
I’m struggling with strong feelings of sexual jealousy because my ex-partner has found someone new. Our relationship is over, but the thought of him being intimate with another woman deeply upsets me. I know I shouldn’t feel this way, but I can’t stop these emotions. Even though it may be stupid to think all these but these thoughts are overwhelming me, and I don’t know how to deal with them. I am very jealous 😫
Jealousy is stupid enough but sexual Jealousy is truly falling into a hole. It means one is comparing one’s capacity to satisfy a partner sexually
My mother has been suffering from neuropathy for some years and it’s becoming worse. Her toes and feet get constricted and numbness, tingling and burning in her hands and weakness in her legs going upwards. Since my father passed away few months ago, she has had many health issues which I have written to you. Her tests are all clear so we don’t understand why this is happening. She is losing her will to live and is in a depressed state. We keep encouraging her to Keep her faith in the Mother and be as normal as possible. She tries but doesn’t feel good. What is the spiritual cause for her physical issues? How can we help her 😥so that she helps herself?
The cause seems to be primarily physical, which could be anything from vitamin deficiency to blood sugar or thyroid issues. It is difficult to say
“The soul in man is greater than his Fate.” written by Sri Aurobindo, I don’t understand this. I’ve read this before but I don’t understand. Could you explain what this means🤔?
It means that the human soul, if it wakes up fully, becomes a master of all the forces of Nature. Fate is the working of
Recently I came across a book 📘named The Direct Path, by Mr Greg Goode. I follow Swami Sarvapriyanadji’s (Swami Vivekanand Ashram, New York) lectures on YouTube on Adwait Vedant. He had mentioned this book. Have you heard of this book? Shall I read it or don’t even download it?
I am not aware of this book. Seems to be inspired by the Vedantic thought. If so be the case then why not read The…
I’ve tried reading books📚 multiple times, but I always give up because I find it boring and lack the patience for it. I’d rather watch a movie 🎞️instead.
Nothing wrong with watching a movie but it is good to do some reading everyday. It is largely a question of interest and individual capacity
1. Some people say, “Why are you afraid of marriage and children? They bring joy to life.” But I find this notion absurd. But still if someone chooses to pursue marriage and parenthood, what should their attitude be? And how should one respond to such people’s remark because they don’t understand😏.
If one wants to do anything worthwhile in life one should never give any importance to the opinions of people except those who have acquired