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Realization of couple of things came to the mind, please correct me if I am on wrong path (1) While away, we went on a different trails to walk every day.one day I challenged myself and decided to go on a long trail! As you know I have had some surgeries, After one particular incline, I was breathless, and I thought about meditation, how I bring by breathing/heart rate down, as well as relax all the muscles. And while walking I did exactly that. But I was also busy looking around and when I saw something interesting, I lost my concentration and started feeling ache in my legs. After coming back to the cabin that evening, I was sitting on the porch and thinking, ‘ was I actually able to control my body with my mind, for whatever short period of time while walking? Was I🫤?
(1) Yes for a while you witnessed the power of mind over matter, of thoughts over the body. (2) The Mother was working on
When are we ready to meet God😇?
This Usually happens after a long period of evolution through a number of lives, eventually through a mounting aspiration assisted by meditation, bhakti, service, sincerity
How to answer if someone ask, why are you praying human God🫤?
Islam, Christianity believe that God is somewhere Above and the only link between man and God is through the teachings given by the founders of
There is a question for which I have not received any satisfactory answer until today: Is Lord Krishna the supramental force, and is Mother Radha His power, or is the supramental force beyond this? Please take the trouble to answer this🤔.
Sri Aurobindo and Sri Krishna being the Avatars of the Supreme are, conscious descents of Sacchidananda. So too with Radha Ma and the Mother. But
Can you share something about the vibhutis of Sri Aurobindo😇?
Sri Krishna being the Immanent Divine describes his Vibhutis as those that express pre-eminence in any field of Nature. They may but need not be
Can you please explain, The Mother’s Mahasaraswati aspect😇?
Mahasaraswati: The goddess of learning and perfection. There are four main goddesses, four powers and aspects of the One Divine Mother, that work upon our
I have a habit of saying “No” to everything and everyone, rejecting requests or opportunities at first, regardless of whether they are small request or a big decision. My initial response is almost always a firm “No.” However, after spending a long time in a state of confusion and indecision, I eventually give in and say “Yes.”If I choose not to go ahead with something, I feel like I might have missed out on an important experience or opportunity. On the other hand, if I do proceed with it, I often find myself wondering why I agreed to it in the first place😬.
The ability to say No is a power but it also indicates an inability to trust easily. It is almost like seeing the problematic or
There is a saying in the words of many saints that the human birth is attained after going through 8.4 million other animal births. Is there divine truth in this? And my second question is, after attaining human birth, can a person fall back into the animal kingdom? If so, what could be the reasons that lead to this downward journey🤔?
I think this has been answered earlier. Both Science and Vedantuc Scriptures tell us that man is presently, so far at least, the last product
Can you share about the last years of Sri Krishna and what happened to his wives😇 ?
Sri Krishna’s main work of securing the reign of Dharma and establishing a unified Bharatvarsha was over with the Mahabharata War. When the gods asked
I wanted to ask is about your statement that wanting to marry someone is considered lust. I don’t fully understand that concept—if you love someone and want to be with them, how does that equate to lust🫤?
I don’t mean to say that marriage is an expression of lust. It is an institution meant to regulate unbridled sexual activity and to ensure
I feel very insecure in relationships and friendships. I have a strong need to know every detail about my partner and friends—their actions, decisions, and daily activities. If they don’t share things with me, I tend to fight. I also get jealous when they talk to others. I struggle to understand their need for privacy. I want to learn how to deal with these insecurities and build healthier relationships🙄.
Insecurity in relationship arises if there is a certain degree of emotional dependency upon the friend or partner. There is a fear of losing the
In my dream is saw a sculpture of Nandini🐄 being made in light yellow colour? What does that mean?
She is that aspect of the Divine Mother that gives milk to any extent to anyone. She is regarded as wish fulfilling but milk is
There are four very great events in history, the siege of Troy, the life and crucifixion of Christ, the exile of Krishna in Brindavan and the colloquy with Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra. The siege of Troy created Hellas, the exile in Brindavan created devotional religion (for before there was only meditation and worship), Christ from his cross humanised Europe, the colloquy at Kurukshetra will yet liberate humanity. Yet it is said that none of these four events ever happened. Can you please explain this, The Mother has explained it but did not understand the whole thing and how they are connected🤔?
Hellas is the name given to Greece given by the Greeks themselves. The name has been given after Helen who, much like Draupadi, became instrumental
What is transformation according to The Mother and Sri Aurobindo? What are the process and difficulties of transformation😇?
Transformation implies a complete and radical change of the human into the Divine. This change implies the following main steps and stages. First the genuine
I have this thing where I am good at holding conversation, I can talk to people if required. For example to friends, family, professional settings. But I feel silence communicates so much more. I feel talking is fine if the other person requires it, but I feel mutual silence or atleast my silence/quietude is able to express and convey so much more than outward speaking. Does this hold truth? Obviously I don’t want to be a monk and not speak, but I just feel people are missing out big time on the peace and grandiosity of expression through mute conversation or at-least limited conversation. Is this even possible or is it just in my own head? I feel like I’m just conversing due to the other person’s inability to understand my lack of words…so I just do it to make sure they feel cared about. But, personally, I feel conversation definitely has its own purpose and utility, but majority of the time it’s a useless means for people trying to find a way to show friendship, affection, and a means of reassuring the other person of their care…thoughts🙃?
In complete agreement with you. Though the faculty of speech is the highest so far, it is an evolutionary gift to mankind. Its purpose is
My son who is about 11 have a problem if my husband hugs me or shows affection, he use to do it even as a toddler and we though it was a passing phase but he still does it and not just my husband who is a very gentle person never has he shown any aggressive actions towards me and yet our son does not like it, if anyone out of affection touches me he will scream, what to do Alok da 😅?
That is very sweet of him, possibly relating towards you with a protective brotherly or a possessive fatherly instinct. I am sure he will understand
Where is the place of the Pitru Lok? Is it the Prana Lok or the Manomaya Lok? How long do the ancestors reside there? Do they remain in forms similar to how they were on the physical plane, related to their families? Is it possible for those who go later to attain liberation before the ancestors who have been there for a longer time🤔?
Pitru loka is located in the vital world. It contains three kinds of beings. Those who are beings proper to the domain and take care
As you guided me that vital is equivalent to pranamaya kosh, then what are the other terms used in Sri Aurobindo’s work which can be related to anamaya, manomaya, anandmaya and vigyana Maya kosh🙂
Annamaya kosha is the physical sheath, the sthool sarira, the body. Pranamaya kosha is the vital sheath or the sookshma sarira (though some include the