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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. 

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.

Sri Aurobindo writes in the Essays of Gita: “It is the true goal and the last sense of human living and the highest step in our progressive sacrifice of works. For he remains to the end the master of works and the soul of sacrifice. [p.133]” How does this progressive sacrifice look like in our daily existence? In fact,  how does sacrifice manifest in our life? It will be great if you can clarify.🛞📜🦚🪈

The sacrifice starts with the shift of inner motive whence one decides not to live for oneself any more but for the Divine Master and

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I wish I had an experience of Astral Travel, it would have increased my faith in the Mother. The Mother and Sri Aurobindo definitely discouraged it because of its dangers. Besides the work is in the body. By getting out of the body one doesn’t get out of the ego. One simply gets into the vital body. There are other simpler and safer ways to get rid of the ego as well as of the body as being the true self. There are many other things besides….🚶‍♂️ ➡️ 🌌🌀

Astral travel may give faith in the idea of other worlds but this too can be known in different ways. But the integral Yoga certainly

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I want to ask, that when we go through tough time, we say just be strong in this time it is a test. God is testing you and you will come out better at the other end. But, for me, this test is going on forever. I am trying so hard to be better and do all the right things and be strong but it has been 5 years same lonely, painful and empty phase is going on. I am so tired now that everything feels pointless. How do I keep myself going? Is there any point of keep going? Will this ever get better?🧗🧱⛈️🌪️

First thing we must know is that God never tests. He is with us through all these tough moments with the full understanding of our

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I had a dream yesterday night, it was night and was dark and maybe I was asking something to a man and suddenly his face started changing like an asura or something cruel like animal and he called his friends whose face also got changed. I shouted screamed but they held my hands and wanted to touch me. I shouted Maa, Maa then started saying Savitri lines. Then ‘Prayer upon his lips and the great Name’ saved me. It felt like I was out of the dream after I recited it. 💤😴💭🌜

It looks like some attack from adverse forces in the vital world, forces of falsehood and fear that you threw away with the help of

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Why is it that, the people who are so intellectual, especially with spirituality or have an immense knowledge about internal mechanism of humans tend to shock me when (I don’t know what to call it as soon I’ll address it as ‘lower vital’) when they are still in lower vital that is sexually? They’re so well behaved, well-versed in philosophy and what not! Their answers gives so much clarity to me BUT when I get to know about their behaviour around women, they act as if they’ve forgotten what they learnt/preached!? Do you know what I mean? So, this ‘shock’ I have turns into disgust within seconds of me learning about it of them. It’s so hard for me to separate this side of their (lower vital) image to their other genuine, good, kind side. I’ve seen two such cases, very closely. So you tell me, what should I do with these people Daaadaaaa! You know how much work it is for my small, cute little brain and heart and kidney and lungs of mine?👬🧠🎭🗣️

In the natural progression of things, it is the soul and the higher mind that respond first to the call of the Divine. Then it

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I am in my early 40’s, I am unmarried. I visit psychiatrist on regular basis since a decade. My grandfather was devotee of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo. I don’t like masturbation but I do it vehemently which must not be done as said by Sri Aurobindo, I want to get rid of these vulgar things but my will and resolution is too weak. Sometimes I eat too much which is also a bad thing. I become angry and feel to be culprit after doing these foolish things. I don’t do physical exercise regularly, I am very lazy person. I offer to The Mother these foolish things as told by you in your videos. I atleast want to become sincere which The Mother wants from us for our betterment. I want to walk on this path of yoga, but I make mistake endlessly. I have fear and want to become fearless. I don’t want to become unworthy child of The Mother. You say this path of yoga is difficult but I want to walk on this path couragiously without fear, I want to strengthen my faith. I need your guidance. Is it right thing to read Prayers and Meditations and listen organ music while sleeping in the night. What is the exact meaning of Sri Aurobindo’s aphorism ‘You must say someone fool sometimes but you are supreme fool of humanity’. Those who are on medication related to mental illness are not allowed in ashram, is it true?🪷☀️🧘🕯️

Yes you can do all these things such as playing Savitri music, reading Savitri, reading works of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. But it is

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Sir, false charges and allegations have been put up against my father by some envious and not so good natured colleagues of my father. It’s about the government works that my father had done but some rules and regulations were not properly followed. But the work was proper. My father had no ill intentions and development was his only goal, still then why suffered and has to go through a tough and challenging time ? We have said everything to the Mother.🤥🗣️🎭🐍

These difficult moments come to us to test the sincerity of our aspiration and the depth and quality of our faith and surrender. Tell your

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