AT THE FEET OF THE MOTHER
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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.Β 

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Dear Sir, few days ago during sleep I experienced a very brief episode of sleep paralysis. While in a half-sleep state and aware of the paralysis, I noticed that Ram-naam Japa was occurring automatically within my heart, without any conscious effort. It was not vocal but inwardly reverberating, accompanied by a sense of Joy. πŸ˜΄πŸ’€πŸ›ŒπŸŒƒ[…]

It means that your inner being has some kind of bhakti towards Lord Rama and hence his remembrance came naturally to you.

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Dear Alok Da, In the Gita chapter 5 verse 15, it is said that the Lord accepts neither the Sin nor the Virtue of anyone… It seems that the Higher Being is indifferent towards the movements in the lower hemisphere as it is typically taken for granted in classical Advaita Vedanta, but the Mother in one place said that the reason for Downfall of India is to taken for granted that the Higher plane is not taking place or controlling the lower movements… But in the Gita, just the opposite is written… Please clarify.πŸ“œπŸ¦šπŸͺˆπŸ“–

The verse in question simply means that the Divine does not see and act as humans do. He does not, for example necessarily support the

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Dada can you exlain these Mother’s lines: “Wake up in yourself a will to conquer. Not a mere will in the mind but a will in the very cells of your body. Without that you can’t do anything; you may take a hundred medicines but they won’t cure you unless you have a will to overcome the physical illness. I may destroy the adverse force that has possessed you..πŸŒΉπŸ€πŸ‘‘β™ΎοΈ

It simply means that our will must support the Divine Will in its action. It is what is called as a dynamic surrender wherein we

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I also see that Sri Aurobindo had written about the Vedic Gods and mantras as well. Sometimes when my mind is agitated and concentration on the Mother at the heart could be a challenge, or it takes a while for the mind to settle down to have effective concentration, I wonder if I could use some mantras to bring my mind to a focus. I would rather utilize mantra(s) that bind me to Mother and Sri Aurobindo. Have they approved of any mantra(s) to be used as part of the sadhana? are they to be chanted, or listened to? If so, kindly guide me on how to use and practice them? πŸ”±πŸ‘ΌπŸ§šπŸ•‰οΈπŸ“Ώ

There are quite a few mantras they gave on different occasions to different sadhaks. Sri Aurobindo gave The Mother’s mantra: …

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Since one year I am facing lot of issues related to relations. I am not capable of maintaining relations with relatives which I never did before. At home also, I talk very little as I want to avoid any arguments. With spouse we have a relation of mutual respect, partnership, freedom and working towards common goal, still I cannot open up totally and opinions differ.Β πŸ™…β€β™‚οΈπŸ’₯πŸ™…β€β™€οΈπŸ‘€ ↔️ πŸ‘€

One should focus primarily on one’s own inner growth and outer progress first. Relations are quite a waste of time. Yes one should have a

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How can one know the state of consciousness of oneself when one has turned to divine for grace when everything else failed before turning to Divine? When Divine is the only hope and one knows divine will not fail us? How to know what stage of consciousness one is in and is the Divine happy with the sadhak?πŸ•‰οΈπŸͺ·β˜€οΈπŸ‘οΈπŸŒŒ

If one has truly surrendered to the Divine and has the complete faith that the Divine alone is the hope and that He alone can

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I’ve anxiety problem, age 63. I try to sit quietly before Mother’s photo and pray but not always I can overcome it. I try to read Ma Sri Aurobindo’s book but cannot concentrate. Then I try to do household chores and be busy with work.Β Even I feel guilty that being Mother’s child how come I cannot overcome this problem. I want to know when this happens what shall I do at that moment so that I can settle down and pray? 😰πŸ˜₯πŸ₯€πŸ‚

There is no need to feel guilty. All that you need to do is some deep quiet breathing, turning the mind away towards some activity

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Was going thru the book β€œA divine life in A divine body β€œΒ Nowadays , we hear so much about psychic abilities and mediums … How are these different?Β Should one try to develop these as a part of Sadhna to have a true connection with the divine. How do we separate psychic being from a psychic?βœ¨πŸ§β€β™‚οΈπŸͺ·πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈ

‘Psychic’ abilities or powers belong to the occult domain of our being. In other words it means that there is a larger, vaster subliminal mind

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