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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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In homework mumma nags me a lot š” and I donāt like it I am telling her basically normal things like deadlines etc but still she gets angry.
Learning to discipline oneself is a very important requirement for future success. By doing one’s assignments in time one gets into a very good habit.
I am unable to find any other refuge .. but can I depend entirely on the Divine, handing Him all my problems and worries .. holding on to Him and Him Alone .. taking refuge in Him Alone? and then taking all events in my life as His prasad, as giftsš of His Grace .. ?
It doesn’t mean that one does not put the efforts needed to face the situation and come out of the inner and outer difficulties. It
I feed birdsš¦ almost every day in our backyard. I have bird seed and I also feed the stale bread, or roti. Lot of birds come and it is fun to watch them from the window. Lately I have noticed 3 crows coming and making lot of noise. I have put out some rice couple of times. I am not sure if they come to eat rice or they are coming for some other reason. I know thee is some importance in our culture attached to crows. Could you guide?
The crow symbolises practical intelligence. As birds they are very intelligent and sometimes can sometimes they get attached to human beings. They are also quite
When I am alone I am able to think of Mother and Sri Aurobindo and keep my mind quiet, but when I talk to friends I can feel myself getting externalised. how can I keep thinking of Mother and Sri Aurobindo whilst talking to people? Also why do I get exhausted and get headaches š©from just a little bit of talking to my friends?
The spiritual life, in the beginning, is like a small plant in the nursery that needs to be guarded and nurtured with special care. That
We have a very strict sir, he scolds us at no reason, he once took my iPad, because it started with a notificationš”. When we ask him a very logical question he shouts back at us saying why donāt you understand anything. And when we donāt ask a question he says why are you not involved in the class. In the exam he has given us a topic which he did not teach in class and it was hard. In the mock paper he should have given 35 mins but gave only 15 mins . He also had to check the pt papers within a week but gave in 2 weeks and 1 day. He also scolded us for not doing the homework but that only 4 people did not do out of 24 so why are the rest have to be scolded. What should we do?
You should learn from him how one should not behave as a grown up. And since you cannot change the teacher use it as an
Some friends always expect you to be available for them, but when you need them, they are nowhere to be found. They dump their problems on you without even asking about yours. Conversations with them revolve entirely around their lives, and if you try to share something, they cut you off and steer the talk back to themselves. They take you for granted, disappearing for long periods only to show up out of the blue, expecting you to act as if everything is fine. One day, theyāre full of affection, and the next, they act like you donāt exist. How to deal with such peopleš? Are they even worth calling friends?
True friends are indeed very rare like the pearl inside a shell. The sign of a true friend is that he or she loves you
Many times I feel closeness with Sri Aurobindo naturally easier than with The Mother. Also I feel like putting my prayers to Him, remember Him, lovingly. Will Sri Aurobindo not like this? Because here Sri Aurobindo insisted to come through The Mother only? So He will not sanction my prayer directly given to Him? You have mentioned in your talks, he told his disciples to obey, love The Mother mainly, He didn’t like them coming to Him crossing Her. Asking this because I remember Sri Aurobindo švery much and ask Him for help.
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother are far above likes and dislikes. Their words come from a source, the Source, if we like, that is way
In certain people, especially in conditions labelled as ADHD or Tourette’s, there are frequent actions, impulsive words, random outbreaks of excitement and hyperactivity. In some cases, it visibly appears as if the person has no control, and it is like a pressure cooker which just has to burst. They themselves are shocked at the words which they spoke, actions etc. Why does this happen? To me, it seems like overactivity and uncontrolled vital impulse. But science accredits to involuntary and ‘uncontrollable’ movements and treats with medication. How do these two concepts collide, and how does one control it š?
Autism, ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome are labels that highlight our ignorance by defining them. The cause of these rather modern diseases is not clearly known. It
Alok da, one of my subject teacher does not tech us prop3erly and he called us bad words and insults us in front of the class. He asked us to revise a doc of 40 pages and he has not even taught us half of it. Please Alok da can you tell me what to do my term 1 exams are comingšŖ?
I can understand the frustration when teachers behave badly and set a bad example. But look at it this way that school is a place
How to manage practicality and spiritual path…one says that Maa will take care…what about other necessities of life where one has to put efforts like financial freedom, family issues,and so on…If you offer anger to Maa that’s ok but sometime people take it oh how helpless and fool he or she is…How can one manage emotions smartlyš?
If the Mother has to do everything then there is no need of sadhana or yoga or anything else. This is just what Sri Aurobindo
I had asked you about why is it that I am having difficulty associating with, let us say, pictures of Godsš, Vishnu on Naga or Shankar on Kailash mountain. As I am studying more and more about Life after Death and Souls, I am realizing more and more, that although souls or spirits are pure energy, there must be some system as what happens to soul after he leaves the body. Let me explain further.
Quite so. We can look at the soul as the individualisation of pure energy or pure consciousness and hence it is a drop of Truth
Alok da, what is your ageš?
The one who is answering you is ageless but if you are asking about the physical age then well I was born on the …
Hanuman,Ā Ā Jamvant and the vanar sena. WeĀ Indian ‘s take these beings on faith buy for people of different faiths, how are these beings to be introduced so that they do not doubt their authenticity. And a few others too like Kak bhushundi, Garudha and a few others, if any. Please explain so that the foreigners are thoroughly convinced. I’m stuck at this point so as always do help me. It is a task theĀ Mother has given me as I was imploringĀ Her for some serviceĀ I could render š
The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are called as itihasa or history. But the history these wonderful works describe are two critical moments during the collective
Namaste Alokda, Recently read is a book called – Psychic Being (Soul, its nature, mission and evolution)’ by Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. Question was, Do both the soulš¦¢ and the Psychic Being exist together?
The soul is a portion of the Divine and is present like the essence in everything, just as the formless fragrance in a flower. This
I don’t know what should I do because these two thought of (1) “Aspiring for a full & fulfilling life so that I feel full and am truly open to give my attention and energy and true care to others – work towards this aspiration keeping it as a goal” and (2) “Accept current life as is and see the fullness in it” feel contradictory. Could you please help integrate this contradictionš¤Ø?
Individual progress, in whatever direction, often comes at the expense of the shared social life around us unless those closely connected also have the same
Today, I had a question. We all make mistakesšÆ, usually driven by impulsesā¦.May it be of sorrow, anger, jealousy, agony, in the root of all of which there is fearā¦.It is easy ,in fact truly the easiest task to be driven by an impulse and make a mistake which may ruin several aspects of life,or leave a make which remains for long periods of time..Well is there any way to heal the harm you mistake has caused to everyone else and convey your corrected believes ,which are now free of the misbelieves caused by fears to everyone else, without having to wait for time to take charge and healā¦
Beautiful questions, especially for your age. It shows a rare sensitivity that has the potential to blossom into a beautiful being. At the same time
What does lower nature mean? And then if we have to rise to higher nature then one should not have husband-wifeš relationship also? Right?
Lower nature is that part in us that is driven by desires and its offshoots lust, greed, fear, ambition etc
Depends upon what kind of
First of all, this is not about my father, or his soul, I have many questions about the Soulš himself. Let me share the how his soul passed on…
It is not easy to arrive at this kind of high consummation of the soul after departure. Your father was especially blessed by Her Grace.