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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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I had a few questions, and I would be very grateful if you could answer them. 1) Would I be correct in understanding that from the “undefinable supreme” come out the absolutes “tat”, “sat”, “aditi,” and “satchitananda” (the last one brought about by Aditi?) 😇
Yes. There are four Absolutes.
Tat. It is the Supreme, Paratpara, Parabrahman, containing all but limited by nothing and none. It is the indefinable
What is Niskama Karma🤔?
Nishkam Karma, or desireless action, refers to an action that is not motivated by the desire for the fruits or results. To the common understanding
I have a question. I want to learn English. I can’t read or understand it and I am thinking of doing LLB. So, is it right to do LLB? And if I want to learn English, how can I learn it so that I can speak and understand it? And there is a lot of fighting at my home, so I will try to spend some time away from everyone so that there will be less fighting, and I can become something in life. It is also my father’s dream that I study and become something 😥[Conti]
f you feel that you want to be a lawyer you should do it. As to learning English there are a number of Spoken English
I have some conflicts in my mind. Kindly help. My father passed away a little more than one year before. My mother wants his ‘asthi visarjan’. I would like to know -the significance of asthi visarjan 🔥[conti]
Asthi visarjan is done to ensure that nothing remains of the departed one’s mortal body as it may act as a means to pull the
I have a question. Suppose due to some circumstances I have to do some unproductive work and too busy in my schedule, of course, through my own karma I can surrender, but sometimes I realize that due to some reason I’m compelled to do work which are not necessary . But I want to read more and more Lord’s book but not …….Every time I’m not able to incline with Lord ……but my soul wants something beyond…..what to be done …would u answer please🙏?
Prayer and calling Her Name is of course the main stay for changing the curve of karma along which one is walking. Especially when the
Out of the undefinable Supreme that is “tat” is bought out “sat” (is that the same as satchitananda?) and “purushottama”, by the divine mother “aditi”, does that imply that the divine mother is greater than purushottama? In the Gita, it seems that it is unequivocally declared that nothing is greater than purushottama…🌌
Time spent on contemplating the Divine Mysteries is always a time well spent.
In the realm of the Absolute, there is no higher or
What is the spirit? Is that same as soul🌟?
Soul refers to the individual portion of the Divine. Spirit refers to the Cosmic aspect, the Divine Power holding …
Ignorance is not a permanent state. How can this perspective change the way we see human struggles and limitations🤔?
Look at not only those who are struggling in ignorance but also those, few though they may be, who have stepped out of the zone
How should I deal with someone who repeatedly asks for my advice, insists on it even when I say no but then always ignores it and does the opposite of what I suggest🤨? [conti]
Best not to give advice or rather to advise that the person should consult his own deepest heart in a state of inner quietude and
“….I want to be yours” and the Divine has said “Yes”…….How can one know that the Divine has said “Yes”😇?
By the surge of aspiration in the heart, by the call for the yoga felt within us, by the growth of faith in our being,
What should I do? Should I kick this fear out and take charge of my life… Accepting my swadharm, change my subject and accept whatever comes in the way with The Mother’s grace 🤔
That is indeed the ideal course of action. The other course, which is more pragmatic, is to continue and finish your course and get a
Alok da, why cannot I remember lines of Savitri 🕊️? It’s not that I am making an effort to remember like we learn in school but when I think back and want to recollect now much can I recollect, if I read then I know the lines but don’t remember
Read slowly, almost meditatively. Repeat few select lines from what you have read as part of your daily remembrance. Write the passages that touch you
Love Marriage With Same Goals or Arrange Marriage With Parents Choice Which Is Best🤔?
Either ways one has to work through the difficulties of human nature and the challenges posed by the ego and desire self… There is no
Wanted to know how to build a harmonious relationship with parents. This is for me and my wife. We have different value system than our parents. Even different aspirations. But, we are also not detached, very much emotionally attached. We live in different cities, but whenever we visit, it causes a lot of disharmony. There is happiness to meet, spend time, build memories. But, there is an underlying disharmony. They have their strong opinions and they impose that constantly. 😥[conti]
Yes it is quite challenging partly due to the generation gap and partly due to a tectonic shift in the social order itself. Trying to
Why is this happening everywhere, in places we would never expect. Even India is supporting a Palestinian state in the UN. But India won’t tell their people to fly Palestinian flags at Indian government buildings.Please tell me what is happening. Had Israeldone something wrong, against their swadharma? It looks like the other nations are not following the truth. Am I mistaken😬? [conti]
Men and nations are impelled by a force much greater than their own. They are instruments of the Divine Will that accomplishes itself through War
How matter was created, how consciousness begin to awake in matter, how evolution happens? I want to reading everything that Sri Aurobindo and mother has written about creation, creator and evolution😇
The best book for all these questions is The Life Divine. Read it slowly, systematically, regularly with sufficient pauses to break the long sentences into
What should Be The Relationship Between A Husband And A Wife, according to Sri Aurobindo🤔?
deally, they should strengthen each other’s positive qualities while supplementing each other’s deficiencies. Sharing of common tastes and thoughts, pursuing similar goals is also important.
Why is it that when someone chooses not to follow conventional paths—like pursuing a Masters or PhD, having children or a traditional job—and instead lives differently without glorifying their struggle and challenges, people/society often dismiss it as taking the ‘easy path,’ while glorifying conventional struggles as more valuable🤨?
Yes because most people believe that the path of life they have chosen is the best or the only true path. Besides every life has