Yes, it is a wonderful way. Additionally, you can write some of the passages that touch you deeply.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
Home » Questions on Mother, Sri Aurobindo and Savitri » Regarding the process of reading the original texts of Sri Aurobindo, like The Life Divine or The Synthesis of Yoga and others, generally, I follow the following process: 1] First, I read the paragraph loudly, in a lower volume, and finish the paragraph. 2] Then I go through it silently, only lip-syncing, and try to follow and understand. Am I following the right process? Please provide some guidance. 📚📖😊🙏🏻🪷
Yes, it is a wonderful way. Additionally, you can write some of the passages that touch you deeply.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
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Arpan means to give, samarpan means to give completely without reserve.
To give means now one has left the situation, the difficulty, the problem entirely in the hands of the Divine. It means that one now obeys the Divine Will alone and lives no more for the satisfaction of one’s ego and desires….

Here is the complete Durga Stotra. You can see for yourself.
‘Hymn to Durga
(দুর্গা-স্তোত্র)
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Mother Durga! Rider on the lion, giver of all strength, Mother, beloved of Siva! We born from thy parts of Power, we the youth of India, are seated here in thy temple. Listen, O Mother, descend upon earth, make thyself manifest in this land of India.

Yes, these are dreams surging from the subconscient. Some, like the one about your friend seems a veiled wish fulfilment. Certain desires get exhausted subjectively in this way.