These are nothing else but intellectual e exercises indulged by people who are afraid of surrender or do not want to do it. It is
The Divine Grace completely transcends all laws. That is how it came to Jagai Madhai, Ratnakar, Angulimal and others. This does not mean it obeys
Choosing Nirvana or Moksha over participating in the transformation of earthly life can be seen as a selfish act. However, in the past, those who
It is wonderful that you are able to see the falsehood behind this kind of vital love of praise which is indeed a kind of
The defects you enumerate are universal, though the extent and expression differs. Their root cause is ego, ignorance and desire which almost universally afflict all
The method that the Mother recommends to come out of depression is to stop thinking about oneself and replace it by thinking about the Divine.
If we go through the writings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother we shall see that they had a great regard for classical music. The
Why should one want to become street smart? Perhaps there is some feeling of inferiority which comes from comparison with others. The best way to
Doing good is one thing, Mukti is another. Doing good or more specifically engaging in Sattwik acts helps prepare us for Mukti unless we get
Guilt belongs to the world of the ego and not to the soul. The soul is untouched by guilt. It takes all experiences, pleasant and
I understand the difficulty. The Vedas speak of basically two operating systems to which we are subject. The first is when we are being schooled
Self-righteousness means pride believing oneself to be good, or always morally right, or simply superior to others in some way. It is a form of
Those who went away were those who, despite Sri Aurobindo’s repeated cautions, could not or rather refused to open to The Mother. They did not
It is the well known generation gap described since last 5000 years. It is because the ego, in the parent and the child, believes it
Now that you have understood that it is humility that opens the doors to knowledge. In fact when the mind becomes quiet then true knowledge
Root of fear and insecurity is the instinct of self-preservation in the ego.
With the steady practice of surrender to the Divine and trust
The spiritual life is a life of Unity and not binaries. It moves from darkness to light through shades of grey and does not cut
Absolutely true and the right attitude and the right understanding towards people.