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I wanted to discuss something that has been happening to me quite frequently, especially while I am studying or sometimes when I am doing other normal activities. At times, I suddenly get into a strange state where I start questioning very basic things, such as: “Who am I?”, “What exactly am I doing?”, or “Who are these people around me, including my family members?”🌿🔍 […]

These feelings can arise sometimes during stress as a way of dissociating from the outer situations. However one can make use of them by going

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I remember once reading in Sri Aurobindo’s commentary on the Isha Upanishad that one cannot become a Brahmin without first becoming a Kshatriya. I believe that I never had the Kshatriya element developed sufficiently within me, and it has always been a source of embarrassment and insecurity for me as a man. 💪🙏🏻🪷[…]

He said both are needed. But these are things ingrained within us. Brahmin and Kshatriya are not soul states, inner innate temperaments and not so

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I turned 28 this February. I began reading Satprem and then skimmed over the basics of Sri Aurobindo’s Ideas as a supplement. From November to January, I had intense experiences at the Psychic Centre behind the Heart, which used to be perceptible throughout the day. Suddenly, it went away. Now it aches when I try to focus there. Feels like something has been pressing down on it. What to do, Alok Da?🌫️🤔❓

It is an indication that some more preparation and purification is required to enter the doors. It is also important to do physical exercises regularly

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