Ascent means that the consciousness begins to operate in a new mode. It is somewhat like a child going from school into graduation wherein he
Records of Yoga were actually never meant to be read by anyone. They are Sri Aurobindo’s personal notes and neither the Mother nor Sri Aurobindo
It means that generally we should not speak about our spiritual experiences or show off our capacities. Instead we should place them quietly in the
Fortunately this question was asked to Sri Aurobindo though in different words. We have a clear, concise and complete answer from him on this issue.
Head is the hub that conceives whereas heart is the hub that impels towards action.
What the Mother seems to be experiencing here, in
Enlightenment is a modern term, a general word that means awareness through knowledge. Hence it can mean a number of things depending upon what one
The past dawns and future noons revered to by Sri Aurobindo means that the beings of the future will surpass the realisations of the past.
What Sri Aurobindo had was an individual personal realisation. It is called as the Supramental descent. What happened on the 29th February 1956 was the
In Samarpan or surrender, there is still an “I” that gives. It is a giving of all that ‘one’ thinks and feels and wills and
Understanding Sri Aurobindo’s accident on the 24th November 1938.
The first thing that we have to understand is that when the Divine takes up a
An Element in spiritual terms refers to the five basic forces or energies that constitute everything, from the stone to the gods.
I don’t
Sacchidananda is indeed the highest plane of consciousness in terms of the hierarchical arrangement. It is also the One Infinite and Eternal that is everywhere
Para and Apara Prakriti are simply two different modes of working of One Consciousness-Force. In its origin it is the Conscious Power of the Divine,
Homeopathy works on very different principles than allopathic medicines. Randomised Control trials study only the effect of treatment on immediate symptoms. The disease itself is
It is actually the other way round. Discipline brings true freedom. Normally freedom is considered as doing whatever we like which is obviously a slavery
These are speculations based on certain statements neither confirmed nor denied by The Mother and Sri Aurobindo. The Mother did speak of the painting of
You see that out of billions of people on the planet only a few thousands or a few lakh at most have the genuine call
‘But why this phenomenal and pragmatic division of an indivisible Existence? It is because Mind has to carry the principle of multiplicity to its extreme
