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How can one practically apply the Mother’s discipline of speaking and writing “only what is absolutely indispensable” without becoming confused about whether expressions of affection, humor, or singing while working count as unnecessary, and how does one avoid the frustration that comes from this strict self-restraint? 🤫🧘‍♂️✨📜

May 14, 2026

The principle behind this advice given by the Mother is that firstly, speech externalises the consciousness and throws out a lot of energy. Hence the

If I need any physical thing, can I ask it from the Mother? If yes, then how should I ask? How can I get help from the Mother. Waiting for your reply…🎁💝🛍️🎀

May 13, 2026

One can ask anything and everything from The Mother. But one has to leave it to Her to grant it or not, keeping the trust

Since I am still in an ignorant state and not able to grasp the Divine’s plan, as the hardship is not due to Karma but to help us progress. I do try my best by calling Mother’s name and always thinking about Her when I am in internal pain. Is there something more I need to do to overcome the hardship and nurture the Aspiration?🤕💔🥀🌪️

May 13, 2026

You already have the keys right, – faith, gratitude, surrender nurture the flame of aspiration. This flame, until it grows into a fire, is like

Could you please guide me on how I can shift this concentration to the Heart Centre? This is more on the personal front. In the readings of Sri Aurobindo thus far – and in your talks – there is a gentle nudge to gradually shift the Concentration to the Heart Centre in order to open the Psychic. 💓🧘🎯[…]

May 13, 2026

It comes with practice. I myself encountered this difficulty initially since I used to practice, like most persons, concentration in the forehead. While shifting it

How does one maintain the right balance while the Psychic Being opens slowly and the contact fluctuates, especially during the initial “ignition” phase where caution is required to avoid overwhelming the body before a concrete establishment is made? ✨🌟🚪🦢

May 13, 2026

The psychic contact as well as the contact with the higher planes of consciousness is invariably a gradual process because of the need for the

In the midst of workplace negativity, how can we preserve Inner Calmness and Clarity?💼🏢💻😑🌷

May 13, 2026

In the work place as well as in life situations and surroundings, it is best not to pay attention to things that do not concern

When a chance or opportunity is given by the Mother, either in Career, relationships, etc., and if we miss it due to our Ignorance, how do we rectify it? Recently, I have been feeling like I might have missed some of the opportunities, and feeling low, and kind of missing out on things. Usually, my intuitions are right, but this time I am feeling anxious. Kindly guide me. 🙏🏻✨🕊️

May 12, 2026

Much more than outer job, relationship etc, the Divine Mother gives us opportunities for inner growth and progress. The events and circumstances of our life

Is it wise to switch from BCom to an MA and PhD in English to pursue a Teaching career, following one’s Heart’s call over the corporate world, and what specific books or practical steps beyond the syllabus can help build the necessary command of the subject before the March entrance exam? 📚✍️🎓🌟

May 11, 2026

It is a good decision and in keeping with your nature and temperament. Read Sri Aurobindo, read other good writers in English, speak in English

Why does the Divine Grace sometimes manifest as intense suffering, loss, and a growing anger toward the Mother, and how can one transform this “Hard Destiny” into a “Leap of Faith” rather than remaining trapped in fear and blame? 😢🙏🏻🕊️🌅

May 10, 2026

In fact what happened to you is just the reverse of what you are thinking. The Mother does not take away anything. She only gives.

How to realise Psychic Being? What is the process that you used in your own Spiritual Journey? ❤️‍🔥😊🙏🏻🌷🌄

May 9, 2026

There are a number of talks on the subject that you will find on Auromaa. But as far as I am concerned, I never used

What does it mean to be “Conscious of the whole World” in the Mother’s New Year 1973 message, and how can one enter this Universal Consciousness to realize the Divine? 🌍😯🌷🌼

May 7, 2026

By whole world is not meant all the details of the outer events happening all the time though that too can be known.

Becoming

How can one Transform the Vital? Could you please provide some examples of Transformed Vital? 😊🙏🏻🌼🦋

May 6, 2026

A transformed vital is free from the clutch of desires and the strong hold of the ego that keeps it at the service of itself.

How can one balance the pursuit of career success and spiritual growth while avoiding harsh speech, overthinking, and mental struggles like anxiety or depression, and what is the true relationship between satisfying ambition and attaining inner freedom? 🙄🌻🍃🦋

May 4, 2026

Then it is best to take up some work for the material sustenance and do it in the spirit of the Divine Service. It is

How to open to the Mother and Surrender to the Mother? I understand the meaning and have read and listened to Talks on Surrender and Opening to the Mother. Could you please guide on a practical way of doing it in everyday life for the common man? 🌄🙂🙏🏻🪷

May 2, 2026

For Opening to the Mother:

1. Read Her works, especially Prayers and Meditations.

2. Read Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri, The Mother with Letters on The Mother.

Sir, why in Sadness and in Grief, we seem to be more Open to the Divine Mother? I was reading lines of Savitri and the Mother’s Prayer, tears flowed, my centre shifted to Heart(effortlessly), I felt the absorption of the Consciousness, my breath rate increased, I couldn’t hold myself for a while. 📖🥲🥹❤️‍🔥🌼[…]

May 1, 2026

Grief is a state of intense concentration and can, if the consciousness makes just a little shift open the doors the Divine. As the Mother

I got too excited after reading the Secret of the Vedas and am currently reading R L Kashyap’s translation of the Rig Veda. I find it very beautiful, but wonder at the same time how to use the Veda Samhitas for Yoga, as it seems a manual on the Yogic Experiences. Traditionalists say that learning the precise intonation is important, but how can I use it in light of Sri Aurobindo’s Teachings? 📙😊🙏🏻🌻❤️‍🔥

April 28, 2026

Vedas are the beautiful gifts of an intuitive age of mankind. It has two parts, the knowledge aspect and the ritualistic side, gyanakanda and the

I’m a practising Psychiatrist in Warangal, Telangana state. Sir, I want to know, as per our psychological theories, how we can explain the Psychic Being. And how to invoke it? ❤️‍🔥😊🙏🏻🌻

April 28, 2026

Existing Psychological theories move in a very narrow and limited framework and are often disconnected with real life.

With the modern generation it is

My mom is an absolutely arrogant, egoistic person who looks down on people. Maybe pride in her wealth, I don’t know. Messy with me, too. How do I deal with her? Extremely loud…. 👩🏼‍🦳😣🙏🏻🌼🍃

April 24, 2026

We don’t need to deal with everyone and everything. Most of the time ignoring is the best and most powerful method. It means doing what