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Inner Change

Jai Maa, I have heard that the Mother said in one of her talks that sannyasis can be more vulnerable than normal people and in another place that one should not go near them, as they can even have an adverse influence. Are these authentic statements? What are the reasons for these statements? 🧘🏻📿😶‍🌫️🍂

In general, both Sri Aurobindo and Sri Krishna, prefered tyaga over sannyasa. The Mother goes one step further when She says.

‘There is in books

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Dear Alok Da, as I commit to Integral Sadhana and the process of rejection, I am torn about the place of emotional non-violence toward loved ones who depend on me. My family and partner—honorable people to whom I owe much—will inevitably feel hurt, abandoned, and anxious as I step away from conventional human duties for my spiritual calling. ❤️‍🔥🥲🙏🏻🌻[…]

I fully understand your dilemma, the dilemma of a Sattwic human being. It is the apex of all that we call human. And yet even

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I was listening to your talk: Steps of the soul. I am beginning to understand what Sri Aurobindo’s collective yoga means and why Sri Aurobindo’s sacrifice is the highest. I realised that it is easy to say I am supporting someone or giving food or donating money, but can I really part with or share what I hold close to me, like the progress that happens after immense psychological struggle? 😯🌼🌄❤️‍🔥[…]

Yes it is never easy to conquer the inner enemies and discover our inmost truth, without which all else we do remains incomplete, subjecting us

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If Karma is fundamentally a process of learning from ignorance rather than a system of punishment, how do we reconcile the suffering caused by “asuric” acts committed in that ignorance, and how can one maintain faith in the Divine’s control while struggling to see the spiritual purpose behind such cruelty? ⚖️♻️🪃🔄🙏🏻

Yes, thank you for the question and your dilemma or confusion as you call it is quite understandable. In Indian thought, the root of evil

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