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Sri Aurobindo

I would like to share something interesting that I noticed. Recently, I completed reading the Bhagavad Gita. I noticed that the number of the last verse in the book, is the same as the Mother’s birth year. The number of the last verse where Sri Krishna speaks is Sri Aurobindo’s birth year. Could there be a significance to this? ๐Ÿ“–โœจ

That is a very interesting observation. I don’t think anyone has mentioned it. I have myself not noticed this. But apart from congratulating you for

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Regarding the question of the avatar, a person expressed the view that there has never been a fully realized being on Earth, as such a state is impossible when incarnated in a body; the body imposes limitations on us.ย From my perspective, I therefore conclude that the ultimate question is that of the Avatar. โœจ๐Ÿ“– […]

In my view this answer is a non-starter. Who can speak about the realisations of others? We can draw intellectual conclusions based on the available

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After listening to your lectures, I came to know that The Divine is always with us. But why couldn’t I feel the presence in my heart? At that time, I felt very lonely, expecting someone to listen to me. How can I live with the confidence that Sri Maa Sri Aurobindo are always keeping watch over me? ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿชท

The Divine is in the heart can be felt very intuitively. When we address ourselves as I where do our hands naturally go? To the

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Sir, I had one more question. In your lectures, I heard you mention Bamakhepa Ji a couple of timesโ€”specifically, you recounted an incident where someone asked Bamakhepa Ji about Sri Aurobindo, and he replied that Sri Aurobindo is seated at the very pinnacle of all siddhis (spiritual attainments). ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป[…]

This story was told to me (and many others) by Sri Chottenarayan Sharma, a renowned and revered scholar of Sri Aurobindo who was deeply conversant

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After hearing the detailed description of Samadhi during a talk on Yoga-Samanvaya (The Synthesis of Yoga), a question arose in my mind: the place at the Pondicherry Ashram that we call Sri Aurobindoโ€™s Samadhiโ€”is that perhaps the most fitting name for it? Please kindly share some insights about that indescribable place, drawing upon your own realization. ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

The Samadhi sthal in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry is not a Samadhi in the conventional sense but much more. Ordinarily, a state of Samadhi

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Connecting the dots began when Their words gave meaning and touch to my life. When adverse forces rushed in and urged me to escape the cosmos, Sri Arvind and Sri MA anchored me with the truth that Her work is to be done right here on Earth. I learned that true understanding does not lie in the mindโ€™s synthesis, but in quietude and inner union. First Union with the Divine, then Work. ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

Yes, I understand. What I have understood as the essence and crux of this yoga is opening and surrender to The Mother. The whole secret

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