One should not allow oneself to become a martyr. Life is much greater and vaster than human love. And while love is no doubt the sweetest, happiest, in fact the most powerful mover of human life, yet it should not be blind but illumined always by knowledge in the path it must take and guided by dharma in its actions. To allow oneself to be exploited by others and even lose one’s goal and purpose, even if it be for love is not the way to fulfil love. One should express one’s feelings with the person whom one loves. If the person truly loves he / she will certainly understand.
Are the processes of Purification and Transformation the same thing? I have a little confusion. In the process of Purification, we face some adverse forces that are mentioned by Sri Aurobindo in the chapter ‘The difficulties of Transformation’. Are they the same? 🔥🌄[…]
January 16, 2026
Purification is the indispensable basis for liberation. It means removing the covering and coating of ignorance and falsehood that veils the true self. In the yoga seeking for mukti, the purification has to be less thorough. It is enough to bring some sattwic rectitude in nature, satwasanshuddhi. Transformation proper..
