Sri Aurobindo

02/16/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

This too shall pass

There is no reason why you should abandon hope of success in the yoga. The state of depression which you now feel is temporary and it […]
02/13/2024
Sri Aurobindo

Is emptiness bad?

Emptiness is not in itself a bad condition, only if it is a sad and restless emptiness of the dissatisfied vital. In sadhana emptiness is very […]
01/21/2024
Sri Aurobindo

Suffering

Suffering is not inflicted as a punishment for sin or for hostility—that is a wrong idea. Suffering comes like pleasure and good fortune as an inevitable […]
01/20/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Active and Passive Equanimity

Passive Equanimity: This refers to the aforementioned sense of faith in the divine will which enables one to carry on with a passive endurance and equal […]
01/18/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Relying on the Divine

One must rely on the Divine and yet do some enabling sadhana—the Divine gives the fruits, not by the measure of the sadhana but by the […]
01/08/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Silence

Silence is always good; but I do not mean by quietness of mind entire silence. I mean a mind free from disturbance and trouble, steady, light and […]
12/31/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

All things are the Divine

All things are the Divine because the Divine is there, but hidden not manifest; when the mind goes out to things, it is not with the […]
12/26/2023

Aspiration

Naturally the more one-pointed the aspiration the swifter the progress. The difficulty comes when either the vital with its desires or the physical with its past […]
11/24/2023

Darshan Day Message: 24 November – Siddhi Day

  Siddhi Day or the Day of Victory Sri Aurobindo experiences the descent of Krishna into his body. He explains, “The descent of Krishna would mean […]