The Mother

06/16/2020
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Difficulties and sufferings: a creation of human ignorance

First of all, one should know that the intellect, the mind, can understand nothing of the Divine, neither what He does nor how He does it […]
06/13/2020

Being alone with Divine

To be alone with the Divine is the highest of all privileged states for the sadhak, for it is that in which inwardly he comes nearest to […]
06/11/2020
The Mother's Balcony Darhsna

A Morning Concentration on Gratitude

Each morning when you get up, before you begin your day, with love and admiration and gratefulness hail this great family, these saviours of mankind who, […]
06/09/2020
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Superstitions and Accidents

Q: Are superstitions mental rules?   No, not rules but mental formations. Generally a superstition originates in an experience. For instance, there is a certain superstition […]
06/08/2020
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sincerity

Evidently there is one difficulty: in your conscious being something does not want the difficulty, wishes sincerely to overcome it, but there are numberless movements in […]
06/06/2020
श्रीअरविंद आश्रम की श्रीमाँ

True Friend

Your friend is not one who encourages you to come down to your lowest level, encourages you to do foolish things along with him or fall […]
06/04/2020
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Right Attitude

What is the best attitude? Is it an attitude of intervention or an attitude of non-interference? Which is better?   Ah, that’s just it, to intervene […]
05/31/2020
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Gossip and Criticism

Among the most undesirable kinds of idle talk must also be included everything that is said about others. Unless you are responsible for certain people, as […]
05/29/2020

Acceptance

So what should I do when an unconverted part rises to the surface? Put the light and the knowledge on it patiently until it gets converted. […]