The Mother

04/21/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Loyalty and Fidelity

If an adverse Force comes, one has not to accept and welcome its suggestions, but to turn to the Mother and refuse to turn away from […]
04/20/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Progressive Opening

Openness is not always complete from the first―a part of the being opens, other parts of the consciousness remain still closed or half open only―one has […]
04/19/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

A Prayer

There is a great difference between being in the midst of active work, of external action, while keeping one’s thought constantly fixed on Thee, and entering […]
04/18/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Super Ego

Sweet Mother, what is a “super-ego”? A super-ego means an ego that’s enlarged, swollen, made more important, even, than it can be… Super-ego means an ego […]
04/17/2025
The Mother with Tara Didi

Transforming Pain in Pleasure

Sweet Mother, how can one transform pain into forms of pleasure? Ah! But that’s not something to be done, my children. I shall certainly not give […]
04/16/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Occultism and Mysticism

What is the difference between occultism and mysticism? They are not at all the same thing. Mysticism is a more or less emotive relation with what […]
04/15/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Becoming aware of One’s Movements

One must be clearly aware of the origin of one’s movements because there are contradictory velleities in the being—some pushing you here, others pushing you there, […]
04/14/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram with Dyuman

Renunciation of Good Habits

Sweet Mother, You have written: “Of all renunciations, the most difficult is to renounce one’s good habits.” What exactly do you mean by this? Does it […]
04/13/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Perfecting Oneself

To perfect oneself, one must first become conscious of oneself. I am sure, for instance, that the following situation has arisen many times in your life: […]