The Mother

09/05/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The Divine Grace helps those who call

I can only say that stability and perseverance are indispensable for success – but in all cases the Divine Grace is there helping those who call […]
09/04/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Keep only the Divine Presence in you

The world is as it is – full of smallness and obscurity – The Divine alone is Light and Vastness, Truth and Compassion. So, take refuge in the Divine […]
09/04/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The need for rest

Why does this body, as soon as some progress has been made, feel the need to sit down? It is tired. It says, “Oh! you must wait. I […]
09/03/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Having needs

There is a sovereign royalty in taking no thought for oneself. To have needs is to assert a weakness; to claim something proves that we lack […]
08/31/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Victory is certain

These difficulties are there for all those who seek the Divine. Nobody can hope for an easy way – but the Victory is certain and this […]
08/30/2017
The Mother Mirra Alfassa

On work done in a hurry

Too strong a fire burns the food, spoils the vessel and wastes the fuel. A slow fire means a little longer time for the cooking but also a […]
08/29/2017
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother

Be quiet and endure

Do not indulge in your moodiness, it makes it much worse. Do you think, you really think you are the only one upon earth to feel […]
08/27/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Gossiping

Naturally, the effort to keep the consciousness at a high level is tiring in the beginning, like the exercises you do to develop your muscles. But you do […]
08/27/2017

Quieten the mind

The mind always runs about like a madman. The first step is to detach one’s consciousness from it and let it run by itself without running with it. […]