The Mother

03/15/2017
Painting by Priti Das Gupta of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

To get rid of an evil mind

To observe, to watch over, to control, to master. All that to get rid of an evil mind, for we are told that the man who acts or […]
02/26/2017
The Mother of Sr Aurobindo Ashram

To be completely free

One must truly be a saint—a great saint, a great sage—and completely free, not at all influenced by other people. Naturally, I am not speaking of those […]
02/14/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Let nothing disturb the faith

If you do not feel my presence it must be that you received some bad thought or that you have had some feeling of doubt or disbelief, it is […]
02/13/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Laugh at Life

It is true that life as it is, is not a very pretty one – but it is better to laugh at it than to be […]
02/08/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Not knowing one’s fault

Not to know one’s fault is always the sign of an insincerity somewhere. And generally, it is hidden in the vital. When the vital consents to collaborate (which is […]
02/06/2017
The Mother Mirra Alfassa

Let us be the Divine warriors

The world is fighting for its spiritual life menaced by the rush of hostile and undivine forces. Lord, we aspire to be Thy valiant warriors so that […]
02/04/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Work is a great discipline

Take a very amusing instance: you want to fill a bottle from another bottle; you concentrate (you may try it as a discipline, as a gymnastic); […]
02/02/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Being Perfectly Quiet

You must particularly not be violent, for if you are violent, you will come out of it tired, exhausted, without any result. You must concentrate all the forces […]
01/31/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Forgetting one’s anger

…it would be better not to lose one’s temper, and if it does happen, it is better to forget one’s anger quickly; and if that is […]