The Mother

07/15/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Insanity

Insanity is always due to a vital attack, or rather possession although there is often a physical reason as well. Hysteria is due to a pressure […]
07/14/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Illness through Fever

Can one get ill through fear? Yes. I knew someone who was so full of fear that he got cholera! There was cholera in the next […]
07/13/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

A Prayer

Patience, strength, courage, calm and indomitable energy…. Let the mind learn to be silent, let it not be eager to profit immediately by the forces which […]
07/12/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

An Important Lesson

To run away from difficulties in order to conquer them is not a solution. It is very attractive. In those who seek the spiritual life, there […]
07/11/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Power of Kali

Behind all destructions, whether the immense destructions of Nature, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, cyclones, floods, etc., or the violent human destructions, wars, revolutions, revolts, I find the […]
07/10/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

True way of making an effort

Please show me the true way of making an effort. You must train the will as you would train the muscles—by methodical exercise. Never allow yourself […]
07/08/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Total Sincerity

Once Mother spoke to me about total sincerity. What does transparent sincerity mean? Sincerity is compared to an atmosphere or a sheet of glass. If the […]
07/04/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

How to remain unshakable?

O Sweet Mother, teach me to remain unshakable when someone talks to me, because afterwards my mind wanders. Do not identify yourself with the conversation. Watch […]
07/03/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Reason of Fear

Fear is a phenomenon of unconsciousness. It is a kind of anguish that comes from ignorance. One does not know the nature of a certain thing, […]