The Mother

12/28/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The Middle Path in spiritual life

It is interesting to note the insistence of the Dhammapada on self-control, for according to the Buddhist teaching, excess in all things is bad. The Buddha […]
12/27/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Importance of a balance of forces in spirituality

I am not saying this to discourage you, but to give you patience and perseverance—for there is a moment when you do arrive. And note that […]
12/25/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Predictions

Sweet Mother, Do astrology and other studies always predict things correctly, or are men still unable to do that? Human incapacity is necessarily behind all that […]
12/24/2023
The Mother

Organizing Things

O Mother, I agree that my life and my work are not organised. Can’t You help me to organise them? The first step is to get […]
12/23/2023

Importance of a daily routine in life

Most people tend to want to change their environment, to want to change their occupation, to want to change their surroundings, to want to change their […]
12/22/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

A Prayer to the Divine

Always the word Thou makest me hear in the silence is sweet and encouraging, O Lord. But I see not in what this instrument is worthy […]
12/21/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Means of putting an end to Suffering and Misery

Total union and the perfect manifestation of the Divine are the sole means of putting an end to the suffering and misery of the physical world […]
12/20/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Signs of Psychic Being

By what signs can one tell that the psychic being has come to the surface? One feels peaceful and happy, full of trust, full of a […]
12/19/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sure test to check the absence of desire?

Q: Sweet Mother, How can we know that our acts, our thoughts and our aspirations are not tainted by vital desire, though they may seem right […]