Letters on Himself and The Ashram

12/22/2019

Changing One’s nature

It is perfectly possible to change one’s nature. I have proved that in my own case, for I have made myself exactly the opposite in character […]
12/17/2019
Sri Aurobindo in his room

Care of Physical things

Wanton waste, careless spoiling of physical things in an incredibly short time, loose disorder, misuse of service and materials due either to vital grasping or to […]
11/22/2019

The Supermind

Supramental nature can only be understood if one understands what supermind is and that is not altogether possible for mind so long as it does not […]
10/19/2019
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Finding the Divine within oneself

Q: How can we find the Divine within ourselves? A: .. First of all, you must begin to seek Him, and then that must be the […]
07/29/2019
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The Mother’s advice

I was obliged to use words which men understand, but I did it in the most incoherent way possible! in order not to be too mental, […]
06/25/2019

A double mind for Inner Quietitude

To get rid of the random thoughts of the surface physical mind is not easy. It is sometimes done by a sudden miracle as in my […]
05/11/2019

Bhakti through self expression

Literature and art are or can be first introductions to the inner being – the inner mind and vital; for it is from there that they […]
04/02/2019

Opening from below

“Opening from below” means this—that the supramental force descending awakes a response from below in the earth consciousness so that it is possible for a supramental […]
03/08/2019

Detachment by the Yogi

From the Yogic point of view one ought to be indifferent and without sense of ownership or desire of fame or praise. But for that one must have […]