Letters on Yoga – II

09/27/2017
The Mother Mirra Alfassa of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Skill in work

Skill in works will come when there is the opening in the physical mind and the body. There is no need to be anxious about that now. Do […]
09/21/2017
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother Samadhi at Sri Aurobindo Ashram Pondicherry

Freedom to choose your present state

There is no reason why your present condition should be more than a passing phase, unless you yourself choose that it should be otherwise. If it is the […]
09/14/2017
The Mother with Indira Gandhi

Do not dwell on self-defects

The difficulty you find results very much from your always worrying with your mind about things, thinking “This is wrong, that is wrong in me or my work” […]
09/07/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Understanding the Divine Grace

It is not indispensable that the Grace should work in a way that the human mind can understand, it generally doesn’t: it works in its own “mysterious” way. […]
09/02/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Faith Confidence and Trust

Faith is a general word = ´sraddh¯a – the soul’s belief in the Divine’s existence, wisdom, power, love and grace—confidence and trust are aspects of faith and results […]
08/23/2017
Letters on Yoga

Success in spiritual life

A mere restless dissatisfaction with the ordinary life is not a sufficient preparation for this Yoga. A positive inner call, a strong will and a great steadiness are […]
08/12/2017
Letters on Yoga

Thinking about work

Think of your work only when it is being done, not before and not after. Do not let your mind go back on a work that is […]
08/11/2017
Letters on Yoga

Quietitude – Proper basis for work

As for quietude and work, quietude is the proper basis for work — not restlessness. You speak as if quietude and being alive and working were not compatible! […]
08/08/2017
Letters on Yoga

Quietening the mind – Role of work

  …to quiet the mind and get the spiritual experience it is necessary first to purify and prepare the nature. This sometimes takes many years.Work done with the […]