Letters on Yoga – II

11/28/2017
Sri Aurobindo in his room

Essence of Relationships

The idea that all sadhaks must be aloof from each other and at daggers drawn is itself a preconceived idea that must be abandoned. Harmony and […]
11/25/2017

Reject Restlessness

The effort should be to reject the restlessness and its suggestions altogether. These things come to everybody in the early stages of the sadhana and are […]
11/16/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Being the Master of oneself always

To indulge in the emotions, love, grief, sorrow, despair, emotional joy etc. for their own sake with a sort of mental-vital over-emphasis on them is what […]
10/08/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Trust the Divine Help

For those who have within them a sincere call for the Divine, however the mind or vital may present difficulties or attacks come or the progress […]
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 […]