Letters on Yoga – II

01/18/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Relying on the Divine

One must rely on the Divine and yet do some enabling sadhana—the Divine gives the fruits, not by the measure of the sadhana but by the […]
01/08/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Silence

Silence is always good; but I do not mean by quietness of mind entire silence. I mean a mind free from disturbance and trouble, steady, light and […]
12/26/2023

Aspiration

Naturally the more one-pointed the aspiration the swifter the progress. The difficulty comes when either the vital with its desires or the physical with its past […]
11/07/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Faith during moments of trial

In moments of trial faith in the Divine protection and the call for that protection; at all times the faith that what the Divine wills is […]
11/04/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

To be all for the Mother

You have seized the right principle again, to be all for the Mother and to have full confidence that one has only to go on quietly […]
09/30/2023
Sri Aurobindo

Dispersion and Sadhana

Dispersion and sadhana are two things that cannot go together. In sadhana one has to have a control over the mind and all its actions; in […]
09/14/2023
Sri Aurobindo

Getting rid of thoughts

All thoughts really come from outside, but one is not conscious of their coming. You have become conscious of this movement. There are different ways of […]
09/13/2023

Worry and Restlessness in work

It is always the restlessness that makes you lose touch. If you are not sure about the work, remain quiet and you will get in time […]
09/06/2023

Overcoming difficulties in Meditation

If the difficulty in meditation is that thoughts of all kinds come in, that is not due to hostile forces but to the ordinary nature of […]