Letters on Yoga – III

11/02/2017

The three stages of Sadhana

There are three stages of the sadhana, psychic change, transition to the higher levels of consciousness—with a descent of their conscious forces—the supramental. In the last […]
10/30/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Quieten the mind

To quiet the mind in such a way that no thoughts will come is not easy and usually takes time. The most necessary thing is to […]
09/30/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Put your trust in the Divine Grace

What you have now to do is to allow the realisation to grow and develop. The necessary movements will probably come of themselves as these have […]
09/21/2017
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother

Keep the vital full of life

To keep the vital full of life and energy and to trust mainly to the inner growth and the descent of a higher consciousness for a change, using […]
08/14/2017
Letters on Yoga

Living in the Divine

One can live in contact with the Divine even amidst the universal forces – but to live in the Divine one must be able to rise […]
08/05/2017
Letters on Yoga

Work as Sadhana

There is no opposition between work and sadhana. Work itself done in the right spirit is sadhana. Meditation is not the only means of sadhana. Work is one […]
07/15/2017
Letters on Yoga

Importance of Visions

All visions have a significance of one kind or another. This power of vision is very important for the Yoga and should not be rejected although […]
06/13/2017

Condition for Progress

That is the condition of progress,—if, whenever there is an attempt to cloud the consciousness, you can stand back, remain quiet and prevent the clouding. Do that always […]
04/22/2017
Painting by Priti Das Gupta

Descent of the Force

The Force descends for two things: (1) To transform the nature. (2) To carry on the work through the instrument. At first one is not conscious […]