Letters on Yoga – IV

03/10/2020

Obstacles on the path of Progress

There are only three fundamental obstacles that can stand in the way: (1) Absence of faith or insufficient faith (2) Egoism – the mind clinging to […]
02/23/2020
Sri Aurobindo

Rejection of difficulties

These things [the removal of vital demand and ego] cannot be done in that way [by a direct higher action]. For transformation to be genuine, the difficulty has […]
09/24/2019

Trust the Divine Wisdom

The sufferings and distress which come to people are part of their karma, part of the experience the being has to go through on its way […]
09/05/2019

Shun Comparisons with others

This is a very common disease with the sadhaks—making comparisons with feelings of jealousy and envy—in some it leads to revolt and self-assertion, in others to […]
08/27/2019
Sri Aurobindo in his room

True Quietitude

The feeling of loneliness, udasinata, dryness and lack of rasa come very usually when the vital part is disappointed in its desires or tries to give them up […]
07/17/2019
Sri Aurobindo

Sleeping during the day

It [sleepiness during the day] may possibly be due to the attempt of the higher consciousness to descend then. It sometimes produces this effect of sleepiness […]
07/11/2019

Criticising others

It is also better to be more strict about not talking of others and criticising them with the ordinary mind—not only in the case of X […]
07/08/2019

Faith and Surrender

To understand divine movements one must enter into the divine consciousness; till then faith and surrender are the only right attitude. How can the mind judge […]
06/05/2019
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Miracles

Miracles can be done, but there is no reason why they should be all instantaneous, whether from Gods or doctors. Ref: Letters on Yoga – IV