More Answers from The Mother

06/11/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram with Goro and Poochi Dogs at Tokyo

Attitude towards Animal

In our yoga, what attitude should we take towards animals? One can have the true attitude only when one has attained the consciousness of the divine […]
03/31/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Compassion

What does “compassion” mean? Compassion is the equivalent of miséricorde. It is a pity full of strength and kindness, a pity that pardons and makes amends, […]
03/21/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Debate

A debate is never anything but a conflict of opinions; and opinions are nothing but very fragmentary aspects of the truth. Even if you were able […]
03/19/2025

Doubting on The Mother

Sweet Mother, why do we doubt you? Is there anything better or anyone wiser than you? Why don’t we believe in you? Because the outer nature […]
01/23/2025
Sri Aurobindo

Attachment

I want to understand what You mean by a sentimental attachment, a vital attachment, and “no expression of any kind to such an attachment”. A sentimental […]
01/16/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Handling Depression during Studies

Just this morning there is a very big depression, so it is becoming impossible to study. O Mother, what shall I do? Force yourself to study […]
01/15/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram with Dyuman

Fire of Aspiration

Mother, what must I do so that the fire of aspiration never goes out? One keeps this fire lit by throwing into it all one’s difficulties, […]
12/01/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram with Dyuman

Life Energy

What does life-energy mean? It is the energy that creates and sustains life in the physical organism; it is this energy which is used, when it […]
10/31/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The Divine Assurance

O Mother, what should I do? I am completely unconscious. Mother, where are You? In your psychic being—I am always present there. It is there that […]