More Answers from The Mother

12/07/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Knowing Impurities

Isn’t it true that one should know all one’s impurities? Knowing them is indeed necessary, but it is not good to fix one’s attention too constantly […]
12/01/2022

Controlling the wandering of the mind

O Sweet Mother, teach me to remain unshakable when someone talks to me, because afterwards my mind wanders. Do not identify yourself with the conversation. Watch […]
07/31/2021

The sacred fire Agni

There is a sacred fire that burns in the heart and envelops the whole being: it is Agni, who illumines and purifies all. I kindle that […]
06/29/2021

Give me your love, Mother

Q: Give me Your love, Mother. A: I give it to you constantly, but you must not always lose it by continually repeating the same mistakes. […]
06/28/2021
The Mother with Tara Jauhar

Giving and Receiving advice

As a general rule it is better not to give advice unless you are asked for it. But if you receive some advice from someone, you […]
05/25/2021
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother

Humility and understanding

The first thing you must do is to learn a little humility and to recognise that you know nothing—you read words, you read prayers, and you […]
04/10/2021
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sincere aspirations – always fulfilled

Since you want the Divine Life so much, you need not be afraid of failure, for a sincere and sustained aspiration is always fulfilled. Make a […]
04/09/2021
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Be sincere

Be very sincere and straightforward, tolerate nothing in yourself that you could not show me without fear, and do nothing that you would feel ashamed of […]
01/29/2021
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Justice

Q: Justice, justice—where is justice? A: Fool! Do not call for justice—that is, for the strict consequences of your actions. Only the divine Grace can pull […]