On Education

03/19/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Achieving Silence in the Classroom

What can I do to achieve a silent atmosphere in the classroom? Be completely silent yourself. Bring a piece of cardboard with you, about one metre […]
02/02/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Youth

Youth does not depend on the small number of years one has lived, but on the capacity to grow and progress. To grow is to increase […]
03/09/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram Playing Tennis

The power of a concentrated attention

In sporting activities those who want to be successful choose a certain line or subject which appeals more to them and suits their nature; they concentrate […]
03/07/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Why do children have fear?

Q: Why do children have fear? Because they are weak. Physically they are weaker than the grown-ups around them and, generally, they are also weaker vitally […]
07/03/2023
The Mother

Successful Teacher

PERSONALITY TRAITS OF A SUCCESSFUL TEACHER 1) Complete self-control not only to the extent of not showing any anger, but remaining absolutely quiet and undisturbed under […]
01/07/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Forcing one’s physical body

Mother, I have seen that I am not able to force my physical body to do a little better than my actual capacity. I would like […]
12/24/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Curbing anxiety

…the anxiety you speak of comes from the fact that you are far too busy with yourself. It would be far better for you to attend […]
11/30/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Developing one’s thought

Sweet Mother, You have said that I do not think well. How can one develop one’s thought? You must read with great attention and concentration, not […]
10/28/2022
The Mother

Abolishing suffering

When men become pure enough to transmit the divine vibrations without distorting them, then suffering will be abolished from the world. That is the only way. […]