On Thoughts and Aphorisms

05/16/2018

Cruelty

Cruelty was one of the things that was most repugnant to Sri Aurobindo, but he always said that it was the distortion of an intensity, one could […]
04/19/2018

Human nature- Slavery to Activity

Human nature is such that laziness has taken the place of aspiration — not for everyone, but anyway in quite a general way — and licence […]
03/22/2018
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Making Life Perfect

The only way to make life perfect—I mean here, life on earth, of course—is to look at it from high enough to see it as a […]
03/01/2018

Acceptance of impurities

Do not try to appear virtuous. See how much you are united, one with everything that is anti-divine. Take your share of the burden, accept yourselves […]
01/08/2018
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Belonging to the Divine

When I say, “someone who belongs to the Divine”, I mean a being who has abolished the ego within himself, who is constantly conscious of the […]
10/14/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Beatitude

To know how to keep the Divine contact in all circumstances is the secret of beatitude. Ref: On Thoughts and Aphorisms
09/22/2017
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Patience

…many times, several times, the body has asked the question, “Why do I not feel Thy Power and Thy Force in me?” And the reply has […]
09/18/2017
Sri Aurobindo's Hand

Blows by the Divine – Path to Progress

All who aspire for the divine perfection know that the blows which the Lord deals us in His infinite love and grace are the surest and quickest way […]
07/20/2017
On Thoughts and Aphorisms

Seeking Forgiveness

The truth is that when you ask forgiveness you hope that the dire consequences of what you have done will be wiped away. But that is possible only […]