Questions and Answers 1950-1951

01/13/2020
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Mantra

…if you develop the habit… of calling as by a mantra, of repeating a word, that has an extraordinary effect. You choose your mantra; or rather, […]
01/04/2020
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The Most Important Surrender

The most important surrender is the surrender of your character, your way of being, so that it may change. If you do not surrender your very […]
12/27/2019
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

A wakeful consciousness

This is the only true defence: a wakeful consciousness, pure and alert, so to say, which does not sleep, does not let things enter without being […]
12/21/2019
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Watch your mind

The human mind is a public place open on all sides, and in this public place, things come, go, cross from all directions; and some settle […]
11/01/2019

Gift your will to the Divine

You can at every minute make the gift of your will in an aspiration – and an aspiration which formulates itself very simply, not just “Lord, […]
10/10/2019
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Knowing the Divine Will

Q: How can we know what the divine Will is?  A: One does not know it, one feels it. And in order to feel it one must will […]
10/04/2019
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The real meaning of ‘poor’

..poor, without generosity, without ardour, without amplitude, without inner richness; all that is dry, cold, doubled upon itself, prevents the coming of Mahalakshmi. It is not […]
09/29/2019
Sri Aurobindo's Feet

True Sincerity

When you are absolutely sincere, you make a constant effort to live in harmony with the highest ideal of your being, the truth of your being. […]
08/24/2019

Four Conditions for Knowing The Divine Will

There are four conditions for knowing the divine Will: The first essential condition: an absolute sincerity. Second: to overcome desires and preferences. Third: to silence the mind […]