Questions and Answers 1954

04/15/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Physical Sufferings

Physical sufferings? One thing is certain, you know; I think this was in the system, in the nature, that it was invented as an indicator; because, […]
04/02/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Ascetic methods for Self Mastery

Mother, for self-mastery are not the ascetic methods useful sometimes? No! You cure nothing. You only give yourself the illusion that you have progressed, but you […]
03/07/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Refraining from talking

What should be done to refrain from talking? Think! You have only to reflect a little more. If only you make it a habit to think […]
01/31/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Keeping Equilibrium in everything

One must begin from inside, I have already told you this once. One must begin from above, first purify the higher and then purify the lower. […]
01/28/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The right attitude

It is much more difficult to master one’s impulses quietly, composedly, and to prevent them from showing themselves—much more!—without taking ascetic measures. It is much more […]
12/25/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram with Dyuman

Self Love

What does “self-love” mean? I think self-love is a pleasant word for vanity. Self-love means that one loves oneself more than anything else; and what he […]
12/16/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Perfect Sincerity

Do you know what perfect sincerity is?… Never to try to deceive oneself, never let any part of the being try to find out a way […]
11/19/2025
The Mother

Heavy Meal and nightmares

If one eats a heavy meal, why is the sleep disturbed by nightmares? Because there is a very close connection between dreams and the condition of […]
10/24/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Psychic Poise

Sweet Mother, what does “psychic poise” mean? Psychic poise means the poise of the being which comes from the fact that the psychic, which governs the […]