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05/06/2024

Faith and Trust

Q: If one has faith in the Divine and also trust, what is the difference between faith and trust? Faith is something much more integral—that is […]
04/26/2024

Reasons for not being able to meditate

Q: What are the causes for not being able to meditate? Because one has not learnt to do it. Why, suddenly you take a fancy: today […]
04/17/2024

Transformation of consciousness to love truly

The quality of the love is in proportion to the transformation of your consciousness. ..It is childishly simple. If you have the consciousness of an animal, […]
04/14/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Being attentive to lead a spiritual life

If one wants to lead the spiritual life, one must not be three-fourths asleep. It is necessary to be wide awake and very attentive, otherwise you […]
04/07/2024
Sri Aurobindo

Living in eternity

In the human consciousness everything is very slow. When we compare the time that is necessary to realise something with the average length of human existence, it seems […]
04/06/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Being alert on the spiritual path

If one wants to lead the spiritual life, one must not be three-fourths asleep. It is necessary to be wide awake and very attentive, otherwise you […]
03/25/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Fine passivity results in Receptivity

Now, if you want to get true inspiration, inner guidance, the guide, and if you want to have the force, to receive the force which will […]
03/19/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Faith

[We must have] faith that always what is for the best happens. We may for the moment not consider it as the best because we are […]
03/16/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Removing the veil of ego

..the whole universe moves in accordance with [your] ego: you are at the centre, and the universe turns round you. If you look at yourself attentively, […]