Questions and Answers 1954

04/28/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Making a happy surrender

Sweet Mother, how can we make our submission gladly? It must be sincere. If it is truly sincere, it becomes happy. So long as it is […]
04/16/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Occultism and Mysticism

What is the difference between occultism and mysticism? They are not at all the same thing. Mysticism is a more or less emotive relation with what […]
04/03/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Cutting Knot of the Ego

Sweet Mother, how can we cut the knot of the ego? How to cut it? Take a sword and strike it (laughter), when one becomes conscious […]
03/26/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Controlling Depression

How can depressions be controlled? Oh! There’s a very simple way. Depression occurs generally in the vital, and one is overpowered by depression only when one […]
03/16/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Willing and Desiring

Sweet Mother, what is the difference between willing and desiring? They are not at all the same thing. When you see that something ought to be […]
03/10/2025
The Mother

Preventing mind from Intervening

Mother, how can one prevent the mind from intervening? Ah! First you must will it, and then you must say, as to people who make a […]
02/26/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

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 […]
02/18/2025
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother

Love of Parents

Sweet Mother, what kind of love do parents have for their children?   What kind? A human love, don’t they? Like all human loves: frightfully mixed, […]
01/13/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Accepting the Grace

What is the way to accept the Grace with gratitude? Ah! First of all you must feel the need for it. This is the most important […]