Some Answers from The Mother

06/13/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Central Knot of Desires

Sweet Mother, Sri Aurobindo speaks of a “central knot of desires” which must be cut. How can one do it, where should one start? The central […]
05/31/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Mental Laziness and Inertia

Sweet Mother, How can one get out of this mental laziness and inertia? By wanting to do so, with persistence and obstinacy. By doing every day […]
05/26/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

What constitutes an individuality?

Sweet Mother, Being far from the Truth-Consciousness, must one always remain silent, even though as an individual one is obliged to make decisions and give opinions? […]
05/25/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Mental Inertia

Sweet Mother, Are mental indifference and lack of curiosity a sort of mental inertia? Usually they are due to mental inertia, unless one has obtained this […]
05/24/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Peace in Vital

My dear child, Only spiritual force has the power to impose peace on the vital, for if peace is not imposed on it by a power […]
05/19/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Self Deception

Sweet Mother, Self-deception has a thousand faces and a thousand ways of disguising itself in us. How can one discover it and get rid of it? […]
05/13/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

An absolutely indispensable attitude

Sweet Mother, Each time I have encountered an obstacle in my life, each time I have been deprived of some happiness—some apparent happiness—a consolation has come […]
05/11/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Reason of Anger

Sweet Mother, Why does anger exist? I suppose you are asking where anger comes from. Anger is a violent reaction of the vital to some shock […]
05/05/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Good Child of Mother

How can I be Your good child? By being yourself, quite simply, very simply. Ref : Some Answers from The Mother