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08/26/2021
Darshan Card 15 August 2018 (2/4)

Difficulty in state of emptiness

Q: You have said that most people do not find it difficult to bear the state of emptiness without any activity in the inner being. Then […]
08/25/2021
Sri Aurobindo

Complete Surrender – Possible ?

Q: If complete surrender means a total extinction of the ego, then not a single human creature can claim it till he reaches the final stage […]
08/24/2021
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

On the wandering nature of the mind

Q: My mind often wanders, thinking about unimportant things. This movement has a strong power of recurrence, in spite of my efforts to check it. You […]
08/23/2021
Sri Aurobindo

Surrender

Q: Shouldn’t a sadhak offer to the Mother not only his good experiences and knowledge but also the ordinary movements of ignorance? Otherwise how will his […]
08/22/2021

Kundalini

Q: What is the Kundalini? It is the Yogic force asleep in the Muladhar and covered up in the other centres by the ordinary consciousness. When […]
08/21/2021

On making mental rules

Q: Is reading harmful? I do not need it much, and sometimes mental work is painful to me. You must not make any mental rules. Do […]
08/20/2021

On handling thoughts and sensations

Q: I succeed for a few minutes in keeping myself attentive, empty of thought — but then the sensations return with a new strength. I do […]
08/19/2021

Energy during Sadhana

Q: Are there times in Sadhana when one finds the energy flagging?  That is due to Tamas. The question is not of Tamas coming up. Even […]
08/18/2021
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The Centres of Consciousness

  Q: The Mother sent a picture of flowers named by her: “Opening of the centres.” What does the phrase signify? What is meant by “centres”? […]