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08/17/2021
Sri Aurobindo

Role of experience and intellect in Sri Aurobindo’s Yoga

Q: Is not all action incompatible with Sri Aurobindo’s Yoga? His idea that all action is incompatible with this Yoga is not correct. Generally, it is […]
08/16/2021
Sri Aurobindo

On the Gayatri Mantra

Disciple: It (Gayatri Mantra) is a great Shakti but I do not know the meaning. It means: “We choose the Supreme Light of the divine Sun; […]
08/14/2021

On the Vital force

Q: What is the vital force? It is the life-force in man; there is a certain energy you feel within you which meets the shocks of […]
08/13/2021
Sri Aurobindo in his room

Pranayama and the Higher Consciousness

Q: What part does Pranayama play in bringing down the Higher Consciousness? It sets the Pranic currents free and removes dullness of the brain so that the […]
08/12/2021

On Mental Control

Q: For the last three days I have been noticing this difference. A lack of strength or power in my consciousness to react against the movements […]
08/11/2021

Remaining conscious of The Mother

Q: By this time it is possible for me to remain conscious of the Mother during my physical work unless I become careless. Now I feel […]
08/10/2021

On thoughts and actions

Q: How to distinguish the thoughts and actions of the mind, vital and physical? Are not the vital’s thoughts and actions derived from desire or ego? […]
08/09/2021
Sri Aurobindo

Changing one’s future

Q: It is said that everything is already arranged by the Divine, even one’s future. Can’t one change anything if one wants? If it is arranged […]
08/08/2021
Sri Aurobindo

The function of the intellect in Sadhana

Q: What is the proper function of the intellect? Is it helpful in Sadhana? Its function is to reason from the perceptions of the mind and […]