05/13/2022

Silencing thoughts

Q: But you must have been making effort before (on realisation) Not for this result. Lele asked me to silence the mind and throw away the […]
05/12/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Consciousness

Q: In Rajayoga, they speak of direct knowledge by Samyama which perhaps means concentration. That is a different thing. That comes by putting the pressure of […]
05/11/2022

The Karana Sharira

Q: Meher Baba says Karana Sharira is the root of Samskaras which are manifested on the subtle planes. He puts the human consciousness on the gross […]
05/10/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Substance and Form in Art

Q: Kalelkar says that substance is more important than form in art. He gives the analogy of the vessel and the food in it, and emphasises […]
05/09/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram in her room

A man of action and intellect

Q: Does a man of action have no intellect? He has one, but it does not come in the way of his action. He has a […]
05/08/2022
Sri Aurobindo

On Faith and Ideas

Q: There are people who rely entirely on Divine Grace and have the faith that the Divine will do everything for them. It is not entirely […]
05/07/2022
Sri Aurobindo

Every act an offering but how ?

Q: I have read both in “The Synthesis of Yoga” and the Mother’s “Conversations” that every act and movement, thought and word should be an offering. […]
05/06/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Mother’s Help at a Distance?

Q: Is it possible to receive the Mother’s contact and help almost in the same way at a great distance—say Bombay or Calcutta—as here in the […]
05/05/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Trust and Faith

Q: Are trust and faith the same?  In the Words of the Mother, it is said that trust in the Divine brings the Grace. So isn’t […]