09/14/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Desire, Aspiration, Selfishness & Self-Realisation

Sweet Mother, What is the difference between desire and aspiration, and between selfishness and self-realisation? Desire is a vital movement, aspiration is a psychic movement. When […]
09/12/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Suffering and Detachment

No action should be deemed good, no action should be undertaken until we know its immediate and, if possible, its distant consequences, and until it appears […]
09/11/2024
Sri Aurobindo in his room

Meaning of Psychic Self Control

The psychic self-control that is desirable in these surroundings and in the midst of discussion would mean among other things: (1) Not to allow the impulse […]
09/10/2024
Darshan Card 15 August 2018 (2/4)

Inner Spiritual Progress

The inner spiritual progress does not depend on outer conditions so much as in the way we react to them from within—that has always been the […]
09/09/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Psychic and Spiritual Change

Sweet Mother, What is the difference between the psychic change and the spiritual change? The psychic change is the change that puts you in contact with […]
09/08/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Abandoning all Mental Conceptions

When you come to the Divine, you must abandon all mental conceptions; but, instead of doing that, you throw your conceptions upon the Divine and want […]
09/07/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

How does true repose comes?

The minute one stops going forward, one falls back. The moment one is satisfied and no longer aspires, one begins to die. Life is movement, it […]
09/06/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Outer Equality and Equality of the Soul

What is the difference between outer equality and the equality of the soul? The equality of the soul is a psychological thing. It is the power […]
09/05/2024
Sri Aurobindo

Interest in outward things – Is it Wrong?

To be interested in outward things is not wrong in itself—it depends on the way in which one is interested. If it is done as part […]