07/10/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

True way of making an effort

Please show me the true way of making an effort. You must train the will as you would train the muscles—by methodical exercise. Never allow yourself […]
07/09/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Being firm towards goal

Whether by tapasya or surrender does not matter, the one thing is to be firm in setting one’s face to the goal. Once one has set […]
07/08/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Total Sincerity

Once Mother spoke to me about total sincerity. What does transparent sincerity mean? Sincerity is compared to an atmosphere or a sheet of glass. If the […]
07/07/2024
Sri Aurobindo

The core difficulty

The difficulty is that you attach so much importance to things that are of quite a small value. You behave as if to have or have […]
07/06/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Habbits of Physical and Vital Nature

The habits of the physical or the vital-physical nature are always the most difficult to change, because their action is automatic and not governed by the […]
07/05/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Way towards liberation

To recognise one’s weaknesses and false movements and draw back from them is the way towards liberation. Not to judge anyone but oneself until one can […]
07/04/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

How to remain unshakable?

O Sweet Mother, teach me to remain unshakable when someone talks to me, because afterwards my mind wanders. Do not identify yourself with the conversation. Watch […]
07/03/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Reason of Fear

Fear is a phenomenon of unconsciousness. It is a kind of anguish that comes from ignorance. One does not know the nature of a certain thing, […]
07/02/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Emptiness

Emptiness is not in itself a bad condition, only if it is a sad and restless emptiness of the dissatisfied vital. In sadhana emptiness is very […]