Aspiration

05/30/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The personal effort needed …

The personal effort required is a triple labour of aspiration, rejection and surrender,— an aspiration vigilant, constant, unceasing—the mind’s will, the heart’s seeking, the assent of […]
05/02/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

True Sincerity

What do You mean by a life of true sincerity? To make all your actions conform to your highest aspiration and purest will. Ref : More […]
04/10/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Not to be discouraged..

Q: Sweet Mother, when we make an effort to do better but don’t see any progress, we feel discouraged. What is the best thing to do? […]
04/08/2024

What is sincerity?

There comes a moment when, free from everything, one needs practically nothing, and one can use anything, do anything without this having any real influence on […]
04/01/2024

The right spirit in the face of difficulties

..the right spirit means not to lose courage, not to lose one’s faith, not to be impatient, not to be depressed; to remain very quiet and […]
03/28/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Rising above the cyclone

Instead of falling asleep in an easy quietude and letting things happen according to their own rhythm, if one strains to the utmost one’s will, ardour, […]
03/03/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

How can faith be increased?

Q: How can faith be increased? Through aspiration, I suppose. Some have it spontaneously… You see, it is difficult to pray if one doesn’t have faith, […]
01/12/2024
Sri Aurobindo

Sincere Aspiration

What does “sincere aspiration” mean? An aspiration that is not mixed with any egoistic or self-interested calculation. Ref : More Answers from The Mother
12/26/2023

Aspiration

Naturally the more one-pointed the aspiration the swifter the progress. The difficulty comes when either the vital with its desires or the physical with its past […]