concentration

12/26/2021

On the mechanical mind

Q: The mechanical mind is a great obstacle to reconciling my outer work with the inner concentration. It thinks too much and endlessly. There is always […]
11/21/2021
Sri Aurobindo in his room

Concentration with Eyes Open

I find it rather difficult to concentrate with my eyes open. How am I to cultivate this habit? It is so with everybody — unless they […]
07/09/2021
श्रीअरविंद आश्रम की श्रीमाँ

The power of concentration in work

Generally when men are in a hurry, they do not do completely what they have to do or they do badly what they do. Well, there […]
05/21/2021
Magnificent Sri Aurobindo

Inner Concentration

The sadhana of inner concentration consists in: (1) Fixing the consciousness in the heart and concentrating there on the idea, image or name of the Divine […]
04/07/2021

Developing a quiet mind

To get rid of the random thoughts of the surface physical mind is not easy. It is sometimes done by a sudden miracle, as in my […]
03/30/2021
Sri Aurobindo

Two openings

It will be evident that the two most important things here are the opening of the heart centre and the opening of the mind centres to […]
02/28/2021
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Getting rid of unpleasant thoughts

Q: Mother, at times unpleasant thoughts come and disturb us. How can we get rid of them? A: There are several methods. Generally—but it depends on […]
02/26/2021
Sri Aurobindo

Concentration

It is said that the faculty of concentrated attention is at the source of all successful activity. Indeed the capacity and value of a man can […]
11/28/2020

Concentration

There is always a difficulty in the beginning to concentrate for more than a short time because it is contrary to the habits of the physical […]