depression

01/16/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Handling Depression during Studies

Just this morning there is a very big depression, so it is becoming impossible to study. O Mother, what shall I do? Force yourself to study […]
12/17/2024
Sri Aurobindo

Stay Hopeful

There is no reason why you should abandon hope of success in the yoga. The state of depression which you now feel is temporary and it […]
10/17/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The idea of Asuric Maya

You may be sure that we shall not desert you and that we would never dream of doing so. You say truly that what drives you […]
06/26/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Beware of hostile forces suggestions

These feelings of despair and exaggerated sense of self-depreciation and helplessness are suggestions of a hostile Force and should never be admitted. The defects of which […]
02/16/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

This too shall pass

There is no reason why you should abandon hope of success in the yoga. The state of depression which you now feel is temporary and it […]
01/06/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Psychological and Physical diseases

Dear Mother, What is all this about psychological and physical diseases? I understand nothing of it. Psychological diseases are diseases of the thoughts and feelings, such […]
08/27/2023

A very important Reminder

When a depression comes, what should one do? Shake it off, as you shake off the dust from your feet. Ref : More Answers from The […]
07/11/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Keep your will and trust

It is no use giving way to depression or self-distrust, they are only obstacles to the change you want and which the Mother is working at […]
07/07/2023

How to make work an Offering to the Divine

Q: What should I do so that my work becomes an offering? What should I do so that I can always be with the Mother? What […]