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Letters on Yoga - II

Compliments and Depression

06/03/202006/02/2020 Sri Aurobindo Compliment, depression

That is a great error of the human vital—to want compliments for their own sake and to be depressed by

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Letters on Himself and The Ashram

Depression and despair

12/28/201912/27/2019 Sri Aurobindo depression, despair, upset

Fits of despair and darkness are a tradition in the path of sadhana —in all Yogas oriental and occidental they seem

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Letters on Yoga - IV

Shun Comparisons with others

09/05/201909/04/2019 Sri Aurobindo comparison, depression, envy, jealousy, relation with the Divine, Sadhana, self-depreciation, swadharma

This is a very common disease with the sadhaks—making comparisons with feelings of jealousy and envy—in some it leads to

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Letters on Yoga - IV

True Quietitude

08/27/201908/27/2019 Sri Aurobindo depression, experience, indifference, loneliness

The feeling of loneliness, udasinata, dryness and lack of rasa come very usually when the vital part is disappointed in its desires

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White Roses

Perfect Equanimity – Sign of true Divine consciousness

05/16/201905/15/2019 The Mother depression, Divine Consciousness, equanimity, Excitement, irritation, sorrow

All human beings are full of desires; their life is built by desires. The will of man is made of desire, his

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Letters on Yoga - IV

Reject negative movements

04/22/201904/22/2019 auro confusion, depression, Negative Thoughts, thoughts

Be careful to reject always movements (like vexation, discontent etc.) that bring back confusion or depression. One cannot always help these movements

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Questions and Answers 1955

Depression

12/17/201812/16/2018 The Mother depression

Not to be depressed – it is extremely important. Depression is a sign of weakness, of a bad will somewhere,

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Questions and Answers 1956

A detached delight

10/25/201810/24/2018 The Mother Aspire, delight, depression, detachment, enthusiasm, Happiness, pain, pleasure, suffering

…Delight without detachment would be a very dangerous gift which could very easily be perverted. So, to seek Delight before

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Letters on Yoga - III

Brooding over fall in concentration

07/08/201807/07/2018 Sri Aurobindo concentration, depression

Fall of the concentration happens to everybody – it has not to be taken as if it were something tragic

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Letters on Yoga - IV

Preserve the True Spiritual Calm of the Self

06/10/201806/09/2018 Sri Aurobindo depression, practical spirituality, weakness, wrong movements

It is not possible that there should not be stumbles, failures, etc. in the work of self-purification and change, but

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