Divine

12/02/2021
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother

On Pain and Illness

Q: Some sadhaks hold the belief that an illness is a cherishable thing, that it comes from the Divine to test our faith: it makes us […]
10/24/2021

Approaching the Divine – Work or Meditation?

Q: Did not the old Yogas always say that the approach to the Divine is more easy and direct through meditation than through work? They wanted […]
10/16/2021
Sri Aurobindo

Surrendering to the Divine – expectations

Q: When one learns to leave things to the Divine, isn ‘t He bound to answer all our real needs? The Divine is not bound to […]
09/23/2021

When to completely surrender to the Divine?

Q: Is not surrendering oneself to the Divine a process? Is not a complete self-giving achieved only when the sadhana is sufficiently developed? It is never […]
08/07/2021

On the Universal Consciousness

Q: Are the Brahman and the Universal Consciousness one and the same? The universal consciousness is the universal Brahman — in it you see everything as […]
07/26/2021
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The real safety

There is only one safety: to cling to the Divine, like this (gesture of clenched fists). Not clinging to what one thinks to be the Divine, […]
07/06/2021

Contemplation of the Divine

Do not fall into the very common error of believing that you must sit in an absolutely quiet corner where nobody passes by, where you are […]
03/22/2021

Turning to Divine

Always you may try, but it is for the Divine to give you the fruit of your effort or not to give it. There your personal […]
01/04/2021

What sincerity means..

Sincerity means more than mere honesty. It means that you mean what you say, feel what you profess, are earnest in your will. As the sadhak […]