Effort

07/10/2024
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

True way of making an effort

Please show me the true way of making an effort. You must train the will as you would train the muscles—by methodical exercise. Never allow yourself […]
11/02/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Changing catastrophes by one’s effort

Q: If you see some catastrophe coming, can you, Mother, by your effort change it? That depends upon the nature of the event. There are many things…. […]
07/13/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Full surrender in Sadhana

It is certain that one’s own effort is necessary, though one cannot do the sadhana by one’s own effort alone. The Mother’s Force is needed, but […]
11/07/2022
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother

Establishing a settled peace and silence

How can we establish a settled peace and silence in the mind? First of all, you must want it. And then you must try and must […]
09/20/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Yoga and Religion

Sweet Mother, what is the difference between yoga and religion?   Ah! my child… it is as though you were asking me the difference between a […]
11/20/2021
The Mother with Children

Baby Cat Attitude or Personal Effort?

You said that, when the surrender is not complete, personal effort is necessary. Is the baby-cat attitude not possible in the beginning? If there is not […]
06/04/2021
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

You must change

Your illness was not a mere accident. You did not give sufficient attention to the inner change, a psychological change with a broadening of your consciousness. […]
06/30/2020
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Few Fundamental Steps

The first and perhaps the most important point is that the mind is incapable of judging spiritual things. All those who have written on this subject […]
04/28/2020
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother

Effort and Grace

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 […]