05/20/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Pleasure, Joy, Happiness , Ecstasy and Ananda

Sweet Mother, What is the difference between pleasure, joy, happiness, ecstasy and Ananda? Can we find one in the other? Ananda belongs to the Supreme Lord. […]
05/18/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Imposing peace on vital

My dear child, Only spiritual force has the power to impose peace on the vital, for if peace is not imposed on it by a power […]
02/13/2026
Sri Aurobindo Ashram's The Mother Charan

An inexpressible Joy

It is an inexpressible joy not to have any responsibility for oneself, no longer to think of oneself. It is so dull and monotonous and insipid […]
02/09/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Prayer

We hail Thee, O Lord, with adoration and with joy, and give ourselves to Thee in a gift constantly renewed, so that Thy will may be […]
09/01/2025
Sri Aurobindo

Four Things

The first business of the Sadhaka is to see whether he has the perfect equality, how far he has gone in this direction or else where […]
08/31/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Selfless Admiration

People are so unwilling to recognise anything that expresses the Divine that they are ever on the alert to find fault, discover apparent defects and so […]
07/12/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Getting out of Ego

The surest means is to give oneself to the Divine; not to try to draw the Divine to oneself but try to give oneself to the […]
06/30/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

A Prayer

Give joy, peace and happiness to them all… If they suffer, illumine their suffering and make it a means of transfiguration; grant them the beatitude of […]
06/23/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Lack of interest in higher experiences

Q: Why do I find no interest, no joy, no satisfaction even in my higher experiences? It is strange that there should be no interest or […]