lower forces

09/05/2024
Sri Aurobindo

Interest in outward things – Is it Wrong?

To be interested in outward things is not wrong in itself—it depends on the way in which one is interested. If it is done as part […]
07/17/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Forgetting to take the Mother’s name

Q: I told you that when I make some mistake, then the lower forces rise up to trouble me, but you replied: “It is not necessarily […]
08/19/2022

The higher planes

Q: It is true that when one crosses the border of mind and lives above the head, the word “difficulty” exists no more for him. For […]
06/26/2022

Attack of the lower forces

Q: Why do the lower forces attack the Yogi? In order to bring him down to the lower level, so as to prevent him from ascending […]
06/19/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Beware of Lower Forces

Q: I intend to sweep out the lower forces before meeting the Mother tomorrow. Failing it I do not like to show my face to her. […]
01/23/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Dealing with lower and hostile forces

Q: From your recent answers I now deduce that I have been misusing the terms “lower forces” and “hostile forces”. What exactly is the difference between […]
09/18/2021
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The reason lower forces attack the yogi

Q: Why do the lower forces attack the yogi? In order to bring him down to the lower level, so as to prevent him from ascending […]