practical guidance

06/09/2026
Sri Aurobindo Ashram's The Mother Charan

Making Every Moment Count

For one who lives constantly in the spiritual consciousness, everything that happens to him takes on a special value and all is conducive to his progressive […]
06/02/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Perfect Sincerity

Never to try to deceive oneself, never let any part of the being try to find out a way of convincing the others, never to explain […]
05/26/2026
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother

Obscurity

Is the obscurity inside me or does it come from outside? Obscurity is everywhere in material things—inside and outside. Ref : More Answers from The Mother
03/14/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

How to ask Divine for anything – Practical Steps with mistakes to avoid

By asking the Divine for it. If you do not ask Him, how can you have it? If you turn to the Divine and have full […]
03/07/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Refraining from talking

What should be done to refrain from talking? Think! You have only to reflect a little more. If only you make it a habit to think […]
01/26/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashraam

Avoiding Vital Influence

Is there a way for the mental being to avoid being influenced by the vital? Let the mind receive the light from above and refuse to […]
01/15/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Drawing Energy from Outside

Sweet Mother, How can one draw energy into oneself from outside? That depends on the kind of energy one wants to absorb, for each region of […]
08/20/2025
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother

Handling bad thoughts

If you know how to rise to a higher level, simply into a region of the speculative mind which is not quite the ordinary physical mind, […]
08/07/2025
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Spiritual Ego

There is a spiritual ego even as there is a physical, vital and mental ego. There is a spiritual ego. There are people who have made […]