Sadhana

07/27/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

How does work become a sadhana?

It is only when work and action are done in that way, without insistence on one’s personal ideas and personal feelings but only for the Divine’s […]
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 […]
07/11/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Keep your will and trust

It is no use giving way to depression or self-distrust, they are only obstacles to the change you want and which the Mother is working at […]
07/10/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Real surrender and openness to the Mother

..the action of the sadhana does not depend on the Mother alone, but also on the attitude, will and openness of the sadhak. That is a […]
05/14/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Patient Concentration

For the time being, may I stop thinking about sadhana? I can’t find any other way of getting inner peace. I am continuing my aspiration for […]
03/16/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

No distinction

(The disciple wrote that he felt the Mother’s Presence only while working, and therefore work was his only sadhana. The Mother replied:) In the integral Yoga […]
03/14/2023
The Mother Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The real reason for obstacles and difficulties

The illnesses you have are the signs of the resistance of your physical consciousness to the action of the Divine Power. If you cannot advance in […]
03/08/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Temporary Stopping of Sadhana

The worst thing for Sadhana is to get into a morbid condition, always thinking of lower forces, attacks, etc. If the Sadhana has stopped for a […]
02/07/2023

The true attitude of Sadhana

There will always be doubts, upsettings and confusion of the physical mind and vital, so long as the vital approaches the Mother from the wrong standpoint,— […]