Sadhana

01/25/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The Forces that pull down Sadhana

Q: In pulling down the sadhana what are the forces at work — the hostile or only the lower? It is the lower forces at work; […]
01/16/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Mental Push in Sadhana

Q: Was it not a mistake on my part to associate aspiration with a mental push? What is the remedy for it now? I did not […]
12/28/2021

Mental work and Sadhana

Q: Is it not possible to do the mental work and sadhana simultaneously as I do with the physical work? It is not so easy to […]
12/16/2021

Sadhana and inner consciousness

Q: If my physician asks me to take a diet of rice, meat, fish, eggs etc. (as I used to eat these before) and to cut […]
12/11/2021
Sri Aurobindo

Confusion, Self Doubt – How to Handle?

When you do not answer my questions about sadhana, my mind falls into confusion and doubt. It argues with itself. All this disputing disturbs my sadhana. […]
11/30/2021
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

What do do when disturbed

Q: Today I cannot write to you anything more as I am in a disturbed state. At this rate the best thing would be not to […]
11/26/2021
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Separation from the vital and ego

Q: When my mind presses the vital and the ego for an inward turn, they start a revolt. That brings in all sorts of wrong forces. […]
11/06/2021

Mental Development and Sadhana

Q: Do you suggest that people here should have some mental development if possible? Would it really help the sadhana? I don’t know if it helps […]
11/06/2021
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Reading as part of Sadhana

Q: One has to do some physical work as part of the Karma Yoga, also some personal work. Where is the time then to read for […]