sincerity

07/22/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Self Deception

Sweet Mother, Self-deception has a thousand faces and a thousand ways of disguising itself in us. How can one discover it and get rid of it? […]
07/13/2026

Recognising thoughts, feelings and impulses from the Mother

Q: How to recognise that a particular thought, feeling or impulse to action has come from the Mother herself and not from some universal force or […]
06/29/2026

Sincerity

Sincerity is perhaps the most difficult of all things and perhaps it is also the most effective. If you have perfect sincerity, you are sure of […]
06/26/2026
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 […]
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 […]
05/06/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Obstacles for sincere people entering a spiritual life

If you come to the spiritual life with a sincere aspiration, sometimes an avalanche of unpleasant things falls upon you: you quarrel with your best friends, […]
05/01/2026
Divine feet of The Mother

Spiritualising the human consciousness

The human consciousness is made of many materials and all cannot bear quickly a constant spiritual endeavour—they have to be trained, enlightened, changed in their habits. […]
04/20/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Recognising the Mother’s force at work

Q: What is the truest and surest means to recognise the Mother’s Force when it acts and to distinguish it from other egoistic or ignorant forces? […]
04/09/2026
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Faith in the Mother

To walk through life armoured against all fear, peril and disaster, only two things are needed, two that go always together—the Grace of the Divine Mother […]