Yoga

04/28/2023

The Yoga of Sri Aurobindo

…there are different paths and each has a different aim and end before it. It is common to all the paths to conquer the desires, to […]
04/20/2023
Sri Aurobindo

True renunciation

You must understand that my mission is not to create maths, ascetics and Sannyasis; but to call back the souls of the strong to the Lila […]
04/09/2023

Yoga, Sadhana and Dhyana

Yoga is union with the Divine, sadhana is what you do in order to unite with the Divine. You have to get away from the ordinary […]
03/30/2023
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

The action of the higher Force on the consciousness

Q: When a sadhak works with the right attitude and the higher Force acts in him directly, how does the Force work to purify or remove […]
01/30/2023

Yoga of the body-cells

Unless one practises yoga in the physical being (outer being), it remains ignorant—even its aspiration is ignorant and so is its goodwill; all its movements are […]
11/16/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Awakening the Yoga Shakti

I think it (Yoga-Shakti) awakens quite naturally the moment one takes the resolution to do the yoga. If the resolution is sincere and one has an […]
10/21/2022

Quarrels

Quarrels and clashes are a proof of the absence of the yogic poise and those who seriously wish to do yoga must learn to grow out […]
09/20/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Yoga and Religion

Sweet Mother, what is the difference between yoga and religion?   Ah! my child… it is as though you were asking me the difference between a […]
07/04/2022
Sri Aurobindo's Feet

Inaction in action

Q: This division of consciousness into two, one feeling fundamentally free and the other imperfect or impure is a very common experience. It is not only […]