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 […]
07/03/2022

Yoga and the lower sexual impulses

Q by a Sadhika: — who said in her letter that “her husband was trying to justify the lower sexual impulse by quoting Shastra and also […]
07/01/2022

Outer Action in Yoga

Q: Can one not take up the outer action — say. political — in the yoga? Sri Aurobindo: External action can also be taken up in […]
06/18/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Spreading Literature

Q: I have started an organisation for the spread of our literature in my part of the country. What is your advice with regard to it? […]
06/10/2022

Value of Satsang

Q: ..if one visits spiritual people one can get some help on the spiritual path. They say that Satsang has a great value in life. Yes, […]
05/04/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Am I doing Yoga?

I cannot understand whether I am doing Yoga. Can it be said that I am doing your Purna Yoga? Everyone who is turned to the Mother […]
03/27/2022
Sri Aurobindo's Feet

Samadhi as a release from bodily pain and suffering

Q: Some Yogis go into Samadhi as a release from bodily pain and suffering. But there are others who don’t do that and bear the pain. […]
03/25/2022
The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Fear and Yoga

Q: We must develop our consciousness in order to conquer death, mustn’t we? People think that as soon as they have entered Ashram they have become […]