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The Inner Happiness Can Only Come by Right Living — Sri Aurobindo
To follow the law of desire is not the true rule of our nature; there is a higher and juster standard of its works. But where is it embodied or how is it to be found? In the first place, … Continue reading
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WORRY AND BOTHER ABOUT ILLNESS — Mother
In current times in which people are almost exclusively preoccupied with medicines and supplements for the ailments of the body, it is easy for the seekers of the Divine to overlook the influence of the consciousness on the body and … Continue reading
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Aspire to do the will of the Divine — Mother
If people leave everything to the Divine, and make a complete surrender and rely only on the Divine, the Divine will soon lead them to their goal. In fact, the Divine is doing Yoga for those who are ready to … Continue reading
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The stillness of the mind in the Gita — Sri Aurobindo
In the Gita we have a process which is not the process of Raja-Yoga. It seeks a short cut to the common aim and goes straight to the stillness of the mind. After putting away desire and fear the Yogin … Continue reading
Know your self – The Mother answers
Q: Isn’t it more important to know oneself than to try to know others? A: Very important, of capital importance! Besides, that’s the field of work given to each one. It is this one must understand, that each one – this … Continue reading
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Power of mental formations of thought– The Mother
When you have a thought, a well-made mental formation which goes out of you, it becomes an independent entity and continues on its way and it does that for which it was made. It continues to act independently of you. … Continue reading
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On Thought
We see that thought, which is a dynamism in the highest sense of the word, acts in its own realm as a formative power in order to build a body for itself. It acts like a magnet on iron filings. … Continue reading
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In the folds of the Silence – Sri Aurobindo
There is a background for everything. Every movement moves upon something. And that something is a Silence which upholds everything. It is not only a general background but it is there supporting and containing every individual movement. Conceive mentally, at … Continue reading
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On Pranayama – Mother shares her experience with a disciple.
Do you object to my doing some pranayama [[Pranayama: breathing exercises. ]] before I begin working? I think it would do you good, mon petit. I began three days ago, but I keep getting entangled with the traditional formation around … Continue reading
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The True Meditation — Mother
Do not fall into the very common error of believing that you must sit in an absolutely quiet corner where nobody passes by, where you are in a classical position and altogether immobile, in order to be able to meditate—it … Continue reading
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When you have a problem to solve – Mother
From the point of view of individual development and for those who are still at the beginning of the path, to know how to remain silent before what one does not understand is one of the things which would help … Continue reading
Meditation for perceiving the deep Truth – The Mother
In order to be genuine, to serve its full purpose, meditation must be disinterested, impersonal in the integral sense of the word. Here is a description, taken from an old Hindu text, of a typal meditation: “The great and magnificent … Continue reading
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The one rule of Meditation
Sitting calm and quiet remember the Mother and open yourself to her. This is the rule of meditation. Sri Aurobindo
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The most useful idea to spread and the best example to set. – The Mother
What is the most useful idea to spread and what is the best example to set? The question can be considered in two ways, a very general one applicable to the whole earth, and another specific one which concerns our … Continue reading
How are thoughts created? The Mother answers.
How can our thoughts be created by the forces of the universal mind ? Because the forces of the universal mind enter into our head; we are in a bath of forces and we are not aware of it … Continue reading
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