Category Archives: Self-giving

To Give And Not to Demand is The Rule — Sri Aurobindo

Posted on May 15, 2024 by sriaurobindocenterla

Obviously to seek the Divine only for what one can get out of Him is not the proper attitude; but if it were absolutely forbidden to seek Him for these things, most people in the world would not turn towards … Continue reading →

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To Thee Our Infinite Gratitude — Mother

Posted on April 21, 2024 by sriaurobindocenterla

To Thee who hast been the material envelope of our Master, to Thee our infinite gratitude. Before Thee who hast done so much for us, who hast worked, struggled, suffered, hoped, endured so much, before Thee who hast willed all, … Continue reading →

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It is No Longer Necessary to Clutter One’s Brain — Mother

Posted on April 13, 2024 by sriaurobindocenterla

“I am not a Jnani, for I have no knowledge except what God gives me for His work. How am I to know whether what I see be reason or folly? Nay, it is neither; for the thing seen is … Continue reading →

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Make No Conditions, Ask for Nothing — Sri Aurobindo

Posted on March 30, 2024 by sriaurobindocenterla

The first process of the yoga is to make the saṅkalpa of ātmasamarpaṇa. Put yourself with all your heart and all your strength into God’s hands. Make no conditions, ask for nothing, not even for siddhi in the yoga, for … Continue reading →

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Who can Understand Sri Aurobindo? — Mother

Posted on March 23, 2024 by sriaurobindocenterla

Question: Sweet Mother, Often when I read Sri Aurobindo’s works or listen to his words, I am wonder-struck: how can this eternal truth, this beauty of expression escape people! It is really strange that he is not yet recognised, at … Continue reading →

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One Must Do Something a Little Unselfish — Mother

Posted on February 25, 2024 by sriaurobindocenterla

If you want to begin to do sadhana, you must do something which does not have an exclusively personal motive. One must do something a little unselfish, for if one is exclusively occupied with oneself, one gets shut up in … Continue reading →

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Making Truth Valuable — Mother

Posted on February 3, 2024 by sriaurobindocenterla

All of you who have come here have been told many things; you have been put into contact with a world of truth, you live within it, the air you breathe is full of it; and yet how few of … Continue reading →

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Giving oneself to the Divine

Posted on June 18, 2021 by sriaurobindocenterla

Sweet Mother, what is meant by “the Divine gives Himself”? The Mother: It means exactly this: that the more you give yourself the more you have the experience – it is not just a feeling or impression or sensation, it … Continue reading →

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