Category Archives: Life

Change Yourself – Mother

Change Yourself First You can do nothing with others unless you are able to do it with yourself. You can never give a good advice to anyone unless you are able to give it to yourself first, and to follow … Continue reading →

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Margaret Woodrow Wilson- letters from the Ashram

Extracts of Margaret Woodrow Wilson’s letters to her friend Lois  ( Margaret was daughter of the 28th President of the United States of America, Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921)  – written from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry. ‘But Mother leaves us free … Continue reading →

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Mother on Sri Aurobindo’s Passing away.

Mahasamadhi Lord, this morning Thou hast given me the assurance that Thou wouldst stay with us until Thy work is achieved, not only as a consciousness which guides and illumines but also as a dynamic Presence in action. In unmistakable … Continue reading →

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The Divine’s steadying touch

In our ignorance we are like children proud of our success in walking erect and unaided and too eager to be aware of the mother’s steadying touch on the shoulder. When we wake, we look back and see that God … Continue reading →

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Un-egoistic Action – Sri Aurobindo

The ego-centric man feels and takes things as they affect him. Does this please me or displease, give me gladness or pain, flatter my pride, vanity, ambition or hurt it, satisfy my desires or thwart them, etc. The un-egoistic man … Continue reading →

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Turn to the Divine – Mother

Hand over your problems to the Divine and He will pull you out of all difficulties. 3 July 1970 There is a purpose in life ― and it is the only true and lasting one ― the Divine. Turn to … Continue reading →

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Difficulties on the way – Mother

He who wants to advance on the path of perfection must never complain about the difficulties on the way, for each is an opportunity for a new progress. To complain is a sign of weakness and insincerity. The Mother (Words … Continue reading →

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The present condition of the world – Precious words of the Mother to a seeker

11 May 1967  You see, in the present condition of the world, circumstances are always difficult. The whole world is in a condition of strife, conflict, between the forces of truth and light wanting to manifest and the opposition of … Continue reading →

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Relive purpose of life – Mother

How often there is a kind of emptiness in the course of life, an unoccupied moment, a few minutes, sometimes more. And what do you do? Immediately you try to distract yourself, and you invent some foolishness or other to … Continue reading →

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Observe your Thoughts – Mother

People have the habit of dealing lightly with thoughts that come. And the atmosphere is full of thoughts of all kinds which do not in fact belong to anybody in particular, which move perpetually from one person to another, very … Continue reading →

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