Category Archives: Life

Inspiration is Always a Very Uncertain Thing — Sri Aurobindo

Inspiration is always a very uncertain thing; it comes when it chooses, stops suddenly before it has finished its work, refuses to descend when it is called. This is a well-known affliction, perhaps of all artists, but certainly of poets. … Continue reading →

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The True Lasting Quietness — Mother

The quiet mind one gets through meditation is indeed of short duration, for as soon as you come out from meditation you come out at the same time from the quietness of mind. The true lasting quietness in the vital … Continue reading →

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On Circumstances — Mother

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Mental Being Not a Labourer in a Thought-Factory — Sri Aurobindo

To reject doubts means control of one’s thoughts—very certainly so. But the control of one’s thoughts is as necessary as the control of one’s vital desires and passions or the control of the movements of one’s body—for the Yoga, and … Continue reading →

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Delight of Existence — Sri Aurobindo

But even if we accept this pure Existence, this Brahman, this Sat as the absolute beginning, end and continent of things and in Brahman an inherent self-consciousness inseparable from its being and throwing itself out as a force of movement … Continue reading →

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Truth Cannot be Shut up in a Single Formula — Sri Aurobindo

There is undoubtedly a Truth one and eternal which we are seeking, from which all other truth derives, by the light of which all other truth finds its right place, explanation and relation to the scheme of knowledge. But precisely … Continue reading →

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The Theives of the Vital World — Mother

Dear Mother, For the past two days I have felt a great despair and sadness—so much that I think if it goes on for a few days more, it may be very difficult for me to get rid of these … Continue reading →

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Transforming The Vital: A Two-step Approach

Generally, all disciplines dealing with the vital being, its purification and its control, proceed by coercion, suppression, abstinence and asceticism. This procedure is certainly easier and quicker, although less deeply enduring and effective, than a rigorous and detailed education. Besides, … Continue reading →

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A Sincere Call — Even Once Is All It Takes

If you say to the Divine with conviction, “I want only You”, the Divine will arrange all the circumstances in such a way as to compel you to be sincere. Something in the being… “I want only You.”… the aspiration… … Continue reading →

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New Year Messages from The Mother

Let the birth of the New Year be the new birth of our consciousness! Leaving the past far behind us let us run towards a luminous future. *** Let us hope also that this year will not pass without bringing us … Continue reading →

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