Category Archives: Mind

It is Not This, It is Not That — Sri Aurobindo

An Unknowable which appears to us in many states and attributes of being, in many forms of consciousness, in many activities of energy, this is what Mind can ultimately say about the existence which we ourselves are and which we … Continue reading →

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Divine Consciousness — Mother

Think only of the DivineLive only for the DivineAspire only to the DivineLove only the DivineWork only for the Divine. Relationship with the Divine, Vol 20, CWM, The Mother.

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Beyond Doubts into Divine Experience — Sri Aurobindo

I have started writing about Doubt, but even in doing so I am afflicted by the “doubt” whether any amount of writing or of anything else can ever persuade the eternal doubt in man which is the penalty of his … Continue reading →

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The Science of Living Part I — Mother

An aimless life is always a miserable life. Every one of you should have an aim. But do not forget that on the quality of your aim will depend the quality of your life. Your aim should be high and … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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