Category Archives: Soul

The Object and Methods of Meditation — Sri Aurobindo

What do you call meditation? Shutting the eyes and concentrating? It is only one method for calling down the true consciousness. To join with the true consciousness or feel its descent is the only thing important and if it comes … Continue reading →

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Soul’s Aspiration and The Divine Descent in Savitri: Part 2

In moments when the inner lamps are litAnd the life’s cherished guests are left outside,Our spirit sits alone and speaks to its gulfs. A wider consciousness opens then its doors;Invading from spiritual silencesA ray of the timeless Glory stoops awhileTo … Continue reading →

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Soul’s Aspiration and The Divine Descent in Savitri: Part 1

On a height he stood that looked towards greater heights. Our early approaches to the InfiniteAre sunrise splendours on a marvellous vergeWhile lingers yet unseen the glorious sun. What now we see is a shadow of what must come. The … Continue reading →

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Here The Spirit’s Truth Progressively Unveils

We speak of the evolution of Life in Matter, the evolution of Mind in Matter; but evolution is a word which merely states the phenomenon without explaining it. For there seems to be no reason why Life should evolve out … Continue reading →

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Developing The Mother’s Presence in Our Lives

In order to be always near me really and effectively you must become more and more sincere, open and frank towards me. Cast away all dissimulation and decide to do nothing that you could not tell me immediately. *** Do … Continue reading →

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The Mother’s Call to Surrender

We surrender to Thee this evening all that is artificial and false, all that pretends and imitates. Let it disappear with the year that is at an end. May only what is perfectly true, sincere, straight and pure subsist in … Continue reading →

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Yoga Not As Important Part of Life, But The Whole of Life — Sri Aurobindo

All Yoga is in its nature a new birth; it is a birth out of the ordinary, the mentalised material life of man into a higher spiritual consciousness and a greater and diviner being. No Yoga can be successfully undertaken … Continue reading →

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Not Limited By Words, Action in Silence is Always More Important — Mother

In fact, if one reads attentively what Sri Aurobindo has written, all that he has written, one would have the answer to every question. But there are certain moments and certain ways of presenting ideas which have a dynamic effect … Continue reading →

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Savitri’s Dream Part 3: Aspiration, Descent, and Psychic

A mighty life-self with its inner powersSupports the dwarfish modicum we call life;It can graft upon our crawl two puissant wings. Our body’s subtle self is throned withinIn its viewless palace of veridical dreamsThat are bright shadows of the thoughts … Continue reading →

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On Happiness and Joy – Mother

Be happy, my child, it is the surest way to progress. * When the Divine grants the true inner happiness nothing in theworld has the power to snatch it away. * Always remember that on the happiness you give will … Continue reading →

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