Category Archives: Sri Aurobindo

Savitri’s Dream Part 2: Hostile Forces & The Guardian Power

But all is there, even God’s opposites;He(man) is a little front of Nature’s works,A thinking outline of a cryptic Force. All she reveals in him that is in her,Her glories walk in him and her darknesses. Man’s house of life … Continue reading →

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Savitri’s Dream Part 1: Creation, God & Ignorance

A dream disclosed to her the cosmic past,The crypt-seed and the mystic origins,The shadowy beginnings of world-fate:A lamp of symbol lighting hidden truthImaged to her the world’s significance. All was the deed of a blind World-Energy:Unconscious of her own exploits … Continue reading →

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Effect of Intense and Conscious Aspiration — Mother

If you are in a state of conscious aspiration and very sincere, well, everything around you will be arranged in order to help in your aspiration, whether directly or indirectly, that is, either to make you progress, put you in … Continue reading →

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Body as The Basis of Strength and Transformation — Mother

So long as we are in a body, whatever its age and difficulties, it is certain that we have something to do or learn in it, and this conviction gives the necessary strength to face all vicissitudes. Do not forget … Continue reading →

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Thought As An Instrument & Sense of Possibility in Impossibilities — Sri Aurobindo

Thought is not essential to existence nor its cause, but it is an instrument for becoming; I become what I see in myself. All that thought suggests to me, I can do; all that thought reveals in me, I can … Continue reading →

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Each Man Has Then A Mission To Fulfil — Mother

Each man has then a mission to fulfil, a role to play in the universe, a part he has been given to learn and take up in the cosmic Purpose, a part which he alone is capable of executing and … Continue reading →

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The True Glory And The True Epic — Mother

Poets make much of death and external afflictions; but the only tragedies are the soul’s failures and the only epic man’s triumphant ascent towards godhead. Thoughts and Aphorisms, CWSA, Sri Aurobindo. Usually man is not afflicted with the only thing … Continue reading →

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Let All Thyself Be Light — Sri Aurobindo

When we have passed beyond knowings, then we shall have Knowledge. Reason was the helper; Reason is the bar. When we have passed beyond willings, then we shall have Power. Effort was the helper; Effort is the bar. When we … Continue reading →

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The Best Way To Help The World — Mother

Can one help the world with a vibration of goodwill? With good wishes one can change many things, only it must be an extremely pure and unmixed goodwill. It is quite obvious that a thought, a perfectly pure and true … Continue reading →

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Putting Confidently Your Trust In The Divine Power — Mother

What should one do who wants to change his bodily condition, effect a cure or correct some physical imperfection? Should he concentrate upon the end to be realised and exercise his will-power or should he only live in the confidence … Continue reading →

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