Category Archives: Sadhana

Start and End Your Day With The Divine Presence — Mother

When coming out of sleep you must keep quiet for a few moments and consecrate the coming day to the Divine, praying to remember Him always and in all circumstances. Before going to sleep you must concentrate for a few … 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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Divine is All You Need — Mother

There are disciplines which make it a rule (we don’t like rules, for they are always arbitrary and artificial) that one should receive absolutely nothing from anybody except the Divine or the Guru who represents the Divine. Some people would … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Harmony — Sri Aurobindo

The inner loneliness can only be cured by the inner experience of union with the Divine; no human association can fill the void. In the same way, for the spiritual life the harmony with others must be founded not on … Continue reading →

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Indispensable Qualities — Sri Aurobindo

It goes without saying that the qualities you speak of are helpful in the approach to the spiritual path, while the defects you enumerate are each a serious stumbling-block in the way. Sincerity especially is indispensable to the spiritual endeavour, … Continue reading →

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Many Are Called, Few Chosen…

What occult secret? It is a fact always known to all Yogis and occultists since the beginning of time, in Europe and Africa as in India, that wherever Yoga or Yajna is done, there the hostile forces gather together to … Continue reading →

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Treat Difficulties as Opportunities — Sri Aurobindo

Why get excited over these small things or let them disturb you? If you remain quiet, things will go much better and, if there is any difficulty, you are more likely to find out a way in a quiet mind … Continue reading →

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One Thing That is Essential — Sri Aurobindo

In an article Krishnaprem says that meditation can’t be fruitful for those who have not achieved a high degree of inner development and purification. I do not know what Krishnaprem said or in which article, I do not have it … Continue reading →

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