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Category Archives: Sadhana
Sin Consists Not At All in The Outward Deed — Sri Aurobindo
The liberated man has no personal hopes; he does not seize on things as his personal possessions; he receives what the divine Will brings him, covets nothing, is jealous of none: what comes to him he takes without repulsion and … Continue reading
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Knowledge By Unity With The Divine — Mother
Consciousness is the faculty of becoming aware of anything whatsoever through identification with it. But the divine consciousness is not only aware but knows and effects. For, mere awareness is not knowledge. To become aware of a vibration, for instance, … Continue reading
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Grumble, If Your Nature Compels You To It, But Persevere — Sri Aurobindo
This Yoga is certainly difficult, but is any Yoga really easy? You speak of the lure of liberation into the extracosmic Absolute, but how many who set out on the path of Nirvana attain to it in this life or … Continue reading
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The Sunlit Way of Yoga — Sri Aurobindo
Peace was the very first thing that the Yogins and seekers of old asked for and it was a quiet and silent mind—and that always brings peace—that they declared to be the best condition for realising the Divine. A cheerful … Continue reading
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The Importance of Small Beginnings — Sri Aurobindo
“I will try again” is not sufficient; what is needed is to try always—steadily, with a heart free from despondency, as the Gita says, anirviṇṇacetasā. You speak of five and a half years as if it were a tremendous time … Continue reading
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Praying to The Mother — Sri Aurobindo
You say, “When one is a sadhak the prayer should be for the inner things belonging to the sadhana and for outer things only so far as they are necessary for that and for the Divine work.” This latter portion about … Continue reading
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Karma and Heredity — Sri Aurobindo
You must realise that all human beings are made partly of what is given them by their ancestors (not only father and mother but all the ancestors), partly of what they bring with them. The part they get from the … Continue reading
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The Nature of Desire — Sri Aurobindo
When you clutch at anything and try to make it your own with an egoistic sense of possession, then however beautiful and wonderful it may be, it loses its value and becomes ordinary. *** It is not a demand to … Continue reading
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Three Conditions for a Disciple — Sri Aurobindo
There are three conditions for a disciple for profiting fully from his relation to a spiritual guide. 1st: He must accept him entirely and him alone without submitting himself to any contrary or second influence. 2nd: He must accept the … Continue reading
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The Physical Mind and Peace and Silence — Sri Aurobindo
To get rid of the random thoughts of the surface physical mind is not easy. It is sometimes done by a sudden miracle, as in my own case, but that is rare. Some get it done by a slow process … Continue reading
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