Category Archives: The Mother

Aspiration in Plants — Mother

Have you never watched a forest with all its countless trees and plants simply struggling to catch the light—twisting and trying in a hundred possible ways just to be in the sun? That is precisely the feeling of aspiration in … 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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You Know Still Less What Power You Are Serving — Mother

(Q) The Divine is everywhere. So if one serves humanity, one serves the Divine, isn’t that so? That’s marvellous! The clearest thing in this matter is to say: “The Divine is in me. If I serve myself, I am also … Continue reading →

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Money is Like Water — Mother

Money is like water, to remain pure it must run. **** First of all, from the financial point of view, the principle on which our action is based is the following: money is not meant to make money. This idea … Continue reading →

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Let Us Shun That Negligence — The Mother

Let us shun the paths that are too easy and ask no effort, the paths which give us the illusion of having reached our goal; let us shun that negligence which opens the door to every downfall, that complacent self-admiration … 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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These Things Become Marvellous Gifts — Mother

When things happen which are not what we expect, what we hope for, what we want, which are contrary to our desires, in our ignorance we call them misfortunes and lament. But if we were to become a little wiser … Continue reading →

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The Mother And The Sadhana in The Ashram — Sri Aurobindo

The basis of life here(Ashram) is wholly spiritual. An inner discipline is given, but it is on broad lines allowing each individual the necessary freedom for his nature and temperament to grow and change spontaneously. Broadly, the sadhana consists of … Continue reading →

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On Falsehood — Mother

For those who are eager to get rid of falsehood here is the way. Do not try to please yourself, do not try either to please others. Try only to please the Lord.Because He alone is the Truth. Each and … Continue reading →

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An Integral Transformation Is Gradually Realised in You — Mother

April 28, 1929 It has been said that in order to progress in Yoga one must offer up everything to the Divine, even every little thing that one has or does in life. What is precisely the meaning of that? … Continue reading →

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