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Strong Wind Uproots a Feeble Tree

Strong Wind Uproots a Feeble Tree

0 Dec 30, 2005 4:36 PM

Just as the strong wind uproots a feeble tree, so Mara overwhelms the man who lives only in pursuit of […]

Why Meet if Death is Inevitable?

Why Meet if Death is Inevitable?

0 Dec 2, 2005 3:48 PM

Death is the ultimate mystery, the unanswered question which seems to deprive life of all its meaning.  And it appears […]

States of Receptivity

States of Receptivity

0 Nov 30, 2005 3:34 PM

There are many different reasons which make one feel at times more alive, more full of force and joy…. Usually, […]

Useless Talk

Useless Talk

0 Nov 2, 2005 2:47 PM

We seem to be drowned in an ocean of words, and the world is deafened by the sound of useless […]

When Prayer and Meditation become Mechanical

When Prayer and Meditation become Mechanical

0 Oct 17, 2005 1:49 PM

It is (a letter) from someone who is trying to prepare himself to receive the Supermind, and in this preparation, […]

Hatred is Appeased with Love

Hatred is Appeased with Love

0 Oct 13, 2005 12:08 PM

For, in truth, in this world hatred is not appeased by hatred; hatred is appeased by love alone. This is […]

Dealing with Desires and Wrong Movements

Dealing with Desires and Wrong Movements

0 Oct 3, 2005 12:05 PM

Desires, impulses, wrong movements — who amongst us is without them.  Yet, most of us are neither aware of them […]

How to Deal with Depression

How to Deal with Depression

0 Sep 30, 2005 10:53 AM

Depression is a malady which is affecting more and more persons around the world.  The sad part is that now […]

Preparing the Path

Preparing the Path

0 Sep 5, 2005 11:59 AM

… Have you never had the feeling in your life that you were on the way towards something? No? One […]

Thoughts one can do Without

Thoughts one can do Without

0 Sep 3, 2005 11:01 AM

“He has insulted me, he has beaten me, he has humiliated me, he has robbed me.” Those who nourish thoughts […]

The Secret of Sadhana

The Secret of Sadhana

0 Aug 10, 2005 7:10 AM

To find one’s inner truth, to change oneself, to realise the Divine, to work for a more harmonious world is […]

Controlling the Mind

Controlling the Mind

0 Jul 30, 2005 6:03 AM

The Dhammapada begins with conjugate verses; here is the first one: In all things the primordial element is mind. Mind […]

The Three Victories

The Three Victories

0 Jul 13, 2005 6:52 AM

For our entire nature and its environment, all our personal and all our universal self, are full of habits and […]

Handling Physical Pain

Handling Physical Pain

0 Jul 3, 2005 5:59 AM

At some time in our lives we are all confronted with an acute physical pain — it can be due […]

How to Receive the Divine Grace

How to Receive the Divine Grace

0 Jun 15, 2005 4:50 PM

Whether it be the normal life or the spiritual path, we all come face to face with situations when human […]

Individuality – the First Conquest

Individuality – the First Conquest

0 Jun 2, 2005 4:21 PM

It is only gradually, very slowly, through the movements of life and a more or less careful and thorough education […]

Looking at Oneself

Looking at Oneself

0 May 29, 2005 4:19 PM

… when one thinks of “myself” one thinks of the body. That is the usual thing. The personal reality is […]

Inner Silence

Inner Silence

0 May 29, 2005 3:52 PM

Mother, you have often told us that it is only in the inner silence that we can find the true […]

Two Sides of Inner Discipline

Two Sides of Inner Discipline

0 May 2, 2005 2:34 PM

When we want to progress, when we want to change ourselves, we require a strong inner effort, a discipline and […]

Japa – its Value and How to Use it?

Japa – its Value and How to Use it?

0 Apr 29, 2005 1:49 PM

    In many spiritual disciplines, and especially in several Indian spiritual disciplines, great importance is given to Japa, the repetition […]

The First Movement

The First Movement

0 Apr 15, 2005 2:24 PM

The Process of Yoga is a turning of the human soul from the egoistic state of consciousness absorbed in the […]

The Value of Literature

The Value of Literature

0 Apr 2, 2005 2:07 PM

What is the value of literature? It depends on what you want to be or do. If you want to […]

The True Reason

The True Reason

0 Mar 29, 2005 1:20 PM

Those who want to follow the true path will naturally be exposed to the attacks of all the forces of […]

Criticism

Criticism

0 Mar 12, 2005 12:17 PM

We all come across criticism at different times in different ways but we do not always know how to handle […]

Importance of Stepping Back

Importance of Stepping Back

0 Jan 1, 2005 5:47 AM

A New Year is beginning.  We have all made our resolutions for the coming days. But life, people and events […]

Helping the World

Helping the World

0 Dec 28, 2004 1:00 PM

The world is beset with so many problems, there are so many things which need to change, but they are […]

The Knot of Desire

The Knot of Desire

0 Nov 28, 2004 12:39 PM

In the path of works action is the knot we have first to loosen. – Sri Aurobindo Why is action […]

The Right Time to Walk the Path

The Right Time to Walk the Path

0 Nov 28, 2004 11:00 AM

At some time in our lives we feel the call of the spirit, we would like to follow the spiritual […]

Interiorisation

Interiorisation

0 Oct 28, 2004 6:18 AM

Almost totally, everybody lives on the surface, all the time, all the time on the surface. And for them it’s […]

Can Westerners Practice Yoga?

Can Westerners Practice Yoga?

0 Oct 28, 2004 5:13 AM

Today ‘Yoga’ has gone beyond the borders of India and become universally known and widely practised.  But very often ‘Yoga’ […]