Loneliness on the Path
0While on the one hand, complete withdrawal from the world and fellow humans is not the emphasis in Sri Aurobindo’s […]
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Family and Spiritual Aspiration
0What role does family play in the life of a spiritual aspirant? Our bonds are deeper, tied by blood and […]
Friends and Yoga
0Man is gregarious by nature and constantly strives to find his place within a social context. Forging friendships is something […]
Role of Marriage for an Aspirant
0There are many dilemmas which crop up when we are striving to stay on the path. One of the most […]
Human Relationships in Yoga
0There are many dilemmas which crop up when we are striving to stay on the path. One of the most […]
Who Am I?
1At some time in our lives we feel the call of the spirit, we would like to follow the spiritual […]
The Law of Sacrifice
0“The law of sacrifice is the common divine action that was thrown out into the world in its beginning as […]
Signs of Entering the Spiritual Path
0At some time in our lives we feel the call of the spirit, we would like to follow the spiritual […]
To Know Oneself
0All spiritual disciplines lay a great stress on self-awareness and self-mastery. But its importance is not confined to spiritual seekers […]
Doubting the Existence of the Divine
0Most spiritual journeys start with a faith in the existence of God or the Divine, though we may not know […]
Overcoming Fear
0All of us are confronted with various types of fears, though their nature may vary from person to person. Very […]
Concentration and the Control of Thoughts
0Concentration is a very important part of many spiritual disciplines. One of the elements of concentration is control and mastery […]
Dealing with Others
0Man is a social being and has different relations with various members of the community. When we see the behaviour […]
Divinisation of Life
0In the spiritual history of humankind, there have always been two beliefs: there are those who have the faith that […]
Faith and Trust Essential
0There is a second [thing], which is obviously, as indispensable if you want to go forward; it is to have […]
Turning Difficulties into Opportunities
0We all face, and are bound to face, difficulties in our inner and outer lives. We are also told that […]
Love without an Agenda
0Each month we take a question of this nature and present an answer based on the writings of Sri Aurobindo […]
Concentration
0Each month we take a question of this nature and present an answer based on the writings of Sri Aurobindo […]
The What and How of Meditation
0In the speed and stress of modern life, more and more persons all over the world, are turning to Meditation, […]
Difficulties in Meditation
0Meditation has always been part of spiritual disciplines all over the world. But in the modern times, with the tensions […]
Dealing with Unpleasant Thoughts
0We have very little control over our mind and thoughts. And very often we find that we are assailed by […]
The Illusion of Action
0The illusion of action is one of the great illusions of life. Most of us believe that we must always […]
Life is a Dynamic Mirror
0We find it happening every day – we are shocked by the way some people around us behave. We are […]
The Power of Desire
1The highest spiritual experience affirms that the Divine alone exists, nothing happens without His will. But the world as we […]
Does Visualization Help?
0A very important part of sadhana, of spiritual seeking is the discovery of the Divine presence in us, of one’s […]
Decay and Death
0From times immemorial, one of the dreams and aspirations of humankind has been for the conquest of death, for immortality. […]
Everything for the Divine
0All spiritual paths and yogas lay stress upon the need of getting liberated from the clutches of our lower nature, […]
The Certitude of Finding the Divine
0The search for God, the effort to find the Divine and to unite with Him is a difficult and long […]
The Ego
0If a man holds himself dear, let him guard himself closely. The sage should watch through one of the three […]
Is it Necessary to Call the Divine if We Need Help?
0All around us, we see violence, destruction of what is beautiful, infliction of suffering on others. And no country, race, […]
