Attitude and Qualities for an Aspirant
0Speaking to a sadhak, Sri Aurobindo suggests some of the attitudes and qualities required to stay on the Path and […]
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Assault to our Being
0There are times when we face an assault to our being, especially that part which is trying to cling to […]
Personal Relations and Yoga
0Many times we feel our endeavours are misplaced or come to naught when faced with a conflict between the Divine […]
Youth and Yoga
0There are times when in our own excitement and enthusiasm of having discovered the Path, we try to influence and […]
What is an Asura?
0We have often heard of the term ‘Hostile Forces’ when pursuing the path of Yoga. Some may tend to glamourise […]
Hostile Forces
0We have often heard of the term ‘Hostile Forces’ when pursuing the path of Yoga. Some may tend to glamourise […]
Quarreling Unacceptable for Aspirants
0While one may derive love and joy from human contact, it is just as common to come into conflict and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Faith and Trust Essential
0There is a second [thing], which is obviously, as indispensable if you want to go forward; it is to have […]
Concentration
0Each month we take a question of this nature and present an answer based on the writings of Sri Aurobindo […]
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 Path
0The best of all paths is the Eightfold Path; the best of all truths is the Fourfold Truth; the best […]
The Illusion of Action
0The illusion of action is one of the great illusions of life. Most of us believe that we must always […]
Does Visualization Help?
0A very important part of sadhana, of spiritual seeking is the discovery of the Divine presence in us, of one’s […]
Pleasure
0One who gives himself entirely to what is unprofitable, who does not give himself to what is profitable, who sacrifices […]
The Ego
0If a man holds himself dear, let him guard himself closely. The sage should watch through one of the three […]
Why do People Like to Hurt Others?
0All around us we see violence, destruction of what is beautiful, infliction of suffering on others. And no country, race, […]
The Adept
0No sorrow exists for one who has completed his journey, who has let fall all cares, who is free in […]
Thought Control
1We believe we are rational organised beings. But if watch ourselves closely, we find that our mind is more like […]
The Origin of Desire
0Where does desire come from? The Buddha said that it comes from ignorance. It is more or less that. […]
The Sage
0We should seek the company of the sage who shows us our faults, as if he were showing us a […]
The Fool
0Long is the night for one who sleeps not; long is the road for one who is weary; long is […]
Social Relations & Complications
0There is one situation we all face very often in our lives and social relations, which gives rise to a […]
