But what is the Origin of THAT of which nothing can be said? Well, regardless of whether we call IT a shunyam or God or Divine or Nothing the question would still stand.
At the Feet of The Mother
Essays on Yoga
Essays and Letters by Dr Alok Pandey on Yoga
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When one does not know what one is really looking for and the seeking is still vague, it may be best to start with the Letters on Yoga, The Mother and Sri Aurobindo on Himself.
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We should be careful in resurrecting the past to keep its spirit intact lest it is stifled once more in the forms that the Time Spirit has broken.
The wideness and plasticity are most needed when we deal with their writings that cover every aspect of life from every angle of vision without losing, even for a moment, the total picture.
... very often we bind ourselves to the letter and not the spirit, the outer sense rather than the deeper inner meaning, the mental understanding rather than the truth being revealed to us.
The Supramental Truth is the truth of the Infinite. It cannot be bound or limited by any one-sided formula or understanding of things, or any process or technique for which we may be eagerly looking for.
The New Creation begins with the Supermind. All below it including the splendour of the Overmind belongs to the old Creation as the perfect perfection is missing there.
... the Mother advises us to remain quiet and not try to understand the words but simply wait for the understanding to develop in a receptive state.
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There is a thirst for love in every human being, conscious or unconscious.
The word has power, even the ordinary word releases into the psychological and occult atmosphere certain energies that have concrete and lasting repercussions upon the earth
The Mother’s Name however is much more than a mantra, since it invokes not just a power or an aspect of the One but Her who is beyond the One and holds within Herself both the Being and the Non-Being, Manifest and the Unmanifest, Saguna and Nirguna, and yet transcends them all.
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It is the consciousness of the Creator and has always worked from behind because we cannot bear its Radiance and Power.
Even to think of one's progress is to get back into the ego-self. Our work is to aspire and leave the rest including our progress entirely in Her hands.
... a poem by Sri Aurobindo reveals the ways of the Divine, the secret purpose of going through this furnace of purification that burns the body and mind but releases the gold of the soul within us.
Is this resurgence not a reminder that one cannot destroy evil until we strike the very roots from where it draws its force? The evil behind these forces is too deep.
Grace and effort are not either-or in a mutually exclusive way. Effort on our part and Grace on the Divine part together do the wonders.
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What can we offer to the Lord on this special day, and what is the best way to celebrate it?