O divine law of beauty and love, supreme liberator, there is no obstacle to Thy power. Only our own blindness deprives us of the comforting sight of Thy constant victory.
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MOTHER BY MONA SARKAR (TEXT)
[birthday] is truly a special day in one’s life. It is one of the days in the year when the Supreme descends into us — or when we are face to face with the Eternal — one of those days when our soul comes in contact with the Eternal and, if we remain a little conscious, we can feel His Presence within us.
This talk takes an inspiring leaf from Sri Aurobindo's tales of prison life. It is relevant especially in times as these when the world is experiencing turmoil, lockdown, uncertainty and fear.
The Divine is the sure friend who never fails, the Power, the Support, the Guide. The Divine is the Light which scatters darkness, the conqueror who assures the victory.
In a certain sense this whole virus affair is segregating humanity into at least two distinct parts. One that will introspect through this crisis and eventually emerge stronger and wiser. Another that will only end up with more and more fear and panic and loose the opportunity of reorienting its life.
Give them all, O Lord, Thy peace and light, open their blinded eyes and their darkened understanding; calm their futile worries and their vain anxieties.
A sadhak of integral Yoga who stops short at the Impersonal is no longer a sadhak of integral Yoga.... In the integral knowledge the realisation of the Self and of the impersonal Sachchidananda is only a step though a very important step or part of the integral knowledge. It is a beginning, not an end of the highest realisation.
As we step aside from the whirl and vortex of everyday life, it is a chance to go still deeper into our souls, a chance to contemplate this wonderful Earth and us humanity upon it.
Reflections on Prayers and Meditations of the Mother (VIDEO)
This is a prayer recorded by the Mother the very next day after She had met Sri Aurobindo. This prayer is unique in this sense and gives us immense hope and certitude of the future.
Reflections on Prayers and Meditations of the Mother (VIDEO)
... the work must be long and slow even for the best and that striking conversions cannot be integral. They change the orientation of the being, they put it definitively on the straight path; but truly to attain the goal none can escape the need of innumerable experiences of every kind and every instant.