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Oh, I'm definitely finding useful things here--some I do and some I don't necessarily agree with. It's a most interesting site, to be sure! :D I like it here, and I am finding my way around now. I'm not sure I'll actually ever feel completely comf...
The positive thing is that we are more easily able to access and share the treasures of both East and West.
>'It's crazy to me how people choose to fight and argue when we COULD choose to get along.'
This is indeed the crux of the matter, and the one that all truly spiritual traditions expound.
The problem is how is this 'union/unity' [to use a Yogic t...
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Yes the use of imagery, as Jennifer says, can be very helpful to lead the mind towards a meditative state.
The Mother on many occasions [I can get some quotes if needed] has talked about the positive effects of identifying with images such as open...
Thanks for posting on this discussion.
You are right about getting invited and not knowing what a group/network is about!
I tend to turn down many invites, unless I am very sure it is what I want.
This network is focussed on the teachings of Sri A...
Sometimes one gets an invite to a group and doesn't exactly know what that group is. Aspirations is a great name for a group. As an aspiring writer, I think it's a great place to be, but I may not necessarily know what to do when I get here. I'm o...
In the above account about Madamae Theon, these two incidents could have other non-occult explanations, which I would have liked to have been able to ask the Mother about:
>''Madame Theon demonstrated to the Mother how she was recharging herself w...
>''... of course spiritually, Savitri is a different matter''
For me, this is an extremely important statement, given what the Mother Herself has said. Below are some extracts from thevMother on Savitri:
''I assure you there is nothing under the ...
Highly useful guidance from The Mother. Thanks, Kalpana, for this posting.
''One can see, when one studies oneself very attentively.... For example, if you observe yourself, you see that one day you are very generous - let us take this, it is easy to understand - very generous: generous in your feelings, generous in your...
Thank you.
That is what I love about the Mother - she always offers practical , compassionate and straightforward ways in which each can progress, according to their own nature.
A very wise words (it could not be otherwise).
And a great favour you have done to us with this quotation. We are like radio receivers: many times we do not do but get strange waves which are not ours but which we identify as ours, with our self....
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- Sri Aurobindo Ashram [1969-73].
Mother's darshan, personal letters and touch of Her Hand on my ignorant head. These blessings keep the spark of Aspiration alive in my heart, in life in the so-called 'real' world.
Mother spoke of a Golden chain connecting all Her children, may each bead shine bright!
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''Savitri alone is sufficient to make you climb to the highest peaks. If truly one knows how to meditate on Savitri, one will receive all the help one needs. For him who wishes to follow this path, it is a concrete help as though the Lord himself were taking you by the hand and leading you to the destined goal. And then, every question, however personal it may be, has its answer here, every difficulty finds its solution herein; indeed there is everything that is necessary for doing the Yoga.''
[from A talk of the Mother on Savitri, a report written from memory by Mona Sarkar)
[from A talk of the Mother on Savitri, a report written from memory by Mona Sarkar)
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Dealing with the shadow-self- The Mother's asdvice
''One can see, when one studies oneself very attentively.... For example, if you observe yourself, you see that one day you are very generous - let us take this, it is easy to understand - very generous: generous in your feelings, generous in your sensations, generous in your thoughts and even in material things; that is, you understand the faults of others, their intentions, weaknesses, even nasty movements. You see all this, and you are full of good feelings, of generosity. You tell yourself,… Continue
Posted on November 19, 2009 at 4:16pm — 3 Comments
Savitri and the destiny of mankind
''The world-ways opened before Savitri.
At first a strangeness of new brilliant scenes
Peopled her mind and kept her body's gaze.
But as she moved across the changing earth
A deeper consciousness welled up in her:
A citizen of many scenes and climes,
Each soil and country it had made its home;
It took all clans and peoples for her own,
Till the whole destiny of mankind was hers. ''
Book IV The Book of Birth and Quest
Canto IV The Quest Page 377… Continue
At first a strangeness of new brilliant scenes
Peopled her mind and kept her body's gaze.
But as she moved across the changing earth
A deeper consciousness welled up in her:
A citizen of many scenes and climes,
Each soil and country it had made its home;
It took all clans and peoples for her own,
Till the whole destiny of mankind was hers. ''
Book IV The Book of Birth and Quest
Canto IV The Quest Page 377… Continue
Posted on November 17, 2009 at 7:32pm — 1 Comment
'Ways of localising and shifting one's Consciousness' - by The Mother
''It's one of the most indispensable things to do if one wants to succeed in having self-control and even a limited self-knowledge: to be able to localise one's consciousness and move it about in the different parts of one's being, in such a way as to distinguish between one's consciousness and one's thought, feelings, impulses, become aware of what the consciousness is in itself. And in this way one can learn how to shift it: one can pu… Continue
Posted on November 15, 2009 at 3:49am —
'Ways of localising and shifting one's Consciousness' - by The Mother
''It's one of the most indispensable things to do if one wants to succeed in having self-control and even a limited self-knowledge: to be able to localise one's consciousness and move it about in the different parts of one's being, in such a way as to distinguish between one's consciousness and one's thought, feelings, impulses, become aware of what the consciousness is in itself. And in this way one can learn how to shift it: one can pu… Continue
Posted on November 15, 2009 at 3:49am —
Spiritual realisation - 3 factors identified by the Mother
Sometimes, when one feels impatient on the path of spiritual realisation, it is worth noting the 3 factors pointed out by the Mother: 1. time-scale, 2.understanding of failures, 3. effort and circumstance. These are Her words:
''From the point of view of spiritual realisation, time has no concrete reality; all depends on the sincerity and intensity of the aspiration, on the steadiness of the effort. Some can do in a few weeks and even days what takes years for others. Moreover, as the… Continue
''From the point of view of spiritual realisation, time has no concrete reality; all depends on the sincerity and intensity of the aspiration, on the steadiness of the effort. Some can do in a few weeks and even days what takes years for others. Moreover, as the… Continue
Posted on November 8, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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- At 7:01am on November 26, 2009,
Jennifer Surdam said…
- Thanks for adding me as a friend. I appreciate your insight as well on some of my comments so far!
Hugs and BB,
jen :)
- At 10:17pm on November 12, 2009,
Srikant J. said… - Welcome to the Samadhi of Mother and Sri Aurobindo.
Love,
Srikant.
- At 9:47pm on November 12, 2009,
Srikant J. said…
- Yes certainly Savitri is a mantra of mantras. However, to very same Mona Sarkar Mother has spoken about Prayers and Meditations too. For this Integral Yoga, the study of Prayers and Meditations is infinitely more important, fruitful and even easier than Savitri.
- At 9:40pm on November 12, 2009, Srikant J. gave kalpana a gift…
Dear Kalpana , I love the flowers of Imagination - golden yellow in hue. Have you read the poem ' A child's Imagination' - by Sri Aurobindo ?From the Gift Store
- At 8:21am on November 11, 2009,
Priya Bhinde said…
- Hey thanks for wishing me on my birthday.
- At 8:34am on October 30, 2009,
Abhijit Banerjee said…
- Thank you so much Kalpana for your birthday wishes.
Abhijit
- At 5:14am on October 23, 2009,
Dr. S.Ramakrishnan said… 
SUHRIDAM SARVABHOOTANAM
JNAATVAA MAAM SHANTIMRICHHATI.
Kalpanaateetam Omkaaram Satyam-Shivam-Sundaram.
- At 4:30am on October 20, 2009,
Dr. S.Ramakrishnan said…
Namaste and Thank you.
- At 6:04am on October 2, 2009,
Jaya Lewis said… 
Thank you ! x jaya
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