Mother & Sri Aurobindo
To See Something, Just Go Out of Your Body, No Need to Get Up
Mother Mirra was not only a God-realized sage but also a great occultist. She had the power to come out of her body and roam in the subtle worlds. In this incident her son, recounts some interesting advice she gave him.
Two Aspects of Mother Mirra, as Witnessed by Bansidhar
The Mahakali and Mahalakshmi aspects of Mother Mirra, as witnessed by Bansidhar, her devotee.
I Meditate Yet Have NO Spiritual Experiences – So Are Swami Vivekananda’s Teachings Wrong? (VIDEO)
“I meditate, I practice Raja Yoga, yet have no spiritual experiences. Does this mean that Swami Vivekananda’s teachings are not true? Was he brain-washing me?” Someone asked me this question.
Actually in order to test the validity of the Vedanta teachings of Swami Vivekananda, one does not need ANY spiritual experiences. We can easily test their validity in our day to day life itself.
Shocked by Someone’s Bad Behaviour? The SAME Negative Quality Is Lurking in Us Too!
Suppose we buy a nice car and our friend becomes jealous. “We feel shocked! How can she feel so jealous of my success? She is a bad person.”
But the fact that we are shocked means that the SAME bad quality exists somewhere within us too.
#2 Leadership Trait – Overcome the Ego and Care For Your Team
Many times good intentioned work is completely ruined when the leader or team members turn egoistic. Co-operation stops and clashes for power and “who gets the credit” and “who gets the blame” begin. Instead of building up the confidence of other team members, an egoistic person starts to pull them down.
“Only he/she must emerge looking good” – this becomes the focus of the person. We are all familiar with such scenarios playing out in corporate life. So what is the correct way in which a team leader should behave? Mother Mirra answers.
On Politics: World Powers Should Cooperate & Not Compete or Dominate Each Other
Advice from Mother Mirra on how the world can achieve lasting peace and pull itself back from the brink of destruction.
How to Avoid Fights and Reach a Common Middle Ground
Have you been in situations where disagreements over minor issues have led to huge fights, mud-slinging and shouting matches? Here are some tips from Mother Mirra, the God-Realized Yogi, on how we can avoid such ego-battles and unnecessary arguments and find middle ground to resolve our disagreements.
How to Get Rid of Unpleasant & Anxious Thoughts? 3 Powerful Methods
Once a disciple asked Mother Mirra: “Mother, at times unpleasant thoughts come and disturb us. How can we get rid of them?”
In response Mother outlined 3 powerful methods by which we can tackle unpleasant and anxious thoughts successfully.
Don’t Criticize and Judge Others
You have no right to judge a man unless you are capable of doing what he does better than himself – Mother Mirra
Don’t Jump Up From Sleep, Let Consciousness Return to Body
Many times in sleep we leave our body and go roaming in subtle worlds, but we are not conscious of this fact. So waking up suddenly can be harmful. We must let our consciousness return fully to the body.
Hatred for Muslims – A Cancer that Will Draw in Invasion from China
“India today is free but she has not achieved unity. The old communal division into Hindus and Muslims seems now to have hardened into a permanent political division of the country. It is to be hoped that this settled fact will not be accepted as settled. For if it lasts, India may be seriously weakened, even crippled: civil strife may remain always possible, possible even a new invasion and foreign conquest (by China).”
– Sri Aurobindo