Mother’s Way of Inculcating the Right Attitude
Champaklal shares an incident of how Mother educated a boy to hold a right attitude, without speaking to him even a single word.
The Mother on Love Divine and Human
Divine love is a universal force which descends in even the densest matter. Deeper yearning behind all human love is to unite with the Divine.
Sri Aurobindo on the Mother’s Force in Work and Action
Sri Aurobindo answers the disciples’ questions about how to open to receive the Mother’s force and become a perfect instrument for her work.
Step Back, Keep Peace, Grow in Receptivity
The Mother emphasises that peace is essential in order to become receptive to the descent of divine force, light and inspiration.
Be Open Like a Flower and Receive the Light
What does it mean to be receptive? How to increase one’s receptivity to the Divine Force? Is Sri Aurobindo’s Force and the Mother’s Force which is essentially One Divine Force working only in the Ashram or for those who are turned to Them? How can we become receptive to the Divine’s healing force? And to creative inspiration? These and many other aspects are explored through various features, including our section on Divine Humour. An insightful conversation with an artist, excerpts from Barin Ghose’s book, a sweet story about a little girl’s love for Ganesha, and an essay from Sri Aurobindo Circle archives complete the issue.
On Receptivity, Aspiration and Progress
A few selections from the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother which highlight some key ideas – what does it mean to be receptive, on what does receptivity depend, how is receptivity connected to aspiration and sincerity, what is the significance of becoming collectively more receptive, and a few more.
“Only One Force Acting in the World”
What is the nature of the Divine Force? What are the conditions for its working? Can the divine force help develop new powers, bring in new knowledge, change the character?
How to be Receptive – From Champaklal’s Treasures
A short selection of letters and notes received or compiled by Champaklal from the Mother and Sri Aurobindo, with a focus on becoming more receptive and open.
Sri Aurobindo’s and the Mother’s Force for Healing
Sri Aurobindo helps us understand the conditions under which the spiritual force works to cure illnesses. We also get a glimpse of how the Mother and Sri Aurobindo were using the Divine Force to help sadhaks in their healing process. The faith and inner receptivity of both the patient and the instrument that is used to apply such force, namely the doctor, are important factors.
“Wherever there is a receptivity, the Force acts” – A Prisoner’s Transformation
Silviu Craciunas who was on verge of suicide in prison had visions of an Indian sage whom he called Aurobin Dogos and found the strength to survive his ordeal.
“It isn’t the forces that are limited, it is the receptivity” – Words of the Mother
In this passage, the Mother speaks of how one may draw on the universal vital force and how one may increase the receptivity to the higher force.
The Force that Made Poets: Selected Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo has also been spoken of as a poet-maker. Some sadhaks also discovered their latent poetic talents and poured out beautiful poetry, all because of the Yoga-shakti of the Master who also took great pains in correcting their poems.
Receptivity to the Force for Work: Words of Sri Aurobindo
How to become more receptive to the yogic force as we walk the sunlit path of yoga of works? Sri Aurobindo gives us practical guidance.
A Little Girl and Her Big Brother – Stories of a Personal Relation with the Divine
Two short stories written by a young author and artist whose work is primarily inspired by her devotion and adoration for Gampu bhai, the name she uses to lovingly call her ishta devata, Lord Ganesha.
The Sword-Lily: Of Gladiators and Receptivity
The same word Gladius is the root for gladiator, a fighter who fights against wild beasts with the help of his sword. A sword by itself wields no strength, unless the hand that holds it has immense courage. While the gladiator has the courage to receive the wild beasts knowing he can fight against them with total strength and surrender, a man who is on a spiritual quest does the same and is no less than a gladiator.
Receptivity of Flowers, Stones and Ornaments
The Mother explains the tremendous receptive capacity of flowers, stones and ornaments and how they can be used as transmitter of the divine forces.
How to Receive the Mother’s Force and Universal Energies
We present here some insightful conversations between the curious disciples and The Mother which throws light on how to receive The Mother’s force and universal energies.
