Each time a chosen one faces a challenge, his faith is given a test, and he comes closer to the Divine if he has a profound Sraddha, a will made up of Faith and Love. In this yoga one needs faith that the Divine exists and will reveal Himself in response to our sincere aspiration by His own Grace. Once this fundamental faith is there, a thousand failures cannot stop him achieving the goal. All the men who have ever achieved anything worthwhile have persisted, despite the obstacles on their way, with faith and will to continue until they find what they are seeking.
Recorded in 2009.
This talk by Dr Alok Pandey takes up an issue of unexpected things in our life.
The first of the eight-talk series 'The Mother and Integral Yoga' at Golden Ray, Junapani, Nagpur, recorded in Jan. 2024
Love is the crown and fulfilment of yoga, says Sri Aurobindo. His writings are full of their emphasis on surrender and faith. Also we...