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1:I am near you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
2:Have faith and go on. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
3:Faith first, knowledge afterwards. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
4:Let the Lord of Truth be always with you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
5:They who have faith will go through. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
6:With patience any difficulty can be overcome. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
7:Alone the Divine can give us a perfect safety. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
8:Change yourself and the circumstances will change. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
9:A persevering will surmounts all obstacles. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Will, #KEYS
10:The Divine is what you adore in Sri Aurobindo. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
11:The first step is perfect calm and equanimity. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.3.03 - Quiet and Calm, #KEYS
12:Be severe to yourself before being severe to others. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
13:Each thought turned towards oneself veils the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
14:Fear not, your sincerity is your safeguard. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Sincerity, #KEYS
15:Have the courage to be completely frank with the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
16:In true courage there is no impatience and no rashness. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
17:Perseverance breaks down all obstacles. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Perserverance, #KEYS
18:The Divine Consciousness must be our only guide. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
19:One should read Sri Aurobindo and know the answer. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
20:No life can be successful without self-discipline. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
21:To aspire and to call for help are quite indispensable. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
22:You must feel that Sri Aurobindo is looking at you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
23:Sincerity is the key of the divine doors. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Sincerity - II, #KEYS
24:Progress: is the sign of the divine influence in creation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
25:Repentance: the first step towards rectifying mistakes. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
26:What is the secret of success in sadhana? Surrender. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
27:Never tell a lie: absolute condition for safety on the path ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
28:What should I read at present? Sri Aurobindo's books. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
29:Steady efforts always bring great results. With my blessings ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
30:With confidence we shall advance; with certitude we shall wait. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
31:Be always faithful to your faith and you will feel no sorrow. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
32:Have confidence, I am near you.With all my tender love. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
33:Savitri the supreme revelation of Sri Aurobindo's vision. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
34:The true repose is that of a perfect surrender to the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
35:The whole of our life should be a prayer offered to the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
36:All difficulties are there to test the endurance of the faith. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
37:Only those who are perfectly truthful can be my true children. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
38:What is my true worth in this life? To serve the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
39:There is no greater courage than to be always truthful ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Courage., #KEYS
40:What is liberty? Liberty is to depend only on the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
41:A discipline imposed by the will for any spiritual end is tapasya.ยง ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
42:Simple sincerity: the beginning of all progress. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Sincerity, #KEYS
43:A mistake recognised is a mistake pardoned. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 2.3.08 - The Mother's Help in Difficulties, #KEYS
44:Day after day our aspiration will grow and our faith will intensify. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
45:With patience one arrives always. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Will and Perserverance, #KEYS
46:Be perfectly sincere and no victory will be denied to you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Sincerity, #KEYS
47:It is in an unshakable peace that can be found the true power. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II the Divine Peace, #KEYS
48:Each time you have to make progress, you have to undergo an examination. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
49:Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. ~ Aristotle, Politics Words Of The Mother II, #KEYS
50:Renunciation of desires: the essential condition for realisation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
51:How can humanity become one? By becoming conscious of its origin. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
52:In order to remember something, you must first of all be conscious of it. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
53:Who am I? The Divine under many disguises. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II "The Divine" and "Man", #KEYS
54:Let the Divine Presence be always with you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
55:What is God? God is the perfection that we must aspire to realise. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
56:Encourage only what leads quickly to the Lord and serves His divine purpose. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
57:This is a constructive way of feeling which leads straight to the future. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
58:According to my experience people fall into tamas when they go into solitude. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
59:If the need is a true one, the means to do it will come spontaneously. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
60:Receptivity is the capacity of admitting and retaining the Divine Workings. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
61:Go on aspiring and the necessary progress is bound to come. With my blessings ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
62:The Divine alone is the support that never fails. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The Divine Is with You [14], #KEYS
63:The help of Sri Aurobindo is constant; it is for us to know how to receive it. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
64:If you ask from within for peace, it will come. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Peace and Silence, #KEYS
65:When the path is known it is easy to tread upon it. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The Path of Yoga, #KEYS
66:yoga: union with the Divine - by extension: the path which leads to this union ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
67:Have faith in the Divine, and go deep inside yourself. My help is always with you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
68:How can I have more and more faith and calm, Mother? Aspiration and will. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
69:Integral opening of the being towards the Divine: the first step of the ascent. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
70:Faith is spontaneous knowledge in the psychic. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 3.03 - Faith and the Divine Grace, #KEYS
71:How beautiful is the day when one can offer one's devotion to Sri Aurobindo. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
72:Perseverance: the decision to go to the very end ... [and] is patience in action ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
73:All sincere prayers are granted, but it may take some time to realise materially. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
74:All work must be play, but a divine play, played for the Divine, with the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
75:It is good to have this unshakable faith - it makes your path easier and shorter. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
76:The best way of meeting difficulties is a quiet and calm confidence in the Grace. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
77:The more we concentrate on the goal, the more it blossoms forth and becomes precise. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
78:Whatever comes to you, if you take it in the right spirit, will turn for the best. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
79:A mistake one denies is a mistake one refuses to set right. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 2.3.08 - The Mother's Help in Difficulties, #KEYS
80:...before Thee we bow down and implore that we may never forget all we owe to Thee. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
81:With trust in the Divines Grace all obstacles can be surmounted. with my blessings ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
82:When everything goes wrong, one must know how to remember that God is all-powerful. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
83:Always do what you know to be the best even if it is the most difficult thing to do. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
84:Mental boldness: let your mind be capable of foreseeing the perfections of tomorrow. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
85:Does God ever become angry with us? If yes, when? When you believe He is angry. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
86:Gratitude: A humble recognition of all that the Divine has done and is doing for you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
87:His Grace is always with those who want to progress and realise the Truth of tomorrow. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
88:The difficulties you cannot overcome today will be overcome tomorrow or later on. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
89:To grieve is an insult to Sri Aurobindo who is here with us, conscious and alive. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
90:What is my true destiny? The true destiny is to reach the Divine Consciousness. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
91:If you want union in the world, first unify the different parts of your own being. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
92:Perfect attachment to the Divine replaces all vital attractions and passions ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 128, #KEYS
93:Consider the Divine Life as the most important thing to obtain. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The True Aim of Life [7], #KEYS
94:Say-'I have received his Grace: I must be worthy of it', and then all will be well. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
95:There is no greater courage than that of recognising ones own mistakes With my blessings ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
96:To follow the path to the end, one must be armed with a very patient endurance. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.3.5.05 - The Path, #KEYS
97:It is never in vain that an ardent and sincere prayer is addressed to the Divine's Grace. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
98:Let this be our one need in life, to realise the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The True Aim of Life [3], #KEYS
99:The Divine's love and knowledge must always govern our thoughts and actions. 24 July 1954 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
100:What do obstacles matter? We shall always go forward. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Face and Overcome Difficulties, #KEYS
101:A great joy is always deep in our heart, and always we can find it there. With my blessings ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
102:Everything will come in its time; keep a confident patience and all will be all right. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
103:In the silence of the heart, you will receive the command. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Peace and Silence, #KEYS
104:The disciples judge the forms by the Master. Outsiders judge the Master by the forms. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III 202, #KEYS
105:The strength is always with you to be always faithful to the Divine Will. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Faithfulness, #KEYS
106:For the plenitude of His light we invoke the Divine to awaken in us the power to express Him. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
107:If one reads Sri Aurobindo carefully one finds the answers to all that one wants to know. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
108:The only thing worth living for is to serve the Divine. January 1966 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The True Aim of Life [5], #KEYS
109:To see Thy Victory in all circumstances is certainly the best way of helping It to come. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III 240, #KEYS
110:Turn towards the Divine, all your sufferings will disappear. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 4.04 - Weaknesses, #KEYS
111:A single occupation, a single aim, a single joy - the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
112:In activity and in silence, in taking and in giving, always the glad remembrance of Thee. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
113:One will pass through as many stages as it is necessary to take, but one will arrive. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.3.5.05 - The Path, #KEYS
114:Closeness to the Divine will always grow with the growth of consciousness, equanimity and love. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
115:Let us give ourselves without reserve to the Divine, so best shall we receive the Divine Grace. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
116:The Grace, the Grace alone can act. That alone can open the way, that alone can do the miracle. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
117:What am I to do to get rid of these defects of my nature? Become more and more conscious. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
118:Whatever we do, we must always remember our aim. 7 December 1954 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The True Aim of Life, #KEYS
119:Let the Divine Consciousness be the leading power in your life. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
120:The Grace is infinite for him who sincerely trusts the Grace. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Trust in the Divine Grace and Help, #KEYS
121:Accomplishment is without any doubt the fruit of patience. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Will and Perserverance, #KEYS
122:A depression is always unreasonable as it leads nowhere. It is the most subtle enemy of the Yoga. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
123:After all, it is very simple, we have only to become what we are in the depths of our being. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
124:At the hour of danger a perfect quietness is required. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
125:Daily we must aspire to conquer all mistakes, all obscurities, all ignorances. With my blessings ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
126:The aim of our life on earth is to become conscious of the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The True Aim of Life, #KEYS
127:Yes, my child, it is quite true that the Divine is the sole refuge - with Him is absolute safety. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
128:All our thoughts, all our sentiments will move towards the Divine as a river towards the sea. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
129:Whatever work you do, do it as perfectly as you can. That is the best service to the Divine in man ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
130:Always joyfully accept what is given you by the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Gratitude and Faithfulness, #KEYS
131:Any advice? Be steady and confident. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
132:He who follows the steep path that climbs the heights can easily slip down into the abyss. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.3.5.05 - The Path, #KEYS
133:Faith is the surest guide in the darkest days. 16 August 1954 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 3.03 - Faith and the Divine Grace, #KEYS
134:It is not what you do but the spirit in which you do it that is important for the integral Yoga. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
135:Should I try meditation? It is not necessary if your work is a constant offering to the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
136:The life of a man is unfulfilled unless he has found the Divine. 2 June 1972 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The True Aim of Life, #KEYS
137:Think of the Divine alone and the Divine will be with you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
138:To understand the Divine we must have no more preferences. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.05 - The Ways of Working of the Lord, #KEYS
139:The Divine manifests upon earth whenever and wherever it is possible. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
140:The joy of perfect union can come only when what has to be done is done. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.04 - Relationship with the Divine, #KEYS
141:The perfect path: for each one the path which leads fastest to the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The Path of Yoga, #KEYS
142:To understand the Divine one must become the Divine. 24 May 1972 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The Ways of Working of the Lord [25], #KEYS
143:Addressed to the One Supreme Lord, There is no other sin, no other vice than to be far from Thee. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III 240, #KEYS
144:What is the right way of achieving lasting world unity? To realise the Consciousness of the ONE. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
145:Will: power of consciousness turned towards effectuation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
146:I have a sweet little Mother Who lives in my heart; We are so happy together, We shall never part. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
147:In sincerity is the certitude of victory. Sincerity! Sincerity! How sweet is the purity of thy presence! ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
148:O Lord, in the depths of all that is, of all that shall be, is Thy divine and unvarying smile ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III 240, #KEYS
149:Sri Aurobindo is constantly among us and reveals himself to those who are ready to see and hear him. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
150:Whatever you do, always remember the Divine. 5 May 1954 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
151:It is in the Divine that we shall always find all that we need. 17 April 1954 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The Divine Is with You [10], #KEYS
152:Let us go to sleep with a prayer and wake with an aspiration for the New and Perfect Creation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The Human Aspiration, #KEYS
153:Lord, Thou hast told us: Do not give way, hold tight. It is when everything seems lost that all is saved. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
154:The Divine's Presence is for us an absolute, immutable, invariable fact. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
155:We are always free to make our proposals to the Lord, but after all it is only His will that is realised. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
156:Sri Aurobindo is in the subtle physical, you can meet him when you sleep, if you know how to go there. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
157:Cheer up, all will be all right, if we know how to last and endure. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Will and Perserverance, #KEYS
158:Doubt is not a sport to indulge in with impunity; it is a poison which drop by drop corrodes the soul. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
159:From the standpoint of Yoga it is not so much what you do but how you do it that matters most. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 2.04 - Yogic Action, #KEYS
160:To want only what the Divine wants in us and for us, is the one important thing. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The True Aim of Life, #KEYS
161:Surrender to the Divine is the best emotional protection. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Surrender to the Divine Will, #KEYS
162:The Divine's voice is heard as a melodious chant in the stillness of the night. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
163:All our strength is with the Divine. With Him we can surmount all the obstacles. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
164:All souls who aspire are always under my direct care. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I The Mother With Letters On The Mother, #KEYS
165:Be confident, you will become what you have to be and achieve what you have to do. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 3.03 - Faith and the Divine Grace, #KEYS
166:He is always with us, aware of what we are, of all our thoughts, of all our feelings and all our actions. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
167:Progress: to be ready, at every minute, to give up all one is and all one has in order to advance on the way. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
168:Divine Will-the will expressing the highest Truth. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Surrender to the Divine Will, #KEYS
169:In each heart, the Divine's Presence is the promise of future and possible perfections. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
170:(Darshan Message) Sri Aurobindo's message is an immortal sunlight radiating over the future. 15 August 1972 1wordlist AUTHORS BOOKS-INFO cats CHEATSHEETS COMMANDS d20 dc-empty define-1355 DICTIONARIES DICTIONARIES-2020-03-23 DOCS.RACKET DOCS.RACKET_W_LINKS goodreads_books_data goodreads_books_data-raw GRAMMER input.su keys keys_2020-03-29 keys_2020-06-04 keys_2020-06-05 keys_2020-06-27 keys-2020-08-14 keys-2020-10-13 keys.bak-2020-02-11 keys-bak-2020-09-14 LISTS MEDIA_LISTS MEM_AUDIO_199 most new_keys_subject_tagged new_keys_subject_tagged_html_tagged new_keys_subject_tagged_r NEWLIB PARTIAL_FORMATTED plants PROGRAMS QUOTES RESUMES sedrnS19w sss_7418_2019-12-18 style.css subjects subjects_wo_periods syn syn1 synonyms temp temp1 temp_11 test5 thedbs.zip todo twitter_full_s TWITTER-RIPS VG WEB_ADDRESSES WIKI wikit_list.su wordincarnate_SA_4500 wordincarnate_SA_clean wordincarnate_SA_clean2 WORDLIST wordlist wordlist (3rd copy) wordlist (another copy) wordlist-broken maybe wordlist-config wordlist (copy) wordlist-ru wordlist-temp wordlist-u ZZ ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
171:Mother, why do I lose things so often? Because you do not keep things sufficiently in your consciousness. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
172:Our best friend is he who loves us in the best of ourselves, and yet does not ask us to be other than we are. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 288, #KEYS
173:How to avoid attacks of depression? Do not pay attention to the depression and act as if it was not there. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
174:It is indispensable to keep the faith and the will to conquer. 2 May 1949 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 3.03 - Faith and the Divine Grace, #KEYS
175:To will what God wills - that is the supreme secret. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Surrender to the Divine Will, #KEYS
176:We aspire for a knowledge truly knowing, for a power truly powerful, for a love that truly loves. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.03 - The Divine and Man, #KEYS
177:What is needed of me that I may not fail to progress as I should? A constant and integral aspiration. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
178:On the spiritual path each step forward is a conquest and the result of a fight. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The Path of Yoga, #KEYS
179:Try to be spontaneous and simple like a child in your relations with me - it will save you from many difficulties. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
180:You must learn to be calm and quiet even in the midst of difficulties. This is the way to overcome all obstacles. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
181:We must know how to depend for everything and in everything on the Divine. He alone can surmount all difficulties. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
182:It is always our weaknesses that make us sad, and we can easily recover by advancing one step more on the way. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
183:Remember always the Divine and all you do will be an expression of the Divine Presence. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
184:The Divine Consciousness is the only true help, the only true happiness. 12 August 1954 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The Divine Is with You [11], #KEYS
185:When one works for the Divine, it is much better to do perfectly what one does than to aim at a very big work. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II the Great Work, #KEYS
186:Be perfectly sincere in your consecration to the Divine's work. This will assure you strength and success. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Sincerity, #KEYS
187:In the present growing conflict what should be our attitude? Faith and total confidence in the Divine's Grace. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
188:What is God? God is the perfection that we must aspire to realise. 8 November 1969 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II "The Divine" and "Man" [17], #KEYS
189:Go deep inside the temple and you will find me there. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I The Mother With Letters On The Mother, #KEYS
190:Why are we on earth? To find the Divine who is in each of us and in all things. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The True Aim of Life [3], #KEYS
191:To reach your spiritual goal, be sincere, that is to say, make of it the single purpose of your life. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Sincerity, #KEYS
192:With sincerity, make an effort for progress, and with patience, know how to await the result of your effort. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Patience, #KEYS
193:Does one enter a temple with dirty feet?Likewise, one does not enter the temple of the spirit with a sullied mind. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
194:Be grateful for all ordeals, they are the shortest way to the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 2.3.08 - The Mother's Help in Difficulties, #KEYS
195:Behind the surface of things there is a sea of perfect consciousness in which we can always dip. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
196:Do not live to be happy, live to serve the Divine and the joy that you will experience will be beyond all expectations. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
197:The cure from all difficulties can come only when the egoistic concentration upon one's desires and conveniences ceases. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
198:To keep constantly a concentrated and in-gathered attitude is more important than having fixed hours of meditation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
199:The storm is only at the surface of the sea; in the depths all is quiet. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
200:To express our gratitude to Sri Aurobindo we can do nothing better than to be a living demonstration of his teaching. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
201:Attachment for the Divine wraps itself around the Divine and finds all its support in Him so as to be sure never to leave Him. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
202:The road to the Divine: always long, often dry in appearance, but always abundant in its results. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The Path of Yoga, #KEYS
203:At each moment of our life, in all circumstance the Grace is there helping us to surmount all difficulties. With my blessings ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
204:Open yourself more and more to the Divine's force and your work will progress steadily towards perfection. With my Blessings. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
205:The true Agni always burns in deep peace; it is the fire of an all-conquering will. Let it grow in you in perfect equanimity. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
206:To be receptive is to feel the urge to give and the joy of giving to the Divine's Work all one has, all one is, all one does. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
207:Leave all care to the Divine Grace, including your progress, and you will be in peace. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Trust in the Divine Grace and Help, #KEYS
208:Forget your difficulties. Forget yourself... And the Lord will take care of your progress. With love and blessings. 5 March 1968 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
209:Even if things are not as they ought to be, worry does not help to make them better. A quiet confidence is the source of strength. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
210:It is always a mistake to complain about the circumstances of our life, for they are the outward expression of what we are ourselves. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
211:It is only in quietness and peace that one can know what is the best thing to do. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
212:What are the defects in me that are coming in my way of spiritual as well as material progress? Tamas and sluggishness. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
213:Whatever work you do, do it as perfectly as you can. That is the best service to the Divine in man ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Progress and Perfection in Work, #KEYS
214:Be quiet always, calm, peaceful, and let the Force work in your consciousness through the transparency of a perfect sincerity. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
215:Control over the lower impulsions is the first step towards realisation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 4.04 - Weaknesses, #KEYS
216:Day and night constantly the Presence is there. It is enough to turn silently inward and we detect it. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
217:Gratitude: it is you who open all the closed doors and let the Grace which saves penetrate deeply. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Gratitude and Faithfulness, #KEYS
218:If the Lord wills for you a hardship, do not protest. Take it as a blessing and indeed it will become so. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Difficulties of Surrender, #KEYS
219:It is the Divine Grace that must be prayed for-if justice were to manifest, very few would be those who could stand in front of it. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
220:What is exactly meant by a sincere aspiration? An aspiration which is not mixed with any interested and egoistic calculation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
221:Divine Mother, Do you wish us to try and intensively spread the Yoga in America? Yoga can not be spread by any exterior means. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
222:Let us do our best in all circumstances, leaving the result to the Divine's decision. 20 May 1954 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Surrender to the Divine Will [109], #KEYS
223:To work for the Divine is very good, it is a delight. But to work with the Divine is a felicity infintely deeper and sweeter still. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
224:Yes, to live in the consciousness of the Divine Presence is the only thing that matters. 2 June 1934 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The True Aim of Life, #KEYS
225:God cannot be taken by violence. It is only through love and harmony that you can reach God. Be in peace - my blessings are with you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
226:How should I continue my practice (sadhana) after returning home? Quiet yourself and in the quiet see and feel the Mother. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
227:What is the most important moment in life? The present moment. For the past no longer exists and the future does not yet exist. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
228:It is good to recognise your mistakes, but you must not torment yourself. You must not suffer, you must correct yourself instead. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
229:No effort is lost. There is always an answer, even if it is not perceived. 7 December 1969 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Will and Perserverance, #KEYS
230:The Divine may very well lean down towards you, but to understand Him rightly you must come up to Him. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Ways of the Working of the Lord, #KEYS
231:The Divine's glory transforms defeats into eternity's victories, shadows have fled before His radiant brightness. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
232:To be and to become more and more what the Divine wants us to be should be our greatest preoccupation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The True Aim of Life, #KEYS
233:In order to be filled anew the vessel must get empty sometimes. It is when we are preparing for greater receptivities that we feel empty. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
234:There is a purpose in life - and it is the only true and lasting one - the Divine. Turn to Him and the emptiness will go. Blessings. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
235:You take up the spiritual path only when you feel you cannot do otherwise. 27 October 1952 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.05 - The Ways of Working of the Lord, #KEYS
236:All human beings have a spiritual destiny which is near or far depending on each one's determination. One must will in all sincerity. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
237:It is no use excusing yourself; you must have the will never to fall back into the faults you have committed. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 2.3.08 - The Mother's Help in Difficulties, #KEYS
238:Why do men want to worship? It is far better to become than to worship. It is the reluctance to change that makes one worship. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
239:How can I make Sri Aurobindo's influence living and dynamic in my daily activities? Be perfectly sincere and He will answer your call. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
240:What is a change of consciousness? A change of consciousness is equivalent to a new birth, a birth into a higher sphere of existence. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
241:All depends on what you expect from life, but if you sincerely want to do the Yoga, you must abstain from all sexual activities. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
242:Keep always this awareness of my constant loving presence and all will be all right. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I The Mother With Letters On The Mother, #KEYS
243:Tiredness shows lack of will for progress. When you feel tired or fatigued that is lack of will for progress. Fire is always burning in you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
244:We must see only through the Divine's eyes and act only through the Divine's will. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
245:Eternal Presence [facsimile] Sri Aurobindo is constantly among us and reveals himself to those who are ready to see and hear him. 1wordlist AUTHORS BOOKS-INFO cats CHEATSHEETS COMMANDS d20 dc-empty define-1355 DICTIONARIES DICTIONARIES-2020-03-23 DOCS.RACKET DOCS.RACKET_W_LINKS goodreads_books_data goodreads_books_data-raw GRAMMER input.su keys keys_2020-03-29 keys_2020-06-04 keys_2020-06-05 keys_2020-06-27 keys-2020-08-14 keys-2020-10-13 keys.bak-2020-02-11 keys-bak-2020-09-14 LISTS MEDIA_LISTS MEM_AUDIO_199 most new_keys_subject_tagged new_keys_subject_tagged_html_tagged new_keys_subject_tagged_r NEWLIB PARTIAL_FORMATTED plants PROGRAMS QUOTES RESUMES sedrnS19w sss_7418_2019-12-18 style.css subjects subjects_wo_periods syn syn1 synonyms temp temp1 temp_11 test5 thedbs.zip todo twitter_full_s TWITTER-RIPS VG WEB_ADDRESSES WIKI wikit_list.su wordincarnate_SA_4500 wordincarnate_SA_clean wordincarnate_SA_clean2 WORDLIST wordlist wordlist (3rd copy) wordlist (another copy) wordlist-broken maybe wordlist-config wordlist (copy) wordlist-ru wordlist-temp wordlist-u ZZ ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
246:Every being carries within him the Divine Inhabitant; and although no being in the whole universe is as weak as man, none is as divine as he. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
247:Happiness is not the aim of life. The aim of ordinary life is to carry out one's duty, the aim of spiritual life is to realise the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 2020-08-26, #KEYS
248:Surrender: to will what the Divine wills is the supreme wisdom. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
249:To allow the free working of the New Consciousness that descended last year, what should a sadhak do? 1) Be receptive and 2) Be plastic ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
250:A tireless benevolence, clear-seeing and comprehensive, free from all personal reaction, is the best way to love God and serve Him upon earth. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
251:If man surrenders totally to the Divine, he identifies himself with the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
252:Mother, What is the rationale of Divine Grace? Is not the Supreme Mother always ready with Her Grace for those who can call it down? Yes. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
253:Our constant prayer is to understand the Divine's will and to live accordingly. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
254:The Divine's will is that we should be like channels always open, always more wide, so that His forces may pour their abundance into the mould. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
255:The only important thing is the goal to be attained. The way matters little, and often it is better not to know it in advance. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The True Aim of Life, #KEYS
256:The very best happens always to those who have put their entire trust in the Divine and in the Divine alone. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Trust in the Divine Grace and Help, #KEYS
257:Utter SILENCE must be observed in the room. Whoever pronounces a word in the presence of Sri Aurobindo will have to leave the place immediately. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
258:It is only the Divine's Grace that can give peace, happiness, power, light, knowledge, beatitude and love in their essence and their truth. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
259:When we trust in the Divine's Grace we get an unfailing courage. 15 May 1954 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 3.03 - Faith and the Divine Grace, #KEYS
260:If need be, a prayer addressed to the Divine:I belong to You and I want to know You so that all that I do is nothing but what you want me to do. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
261:What attitude should I keep while doing my works of daily routine? How should I act with family members, relatives and friends? Detachment. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
262:Sweet Mother, how does one do Yoga?Be wholly sincere, never try to deceive others. And try never to deceive yourself. Blessings. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
263:The Grace is something that pushes you towards the goal to be attained....The Grace is that which makes you march swiftly towards the realisation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
264:What is Consciousness? When the Lord becomes conscious of Himself, the world is created. Consciousness is the breath that gives life to all. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
265:When the adverse forces are dealt with in the right way, all that is ugly and false disappears to leave place only for what is true and beautiful. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
266:My protection is always with you and nothing bad can happen. But you must take the decision to shake off the fear and then my force can work fully. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
267:The path is long, but self-surrender makes it short; the way is difficult, but perfect trust makes it easy. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Surrender to the Divine Will, #KEYS
268:The Divine is the perfection towards which we move. And if you like, I shall lead you to Him very willingly. Have confidence. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II "The Divine" and "Man", #KEYS
269:There is a thirst for Love which no human relation can quench. It is only the Divine's love that can satisfy that thirst. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Divine Love and Human Love, #KEYS
270:It is when all seems lost that all can be saved. When you have lost confidence in your personal power, then you should have faith in the Divine Grace. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
271:What is the best method to find the Divine who is in each of us and in all things? Aspiration. Silence. Concentration in the solar plexus region. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
272:If we want to have conversations with God (of course within us), is it possible? If yes, on what condition? God does not indulge in conversation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
273:You are here to contact your soul, and that is why you live. Aspire persistently and try to silence your mind. The aspiration must come from the heart. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
274:Even if you are not apparently successful in your meditation, it is better to persist and to be more obstinate than the opposition of your lower nature. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
275:All difficulties are solved by taking rest in the Divine's arms, for these arms are always opened with love to shelter us. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Face and Overcome Difficulties, #KEYS
276:If we shed tears for God, does He ever shed a tear for us? Surely He has deep compassion for you, but His eyes are not of the kind that shed tears. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
277:Concentration upon oneself means decay and death. Concentration on the Divine alone brings life and growth and realisation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
278:Concentration on the Divine is the only truly valid thing. To do what the Divine wants us to do is the only thing valid. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The True Aim of Life, #KEYS
279:The Divine's Presence gives us peace in strength, serenity in action and an unchanging happiness in the midst of all circumstances. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
280:What should we do to remain always in contact with the Divine, so that no person or event can draw us away from this contact? Aspiration. Sincerity. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
281:Why was not man created good from the beginning? It is not God who made man wicked. It is man who makes himself wicked by separating himself from God. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
282:The Divine's Grace is wonderful and almighty. And the ways of working of the Lord are full of a delightful sense of humour... ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II the Ways of Working of the Lord, #KEYS
283:The Divine's triumph is so perfect that every obstacle, every ill-will, every hatred rising against Him is a promise of a vaster and still completer victory. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
284:To live in the Supreme Truth, if only for a minutes, is worth more than writing or reading hundreds of books on the methods or processes by which to find it. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
285:Divine Mother, My giant enemy ego is sitting directly in my path and will not let me pass. In what manner should I fight him? Ignore him and go through. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
286:Horoscopes have no importance for those who take up yoga, because the influence that works through yoga is much more powerful than the influence of the stars. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
287:Since the beginning of earth history, Sri Aurobindo has always presided over the great earthly transformations, under one form or another, one name or another. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
288:The Divine is everywhere and in everything; and we are created to discover the Divine and to unite with the Divine for his manifestation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The True Aim of Life, #KEYS
289:In the Divine's light we shall see, in the Divine's knowledge we shall know, in the Divine's will we shall realise. 1 October 1954 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
290:Inwardly things seem to be improving; outwardly a sort of disintegration seems to be at the door. Where do we stand? In front of a beautiful realisation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
291:To those who want to practise the integral Yoga, it is strongly advised to abstain from three things: 1) Sexual intercourse 2) Smoking 3) Drinking alcohol ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
292:Human beings are capable of withdrawing from the Divine - and they often do it; but for the Divine to withdraw from human beings, that is an impossibility. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
293:I aspire for the higher life from above the head; but I always feel strained in the middle part of the forehead. What should I do? Do not strain yourself. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
294:Lord, without Thee life is a monstrosity. Without Thy Light, Thy Consciousness, Thy Beauty and Thy Force, all existence is a sinister and grotesque comedy. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III 240, #KEYS
295:Lord, the year is dying and our gratitude bows down to Thee. Lord, the year is reborn, our prayer rises up to Thee. Let it be for us also the dawn of a new life. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
296:The whole life is a sadhana. It is a mistake to cut it into bits and say this is sadhana and that is not. Even your eating and sleeping should be a part of sadhana. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
297:If earnestly you say to the Divine, I want only Thee, the Divine will arrange the circumstances in such a way that you are compelled to be sincere. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Sincerity, #KEYS
298:The whole world is in a process of progressive transformation; if you take up the discipline of Yoga, you speed up in yourself the process. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The Path of Yoga, #KEYS
299:Be very sincere and straightforward, harbour nothing within yourself which you cannot show me without fear, do nothing which you would be ashamed of before me. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
300:To do at each moment the best we can and leave the result to the Divine's decision, is the surest way to peace, happiness, strength, progress and final perfection. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
301:It is not so much the act that matters, but the consciousness in which it is done. So all is well and do not torment yourself. My love is always with you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
302:The only thing you have to do is to remain quiet, undisturbed, solely turned towards the Divine; the rest is in His hands. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
303:Who has made the Divine? Himself. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III 1.02 - Twenty-two Letters, #KEYS
304:According to the nature of the action, it brings you near to the Divine or takes you away from Him, and that is the supreme consequence. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Ways of Working with the Lord, #KEYS
305:Be quiet and offer yourself calmly and confidently. All that happens is always the effect of the Supreme's Will. Human action can be the occasion but never the cause. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
306:Can the very physical cells of one's body have more aspiration than the rest of the being? It is quite possible as the 'sadhana' is done now in the body itself. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
307:To surrender to the Divine is to renounce your narrow limits and let yourself be invaded by It and made a centre for Its play. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Surrender to the Divine Will, #KEYS
308:These ideas of incapacity are absurd, they are the negation of the truth of progress - what cannot be done today, will be done another day, if the aspiration is there. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
309:We must be satisfied with what the Divine gives us, and do what He wants us to do without weakness, free from useless ambition. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Surrender to the Divine Will, #KEYS
310:Do not take my words for a teaching. Always they are a force in action, uttered with a definite purpose, and they lose their true power when separated from that purpose. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
311:How can we know that we are receptive? When we feel the urge to give and the joy of giving to the Divine's work, then we can be sure that we have become receptive. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
312:An absolute faith and trust in the Grace is, in the last analysis, the Supreme Wisdom. 15 August 1956 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 3.03 - Faith and the Divine Grace, #KEYS
313:Before going to sleep every night, we must pray that the mistakes we may have committed during the day should not be repeated in future. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 4.03 - Mistakes, #KEYS
314:How can I meditate? What is meant by opening? Where should I open? An inner purity and receptivity that freely lets in the Mother's influence. Begin with the heart. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
315:So can we conclude that Divine Grace works best when it is established in the earth consciousness? Is it the aim of your endeavour to establish it permanently? Yes. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
316:Suffocated by the shallowness of the human nature we aspire to the knowledge that truly knows, the power that truly can, the love that truly loves. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II "The Divine" and "Man", #KEYS
317:Very few are those who can stand firm on the rock of their faith and trust in the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
318:The Grace and the help are always there for all who aspire for them and their power is limitless when received with faith and confidence. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Faith in the Divine Grace and Help, #KEYS
319:Can 'calm' give a solution to all problems? Yes, but for this the calm must be perfect, in all the parts of the being, so that the power may express itself through it. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
320:If we had a truly living faith, an absolute certitude of the almighty power of the Divine, His manifestation could be so evident that the whole earth would be transformed by it. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
321:How can I offer my work? Usually one works for one's own profit and satisfaction; instead of that, one should work to serve the Divine and express His will. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
322:In the world, as it is, the goal of life is not to secure personal happiness, but to awaken the individual progressively towards the truth-consciousness. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The True Aim of Life, #KEYS
323:My family consists of myself, wife, two sons and one girl. I desire to come here and stay permanently, but my wife does not approve of it. What should I do? Detachment. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
324:In the Divine, by the Divine all is transfigured and glorified; in the Divine is found the key of all mysteries and all powers. 14 September 1954 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
325:On the physical plane the Divine expresses himself through beauty, on the mental plane through knowledge, on the vital plane through power and on the psychic plane through love. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
326:In this last day of the year, let us take the resolution that all our weaknesses and obstinate obscurities will drop from us along with the finishing year. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 2.3.08 - The Mother's Help in Difficulties, #KEYS
327:Let all thoughts, all feelings, all actions, all hopes be turned towards the Divine and concentrated on Him. He is our only help and our only safety. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
328:All is mute in the being, but in the bosom of the silence burns the lamp that can never be extinguished, the fire of an ardent aspiration to know and to love integrally the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
329:Enlightened individual power: limited in its action but of a very high capacity.*Mentalised power: power becomes utilisable.*Dynamic power: indispensable for progress. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
330:Only one thing is important, it is to find the Divine. For each one and for the whole world anything becomes useful if it helps to find the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The True Aim of Life, #KEYS
331:My heart feels arid, sad and gloomy, Mother. Why don't you try to read something beautiful and interesting and turn your attention away from yourself? That is the best remedy. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
332:Do not think yourself big or small, very important or very unimportant; for we are nothing in ourselves. We must only live to become what the Divine wills of us. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Humility and Modesty, #KEYS
333:We should always be on our guard against the interference of the ego, shouldn't we, Mother? Certainly this is correct. Ambition is always a source of disturbance and confusion. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
334:Whenever there is any difficulty we must always remember that we are here exclusively to accomplish the Divine's will. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
335:And when no subject is given, is it enough to concentrate on your Presence in the heart-centre? Should we avoid a formulated prayer? Yes, concentration on the Presence is enough. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
336:It is rare that somebody can surrender entirely to the Divine's Will without having to face one or another of the difficulties. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
337:The Divine's words comfort and bless, soothe and illumine, and the Divine's generous hand lifts a fold of the veil which hides the infinite knowledge. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
338:Like the child who does not reason and has no care, trust thyself to the Divine that His will may be done. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
339:What do I need to develop most? And what do I need to reject most? Develop - sincerity (that is, an integral adhesion to the Divine's way. Reject - the pull of the old human habits. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
340:Tiredness shows lack of will for progress. When you feel tired or fatigued that is lack of will for progress. Fire is always burning in you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Weakness, #KEYS
341:When I say that I have initiated someone, I mean that I have revealed myself to this person, without words, and that he was capable of seeing, feeling and knowing What I am. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I Role As Guide, #KEYS
342:Is it not true that even most of the seekers after God cannot call it down? And yet they can receive it if someone, a guru or avatar, has once called it down within him. Is it so? Yes. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
343:It is the conflict in you between what is attached to ordinary life and what aspires for the divine life. It is up to you to choose which is the strongest in you and to act accordingly. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
344:There is nothing more beautiful than to unite with the divine Consciousness. One is sure to find what one seeks - if one seeks it in all sincerity; for what one seeks is within oneself. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
345:Should I spend some time in solitude? It is the old methods of yoga which demand silence and solitude. The yoga of tomorrow is to find the Divine in work and in relation with the world. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
346:When men will understand that the Divine knows better than they do what is the best for them, many of their difficulties will disappear. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Surrender to the Divine Will, #KEYS
347:You have asked us to help You. How can I help You? What am I to do? To concentrate and open to receive the new progressive consciousness, to receive the new things which are coming down. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
348:The opinion of the Supreme Lord alone has importance. The Supreme Lord alone deserves all our love and He returns it to us a hundredfold. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Man's relationship with the Divine, #KEYS
349:Endure and you will triumph. Victory goes to the most enduring. And with the Grace and divine love nothing is impossible. My force and love are with you. At the end of the struggle there is Victory ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
350:To give oneself to the Divine, to receive and be the Divine, to transmit and spread forth the Divine: these are the three simultaneous movements which constitute our total relation with the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
351: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. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
352:Be always ready to receive the Divine, for He may visit you at any moment. And if sometimes He makes you wait at the appointed meeting-place, that is certainly no reason for you yourself to be late. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 42, #KEYS
353:How can a change of consciousness change the life upon earth? A change in human consciousness will make possible the manifestation upon earth of a higher Force, a purer Light, a more total Truth. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
354:What exactly should I do to accelerate the sadhana? Wait quietly for the exact indication; all mental intervention and decisions are arbitrary. The clear indication comes in the silence of the mind. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
355:What is soul and in what form does it exist in us? The first form of the soul is a spark of light from the Divine. By evolution it becomes an individualised being and then it can take the form it wants. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
356:It is the Divine Presence that gives value to life. This Presence is the source of all peace, all joy, all security. Find this Presence in yourself and all your difficulties will disappear. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
357:Open your heart and you will find me already there.Don't be restless, remain quietly concentrated in your heart and you will find me there.1 October 1935 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I The Mother With Letters On The Mother, #KEYS
358:The Divine is present among us. When we remember Him always He gives us the strength to face all circumstances with perfect peace and equanimity. Become aware of the Presence and your difficulties will disappear. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
359:(Examples of subjects for meditation) New birth. Birth to a new consciousness. The psychic consciousness. How to awaken in the body the aspiration for the Divine. The ill-effects of uncontrolled speech. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
360:The human being is made of different parts, sometimes clearly separated. They can unite only under the psychic influence and action. Persist in your endeavour and you are sure to succeed. Blessings. 5 October 1972 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
361:How can one conquer the obscure vital? Rather, how is it possible to change the obscure vital into a luminous vital? By the surrender of the vital, its opening to the light, and by the growth of consciousness. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
362:At each moment may our attitude be such that the Divine's Will determines our choice so that the Divine may give the direction to all our life. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
363:I am with you because I am you or you are me. I am with you, that signifies a world of things, because I am with you on all levels, on all planes, from the supreme consciousness down to my most physical consciousness. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
364:It is by persevering that one conquers difficulties, not by running away from them. One who perseveres is sure to triumph. Victory goes to the most enduring. Always do your best and the Lord will take care of the results. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
365:Life is a perpetual choice between truth and falsehood, light and darkness, progress and regression, the ascent towards the heights or a fall into the abyss. It is for each one to choose freely. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The Path of Yoga, #KEYS
366:Who is worthy or unworthy in front of the Divine Grace? All are children of the one and the same Mother. Her love is equally spread over all of them. But to each one She gives according to his nature and receptivity. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
367:I feel a darkness obstructing the back of my head. My head feels heavy and dark. Why has this happened to me and what is it? Most often these attacks are the result of bad thoughts you have had, which fall back on you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
368:My lower nature continues to do the same stupid things. You alone can change it. What are Your conditions? 1) to be convinced that you can change. 2) to will to change without accepting the excuses of the lower nature. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
369:The Mothers Symbol ::: The central circle represents the Divine Consciousness. The four petals represent the four powers of The Mother. The twelve petals represent the twelve powers of the Mother manifested for Her work. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
370:What does 'the final victory' mean? What is victory and what is defeat? What do they represent in our sports? I was not referring to victory in games, but to the victory of the consciousness over ignorance and stupidity. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
371:In order to be always near me really and effectively you must become more and more sincere, open and frank towards me. Cast away all dissimulation and decide to do nothing that you could not tell me immediately. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I To Be Near Me, #KEYS
372:Lord, we are upon earth to accomplish Thy work of transformation. It is our sole will, our sole preoccupation. Grant that it may be also our sole occupation and that all our actions may help us towards this single goal. 1 January 1951 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
373:We must lie before the Divine always like a page perfectly blank, so that the Divine's will may be inscribed in us without any difficulty or mixture. 20 November 1954 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Surrender to the Divine Will, #KEYS
374:The true aim of life is to find the Divine's Presence deep inside oneself and to surrender to It so that It takes the lead of the life, all the feelings and all the actions of the body. This gives a true and luminous aim to existence. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
375:In each one's life a moment comes when he has to choose between the Path and the muddle. You cannot put one foot here and one foot there. If you try to, you will be torn to pieces. A heart that does not choose is a heart that will die. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
376:Last night, we (you and I and some others) were together for quite a long time in the permanent dwelling-place of Sri Aurobindo which exists in the subtle physical (what Sri Aurobindo called the true physical). 1 February 1963 1wordlist AUTHORS BOOKS-INFO cats CHEATSHEETS COMMANDS d20 dc-empty define-1355 DICTIONARIES DICTIONARIES-2020-03-23 DOCS.RACKET DOCS.RACKET_W_LINKS goodreads_books_data goodreads_books_data-raw GRAMMER input.su keys keys_2020-03-29 keys_2020-06-04 keys_2020-06-05 keys_2020-06-27 keys-2020-08-14 keys-2020-10-13 keys.bak-2020-02-11 keys-bak-2020-09-14 LISTS MEDIA_LISTS MEM_AUDIO_199 most new_keys_subject_tagged new_keys_subject_tagged_html_tagged new_keys_subject_tagged_r NEWLIB PARTIAL_FORMATTED plants PROGRAMS QUOTES RESUMES sedrnS19w sss_7418_2019-12-18 style.css subjects subjects_wo_periods syn syn1 synonyms temp temp1 temp_11 test5 thedbs.zip todo twitter_full_s TWITTER-RIPS VG WEB_ADDRESSES WIKI wikit_list.su wordincarnate_SA_4500 wordincarnate_SA_clean wordincarnate_SA_clean2 WORDLIST wordlist wordlist (3rd copy) wordlist (another copy) wordlist-broken maybe wordlist-config wordlist (copy) wordlist-ru wordlist-temp wordlist-u ZZ ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
377:People keep lamenting about their lot and feel that their troubles and their unhappy reactions would go if other people and things were changed. Do you share my doubt about this feeling? Each one is the artisan of his own miseries. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
378:What is obstinacy? How can one use it best? It is the wrong use of a great quality - perseverance. Make a good use of it and it will be all right. Be obstinate in your effort towards progress, and your obstinacy will become useful. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
379:At times I try to silence the mind, at times to surrender and at times to find my psychic being. Thus I cannot fix my attention on a single thing. Which one should I try first? All should be done and each one when it comes spontaneously. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
380:Yoga cannot be done in a hurry - it needs many many years. If you are 'pressed for time' it means that you have no intention of doing Yoga - Is it so? It is not the soul, but the ego and its pride that feel 'defeat and humiliation'. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
381:Why should you be in safety when the whole world is in danger? What is your special virtue, your special merit for which you should be so specially protected? In the Divine alone is there safety. Take refuge in Him and cast away all fear. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
382:It is not in order to be happy that we are upon earth, for in the present conditions of terrestrial life happiness is an impossibility. We are upon earth to find and realise the Divine, for the Divine Consciousness alone can give true happiness. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
383:Man was created to express the Divine. His duty is therefore to become conscious of the Divine and to surrender himself entirely to His Will. All the rest, whatever the appearance, is falsehood and ignorance. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The True Aim of Life, #KEYS
384:The red lotus is the flower of Sri Aurobindo, but specially for his centenary we shall choose the blue lotus, which is the colour of his physical aura, to symbolise the centenary of the manifestation of the Supreme upon earth. 21 December 1971 1wordlist AUTHORS BOOKS-INFO cats CHEATSHEETS COMMANDS d20 dc-empty define-1355 DICTIONARIES DICTIONARIES-2020-03-23 DOCS.RACKET DOCS.RACKET_W_LINKS goodreads_books_data goodreads_books_data-raw GRAMMER input.su keys keys_2020-03-29 keys_2020-06-04 keys_2020-06-05 keys_2020-06-27 keys-2020-08-14 keys-2020-10-13 keys.bak-2020-02-11 keys-bak-2020-09-14 LISTS MEDIA_LISTS MEM_AUDIO_199 most new_keys_subject_tagged new_keys_subject_tagged_html_tagged new_keys_subject_tagged_r NEWLIB PARTIAL_FORMATTED plants PROGRAMS QUOTES RESUMES sedrnS19w sss_7418_2019-12-18 style.css subjects subjects_wo_periods syn syn1 synonyms temp temp1 temp_11 test5 thedbs.zip todo twitter_full_s TWITTER-RIPS VG WEB_ADDRESSES WIKI wikit_list.su wordincarnate_SA_4500 wordincarnate_SA_clean wordincarnate_SA_clean2 WORDLIST wordlist wordlist (3rd copy) wordlist (another copy) wordlist-broken maybe wordlist-config wordlist (copy) wordlist-ru wordlist-temp wordlist-u ZZ ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
385:We must not be bewildered by appearances. Sri Aurobindo has not left us. Sri Aurobindo is here, as living and as present as ever and it is left to us to realise his work with all the sincerity, eagerness and concentration necessary. 15 December 1950 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
386:The thirst for affection and love is a human need, but it can be quenched only if it turns towards the Divine. As long as it seeks satisfaction in human beings, it will always be disappointed or wounded. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
387:Does the Divine exist in all things, even in the dustbin? The whole universe is the manifestation of the Divine, but a manifestation which begins with a total unconsciousness of its origin and rises little by little towards this consciousness. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
388:our worth lies only in the measure of our effort to exceed ourselves, and to exceed ourselves is to attain the Divine. Human mediocrity is intolerable. We aspire for a knowledge truly knowing, for a power truly powerful, for a love that truly loves. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
389:Tell us, Mother, why do things go against us? You must not worry about these little things, and above all do not believe in fatality. These little failures always have a cause that can be avoided with a little more experience, which is sure to come. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
390:What is the way of making the consciousness of human unity grow in man? Spiritual education, that is to say an education which gives more importance to the growth of the spirit than to any religious or moral teaching or to the material so-called knowledge. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
391:Mother, Your Voice said to me, 'The Supermind is coming down in you.' Mother, is it a false voice? Because I know that I am not at all ready for the Supermind. It is only in mental silence that you can hear the voice without distorting it - be very peaceful. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
392:The intellectual attitude comes first and practice follows little by little. What is very important is to maintain very alert the will to live and to be what one knows to be the truth. Then it is impossible to stop and even more to fall back. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The Path of Yoga, #KEYS
393:Fear is hidden consent. When you are afraid of something, it means that you admit its possibility and thus strengthen its hand. It can be said that it is a subconscient consent. Fear can be overcome in many ways. The ways of courage, faith, knowledge are some of them. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 243, #KEYS
394:What you must know is exactly the thing you want to do in life. The time needed to learn it does not matter at all. For those who wish to live according to Truth, there is always something to learn and some progress to make. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The True Aim of Life, #KEYS
395:Sincerity means to lift all the movements of the being to the level of the highest consciousness and realisation already attained. Sincerity exacts the unification and harmonisation of the whole being in all its parts and movements around the central Divine Will ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Sincerity, #KEYS
396:In the work of Transformation, who is the slowest to do his part, man or God? I replied, - Man finds that God is too slow to answer his prayers. God finds that man is too slow to receive His influence. But for the Truth-Consciousness all is going on as it ought to go. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
397:How can I make my soul progress? To have any action on your soul you must be first conscious of it. And then when you will be conscious of your soul, you will probably find out that instead of you making your soul progress, it is your soul who will help you to progress. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
398:A loving recognition of the Grace received from the Divine. A humble recognition of all that the Divine has done and is doing for you. The spontaneous feeling of obligation to the Divine, which makes you do your best to become less unworthy of what the Divine is doing for you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
399:Whatever one does, it becomes useful if one puts a spark of true consciousness into it. The consciousness one has is much more important than the act one performs. And the most apparently useless acts can become very productive if they are performed with the true consciousness. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Questions And Answers 1956, #KEYS
400:Do not forget even for a moment that all this has been created by Him out of Himself. Not only is He present in everything, but also He is everything. The differences are only in expression and manifestation.If you forget this you lose everything.ยง ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III The Divine and the Universe, #KEYS
401:To be a man, discipline is indispensable. Without discipline one is only an animal. One begins to be a man only when one aspires to a higher and truer life and when one accepts a discipline of transformation. For this one must start by mastering one's lower nature and its desires. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
402:The ideal attitude is to belong only to the Divine, to work only for the Divine and above all to expect only from the Divine strength, peace and satisfaction. The Divine is all-merciful and gives us all that we need to lead us as quickly as possible to the goal. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
403:I dabbled in stocks and shares a little, but came a cropper. The speculation I carried on for a while has burnt quite a hole in my pocket. I really wish I hadn't. Are you dead against speculation? You ought to know that I do not approve at all of speculation - but what is done is done. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
404:As for cancer, the first thing is that you should drive off all fear. \* If you want to get cured there are two conditions. First you must be without fear, absolutely fearless, you understand, and secondly you must have a complete faith in the Divine protection. These two things are essential. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
405:To do yoga, one of the most important things to achieve is to get rid of all attachment to the past. Let the past be past and concentrate only on the progress you want to make and the surrender to the Divine you have to achieve. My blessings and help are always with you. With love. 10 January 1967 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
406:A part of my being has developed the bad habit of feeling miserable after Pranam. It gets jealous of certain people. Don't you think I should have the strength to reject this obstacle? Certainly - but then you must do it in all sincerity and not accept these movements of jealousy in any way. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
407:What is lasting, eternal, immortal and infinite, that indeed is worth having, worth conquering, worth possessing. It is divine Light, divine Love, divine Life - it is also Supreme Peace, Perfect Joy and All-Mastery upon earth with the Complete Manifestation as the crowning. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.01 - The True Aim of Life, #KEYS
408:To be humble means for the mind, the vital and the body never to forget that without the Divine they know nothing, are nothing and can do nothing; without the Divine they are nothing but ignorance, chaos and impotence. The Divine alone is Truth, Life, Power, Love, Felicity. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Purity and Humility, #KEYS
409:Why is there this dark and idiotic personality in me? Does it lie hidden in everyone or am I an especially difficult case? Certainly you are not the only one. Many are like this. Only those who have centered their whole being around the conscious control of the psychic can cure themselves of it. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
410:All was gold and gold and gold, a torrent of golden light pouring down in an uninterrupted flow and bringing with it the consciousness that the path of the gods is a sunlit path in which difficulties lose all reality. Such is the path open before us if we choose to take it. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II The Path of Yoga, #KEYS
411:And this tie between you and me is never cut. There are people who have long ago left the Ashram, in a state of revolt, and yet I keep myself informed of them, I attend to them. You are never abandoned. In truth, I hold myself responsible for everyone, even for those whom I have met only for one second in my life. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
412:Be absolutely convinced that everything that happens, happens in order to give us precisely the lesson we needed, and if we are sincere in the sadhana, the lesson should be accepted with joy and gratitude. For one who aspires to the divine life, what can the actions of a blind and ignorant humanity matter to him? ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
413:Sri Aurobindo is constantly in the subtle physical, very active there. I see him almost daily, and last night I spent many hours with him. If you become conscious in the subtle physical you will surely meet him, it is what he called the true physical - it has nothing to do with the psychic. 21 December 1969 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
414:Never forget that you are not alone. The Divine is with you helping and guiding you. He is the companion who never fails, the friend whose love comforts and strengthens. The more you feel lonely, the more you are ready to perceive His luminous Presence. Have faith and He will do everything for you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
415:It can be said that all discipline whatsoever, if it is followed strictly, sincerely, deliberately, is of considerable help, for it makes the earthly life reach its goal more rapidly and prepares it to receive the new life. To discipline oneself is to hasten the arrival of this new life and the contact with the supramental reality. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
416:Divine Mother, I have had a feeling of wanting to move into a separate house lately. I do not know whether I am right in this. May I have your divine guidance in this? Exterior things must be of little importance when one does 'sadhana'. The needed inner peace can be established in any surroundings. With love and blessings. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
417:If you are truly surrendered to the Divine, in the right manner and totally, then at every moment you will be what you ought to be, you will do what you ought to do, you will know what you ought to know. But for that you should have transcended all the limitations of the ego. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Elements of Yoga, #KEYS
418:Surely, my child, I have no intention of leaving you and you need not worry; one thing you must know and never forget: all that is true and sincere will always be kept. Only what is false and insincere will disappear. In the measure in which your need for me is sincere and genuine, it will be fulfilled. 5 October 1955 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I I am With You, #KEYS
419:Why do men cling to a religion? Religions are based on creeds which are spiritual experiences brought down to a level where they become more easy to grasp, but at the cost of their integral purity and truth. The time of religions is over. We have entered the age of universal spirituality, of spiritual experience in its initial purity. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
420:tapasya ::: Tapasya: a discipline aiming at the realisation of the Divine.Mental tapasya: the process leading to the goal.Vital tapasya: the vital undergoes a rigorous discipline in order to transform itself.Integral tapasya: the whole being lives only to know and serve the Divine.Perfect tapasya: that which will reach its goal. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
421:True love can achieve extraordinary things, but it is rare. All kinds of miracles can be done out of love for the person one loves - not for everyone, but for the people or the person one loves. But it has to be a love free from all vital mixture, an absolutely pure and selfless love which demands nothing in return, which expects nothing in return. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
422:For those who are afraid of a word: This is what we mean by Divine: all the knowledge we have to acquire, all the power we have to obtain, all the love we have to become, all the perfection we have to achieve, all the harmonious and progressive poise we have to manifest in light and joy, all the new and unknown splendours that have to be realised. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
423:When you give us a subject for meditation, what should we do about it? Keep thinking of it? Keep your thought focused upon it in a concentrated way. And when no subject is given, is it enough to concentrate on your Presence in the heart-centre? Should we avoid a formulated prayer? Yes, concentration on the Presence is enough. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
424:It is now long since Sri Aurobindo has put up everywhere in the Ashram this reminder that you all know: 'Always behave as if the Mother was looking at you, because she is, indeed, always present.' This is not a mere phrase, not simply words, it is a fact. I am with you in a very concrete manner and they who have a subtle vision can see me. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
425:Mother, sometimes when I use my mental will to become aware of Your universal presence and to link myself with You, I feel the peace and assurance of Your touch. Mother, is it true or is it my mental construction? In this case, it is of no importance, because there are mental constructions which can be true and which lead safely to the experience. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
426:Have I the capacity and are there potentialities in me to follow this path? This is not the question, the question is whether you have the necessary aspiration, determination and perseverance and whether you can by the intensity and persistence of your aspiration make all the parts of your being answer to the call and become one in the consecration. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
427:Sometimes I become absolutely quiet, I speak to no one, but just remain within myself, only thinking of the Divine. Is it good to keep this state constantly? It is an excellent state which one can keep quite easily, but it must be sincere; I mean, it should be not a mere appearance of calm but a real and deep calm which spontaneously keeps you silent. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
428:There is nothing to fear - all is the Lord-there is nothing else than the Lord; the Lord alone exists and all that tries to frighten us is only a silly and meaningless disguise of the Lord. Cheer up - the way is open before you, shake off this obsession of illness and bring down the Divine Calm. Then everything will be all right. With love and blessings. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
429:Remember that the Mother is always with you. Address Her as follows and She will pull you out of all difficulties: "O Mother, Thou art the light of my intelligence, the purity of my soul, the quiet strength of my vital, the endurance of my body. I rely on Thee alone and want to be entirely Thine. Make me surmount all obstacles on the way." ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
430:Message for 4. 5. 67 "Earth-life is the self-chosen habitation of a great Divinity and his aeonic will is to change it from a blind prison into his splendid mansion and high heaven-reaching temple." - Sri Aurobindo The Divinity mentioned by Sri Aurobindo is not a person but a condition that will be shared by all those who have prepared themselves to receive it. May 1967 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
431:The future of the earth depends on a change of consciousness. The only hope for the future is in a change of man's consciousness and the change is bound to come. But it is left to men to decide if they will collaborate for this change or if it will have to be enforced upon them by the power of crashing circumstances. So, wake up and collaborate! Blessings. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III August 1964, #KEYS
432:Mother, Does the Divine punish injustice? Is it possible at all for Him to punish anybody? The Divine does not see things as men do and has no need to punish or reward. Each and every action carries in itself its fruit and its consequences. According to the nature of the action, it brings you near to the Divine or takes you away from Him, and that is the supreme consequence. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
433:X who has been studying astrology has prepared my horoscope. I send it to you to see. Do you think the indications he has given in it for my future have any value? The horoscope is sufficiently vague and favourable to be taken in consideration as the base of a mental conception for your future. The most important factor in a horoscope is the intuitive faculty of the astrologer. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
434:Before deciding that something is wrong in others or in circumstances, you must be quite sure of the correctness of your judgment - and what judgment is correct so long as one lives in the ordinary consciousness that is based on ignorance and filled with falsehood? Only the Truth-Consciousness can judge. So it is better, in all circumstances, to leave the judgment to the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
435:So, the only thing to do is to accept quietly the conditions in which you find yourself, knowing that for him who has faith in the Divine it is always the best for him that happens. The Divine does not want human beings to suffer, but, in their ignorance, human beings react in such a way that they bring suffering upon themselves. In peace, quietness and surrender is the only solution. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
436:What are the steps to follow for (1) sadhana and (2) silence of the mind? (1) Do work as sadhana. You offer to the Divine the work you do to the best of your capacities and you leave the result to the Divine. (2) Try to become conscious first above your head, keeping the brain as silent as possible. If you succeed and the work is done in that condition, then it will become perfect. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
437:What are these suggestions that sometimes invade me? Do they not come from outside? Yes, they do come from outside, from some vital entity that is amusing itself by sending them to you to see how you will receive them. I saw the suggestion passing at the time I gave you the flower. I did not attach any importance to it because it was just foolishness - but I see that you received it. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
438:Our human consciousness has windows that open on the Infinite but generally men keep these windows carefully shut. They have to be opened wide and allow the Infinite freely to enter into us and transform us.Two conditions are necessary for opening the windows:1) ardent aspiration;2) progressive dissolution of the ego.The Divine help is assured to those who set to work sincerely. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
439:When coming out of sleep you must keep quiet for a few moments and consecrate the coming day to the Divine, praying to remember Him always and in all circumstances.Before going to sleep you must concentrate for a few minutes, look into the day that has passed, remember when and where you have forgotten the Divine, and pray that such forgettings should not happen again. 31 August 1953 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
440:Is this not the first time that the Supramental has come down upon earth? It is certainly the first time that the Supramental has come down as a general force of transformation for the whole earth. It is a new starting-point in the terrestrial creation. But it may be that once before the supramental force has manifested partially and momentarily in an individual as a promise and an example. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
441:Life has a purpose. This purpose is to find and to serve the Divine. The Divine is not far, He is in ourselves, deep inside and above the feelings and the thoughts. With the Divine is peace and certitude and even the solution of all difficulties. Hand over your problems to the Divine and He will pull you out of all difficulties. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II Man's relationship with the Divine, #KEYS
442:If I work I feel all right, but the fatigue comes after that. Why? What to do? It is because you are receptive to the force when you work and that sustains you. But when you are not under the strain of the work you are less receptive. You must learn to be receptive in all circumstances and always - especially when you take rest - it must not be the 'rest' of inertia but a true rest of receptivity. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
443:The Divine Grace alone has the power to intervene and change the course of Universal Justice. The great work of the Avatar is to manifest the Divine Grace upon earth. To be a disciple of the Avatar is to become an instrument of the Divine Grace. The Mother is the great dispensatrix-through identity-of the Divine Grace, with a perfect knowledge-through identity-of the absolute mechanism of Universal Justice. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
444:SRI AUROBINDO'S SYMBOL [facsimile] The descending triangle represents Sat-Chit-Ananda. The ascending triangle represents the aspiring answer from matter under the form of life, light and love. The junction of both - the central square - is the perfect manifestation having at its centre the Avatar of the Supreme - the lotus. The water - inside the square - represents the multiplicity, the creation. 4 April 1958 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
445:Would you please explain to me how doing Yoga brings you near to the Divine? And what is the real meaning of Yoga? Is it only contortive body-exercises or is there a yoga of the mind also? This has nothing to do with a spiritual life, not even with religion. X will explain to you in detail, but I can tell you that Yoga is not only an aspiration of the mind towards the Divine but also and chiefly a yearning of the heart. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
446:One must have an unvarying will to acquire what one does not have in one's nature, to know what one does not yet know, to be able to do what one cannot yet do. One must progress constantly in the light and the peace which come from the absence of personal desire. If one has a strong will, he has only to orient it properly; if he has no will, he has first of all to build one for himself, which always takes long and is sometimes difficult. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
447:Detaching oneself from the ignorant actions of the mind and vital and from any kind of ambition, and allowing the Divine Mother to work according to Her own will, one can have inner as well as outer peace and happiness; and this, I think, is the way one can serve the Mother gratefully and sincerely. Is this not so? Certainly, action without ambition and egoistic calculation is the condition of peace and felicity - both inner and outer. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
448:Does the economic condition of a man become stable with the betterment of his consciousness? If 'betterment of consciousness' means an increased, enlarged consciousness, a better organisation of it, then as a result there should naturally be a greater control of outward things (including the 'economic condition'). But also, naturally when one has a 'better consciousness' one is less preoccupied with such things as one's economic condition. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
449:To me any activity is more important than its cost to me, even if the cost is unreasonable. Money should never be the criterion for such decisions. If we say we can't have something because of its cost, we limit our receptivity to the Grace and hamper its workings. Money is only a medium of exchange, it is all relative and the Divine resources are inexhaustible. Is this attitude a correct one? You are quite right and I approve of your attitude. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
450:What is to be done if a person comes to quarrel because one has accepted in one case and refused in another? What is to be done to avoid such bitterness around one, provoked by repeated refusals? As for ill-will, jealousy, quarrels and reproaches, one must sincerely be above all that and reply with a benevolent smile to the bitterest words; and unless one is absolutely sure of himself and his reactions, it would be better, as a general rule, to keep silent. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
451:From the point of view of a spiritual life, it is not what you do that matters most, but the way in which it is done and the consciousness you put into it. Remember always the Divine and all you do will be an expression of the Divine Presence. When all your actions are consecrated to the Divine, there will be no longer activities that are superior and activities that are inferior; all will have an equal importance - the value given them by the consecration. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II 1.02 - The Divine Is with You, #KEYS
452:Enthusiasm and StraightforwardnessJoyous enthusiasm: the best way of facing life.*True enthusiasm is full of a peaceful endurance.*Our courage and endurance must be as great as our hope andour hope has no limits. 2 August 1954*A steady hope helps much on the way. 15 August 1954*Our hopes are never too great for manifestation.We cannot conceive of any thing that cannot be. 22 August 1954** *Straightforwardness shows itself as it is, without compromising. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
453:The only way out of your difficulty is to find the psychic being and to live entirely in its consciousness. Life upon earth as it is now is full of miseries and any sensitive heart is full of sorrow because of that. To get in contact with the Divine Consciousness and to live in its mercy, its strength and its light is the only truly effective way to get out of this difficulty and suffering and by uniting with the psychic we can obtain this condition. My help and blessings are with you for this purpose. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
454:Divine Mother, I want to realise Your Presence in all the parts of my being, penetrating even the body - only I don't know how to do it. You are the very reason of my being; why then do I live now without feeling Your Presence even in the cells of my body? The physical nature is obscure and recalcitrant everywhere; it is very difficult for it to become conscious of the divine Presence. That is why we must be patient and keep on aspiring with the certitude of Victory. My blessings are always with you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
455:Difficulties are sent to us exclusively to make the realisation more perfect. Each time we try to realise something and meet with a resistance or an obstacle or even a failure - what seems to be a failure - we should know, we should never forget that it is exclusively, absolutely, so that the realisation may be more perfect. So this habit of cringing, of getting discouraged or even of feeling uncomfortable, or of abusing yourself and telling yourself: There! Again I have made a mistake - all that is absolute foolishness. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
456:I feel sincerely that I want the Divine and nothing else. But when I am in contact with other people, when I am busy with things without any value, I naturally forget the Divine, my one goal. Is it insincerity? If not, then what does it mean? Yes. It is insincerity of the being, in which one part wants the Divine and another part wants something else. It is through ignorance and stupidity that the being is insincere. But with a persevering will and an absolute confidence in the Divine Grace, one can cure this insincerity. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
457:Has the subconscient accepted the Higher Consciousness? If the subconscient were to accept the Consciousness, it would no longer be the subconscient, it would become consciousness. I think that you mean: has the subconscient submitted to the rule, to the law of the higher Consciousness? This is not done as a whole, for the subconscient is vast and complex; there is a mental subconscient, a vital subconscient, a physical subconscient, a bodily subconscient. We have to wrest the subconscient fragment by fragment from its ignorant and inert... ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
458:Krishna represents both the universal Godhead and the immanent Godhead, he whom one can meet within one's being and in all that constitutes the manifested world. And do you want to know why he is always represented as a child? It is because he is in constant progression. To the extent that the world is perfected, his play is also perfected - what was the play of yesterday will no longer be the play of tomorrow; his play will become more and more harmonious, benign and joyful to the extent that the world becomes capable of responding to it and enjoying it with the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III 33, #KEYS
459:This evening the Divine Presence, concrete and material, was there present amongst you. I had a form of living gold, bigger than the universe, and I was facing a huge and massive golden door which separated the world from the Divine. As I looked at the door, I knew and willed, in a single movement of consciousness, that "the time has come," and lifting with both hands a mighty golden hammer I struck one blow, one single blow on the door and the door was shattered to pieces.Then the supramental Light and Force and Consciousness rushed down upon earth in an uninterrupted flow. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
460:Mahasamadhi [facsimile] Lord, this morning Thou hast given me the assurance that Thou wouldst stay with us until Thy work is achieved, not only as a consciousness which guides and illumines but also as a dynamic Presence in action. In unmistakable terms Thou hast promised that all of Thyself would remain here and not leave the earth atmosphere until earth is transformed. Grant that we may be worthy of this marvellous Presence and that henceforth everything in us be concentrated on the one will to be more and more perfectly consecrated to the fulfilment of Thy sublime Work. 7 December 1950 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
461:How to open to the Mother? The following are the means:(1) To remember You constantly or from time to time--Good.(2) By taking Your name through Japa [mantra; repeating the Mother's name]--Helpful.(3) With the help of meditation--More difficult if one has not the habit of meditation.(4) By conversation about You with those who love and respect You--Risky because, when talking, often some nonsense or at least some useless things can be said.(5) By reading Your books--Good.(6) By spending time in thoughts of You--Very good.(7) By sincere prayers--Good. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
462:Sri Aurobindo came upon earth to announce the manifestation of the supramental world and not merely did he announce this manifestation but embodied also in part the supramental force and showed by example what one must do to prepare oneself for manifesting it. The best thing we can do is to study all that he has told us and endeavour to follow his example and prepare ourselves for the new manifestation. This gives life its real sense and will help us to overcome all obstacles. Let us live for the new creation and we shall grow stronger and stronger by remaining young and progressive. 30 January 1972 1wordlist AUTHORS BOOKS-INFO cats CHEATSHEETS COMMANDS d20 dc-empty define-1355 DICTIONARIES DICTIONARIES-2020-03-23 DOCS.RACKET DOCS.RACKET_W_LINKS goodreads_books_data goodreads_books_data-raw GRAMMER input.su keys keys_2020-03-29 keys_2020-06-04 keys_2020-06-05 keys_2020-06-27 keys-2020-08-14 keys-2020-10-13 keys.bak-2020-02-11 keys-bak-2020-09-14 LISTS MEDIA_LISTS MEM_AUDIO_199 most new_keys_subject_tagged new_keys_subject_tagged_html_tagged new_keys_subject_tagged_r NEWLIB PARTIAL_FORMATTED plants PROGRAMS QUOTES RESUMES sedrnS19w sss_7418_2019-12-18 style.css subjects subjects_wo_periods syn syn1 synonyms temp temp1 temp_11 test5 thedbs.zip todo twitter_full_s TWITTER-RIPS VG WEB_ADDRESSES WIKI wikit_list.su wordincarnate_SA_4500 wordincarnate_SA_clean wordincarnate_SA_clean2 WORDLIST wordlist wordlist (3rd copy) wordlist (another copy) wordlist-broken maybe wordlist-config wordlist (copy) wordlist-ru wordlist-temp wordlist-u ZZ ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
463:It is not from disgust for life and people that one must come to yoga. It is not to run away from difficulties that one must come here. It is not even to find the sweetness of love and protection, for the Divine's love and protection can be enjoyed everywhere if one takes the right attitude. When one wants to give oneself totally in service to the Divine, to consecrate oneself totally to the Divine's work, simply for the joy of giving oneself and of serving, without asking for anything in exchange, except the possibility of consecration and service, then one is ready to come here and will find the doors wide open. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
464:It is said that the faculty of concentrated attention is at the source of all successful activity. Indeed the capacity and value of a man can be measured by his capacity of concentrated attention.[2] In order to obtain this concentration, it is generally recommended to reduce one's activities, to make a choice and confine oneself to this choice alone, so as not to disperse one's energy and attention. For the normal man, this method is good, sometimes even indispensable. But one can imagine something better. [2] Generally it comes through interest and a special attraction for a subject - Mother's note. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
465:Nobility and RefinementNobility: the incapacity for any pettiness either of sentiments or of action.*Aristocracy: incapable of baseness and pettiness, it asserts itself with dignity and authority.*Dignity affirms its worth, but demands nothing.*Dignity of the emotions: not to permit one's emotions to contradict the inner Divinity.*Dignity in the physical: above all bargaining.*Psychic dignity refuses to accept anything that lowers or debases.*Refinement: gradually grossness is eliminated from the being.*Sensitivity: one of the results of the refinement of the being.*Gentleness: always gracious and wishing to give pleasure. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
466:For me everything in human life is mixed, nothing is completely good, nothing completely bad. I cannot give my entire and exclusive support to this idea or that idea, to one cause or another.The only important thing for me, in action, is Sri Aurobindo's work, automatically my conscious support is with all that helps that work and in proportion to the help. And for the work to be carried on as it must be I need all collaborations and all helps, I cannot accept only this one or that one and reject the others. I cannot belong to this party or that party. I belong to the Divine alone and my action upon earth is and will always be for the triumph of the Divine, irrespective of all sects and parties.29 February 1956 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
467:Mother, I would like to know from you if it is good for me to devote more time to meditation than I am doing at present. I spend about two hours, morning and evening together. I am as yet not quite successful in meditation. My physical mind disturbs me a lot. I pray to you that it may become quiet and my psychic being may come out. It is so painful to find the mind working like a mad machine and the heart sleeping like a stone. Mother, let me feel your presence within my heart always....The increase of time given to meditation is not very useful unless the urge for meditation comes spontaneously from inside and not from any arbitrary decision of the mind. My help, love and blessings are always with you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
468:The Divine is with you according to your aspiration. Naturally that does not mean that He bends to the caprices of your outer nature,-I speak here of the truth of your being. And yet, sometimes he does fashion himself according to your outer aspirations, and if, like the devotees, you live alternately in separation and union, ecstasy and despair, the Divine also will separate from you and unite with you, according as you believe. The attitude is thus very important, even the outer attitude. People do not know how important is faith, how faith is miracle, creator of miracles. If you expect at every moment to be lifted up and pulled towards the Divine, He will come to lift you and He will be there, quite close, closer, ever closer. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I Baha i Faith, #KEYS
469:When you feel unhappy like that, it means that you have a progress to make. You can say that we always need to progress, it is true. But at times our nature gives its consent to the needed change and then everything goes smoothly, even happily. On the contrary sometimes the part that has to progress refuses to move and clings to its old habits through inertia, ignorance, attachment or desire. Then, under the pressure of the perfecting force, the struggle starts translating itself into unhappiness or revolt or both together. The only remedy is to keep quiet, look within oneself honestly to find out what is wrong and set to work courageously to put it right. The Divine Consciousness will always be there to help you if your endeavour is sincere; and the more sincere your endeavour the more the Divine Consciousness will help and assist you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
470:Prudence and BalanceVigilance: indispensable for all true progress.*In each human being there is a beast crouching ready to manifest at the slightest unwatchfulness. The only remedy is a constant vigilance. 18 August 1954*Prudence: very useful for weakness because weakness needs prudence; strength does not need it.*Common sense: it is very practical and avoids any mistakes, but it lacks light.*Sobriety has never done harm to anyone.** *Equanimity: immutable peace and calm.*In the deep peace of equanimity the love will grow to its fullblossoming in a sense of pure and constant unity. 5 October 1934*All mischief comes from a lack of balance.So, let us keep our balance carefully, always, in all circumstances. 10 August 1954*Perfect balance: one of the most important conditions of a growing peace. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
471:The usual sadhanas have for aim the union with the Supreme Consciousness (Sat-chit-ananda). And those who reach there are satisfied with their own liberation and leave the world to its unhappy plight. On the contrary, Sri Aurobindo's sadhana starts where the others end. Once the union with the Supreme is realised one must bring down that realisation to the exterior world and change the conditions of life upon the earth until a total transformation is accomplished. In accordance with this aim, the sadhaks of the integral yoga do not retire from the world to lead a life of contemplation and meditation. Each one must devote at least one third of his time to a useful work. All activities are represented in the Ashram and each one chooses the work most congenial to his nature, but must do it in a spirit of service and unselfishness, keeping always in view the aim of integral transformation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
472:there is a special personal tie between you and me, between all who have turned to the teaching of Sri Aurobindo and myself, - and, it is well understood, distance does not count here, you may be in France, you may be at the other end of the world or in Pondicherry, this tie is always true and living. And each time there comes a call, each time there is a need for me to know so that I may send out a force, an inspiration, a protection or any other thing, a sort of message comes to me all of a sudden and I do the needful. These communications reach me evidently at any moment, and you must have seen me more than once stop suddenly in the middle of a sentence or work; it is because something comes to me, a communication and I concentrate. With those whom I have accepted as disciples, to whom I have said Yes, there is more than a tie, there is an emanation of me. This emanation warns me whenever it is necessary and tells me what is happening. Indeed I receive intimations constantly ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
473:In ancient times the disciple had to undergo severe tests to prove his ability for initiation. Here we do not follow that method. Apparently there is no test and no trial. But if you see the truth, you will find that here it is much more difficult. There the disciple knew that he was undergoing a period of trial and after he had passed through some outward tests, he was taken in. But here you have to face life and you are watched at every moment. It is not only your outer actions that count. Each and every thought and inner movement is seen, every reaction is noticed. It is not what you do in the solitude of the forest, but what you do in the thick of the battle of life that is important. Are you ready to submit yourself for such tests? Are you ready to change yourself completely? You will have to throw off your ideas, ideals, values, interests and opinions. Everything will have to be learnt anew. If you are ready for all this, then take a plunge; otherwise don't try to step in. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
474:Truly speaking, I have no opinion. According to a vision of truth, everything is still terribly mixed, a more or less favourable combination of light and darkness, truth and falsehood, knowledge and ignorance, and so long as decisions are made and action is undertaken according to opinions, it will always be like that. We want to give the example of an action that is undertaken in accordance with a vision of truth, but unfortunately we are still very far from realising this ideal, and even if the vision of truth expresses itself, it is immediately distorted in its implementation. So, in the present state of affairs, it is impossible to say, "This is true and that is false, this leads us away from the goal and that brings us nearer the goal." Everything can be used for the progress to be made; everything can be useful if we know how to use it. The important thing is never to lose sight of the ideal we want to realise and to make use of all circumstances in view of this goal. And finally, it is always better not to make an arbitrary decision for or against things, and to watch the unfolding of events with the impartiality of a witness, relying on the Divine Wisdom which will decide for the best and do what is necessary. 29 July 1961 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I , #KEYS
475:A certain inertia, tendency to sleep, indolence, unwillingness or inability to be strong for work or spiritual effort for long at a time, is in the nature of the human physical consciousness. When one goes down into the physical for its change (that has been the general condition here for a long time), this tends to increase. Even sometimes when the pressure of the sadhana on the physical increases or when one has to go much inside, this temporarily increases - the body either needing more rest or turning the inward movement into a tendency to sleep or be at rest. You need not, however, be anxious about that. After a time this rights itself; the physical consciousness gets the true peace and calm in the cells and feels at rest even in full work or in the most concentrated condition and this tendency of inertia goes out of the nature. Even for those who have never been in trance, it is good to repeat a mantra, a word, a prayer before going into sleep. But there must be a life in the words; I do not mean an intellectual significance, nothing of that kind, but a vibration. And its effect on the body is extraordinary: it begins to vibrate, vibrate, vibrate... and quietly you let yourself go, as though you wanted to go to sleep. The body vibrates more and more, more and more, more and more, and away you go. That is the cure for tamas. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
476:True love has no need of reciprocation; there can be no reciprocation because there is only one Love, the Love, which has no other aim than to love. It is in the world of division that one feels the need of reciprocation - because one lives in the illusion of the multiplicity of Love; but in fact there is only One Love and it is always this sole love which, so to say, responds to itself. 19 April 1967*Indeed, there is only one Love, universal and eternal, as there is only one Consciousness, universal and eternal.All the apparent differences are colorations given by individualisation and personification. But these alterations are purely superficial. And the "nature" of Love, as of Consciousness, is unalterable. 20 April 1967*When one has found divine Love, it is the Divine that one loves in all beings. There is no longer any division. 1 May 1967*Once one has found divine Love, all other loves, which are nothing but disguises, can lose their deformities and become pure - then it is the Divine that one loves in everyone and everything. 6 May 1967*True love, that which fulfils and illumines, is not the love one receives but the love one gives.And the supreme Love is a love without any definite object - the love which loves because it cannot do other than to love. 15 May 1968*There is only one love - the Divine's Love; and without that Love there would be no creation. All exists because of that Love and it is when we try to find our own love which does not exist that we do not feel the Love, the only Love, the Divine's Love which permeates all existence. 5 March 1970*When the psychic loves it loves with the Divine Love.When you love, you love with the Divine's love diminished and distorted by your ego, but in its essence still the Divine's love.It is for the facility of the language that you say the love of this one or that one, but it is all the same one Love manifested ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
477:The ExaminersThe integral yoga consists of an uninterrupted series of examinations that one has to undergo without any previous warning, thus obliging you to be constantly on the alert and attentive. Three groups of examiners set us these tests. They appear to have nothing to do with one another, and their methods are so different, sometimes even so apparently contradictory, that it seems as if they could not possibly be leading towards the same goal. Nevertheless, they complement one another, work towards the same end, and are all indispensable to the completeness of the result. The three types of examination are: those set by the forces of Nature, those set by spiritual and divine forces, and those set by hostile forces. These last are the most deceptive in their appearance and to avoid being caught unawares and unprepared requires a state of constant watchfulness, sincerity and humility. The most commonplace circumstances, the events of everyday life, the most apparently insignificant people and things all belong to one or other of these three kinds of examiners. In this vast and complex organisation of tests, those events that are generally considered the most important in life are the easiest examinations to undergo, because they find you ready and on your guard. It is easier to stumble over the little stones in your path, because they attract no attention. Endurance and plasticity, cheerfulness and fearlessness are the qualities specially needed for the examinations of physical nature. Aspiration, trust, idealism, enthusiasm and generous self-giving, for spiritual examinations. Vigilance, sincerity and humility for the examinations from hostile forces. And do not imagine that there are on the one hand people who undergo the examinations and on the other people who set them. Depending on the circumstances and the moment we are all both examiners and examinees, and it may even happen that one is at the same time both examiner and examinee. And the benefit one derives from this depends, both in quality and in quantity, on the intensity of one's aspiration and the awakening of one's consciousness. To conclude, a final piece of advice: never set yourself up as an examiner. For while it is good to remember constantly that one may be undergoing a very important examination, it is extremely dangerous to imagine that one is responsible for setting examinations for others. That is the open door to the most ridiculous and harmful kinds of vanity. It is the Supreme Wisdom which decides these things, and not the ignorant human will. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II , #KEYS
478:10000 ::: The Only Way Out:... Once you have no more desires, no more attachments, once you have given up all necessity of receiving a reward from human beings, whoever they are - knowing that the only reward that is worth getting is the one that comes from the Supreme and that never fails - once you give up attachment to all exterior beings and things, you at once feel in your heart this Presence, this Force, this Grace that is always with you. And there is no other remedy. It's the only remedy, for everybody without exception. To all those who suffer, for the same thing that has to be said: all suffering is the sign that the surrender is not total. Then, when you feel in you a 'bang' like that, instead of saying, 'Oh, this is bad' or 'This circumstance is difficult,' you say, 'My surrender is not perfect.' Then it's all right. And then you feel the Grace that helps you and leads you, and you go on. And one day you emerge into that peace that nothing can trouble.You answer to all the contrary forces, the contrary movements, the attacks, the misunderstandings, the bad wills, with the same smile that comes from full confidence in the Divine Grace. And that is the only way out, there is no other.But where to get such a strength? Within you. The Divine Presence is in you. It is in you. You look for it outside; look inside. It is in you. The Presence is there. You want the appreciation of others to get strength - you will never get it. The strength is in you. If you want, you can aspire for what seems to you the supreme goal, supreme light, supreme knowledge, supreme love. But it is in you - otherwise you would never be able to contact it. If you go deep enough inside you, you will find it there, like a flame that is always burning straight up. And don't believe that it is difficult to do. It is because the look is always turned outside that you don't feel the Presence. But if, instead of looking outside for support, you concentrate and you pray - inside, to the supreme knowledge - to know at each moment what is to be done, the way to do it, and if you give all you are, all you do in order to acquire perfection, you will feel that the support is always there, always guiding, showing the way. And if there is a difficulty, then instead of wanting to fight, you hand it over, hand it over to the supreme wisdom to deal with it - to deal with all the bad wills, all the misunderstandings, all the bad reactions. If you surrender completely, it is no more your concern: it's the concern of the Supreme who takes it up and knows better than anybody else what is to be done. That is the only way out, only way out. There, my child ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III , #KEYS
479:[The Gods and Their Worlds] [...] According to traditions and occult schools, all these zones of realities, these planes of realities have got different names; they have been classified in a different way, but there is an essential analogy, and if you go back far enough into the traditions, you see only the words changing according to the country and the language. Even now, the experiences of Western occultists and those of Eastern occultists offer great similarities. All who set out on the discovery of these invisible worlds and make a report of what they saw, give a very similar description, whether they be from here or there; they use different words, but the experience is very similar and the handling of forces is the same. This knowledge of the occult worlds is based on the existence of subtle bodies and of subtle worlds corresponding to those bodies. They are what the psychological method calls "states of consciousness", but these states of consciousness really correspond to worlds. The occult procedure consists then in being aware of these various inner states of being or subtle bodies and in becoming sufficiently a master of them so as to be able to go out of them successively, one after another. There is indeed a whole scale of subtleties, increasing or decreasing according to the direction in which you go, and the occult procedure consists in going out of a denser body into a subtler body and so on again, up to the most ethereal regions. You go, by successive exteriorisations, into bodies or worlds more and more subtle. It is somewhat as if every time you passed into another dimension. The fourth dimension of the physicists is nothing but the scientific transcription of an occult knowledge. To give another image, one can say that the physical body is at the centre - it is the most material, the densest and also the smallest - and the inner bodies, more subtle, overflow more and more the central physical body; they pass through it, extending themselves farther and farther, like water evaporating from a porous vase and forming a kind of steam all around. And the greater the subtlety, the more the extension tends to unite with that of the universe: one ends by universalising oneself. And it is altogether a concrete process which gives an objective experience of invisible worlds and even enables one to act in these worlds. There are, then, only a very small number of people in the West who know that these gods are not merely subjective and imaginary - more or less wildly imaginary - but that they correspond to a universal truth. All these regions, all these domains are filled with beings who exist, each in its own domain, and if you are awake and conscious on a particular plane - for instance, if on going out of a more material body you awake on some higher plane, you have the same relation with the things and people of that plane as you had with the things and people of the material world. That is to say, there exists an entirely objective relation that has nothing to do with the idea you may have of these things. Naturally, the resemblance is greater and greater as you approach the physical world, the material world, and there even comes a time when the one region has a direct action upon the other. In any case, in what Sri Aurobindo calls the overmental worlds, you will find a concrete reality absolutely independent of your personal experience; you go back there and again find the same things, with the differences that have occurred during your absence. And you have relations with those beings that are identical with the relations you have with physical beings, with this difference that the relation is more plastic, supple and direct - for example, there is the capacity to change the external form, the visible form, according to the inner state you are in. But you can make an appointment with someone and be at the appointed place and find the same being again, with certain differences that have come about during your absence; it is entirely concrete with results entirely concrete. One must have at least a little of this experience in order to understand these things. Otherwise, those who are convinced that all this is mere human imagination and mental formation, who believe that these gods have such and such a form because men have thought them to be like that, and that they have certain defects and certain qualities because men have thought them to be like that - all those who say that God is made in the image of man and that he exists only in human thought, all these will not understand; to them this will appear absolutely ridiculous, madness. One must have lived a little, touched the subject a little, to know how very concrete the thing is. Naturally, children know a good deal if they have not been spoilt. There are so many children who return every night to the same place and continue to live the life they have begun there. When these faculties are not spoilt with age, you can keep them with you. At a time when I was especially interested in dreams, I could return exactly to a place and continue a work that I had begun: supervise something, for example, set something in order, a work of organisation or of discovery, of exploration. You go until you reach a certain spot, as you would go in life, then you take a rest, then you return and begin again - you begin the work at the place where you left off and you continue it. And you perceive that there are things which are quite independent of you, in the sense that changes of which you are not at all the author, have taken place automatically during your absence. But for this, you must live these experiences yourself, you must see them yourself, live them with sufficient sincerity and spontaneity in order to see that they are independent of any mental formation. For you can do the opposite also, and deepen the study of the action of mental formation upon events. This is very interesting, but it is another domain. And this study makes you very careful, very prudent, because you become aware of how far you can delude yourself. So you must study both, the dream and the occult reality, in order to see what is the essential difference between the two. The one depends upon us; the other exists in itself; entirely independent of the thought that we have of it. When you have worked in that domain, you recognise in fact that once a subject has been studied and something has been learnt mentally, it gives a special colour to the experience; the experience may be quite spontaneous and sincere, but the simple fact that the subject was known and studied lends a particular quality. Whereas if you had learnt nothing about the question, if you knew nothing at all, the transcription would be completely spontaneous and sincere when the experience came; it would be more or less adequate, but it would not be the outcome of a previous mental formation. Naturally, this occult knowledge or this experience is not very frequent in the world, because in those who do not have a developed inner life, there are veritable gaps between the external consciousness and the inmost consciousness; the linking states of being are missing and they have to be constructed. So when people enter there for the first time, they are bewildered, they have the impression they have fallen into the night, into nothingness, into non-being! I had a Danish friend, a painter, who was like that. He wanted me to teach him how to go out of the body; he used to have interesting dreams and thought that it would be worth the trouble to go there consciously. So I made him "go out" - but it was a frightful thing! When he was dreaming, a part of his mind still remained conscious, active, and a kind of link existed between this active part and his external being; then he remembered some of his dreams, but it was a very partial phenomenon. And to go out of one's body means to pass gradually through all the states of being, if one does the thing systematically. Well, already in the subtle physical, one is almost de-individualised, and when one goes farther, there remains nothing, for nothing is formed or individualised. Thus, when people are asked to meditate or told to go within, to enter into themselves, they are in agony - naturally! They have the impression that they are vanishing. And with reason: there is nothing, no consciousness! These things that appear to us quite natural and evident, are, for people who know nothing, wild imagination. If, for example, you transplant these experiences or this knowledge to the West, well, unless you have been frequenting the circles of occultists, they stare at you with open eyes. And when you have turned your back, they hasten to say, "These people are cranks!" Now to come back to the gods and conclude. It must be said that all those beings who have never had an earthly existence - gods or demons, invisible beings and powers - do not possess what the Divine has put into man: the psychic being. And this psychic being gives to man true love, charity, compassion, a deep kindness, which compensate for all his external defects. In the gods there is no fault because they live according to their own nature, spontaneously and without constraint: as gods, it is their manner of being. But if you take a higher point of view, if you have a higher vision, a vision of the whole, you see that they lack certain qualities that are exclusively human. By his capacity of love and self-giving, man can have as much power as the gods and even more, when he is not egoistic, when he has surmounted his egoism. If he fulfils the required condition, man is nearer to the Supreme than the gods are. He can be nearer. He is not so automatically, but he has the power to be so, the potentiality. If human love manifested itself without mixture, it would be all-powerful. Unfortunately, in human love there is as much love of oneself as of the one loved; it is not a love that makes you forget yourself. - 4 November 1958 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III 355
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1:I am near you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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2:Have faith and go on. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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3:Faith first, knowledge afterwards. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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4:Let the Lord of Truth be always with you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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5:They who have faith will go through. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T0],
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6:With patience any difficulty can be overcome.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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7:Alone the Divine can give us a perfect safety.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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8:Change yourself and the circumstances will change. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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9:A persevering will surmounts all obstacles.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Will,
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10:Be severe to yourself before being severe to others.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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11:The first step is perfect calm and equanimity.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Calm,
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12:Each thought turned towards oneself veils the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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13:In true courage there is no impatience and no rashness. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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14:Fear not, your sincerity is your safeguard.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Sincerity,
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15:Have the courage to be completely frank with the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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16:Perseverance breaks down all obstacles.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Perserverance,
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17:To aspire and to call for help are quite indispensable.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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18:No life can be successful without self-discipline.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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19:You must feel that Sri Aurobindo is looking at you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T5],
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20:Sincerity is the key of the divine doors.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Sincerity - II,
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21:What is the secret of success in sadhana?
Surrender.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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22:Never tell a lie: absolute condition for safety on the path
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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23:Progress: is the sign of the divine influence in creation.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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24:Repentance: the first step towards rectifying mistakes. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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25:The Divine is what you adore in Sri Aurobindo.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T2], #index,
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26:What should I read at present?
Sri Aurobindo's books.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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27:Steady efforts always bring great results. With my blessings
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28:Be always faithful to your faith and you will feel no sorrow.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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29:The true repose is that of a perfect surrender to the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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30:With confidence we shall advance; with certitude we shall wait. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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31:All difficulties are there to test the endurance of the faith.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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32:Have confidence, I am near you.
With all my tender love. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T5],
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33:Only those who are perfectly truthful can be my true children.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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34:Savitri
the supreme revelation
of Sri Aurobindo's
vision.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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35:The Divine Consciousness must be our only guide.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5], #index,
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36:The whole of our life should be a prayer offered to the Divine. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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37:What is my true worth in this life?
To serve the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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38:One should read Sri Aurobindo and know the answer.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T0], #index,
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39:What is liberty?
Liberty is to depend only on the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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40:There is no greater courage than to be always truthful
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Courage.,
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41:A discipline imposed by the will for any spiritual end is tapasya.ยง ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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42:Simple sincerity: the beginning of all progress.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Sincerity, [66],
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43:A mistake recognised is a mistake pardoned.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Difficulties, Mistakes,
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44:Day after day our aspiration will grow and our faith will intensify. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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45:With patience one arrives always.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Will and Perserverance, Patience,
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46:Be perfectly sincere and no victory will be denied to you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Sincerity,
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47:It is in an unshakable peace that can be found the true power.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Peace,
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48:Each time you have to make progress, you have to undergo an examination. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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49:Renunciation of desires: the essential condition for realisation.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T2],
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50:How can humanity become one?
By becoming conscious of its origin.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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51:In order to remember something, you must first of all be conscious of it. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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52:What is God?
God is the perfection that we must aspire to realise.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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53:Who am I?
The Divine under many disguises.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, "The Divine" and "Man",
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54:Let the Divine Presence be always with you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, [T1],
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55:This is a constructive way of feeling which leads straight to the future.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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56:Encourage only what leads quickly to the Lord and serves His divine purpose. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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57:According to my experience people fall into tamas when they go into solitude. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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58:Receptivity is the capacity of admitting and retaining the Divine Workings.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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59:If the need is a true one, the means to do it will come spontaneously.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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60:Go on aspiring and the necessary progress is bound to come. With my blessings
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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61:The help of Sri Aurobindo is constant; it is for us to know how to receive it.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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62:The Divine alone is the support that never fails.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You [14],
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63:yoga: union with the Divine - by extension: the path which leads to this union
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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64:How can I have more and more faith and calm, Mother?
Aspiration and will.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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65:If you ask from within for peace, it will come.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Peace and Silence, Peace [139],
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66:Integral opening of the being towards the Divine: the first step of the ascent.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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67:When the path is known it is easy to tread upon it.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Path of Yoga, The Path,
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68:Have faith in the Divine, and go deep inside yourself. My help is always with you. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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69:Perseverance: the decision to go to the very end ... [and] is patience in action
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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70:All work must be play, but a divine play, played for the Divine, with the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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71:Faith is spontaneous knowledge in the psychic.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Faith and the Divine Grace, Faith,
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72:How beautiful is the day when one can offer one's devotion to Sri Aurobindo.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T2],
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73:It is good to have this unshakable faith - it makes your path easier and shorter.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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74:The best way of meeting difficulties is a quiet and calm confidence in the Grace.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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75:Whatever comes to you, if you take it in the right spirit, will turn for the best. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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76:All sincere prayers are granted, but it may take some time to realise materially.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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77:...before Thee we bow down and implore that we may never forget all we owe to Thee.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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78:The more we concentrate on the goal, the more it blossoms forth and becomes precise. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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79:With trust in the Divines Grace all obstacles can be surmounted. with my blessings
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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80:A mistake one denies is a mistake one refuses to set right.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Difficulties, Mistakes,
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81:When everything goes wrong, one must know how to remember that God is all-powerful.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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82:Mental boldness: let your mind be capable of foreseeing the perfections of tomorrow.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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83:Always do what you know to be the best even if it is the most difficult thing to do.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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84:Does God ever become angry with us? If yes, when?
When you believe He is angry.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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85:Gratitude: A humble recognition of all that the Divine has done and is doing for you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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86:His Grace is always with those who want to progress and realise the Truth of tomorrow.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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87:What is my true destiny?
The true destiny is to reach the Divine Consciousness.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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88:The difficulties you cannot overcome today will be overcome tomorrow or later on.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T5],
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89:To grieve is an insult to Sri Aurobindo who is here with us, conscious and alive.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T5],
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90:If you want union in the world, first unify the different parts of your own being. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III, [T5],
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91:Perfect attachment to the Divine replaces all vital attractions and passions
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, 128, [T5],
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92:There is no greater courage than that of recognising ones own mistakes With my blessings
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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93:Consider the Divine Life as the most important thing to obtain.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life [7],
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94:Say-'I have received his Grace: I must be worthy of it', and then all will be well.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T1],
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95:The Divine's love and knowledge must always govern our thoughts and actions. 24 July 1954
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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96:To follow the path to the end, one must be armed with a very patient endurance.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Path,
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97:It is never in vain that an ardent and sincere prayer is addressed to the Divine's Grace.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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98:Let this be our one need in life, to realise the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life [3], #index,
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99:A great joy is always deep in our heart, and always we can find it there. With my blessings
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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100:What do obstacles matter? We shall always go forward.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Face and Overcome Difficulties, [T5],
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101:Everything will come in its time; keep a confident patience and all will be all right.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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102:In the silence of the heart, you will receive the command.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Peace and Silence, SILENCE [141],
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103:For the plenitude of His light we invoke the Divine to awaken in us the power to express Him.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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104:The disciples judge the forms by the Master.
Outsiders judge the Master by the forms.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III, 202,
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105:The strength is always with you to be always faithful to the Divine Will.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Faithfulness, [T5],
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106:If one reads Sri Aurobindo carefully one finds the answers to all that one wants to know.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T5],
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107:The only thing worth living for is to serve the Divine. January 1966
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life [5],
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108:To see Thy Victory in all circumstances is certainly the best way of helping It to come.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III, 240,
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109:Turn towards the Divine, all your sufferings will disappear.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Weaknesses, SUFFERING, 247, [T5],
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110:A single occupation, a single aim, a single joy - the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, 14, [T5],
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111:Closeness to the Divine will always grow with the growth of consciousness, equanimity and love.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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112:In activity and in silence, in taking and in giving, always the glad remembrance of Thee.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T1],
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113:Let us give ourselves without reserve to the Divine, so best shall we receive the Divine Grace.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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114:One will pass through as many stages as it is necessary to take, but one will arrive.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Path,
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115:The Grace, the Grace alone can act. That alone can open the way, that alone can do the miracle.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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116:What am I to do to get rid of these defects of my nature?
Become more and more conscious.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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117:If you can always smile at life, life will always smile at you. ~ The Mother(Words of The Mother I)#sriaurobindo #themother #smile #life
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118:A depression is always unreasonable as it leads nowhere. It is the most subtle enemy of the Yoga.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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119:Daily we must aspire to conquer all mistakes, all obscurities, all ignorances. With my blessings
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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120:Let the Divine Consciousness be the leading power in your life.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, 10, [T5],
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121:The Grace is infinite for him who sincerely trusts the Grace.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Trust in the Divine Grace and Help,
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122:Yes, my child, it is quite true that the Divine is the sole refuge - with Him is absolute safety.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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123:Accomplishment is without any doubt the fruit of patience.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Will and Perserverance, PATIENCE [165],
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124:After all, it is very simple, we have only to become what we are in the depths of our being.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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125:At the hour of danger a perfect quietness is required.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Peace and Silence, Quiet,
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126:The aim of our life on earth is to become conscious of the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life, [4] [T0],
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127:Whatever work you do, do it as perfectly as you can. That is the best service to the Divine in man
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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128:All our thoughts, all our sentiments will move towards the Divine as a river towards the sea.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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129:Always joyfully accept what is given you by the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Gratitude and Faithfulness, GRATITUDE [155],
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130:Any advice?
Be steady and confident.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Faith and the Divine Grace, Confidence,
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131:He who follows the steep path that climbs the heights can easily slip down into the abyss.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Path,
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132:Should I try meditation?
It is not necessary if your work is a constant offering to the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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133:Faith is the surest guide in the darkest days. 16 August 1954
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Faith and the Divine Grace, FAITH [79],
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134:It is not what you do but the spirit in which you do it that is important for the integral Yoga.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T5],
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135:The life of a man is unfulfilled unless he has found the Divine. 2 June 1972
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life, 7,
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136:Think of the Divine alone and the Divine will be with you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, [13] [T0], #index,
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137:To understand the Divine we must have no more preferences.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Ways of Working of the Lord, 25, [T5],
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138:The joy of perfect union can come only when what has to be done is done.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Relationship with the Divine,
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139:The perfect path: for each one the path which leads fastest to the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Path of Yoga, The Path,
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140:To understand the Divine one must become the Divine. 24 May 1972
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Ways of Working of the Lord [25],
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141:Addressed to the One Supreme Lord, There is no other sin, no other vice than to be far from Thee.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III, 240,
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142:What is the right way of achieving lasting world unity?
To realise the Consciousness of the ONE.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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143:In sincerity is the certitude of victory. Sincerity! Sincerity! How sweet is the purity of thy presence!
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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144:Whatever we do, we must always remember our aim. 7 December 1954
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life, [4] [T0], #index,
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145:Will: power of consciousness turned towards effectuation.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Will and Perseverance, Will,
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146:I have a sweet little Mother
Who lives in my heart;
We are so happy together,
We shall never part.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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147:O Lord, in the depths of all that is, of all that shall be, is Thy divine and unvarying smile
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III, 240, [T5],
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148:Sri Aurobindo is constantly among us and reveals himself to those who are ready to see and hear him.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T5],
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149:We are always free to make our proposals to the Lord, but after all it is only His will that is realised.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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150:Whatever you do, always remember the Divine. 5 May 1954
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, [10] [T0], #index,
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151:It is in the Divine that we shall always find all that we need. 17 April 1954
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You [10],
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152:Let us go to sleep with a prayer and wake with an aspiration for the New and Perfect Creation.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Aspiration,
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153:Lord, Thou hast told us: Do not give way, hold tight. It is when everything seems lost that all is saved.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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154:The Divine's Presence is for us an absolute, immutable, invariable fact.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, 11, [T3],
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155:Sri Aurobindo is in the subtle physical, you can meet him when you sleep, if you know how to go there.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T1],
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156:Cheer up, all will be all right, if we know how to last and endure.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Will and Perserverance, ENDURANCE [162],
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157:Doubt is not a sport to indulge in with impunity; it is a poison which drop by drop corrodes the soul.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T2],
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158:From the standpoint of Yoga it is not so much what you do but how you do it that matters most.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Yogic Action,
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159:To want only what the Divine wants in us and for us, is the one important thing.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life, [T1],
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160:Surrender to the Divine is the best emotional protection.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Surrender to the Divine Will, Surrender, 107, [T5],
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161:The Divine's voice is heard as a melodious chant in the stillness of the night.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, [T5],
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162:All our strength is with the Divine. With Him we can surmount all the obstacles.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, [T3],
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163:All souls who aspire are always under my direct care.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, The Mother, Relations with Others, 'I am with You', [T1],
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164:Be confident, you will become what you have to be and achieve what you have to do.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Faith and the Divine Grace,
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165:He is always with us, aware of what we are, of all our thoughts, of all our feelings and all our actions.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T0],
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166:Progress: to be ready, at every minute, to give up all one is and all one has in order to advance on the way.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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167:Divine Will-the will expressing the highest Truth.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Surrender to the Divine Will, To Will What the Divine Wills,
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168:In each heart, the Divine's Presence is the promise of future and possible perfections.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You,
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169:Mother, why do I lose things so often?
Because you do not keep things sufficiently in your consciousness.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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170:The Divine manifests upon earth whenever and wherever it is possible.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, 10, [T0], #index,
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171:(Darshan Message)
Sri Aurobindo's message is an immortal sunlight radiating over the future. 15 August 1972
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~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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172:How to avoid attacks of depression?
Do not pay attention to the depression and act as if it was not there.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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173:Our best friend is he who loves us in the best of ourselves, and yet does not ask us to be other than we are. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, 288,
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174:It is indispensable to keep the faith and the will to conquer. 2 May 1949
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Faith and the Divine Grace, FAITH [80],
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175:To will what God wills - that is the supreme secret.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Surrender to the Divine Will, To Will What the Divine Wills,
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176:Try to be spontaneous and simple like a child in your relations with me - it will save you from many difficulties.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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177:We aspire for a knowledge truly knowing, for a power truly powerful, for a love that truly loves.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Divine and Man,
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178:What is needed of me that I may not fail to progress as I should?
A constant and integral aspiration.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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179:You must learn to be calm and quiet even in the midst of difficulties. This is the way to overcome all obstacles.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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180:On the spiritual path each step forward is a conquest and the result of a fight.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Path of Yoga, The Path, [T5],
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181:We must know how to depend for everything and in everything on the Divine. He alone can surmount all difficulties.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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182:In the present growing conflict what should be our attitude?
Faith and total confidence in the Divine's Grace.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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183:It is always our weaknesses that make us sad, and we can easily recover by advancing one step more on the way.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T1],
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184:Remember always the Divine and all you do will be an expression of the Divine Presence.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You [T1],
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185:The Divine Consciousness is the only true help, the only true happiness. 12 August 1954
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You [11],
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186:When one works for the Divine, it is much better to do perfectly what one does than to aim at a very big work.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Work,
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187:Be perfectly sincere in your consecration to the Divine's work. This will assure you strength and success.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Sincerity,
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188:What is God?
God is the perfection that we must aspire to realise. 8 November 1969
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, "The Divine" and "Man" [17],
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189:Does one enter a temple with dirty feet?
Likewise, one does not enter the temple of the spirit with a sullied mind.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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190:Go deep inside the temple and you will find me there.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, The Mother, Relations with Others, 'I am with You', [T1], #index,
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191:Why are we on earth?
To find the Divine who is in each of us and in all things.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life [3],
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192:To reach your spiritual goal, be sincere, that is to say, make of it the single purpose of your life.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Sincerity, [T5],
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193:With sincerity, make an effort for progress, and with patience, know how to await the result of your effort.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Patience,
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194:Do not live to be happy, live to serve the Divine and the joy that you will experience will be beyond all expectations.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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195:Be grateful for all ordeals, they are the shortest way to the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Difficulties, Face and Overcome Difficulties[225],
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196:Behind the surface of things there is a sea of perfect consciousness in which we can always dip.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You,
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197:The cure from all difficulties can come only when the egoistic concentration upon one's desires and conveniences ceases.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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198:To keep constantly a concentrated and in-gathered attitude is more important than having fixed hours of meditation.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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199:The storm is only at the surface of the sea; in the depths all is quiet.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Peace and Silence, Quiet, [T5],
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200:To express our gratitude to Sri Aurobindo we can do nothing better than to be a living demonstration of his teaching.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T3],
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201:Attachment for the Divine wraps itself around the Divine and finds all its support in Him so as to be sure never to leave Him. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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202:At each moment of our life, in all circumstance the Grace is there helping us to surmount all difficulties. With my blessings
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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203:Open yourself more and more to the Divine's force and your work will progress steadily towards perfection. With my Blessings.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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204:The road to the Divine: always long, often dry in appearance, but always abundant in its results.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Path of Yoga, The Path,
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205:The true Agni always burns in deep peace; it is the fire of an all-conquering will. Let it grow in you in perfect equanimity.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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206:To be receptive is to feel the urge to give and the joy of giving to the Divine's Work all one has, all one is, all one does.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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207:Forget your difficulties. Forget yourself... And the Lord will take care of your progress. With love and blessings. 5 March 1968
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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208:Leave all care to the Divine Grace, including your progress, and you will be in peace.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Trust in the Divine Grace and Help, [T2],
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209:Even if things are not as they ought to be, worry does not help to make them better. A quiet confidence is the source of strength.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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210:It is always a mistake to complain about the circumstances of our life, for they are the outward expression of what we are ourselves. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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211:It is only in quietness and peace that one can know what is the best thing to do.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Peace and Silence, Quiet, [T5],
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212:It is the Divine Grace that must be prayed for-if justice were to manifest, very few would be those who could stand in front of it.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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213:What are the defects in me that are coming in my way of spiritual as well as material progress?
Tamas and sluggishness.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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214:Whatever work you do, do it as perfectly as you can. That is the best service to the Divine in man
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Progress and Perfection in Work,
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215:What is exactly meant by a sincere aspiration?
An aspiration which is not mixed with any interested and egoistic calculation.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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216:Be quiet always, calm, peaceful, and let the Force work in your consciousness through the transparency of a perfect sincerity.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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217:Control over the lower impulsions is the first step towards realisation.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Weaknesses, DESIRES, IMPULSES AND SELF-CONTROL, [253] [T7],
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218:Day and night constantly the Presence is there. It is enough to turn silently inward and we detect it.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, [T5],
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219:Divine Mother, Do you wish us to try and intensively spread the Yoga in America?
Yoga can not be spread by any exterior means.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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220:Gratitude: it is you who open all the closed doors and let the Grace which saves penetrate deeply.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Gratitude and Faithfulness, [T5],
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221:If the Lord wills for you a hardship, do not protest. Take it as a blessing and indeed it will become so.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Difficulties of Surrender,
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222:To work for the Divine is very good, it is a delight. But to work with the Divine is a felicity infintely deeper and sweeter still.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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223:God cannot be taken by violence. It is only through love and harmony that you can reach God. Be in peace - my blessings are with you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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224:Let us do our best in all circumstances, leaving the result to the Divine's decision. 20 May 1954
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Surrender to the Divine Will [109],
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225:Yes, to live in the consciousness of the Divine Presence is the only thing that matters. 2 June 1934
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life, [3] [T6],
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226:How should I continue my practice (sadhana) after returning home?
Quiet yourself and in the quiet see and feel the Mother.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T1],
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227:What is the most important moment in life?
The present moment. For the past no longer exists and the future does not yet exist.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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228:It is good to recognise your mistakes, but you must not torment yourself. You must not suffer, you must correct yourself instead.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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229:No effort is lost. There is always an answer, even if it is not perceived. 7 December 1969
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Will and Perserverance, STEADY EFFORT [161],
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230:The Divine may very well lean down towards you, but to understand Him rightly you must come up to Him.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Ways of the Working of the Lord,
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231:In order to be filled anew the vessel must get empty sometimes. It is when we are preparing for greater receptivities that we feel empty.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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232:The Divine's glory transforms defeats into eternity's victories, shadows have fled before His radiant brightness.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You,
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233:To be and to become more and more what the Divine wants us to be should be our greatest preoccupation.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life, [T0],
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234:There is a purpose in life - and it is the only true and lasting one - the Divine. Turn to Him and the emptiness will go. Blessings.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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235:You take up the spiritual path only when you feel you cannot do otherwise. 27 October 1952
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Ways of Working of the Lord, The Path [29],
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236:All human beings have a spiritual destiny which is near or far depending on each one's determination. One must will in all sincerity.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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237:How can I make Sri Aurobindo's influence living and dynamic in my daily activities?
Be perfectly sincere and He will answer your call.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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238:It is no use excusing yourself; you must have the will never to fall back into the faults you have committed.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Difficulties, Mistakes, [T5],
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239:Why do men want to worship?
It is far better to become than to worship. It is the reluctance to change that makes one worship.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III, [T5],
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240:Tiredness shows lack of will for progress. When you feel tired or fatigued that is lack of will for progress. Fire is always burning in you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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241:What is a change of consciousness?
A change of consciousness is equivalent to a new birth, a birth into a higher sphere of existence.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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242:All depends on what you expect from life, but if you sincerely want to do the Yoga, you must abstain from all sexual activities.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T4],
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243:Every being carries within him the Divine Inhabitant; and although no being in the whole universe is as weak as man, none is as divine as he.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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244:Keep always this awareness of my constant loving presence and all will be all right.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, The Mother, Relations with Others, 'I am with You', [T1],
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245:We must see only through the Divine's eyes and act only through the Divine's will.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Surrender to the Divine Will, Surrender,
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246:A tireless benevolence, clear-seeing and comprehensive, free from all personal reaction, is the best way to love God and serve Him upon earth.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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247:Eternal Presence
[facsimile]
Sri Aurobindo is constantly among us and reveals himself to those who are ready to see and hear him.
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~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T5],
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248:Happiness is not the aim of life. The aim of ordinary life is to carry out one's duty, the aim of spiritual life is to realise the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, 26,
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249:Surrender: to will what the Divine wills is the supreme wisdom.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Surrender to the Divine Will, To Will What the Divine Wills,
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250:To allow the free working of the New Consciousness that descended last year, what should a sadhak do?
1) Be receptive and 2) Be plastic
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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251:Mother, What is the rationale of Divine Grace? Is not the Supreme Mother always ready with Her Grace for those who can call it down?
Yes.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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252:The Divine's will is that we should be like channels always open, always more wide, so that His forces may pour their abundance into the mould.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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253:Utter SILENCE must be observed in the room. Whoever pronounces a word in the presence of Sri Aurobindo will have to leave the place immediately.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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254:If man surrenders totally to the Divine, he identifies himself with the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Surrender to the Divine Will, Surrender, [T5],
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255:Our constant prayer is to understand the Divine's will and to live accordingly.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Surrender to the Divine Will, Surrender, [T5],
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256:The only important thing is the goal to be attained. The way matters little, and often it is better not to know it in advance.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, True Aim of Life,
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257:There is a thirst for Love which no human relation can quench. It is only the Divine's love that can satisfy that thirst.
MCW, vol 14, Words Of The Mother II, p.121 ~ The Mother
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258:The very best happens always to those who have put their entire trust in the Divine and in the Divine alone.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Trust in the Divine Grace and Help,
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259:It is only the Divine's Grace that can give peace, happiness, power, light, knowledge, beatitude and love in their essence and their truth.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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260:What attitude should I keep while doing my works of daily routine? How should I act with family members, relatives and friends?
Detachment.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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261:When we trust in the Divine's Grace we get an unfailing courage. 15 May 1954
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Faith and the Divine Grace, TRUST IN THE DIVINE GRACE AND HELP [92],
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262:If need be, a prayer addressed to the Divine:
I belong to You and I want to know You so that all that I do is nothing but what you want me to do. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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263:
Sweet Mother, how does one do Yoga?
Be wholly sincere, never try to deceive others. And try never to deceive yourself. Blessings.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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264:The Grace is something that pushes you towards the goal to be attained....The Grace is that which makes you march swiftly towards the realisation.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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265:My protection is always with you and nothing bad can happen. But you must take the decision to shake off the fear and then my force can work fully.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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266:What is Consciousness?
When the Lord becomes conscious of Himself, the world is created. Consciousness is the breath that gives life to all.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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267:When the adverse forces are dealt with in the right way, all that is ugly and false disappears to leave place only for what is true and beautiful.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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268:The path is long, but self-surrender makes it short; the way is difficult, but perfect trust makes it easy.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Surrender to the Divine Will, Surrender,
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269:The Divine is the perfection towards which we move. And if you like, I shall lead you to Him very willingly. Have confidence.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, "The Divine" and "Man",
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270:There is a thirst for Love which no human relation can quench. It is only the Divine's love that can satisfy that thirst.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Divine Love and Human Love,
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271:It is when all seems lost that all can be saved. When you have lost confidence in your personal power, then you should have faith in the Divine Grace.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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272:If we want to have conversations with God (of course within us), is it possible? If yes, on what condition?
God does not indulge in conversation.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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273:What is the best method to find the Divine who is in each of us and in all things?
Aspiration. Silence. Concentration in the solar plexus region.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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274:You are here to contact your soul, and that is why you live. Aspire persistently and try to silence your mind. The aspiration must come from the heart.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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275:Even if you are not apparently successful in your meditation, it is better to persist and to be more obstinate than the opposition of your lower nature.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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276:If we shed tears for God, does He ever shed a tear for us?
Surely He has deep compassion for you, but His eyes are not of the kind that shed tears.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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277:All difficulties are solved by taking rest in the Divine's arms, for these arms are always opened with love to shelter us.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Face and Overcome Difficulties,
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278:What should we do to remain always in contact with the Divine, so that no person or event can draw us away from this contact?
Aspiration. Sincerity.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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279:Concentration upon oneself means decay and death. Concentration on the Divine alone brings life and growth and realisation.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, #index,
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280:Concentration on the Divine is the only truly valid thing. To do what the Divine wants us to do is the only thing valid.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life, [T0],
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281:The Divine's Presence gives us peace in strength, serenity in action and an unchanging happiness in the midst of all circumstances.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You,
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282:Why was not man created good from the beginning?
It is not God who made man wicked. It is man who makes himself wicked by separating himself from God.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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283:The Divine's triumph is so perfect that every obstacle, every ill-will, every hatred rising against Him is a promise of a vaster and still completer victory.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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284:To live in the Supreme Truth, if only for a minutes, is worth more than writing or reading hundreds of books on the methods or processes by which to find it.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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285:Divine Mother, My giant enemy ego is sitting directly in my path and will not let me pass. In what manner should I fight him?
Ignore him and go through.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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286:Since the beginning of earth history, Sri Aurobindo has always presided over the great earthly transformations, under one form or another, one name or another.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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287:The Divine's Grace is wonderful and almighty. And the ways of working of the Lord are full of a delightful sense of humour...
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, the Ways of Working of the Lord,
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288:Horoscopes have no importance for those who take up yoga, because the influence that works through yoga is much more powerful than the influence of the stars.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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289:The Divine is everywhere and in everything; and we are created to discover the Divine and to unite with the Divine for his manifestation.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life,
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290:I aspire for the higher life from above the head; but I always feel strained in the middle part of the forehead. What should I do?
Do not strain yourself.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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291:In the Divine's light we shall see, in the Divine's knowledge we shall know, in the Divine's will we shall realise. 1 October 1954
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, [T1],
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292:Inwardly things seem to be improving; outwardly a sort of disintegration seems to be at the door. Where do we stand?
In front of a beautiful realisation.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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293:To those who want to practise the integral Yoga, it is strongly advised to abstain from three things: 1) Sexual intercourse 2) Smoking 3) Drinking alcohol
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T1],
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294:Human beings are capable of withdrawing from the Divine - and they often do it; but for the Divine to withdraw from human beings, that is an impossibility.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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295:Lord, without Thee life is a monstrosity. Without Thy Light, Thy Consciousness, Thy Beauty and Thy Force, all existence is a sinister and grotesque comedy.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III, 240,
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296:Lord, the year is dying and our gratitude bows down to Thee. Lord, the year is reborn, our prayer rises up to Thee. Let it be for us also the dawn of a new life.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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297:The whole life is a sadhana. It is a mistake to cut it into bits and say this is sadhana and that is not. Even your eating and sleeping should be a part of sadhana. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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298:If earnestly you say to the Divine, I want only Thee, the Divine will arrange the circumstances in such a way that you are compelled to be sincere.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Sincerity [T4],
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299:The whole world is in a process of progressive transformation; if you take up the discipline of Yoga, you speed up in yourself the process.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Path of Yoga, Yoga,
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300:To do at each moment the best we can and leave the result to the Divine's decision, is the surest way to peace, happiness, strength, progress and final perfection.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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301:Be very sincere and straightforward, harbour nothing within yourself which you cannot show me without fear, do nothing which you would be ashamed of before me.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T3],
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302:Be quiet and offer yourself calmly and confidently. All that happens is always the effect of the Supreme's Will. Human action can be the occasion but never the cause.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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303:Can the very physical cells of one's body have more aspiration than the rest of the being?
It is quite possible as the 'sadhana' is done now in the body itself.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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304:It is not so much the act that matters, but the consciousness in which it is done. So all is well and do not torment yourself. My love is always with you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T2], #how,
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305:The only thing you have to do is to remain quiet, undisturbed, solely turned towards the Divine; the rest is in His hands.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Peace and Silence, Quiet,
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306:Who has made the Divine?
Himself.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III, Letters, Messages and Other Short Written Statements, The Divine and the Universe, The Universe: Manifestation of the Divine,
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307:According to the nature of the action, it brings you near to the Divine or takes you away from Him, and that is the supreme consequence.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Ways of Working with the Lord,
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308:These ideas of incapacity are absurd, they are the negation of the truth of progress - what cannot be done today, will be done another day, if the aspiration is there.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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309:To surrender to the Divine is to renounce your narrow limits and let yourself be invaded by It and made a centre for Its play.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Surrender to the Divine Will, Surrender,
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310:Do not take my words for a teaching. Always they are a force in action, uttered with a definite purpose, and they lose their true power when separated from that purpose.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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311:We must be satisfied with what the Divine gives us, and do what He wants us to do without weakness, free from useless ambition.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Surrender to the Divine Will, Surrender,
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312:How can we know that we are receptive?
When we feel the urge to give and the joy of giving to the Divine's work, then we can be sure that we have become receptive.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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313:How can I meditate? What is meant by opening? Where should I open?
An inner purity and receptivity that freely lets in the Mother's influence. Begin with the heart.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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314:So can we conclude that Divine Grace works best when it is established in the earth consciousness? Is it the aim of your endeavour to establish it permanently?
Yes.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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315:An absolute faith and trust in the Grace is, in the last analysis, the Supreme Wisdom. 15 August 1956
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Faith and the Divine Grace, FAITH IN THE DIVINE AND HELP [106], [T9],
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316:Before going to sleep every night, we must pray that the mistakes we may have committed during the day should not be repeated in future.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Mistakes, Mistakes can be Effaced,
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317:Suffocated by the shallowness of the human nature we aspire to the knowledge that truly knows, the power that truly can, the love that truly loves.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, "The Divine" and "Man",
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318:Very few are those who can stand firm on the rock of their faith and trust in the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Faith and the Divine Grace, Trust in the Divine Grace and Help,
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319:Can 'calm' give a solution to all problems?
Yes, but for this the calm must be perfect, in all the parts of the being, so that the power may express itself through it.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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320:The Grace and the help are always there for all who aspire for them and their power is limitless when received with faith and confidence.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Faith in the Divine Grace and Help,
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321:My family consists of myself, wife, two sons and one girl. I desire to come here and stay permanently, but my wife does not approve of it. What should I do?
Detachment.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
#NFDB
322:If we had a truly living faith, an absolute certitude of the almighty power of the Divine, His manifestation could be so evident that the whole earth would be transformed by it. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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323:How can I offer my work?
Usually one works for one's own profit and satisfaction; instead of that, one should work to serve the Divine and express His will.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T2],
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324:In the world, as it is, the goal of life is not to secure personal happiness, but to awaken the individual progressively towards the truth-consciousness.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life,
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325:In the Divine, by the Divine all is transfigured and glorified; in the Divine is found the key of all mysteries and all powers. 14 September 1954
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, #index,
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326:On the physical plane the Divine expresses himself through beauty, on the mental plane through knowledge, on the vital plane through power and on the psychic plane through love.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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327:In this last day of the year, let us take the resolution that all our weaknesses and obstinate obscurities will drop from us along with the finishing year.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Difficulties, Mistakes,
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328:Let all thoughts, all feelings, all actions, all hopes be turned towards the Divine and concentrated on Him. He is our only help and our only safety.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, [T1],
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329:All is mute in the being, but in the bosom of the silence burns the lamp that can never be extinguished, the fire of an ardent aspiration to know and to love integrally the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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330:Enlightened individual power: limited in its action but of a very high capacity.
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Dynamic power: indispensable for progress. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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331:My heart feels arid, sad and gloomy, Mother.
Why don't you try to read something beautiful and interesting and turn your attention away from yourself? That is the best remedy.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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332:Only one thing is important, it is to find the Divine. For each one and for the whole world anything becomes useful if it helps to find the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life [T0],
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333:We should always be on our guard against the interference of the ego, shouldn't we, Mother?
Certainly this is correct. Ambition is always a source of disturbance and confusion.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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334:Do not think yourself big or small, very important or very unimportant; for we are nothing in ourselves. We must only live to become what the Divine wills of us.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Humility and Modesty,
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335:Whenever there is any difficulty we must always remember that we are here exclusively to accomplish the Divine's will.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Surrender to the Divine Will, Surrender, [T1],
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336:And when no subject is given, is it enough to concentrate on your Presence in the heart-centre? Should we avoid a formulated prayer?
Yes, concentration on the Presence is enough.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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337:It is rare that somebody can surrender entirely to the Divine's Will without having to face one or another of the difficulties.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Surrender to the Divine Will, Surrender,
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338:The Divine's words comfort and bless, soothe and illumine, and the Divine's generous hand lifts a fold of the veil which hides the infinite knowledge.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You [T1], #index,
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339:What do I need to develop most? And what do I need to reject most?
Develop - sincerity (that is, an integral adhesion to the Divine's way. Reject - the pull of the old human habits.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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340:Like the child who does not reason and has no care, trust thyself to the Divine that His will may be done.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Faith and the Divine Grace, Trust in the Divine Grace and Help,
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341:Tiredness shows lack of will for progress. When you feel tired or fatigued that is lack of will for progress.
Fire is always burning in you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Weakness, Laziness, Tiredness, Fatigue, Tamas,
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342:Is it not true that even most of the seekers after God cannot call it down? And yet they can receive it if someone, a guru or avatar, has once called it down within him. Is it so?
Yes.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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343:When I say that I have initiated someone, I mean that I have revealed myself to this person, without words, and that he was capable of seeing, feeling and knowing What I am. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, Role As Guide [T4],
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344:It is the conflict in you between what is attached to ordinary life and what aspires for the divine life. It is up to you to choose which is the strongest in you and to act accordingly.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T5],
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345:Should I spend some time in solitude?
It is the old methods of yoga which demand silence and solitude. The yoga of tomorrow is to find the Divine in work and in relation with the world.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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346:There is nothing more beautiful than to unite with the divine Consciousness. One is sure to find what one seeks - if one seeks it in all sincerity; for what one seeks is within oneself.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T3],
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347:When men will understand that the Divine knows better than they do what is the best for them, many of their difficulties will disappear.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Surrender to the Divine Will, Difficulties of Surrender,
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348:You have asked us to help You. How can I help You? What am I to do?
To concentrate and open to receive the new progressive consciousness, to receive the new things which are coming down.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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349:Endure and you will triumph. Victory goes to the most enduring. And with the Grace and divine love nothing is impossible. My force and love are with you. At the end of the struggle there is Victory
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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350:The opinion of the Supreme Lord alone has importance. The Supreme Lord alone deserves all our love and He returns it to us a hundredfold.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Man's relationship with the Divine, The Divine Is with You,
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351:To give oneself to the Divine, to receive and be the Divine, to transmit and spread forth the Divine: these are the three simultaneous movements which constitute our total relation with the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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352: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.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, [T3],
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353:Be always ready to receive the Divine, for He may visit you at any moment. And if sometimes He makes you wait at the appointed meeting-place, that is certainly no reason for you yourself to be late.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, 42,
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354:How can a change of consciousness change the life upon earth?
A change in human consciousness will make possible the manifestation upon earth of a higher Force, a purer Light, a more total Truth.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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355:What exactly should I do to accelerate the sadhana?
Wait quietly for the exact indication; all mental intervention and decisions are arbitrary. The clear indication comes in the silence of the mind.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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356:What is soul and in what form does it exist in us?
The first form of the soul is a spark of light from the Divine. By evolution it becomes an individualised being and then it can take the form it wants.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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357:The Divine is present among us. When we remember Him always He gives us the strength to face all circumstances with perfect peace and equanimity. Become aware of the Presence and your difficulties will disappear.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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358:(Examples of subjects for meditation)
New birth.
Birth to a new consciousness.
The psychic consciousness.
How to awaken in the body the aspiration for the Divine.
The ill-effects of uncontrolled speech.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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359:It is the Divine Presence that gives value to life. This Presence is the source of all peace, all joy, all security. Find this Presence in yourself and all your difficulties will disappear.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You,
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360:Open your heart and you will find me already there.
Don't be restless, remain quietly concentrated in your heart and you will find me there.
1 October 1935 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, The Mother, Relations with Others, 'I am with You',
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361:The human being is made of different parts, sometimes clearly separated. They can unite only under the psychic influence and action. Persist in your endeavour and you are sure to succeed. Blessings. 5 October 1972
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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362:How can one conquer the obscure vital? Rather, how is it possible to change the obscure vital into a luminous vital?
By the surrender of the vital, its opening to the light, and by the growth of consciousness.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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363:It is by persevering that one conquers difficulties, not by running away from them. One who perseveres is sure to triumph. Victory goes to the most enduring. Always do your best and the Lord will take care of the results.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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364:At each moment may our attitude be such that the Divine's Will determines our choice so that the Divine may give the direction to all our life.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Surrender to the Divine Will, To Will What the Divine Wills,
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365:I am with you because I am you or you are me.
I am with you, that signifies a world of things, because I am with you on all levels, on all planes, from the supreme consciousness down to my most physical consciousness. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T4],
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366:Life is a perpetual choice between truth and falsehood, light and darkness, progress and regression, the ascent towards the heights or a fall into the abyss. It is for each one to choose freely.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Path of Yoga, The Path,
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367:Who is worthy or unworthy in front of the Divine Grace?
All are children of the one and the same Mother. Her love is equally spread over all of them. But to each one She gives according to his nature and receptivity.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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368:I feel a darkness obstructing the back of my head. My head feels heavy and dark. Why has this happened to me and what is it?
Most often these attacks are the result of bad thoughts you have had, which fall back on you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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369:My lower nature continues to do the same stupid things. You alone can change it. What are Your conditions?
1) to be convinced that you can change. 2) to will to change without accepting the excuses of the lower nature.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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370:The Mothers Symbol ::: The central circle represents the Divine Consciousness.
The four petals represent the four powers of The Mother.
The twelve petals represent the twelve powers of the Mother manifested for Her work.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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371:What does 'the final victory' mean? What is victory and what is defeat? What do they represent in our sports?
I was not referring to victory in games, but to the victory of the consciousness over ignorance and stupidity.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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372:In order to be always near me really and effectively you must become more and more sincere, open and frank towards me. Cast away all dissimulation and decide to do nothing that you could not tell me immediately. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, To Be Near Me [T3],
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373:Lord, we are upon earth to accomplish Thy work of transformation. It is our sole will, our sole preoccupation. Grant that it may be also our sole occupation and that all our actions may help us towards this single goal. 1 January 1951 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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374:We must lie before the Divine always like a page perfectly blank, so that the Divine's will may be inscribed in us without any difficulty or mixture. 20 November 1954
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Surrender to the Divine Will, TO WILL WHAT THE DIVINE WILLS [108],
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375:Last night, we (you and I and some others) were together for quite a long time in the permanent dwelling-place of Sri Aurobindo which exists in the subtle physical (what Sri Aurobindo called the true physical).
1 February 1963 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T1],
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376:The true aim of life is to find the Divine's Presence deep inside oneself and to surrender to It so that It takes the lead of the life, all the feelings and all the actions of the body. This gives a true and luminous aim to existence.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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377:In each one's life a moment comes when he has to choose between the Path and the muddle. You cannot put one foot here and one foot there. If you try to, you will be torn to pieces. A heart that does not choose is a heart that will die.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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378:People keep lamenting about their lot and feel that their troubles and their unhappy reactions would go if other people and things were changed. Do you share my doubt about this feeling?
Each one is the artisan of his own miseries.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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379:What is obstinacy? How can one use it best?
It is the wrong use of a great quality - perseverance. Make a good use of it and it will be all right. Be obstinate in your effort towards progress, and your obstinacy will become useful.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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380:At times I try to silence the mind, at times to surrender and at times to find my psychic being. Thus I cannot fix my attention on a single thing. Which one should I try first?
All should be done and each one when it comes spontaneously.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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381:Yoga cannot be done in a hurry - it needs many many years. If you are 'pressed for time' it means that you have no intention of doing Yoga - Is it so?
It is not the soul, but the ego and its pride that feel 'defeat and humiliation'.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T2],
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382:It is not in order to be happy that we are upon earth, for in the present conditions of terrestrial life happiness is an impossibility. We are upon earth to find and realise the Divine, for the Divine Consciousness alone can give true happiness.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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383:Why should you be in safety when the whole world is in danger? What is your special virtue, your special merit for which you should be so specially protected?
In the Divine alone is there safety. Take refuge in Him and cast away all fear.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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384:Man was created to express the Divine. His duty is therefore to become conscious of the Divine and to surrender himself entirely to His Will. All the rest, whatever the appearance, is falsehood and ignorance.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life, 8, [T0],
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385:The red lotus is the flower of Sri Aurobindo, but specially for his centenary we shall choose the blue lotus, which is the colour of his physical aura, to symbolise the centenary of the manifestation of the Supreme upon earth. 21 December 1971
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~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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386:We must not be bewildered by appearances. Sri Aurobindo has not left us. Sri Aurobindo is here, as living and as present as ever and it is left to us to realise his work with all the sincerity, eagerness and concentration necessary. 15 December 1950 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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387:our worth lies only in the measure of our effort to exceed ourselves, and to exceed ourselves is to attain the Divine. Human mediocrity is intolerable. We aspire for a knowledge truly knowing, for a power truly powerful, for a love that truly loves.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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388:The thirst for affection and love is a human need, but it can be quenched only if it turns towards the Divine. As long as it seeks satisfaction in human beings, it will always be disappointed or wounded.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Divine Love and Human Love,
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389:Does the Divine exist in all things, even in the dustbin?
The whole universe is the manifestation of the Divine, but a manifestation which begins with a total unconsciousness of its origin and rises little by little towards this consciousness.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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390:Tell us, Mother, why do things go against us?
You must not worry about these little things, and above all do not believe in fatality. These little failures always have a cause that can be avoided with a little more experience, which is sure to come.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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391:What is the way of making the consciousness of human unity grow in man?
Spiritual education, that is to say an education which gives more importance to the growth of the spirit than to any religious or moral teaching or to the material so-called knowledge.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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392:Mother, Your Voice said to me, 'The Supermind is coming down in you.' Mother, is it a false voice? Because I know that I am not at all ready for the Supermind.
It is only in mental silence that you can hear the voice without distorting it - be very peaceful.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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393:The intellectual attitude comes first and practice follows little by little. What is very important is to maintain very alert the will to live and to be what one knows to be the truth. Then it is impossible to stop and even more to fall back.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Path of Yoga, The Path,
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394:Fear is hidden consent. When you are afraid of something, it means that you admit its possibility and thus strengthen its hand. It can be said that it is a subconscient consent. Fear can be overcome in many ways. The ways of courage, faith, knowledge are some of them. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, 243,
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395:What you must know is exactly the thing you want to do in life. The time needed to learn it does not matter at all. For those who wish to live according to Truth, there is always something to learn and some progress to make.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life, [5], [T6],
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396:Sincerity means to lift all the movements of the being to the level of the highest consciousness and realisation already attained. Sincerity exacts the unification and harmonisation of the whole being in all its parts and movements around the central Divine Will
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Sincerity,
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397:In the work of Transformation, who is the slowest to do his part, man or God?
I replied, - Man finds that God is too slow to answer his prayers. God finds that man is too slow to receive His influence. But for the Truth-Consciousness all is going on as it ought to go.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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398:How can I make my soul progress?
To have any action on your soul you must be first conscious of it. And then when you will be conscious of your soul, you will probably find out that instead of you making your soul progress, it is your soul who will help you to progress.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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399:A loving recognition of the Grace received from the Divine.
A humble recognition of all that the Divine has done and is doing for you.
The spontaneous feeling of obligation to the Divine, which makes you do your best to become less unworthy of what the Divine is doing for you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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400:Whatever one does, it becomes useful if one puts a spark of true consciousness into it. The consciousness one has is much more important than the act one performs. And the most apparently useless acts can become very productive if they are performed with the true consciousness.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, 56,
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401:Do not forget even for a moment that all this has been created by Him out of Himself. Not only is He present in everything, but also He is everything. The differences are only in expression and manifestation.
If you forget this you lose everything.ยง ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III, The Divine and the Universe, [4],
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402:To be a man, discipline is indispensable.
Without discipline one is only an animal.
One begins to be a man only when one aspires to a higher and truer life and when one accepts a discipline of transformation. For this one must start by mastering one's lower nature and its desires. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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403:The ideal attitude is to belong only to the Divine, to work only for the Divine and above all to expect only from the Divine strength, peace and satisfaction. The Divine is all-merciful and gives us all that we need to lead us as quickly as possible to the goal.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, [15],
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404:I dabbled in stocks and shares a little, but came a cropper. The speculation I carried on for a while has burnt quite a hole in my pocket. I really wish I hadn't. Are you dead against speculation?
You ought to know that I do not approve at all of speculation - but what is done is done.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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405:As for cancer, the first thing is that you should drive off all fear. \* If you want to get cured there are two conditions. First you must be without fear, absolutely fearless, you understand, and secondly you must have a complete faith in the Divine protection. These two things are essential.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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406:To do yoga, one of the most important things to achieve is to get rid of all attachment to the past. Let the past be past and concentrate only on the progress you want to make and the surrender to the Divine you have to achieve. My blessings and help are always with you. With love. 10 January 1967 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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407:A part of my being has developed the bad habit of feeling miserable after Pranam. It gets jealous of certain people. Don't you think I should have the strength to reject this obstacle?
Certainly - but then you must do it in all sincerity and not accept these movements of jealousy in any way.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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408:What is lasting, eternal, immortal and infinite, that indeed is worth having, worth conquering, worth possessing. It is divine Light, divine Love, divine Life - it is also Supreme Peace, Perfect Joy and All-Mastery upon earth with the Complete Manifestation as the crowning.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The True Aim of Life, 8,
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409:To be humble means for the mind, the vital and the body never to forget that without the Divine they know nothing, are nothing and can do nothing; without the Divine they are nothing but ignorance, chaos and impotence. The Divine alone is Truth, Life, Power, Love, Felicity.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Purity and Humility, 152,
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410:Why is there this dark and idiotic personality in me? Does it lie hidden in everyone or am I an especially difficult case?
Certainly you are not the only one. Many are like this. Only those who have centered their whole being around the conscious control of the psychic can cure themselves of it.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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411:All was gold and gold and gold, a torrent of golden light pouring down in an uninterrupted flow and bringing with it the consciousness that the path of the gods is a sunlit path in which difficulties lose all reality.
Such is the path open before us if we choose to take it.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Path of Yoga, The Path, [T5],
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412:And this tie between you and me is never cut. There are people who have long ago left the Ashram, in a state of revolt, and yet I keep myself informed of them, I attend to them. You are never abandoned. In truth, I hold myself responsible for everyone, even for those whom I have met only for one second in my life.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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413:Be absolutely convinced that everything that happens, happens in order to give us precisely the lesson we needed, and if we are sincere in the sadhana, the lesson should be accepted with joy and gratitude. For one who aspires to the divine life, what can the actions of a blind and ignorant humanity matter to him?
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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414:Sri Aurobindo is constantly in the subtle physical, very active there. I see him almost daily, and last night I spent many hours with him.
If you become conscious in the subtle physical you will surely meet him, it is what he called the true physical - it has nothing to do with the psychic. 21 December 1969
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T1],
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415:Never forget that you are not alone. The Divine is with you helping and guiding you. He is the companion who never fails, the friend whose love comforts and strengthens. The more you feel lonely, the more you are ready to perceive His luminous Presence. Have faith and He will do everything for you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, [T5],
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416:Divine Mother, I have had a feeling of wanting to move into a separate house lately. I do not know whether I am right in this. May I have your divine guidance in this?
Exterior things must be of little importance when one does 'sadhana'. The needed inner peace can be established in any surroundings. With love and blessings.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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417:It can be said that all discipline whatsoever, if it is followed strictly, sincerely, deliberately, is of considerable help, for it makes the earthly life reach its goal more rapidly and prepares it to receive the new life. To discipline oneself is to hasten the arrival of this new life and the contact with the supramental reality. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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418:If you are truly surrendered to the Divine, in the right manner and totally, then at every moment you will be what you ought to be, you will do what you ought to do, you will know what you ought to know. But for that you should have transcended all the limitations of the ego.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Elements of Yoga, Surrender to the Divine Will, Surrender,
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419:Surely, my child, I have no intention of leaving you and you need not worry; one thing you must know and never forget: all that is true and sincere will always be kept. Only what is false and insincere will disappear.
In the measure in which your need for me is sincere and genuine, it will be fulfilled. 5 October 1955
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, I am With You,
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420:Why do men cling to a religion?
Religions are based on creeds which are spiritual experiences brought down to a level where they become more easy to grasp, but at the cost of their integral purity and truth. The time of religions is over. We have entered the age of universal spirituality, of spiritual experience in its initial purity.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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421:tapasya :::
Tapasya: a discipline aiming at the realisation of the Divine.
Mental tapasya: the process leading to the goal.
Vital tapasya: the vital undergoes a rigorous discipline in order to transform itself.
Integral tapasya: the whole being lives only to know and serve the Divine.
Perfect tapasya: that which will reach its goal. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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422:For those who are afraid of a word: This is what we mean by Divine: all the knowledge we have to acquire, all the power we have to obtain, all the love we have to become, all the perfection we have to achieve, all the harmonious and progressive poise we have to manifest in light and joy, all the new and unknown splendours that have to be realised.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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423:True love can achieve extraordinary things, but it is rare. All kinds of miracles can be done out of love for the person one loves - not for everyone, but for the people or the person one loves. But it has to be a love free from all vital mixture, an absolutely pure and selfless love which demands nothing in return, which expects nothing in return. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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424:When you give us a subject for meditation, what should we do about it? Keep thinking of it?
Keep your thought focused upon it in a concentrated way.
And when no subject is given, is it enough to concentrate on your Presence in the heart-centre? Should we avoid a formulated prayer?
Yes, concentration on the Presence is enough.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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425:It is now long since Sri Aurobindo has put up everywhere in the Ashram this reminder that you all know: 'Always behave as if the Mother was looking at you, because she is, indeed, always present.' This is not a mere phrase, not simply words, it is a fact. I am with you in a very concrete manner and they who have a subtle vision can see me.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T0],
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426:Mother, sometimes when I use my mental will to become aware of Your universal presence and to link myself with You, I feel the peace and assurance of Your touch. Mother, is it true or is it my mental construction?
In this case, it is of no importance, because there are mental constructions which can be true and which lead safely to the experience.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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427:Have I the capacity and are there potentialities in me to follow this path?
This is not the question, the question is whether you have the necessary aspiration, determination and perseverance and whether you can by the intensity and persistence of your aspiration make all the parts of your being answer to the call and become one in the consecration.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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428:Sometimes I become absolutely quiet, I speak to no one, but just remain within myself, only thinking of the Divine. Is it good to keep this state constantly?
It is an excellent state which one can keep quite easily, but it must be sincere; I mean, it should be not a mere appearance of calm but a real and deep calm which spontaneously keeps you silent.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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429:There is nothing to fear - all is the Lord-there is nothing else than the Lord; the Lord alone exists and all that tries to frighten us is only a silly and meaningless disguise of the Lord. Cheer up - the way is open before you, shake off this obsession of illness and bring down the Divine Calm. Then everything will be all right. With love and blessings.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T1],
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430:Remember that the Mother is always with you.
Address Her as follows and She will pull you out of all difficulties:
"O Mother, Thou art the light of my intelligence, the purity of my soul,
the quiet strength of my vital, the endurance of my body.
I rely on Thee alone and want to be entirely Thine.
Make me surmount all obstacles on the way."
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III, [T1],
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431:Message for 4. 5. 67
"Earth-life is the self-chosen habitation of a great Divinity and his aeonic will is to change it from a blind prison into his splendid mansion and high heaven-reaching temple." - Sri Aurobindo
The Divinity mentioned by Sri Aurobindo is not a person but a condition that will be shared by all those who have prepared themselves to receive it. May 1967 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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432:The future of the earth depends on a change of consciousness.
The only hope for the future is in a change of man's consciousness and the change is bound to come.
But it is left to men to decide if they will collaborate for this change or if it will have to be enforced upon them by the power of crashing circumstances. So, wake up and collaborate! Blessings.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III, August 1964,
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433:Mother, Does the Divine punish injustice? Is it possible at all for Him to punish anybody?
The Divine does not see things as men do and has no need to punish or reward. Each and every action carries in itself its fruit and its consequences. According to the nature of the action, it brings you near to the Divine or takes you away from Him, and that is the supreme consequence.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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434:Before deciding that something is wrong in others or in circumstances, you must be quite sure of the correctness of your judgment - and what judgment is correct so long as one lives in the ordinary consciousness that is based on ignorance and filled with falsehood?
Only the Truth-Consciousness can judge. So it is better, in all circumstances, to leave the judgment to the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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435:So, the only thing to do is to accept quietly the conditions in which you find yourself, knowing that for him who has faith in the Divine it is always the best for him that happens. The Divine does not want human beings to suffer, but, in their ignorance, human beings react in such a way that they bring suffering upon themselves. In peace, quietness and surrender is the only solution.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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436:X who has been studying astrology has prepared my horoscope. I send it to you to see. Do you think the indications he has given in it for my future have any value?
The horoscope is sufficiently vague and favourable to be taken in consideration as the base of a mental conception for your future. The most important factor in a horoscope is the intuitive faculty of the astrologer.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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437:What are the steps to follow for (1) sadhana and (2) silence of the mind?
(1) Do work as sadhana. You offer to the Divine the work you do to the best of your capacities and you leave the result to the Divine. (2) Try to become conscious first above your head, keeping the brain as silent as possible. If you succeed and the work is done in that condition, then it will become perfect.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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438:What are these suggestions that sometimes invade me? Do they not come from outside?
Yes, they do come from outside, from some vital entity that is amusing itself by sending them to you to see how you will receive them. I saw the suggestion passing at the time I gave you the flower. I did not attach any importance to it because it was just foolishness - but I see that you received it.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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439:Our human consciousness has windows that open on the Infinite but generally men keep these windows carefully shut. They have to be opened wide and allow the Infinite freely to enter into us and transform us.
Two conditions are necessary for opening the windows:
1) ardent aspiration;
2) progressive dissolution of the ego.
The Divine help is assured to those who set to work sincerely. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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440:When coming out of sleep you must keep quiet for a few moments and consecrate the coming day to the Divine, praying to remember Him always and in all circumstances.
Before going to sleep you must concentrate for a few minutes, look into the day that has passed, remember when and where you have forgotten the Divine, and pray that such forgettings should not happen again. 31 August 1953
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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441:Is this not the first time that the Supramental has come down upon earth?
It is certainly the first time that the Supramental has come down as a general force of transformation for the whole earth. It is a new starting-point in the terrestrial creation. But it may be that once before the supramental force has manifested partially and momentarily in an individual as a promise and an example.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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442:If I work I feel all right, but the fatigue comes after that. Why? What to do?
It is because you are receptive to the force when you work and that sustains you. But when you are not under the strain of the work you are less receptive. You must learn to be receptive in all circumstances and always - especially when you take rest - it must not be the 'rest' of inertia but a true rest of receptivity.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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443:Life has a purpose. This purpose is to find and to serve the Divine. The Divine is not far, He is in ourselves, deep inside and above the feelings and the thoughts. With the Divine is peace and certitude and even the solution of all difficulties. Hand over your problems to the Divine and He will pull you out of all difficulties.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, Man's relationship with the Divine, The True Aim of Life[T0],
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444:The Divine Grace alone has the power to intervene and change the course of Universal Justice. The great work of the Avatar is to manifest the Divine Grace upon earth. To be a disciple of the Avatar is to become an instrument of the Divine Grace. The Mother is the great dispensatrix-through identity-of the Divine Grace, with a perfect knowledge-through identity-of the absolute mechanism of Universal Justice.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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445:SRI AUROBINDO'S SYMBOL
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The descending triangle represents Sat-Chit-Ananda.
The ascending triangle represents the aspiring answer from matter under the form of life, light and love.
The junction of both - the central square - is the perfect manifestation having at its centre the Avatar of the Supreme - the lotus.
The water - inside the square - represents the multiplicity,
the creation.
4 April 1958
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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446:Would you please explain to me how doing Yoga brings you near to the Divine? And what is the real meaning of Yoga? Is it only contortive body-exercises or is there a yoga of the mind also?
This has nothing to do with a spiritual life, not even with religion. X will explain to you in detail, but I can tell you that Yoga is not only an aspiration of the mind towards the Divine but also and chiefly a yearning of the heart.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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447:One must have an unvarying will to acquire what one does not have in one's nature, to know what one does not yet know, to be able to do what one cannot yet do. One must progress constantly in the light and the peace which come from the absence of personal desire. If one has a strong will, he has only to orient it properly; if he has no will, he has first of all to build one for himself, which always takes long and is sometimes difficult.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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448:Detaching oneself from the ignorant actions of the mind and vital and from any kind of ambition, and allowing the Divine Mother to work according to Her own will, one can have inner as well as outer peace and happiness; and this, I think, is the way one can serve the Mother gratefully and sincerely. Is this not so?
Certainly, action without ambition and egoistic calculation is the condition of peace and felicity - both inner and outer.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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449:Does the economic condition of a man become stable with the betterment of his consciousness?
If 'betterment of consciousness' means an increased, enlarged consciousness, a better organisation of it, then as a result there should naturally be a greater control of outward things (including the 'economic condition'). But also, naturally when one has a 'better consciousness' one is less preoccupied with such things as one's economic condition.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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450:To me any activity is more important than its cost to me, even if the cost is unreasonable. Money should never be the criterion for such decisions. If we say we can't have something because of its cost, we limit our receptivity to the Grace and hamper its workings. Money is only a medium of exchange, it is all relative and the Divine resources are inexhaustible. Is this attitude a correct one?
You are quite right and I approve of your attitude.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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451:What is to be done if a person comes to quarrel because one has accepted in one case and refused in another? What is to be done to avoid such bitterness around one, provoked by repeated refusals?
As for ill-will, jealousy, quarrels and reproaches, one must sincerely be above all that and reply with a benevolent smile to the bitterest words; and unless one is absolutely sure of himself and his reactions, it would be better, as a general rule, to keep silent.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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452:From the point of view of a spiritual life, it is not what you do that matters most, but the way in which it is done and the consciousness you put into it. Remember always the Divine and all you do will be an expression of the Divine Presence. When all your actions are consecrated to the Divine, there will be no longer activities that are superior and activities that are inferior; all will have an equal importance - the value given them by the consecration.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, The Divine Is with You, #index,
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453:Enthusiasm and Straightforwardness
Joyous enthusiasm: the best way of facing life.
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True enthusiasm is full of a peaceful endurance.
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Our courage and endurance must be as great as our hope and
our hope has no limits. 2 August 1954
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A steady hope helps much on the way. 15 August 1954
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Our hopes are never too great for manifestation.
We cannot conceive of any thing that cannot be. 22 August 1954
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Straightforwardness shows itself as it is, without compromising. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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454:The only way out of your difficulty is to find the psychic being and to live entirely in its consciousness. Life upon earth as it is now is full of miseries and any sensitive heart is full of sorrow because of that. To get in contact with the Divine Consciousness and to live in its mercy, its strength and its light is the only truly effective way to get out of this difficulty and suffering and by uniting with the psychic we can obtain this condition. My help and blessings are with you for this purpose.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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455:Divine Mother, I want to realise Your Presence in all the parts of my being, penetrating even the body - only I don't know how to do it. You are the very reason of my being; why then do I live now without feeling Your Presence even in the cells of my body?
The physical nature is obscure and recalcitrant everywhere; it is very difficult for it to become conscious of the divine Presence. That is why we must be patient and keep on aspiring with the certitude of Victory. My blessings are always with you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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456:Difficulties are sent to us exclusively to make the realisation more perfect. Each time we try to realise something and meet with a resistance or an obstacle or even a failure - what seems to be a failure - we should know, we should never forget that it is exclusively, absolutely, so that the realisation may be more perfect. So this habit of cringing, of getting discouraged or even of feeling uncomfortable, or of abusing yourself and telling yourself: There! Again I have made a mistake - all that is absolute foolishness.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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457:I feel sincerely that I want the Divine and nothing else. But when I am in contact with other people, when I am busy with things without any value, I naturally forget the Divine, my one goal. Is it insincerity? If not, then what does it mean?
Yes. It is insincerity of the being, in which one part wants the Divine and another part wants something else. It is through ignorance and stupidity that the being is insincere. But with a persevering will and an absolute confidence in the Divine Grace, one can cure this insincerity.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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458:Has the subconscient accepted the Higher Consciousness?
If the subconscient were to accept the Consciousness, it would no longer be the subconscient, it would become consciousness. I think that you mean: has the subconscient submitted to the rule, to the law of the higher Consciousness? This is not done as a whole, for the subconscient is vast and complex; there is a mental subconscient, a vital subconscient, a physical subconscient, a bodily subconscient. We have to wrest the subconscient fragment by fragment from its ignorant and inert...
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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459:Krishna represents both the universal Godhead and the immanent Godhead, he whom one can meet within one's being and in all that constitutes the manifested world.
And do you want to know why he is always represented as a child? It is because he is in constant progression. To the extent that the world is perfected, his play is also perfected - what was the play of yesterday will no longer be the play of tomorrow; his play will become more and more harmonious, benign and joyful to the extent that the world becomes capable of responding to it and enjoying it with the Divine.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III, 33,
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460:This evening the Divine Presence, concrete and material, was there present amongst you. I had a form of living gold, bigger than the universe, and I was facing a huge and massive golden door which separated the world from the Divine. As I looked at the door, I knew and willed, in a single movement of consciousness, that "the time has come," and lifting with both hands a mighty golden hammer I struck one blow, one single blow on the door and the door was shattered to pieces.
Then the supramental Light and Force and Consciousness rushed down upon earth in an uninterrupted flow.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T2],
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461:Mahasamadhi
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Lord, this morning Thou hast given me the assurance that Thou wouldst stay with us until Thy work is achieved, not only as a consciousness which guides and illumines but also as a dynamic Presence in action. In unmistakable terms Thou hast promised that all of Thyself would remain here and not leave the earth atmosphere until earth is transformed. Grant that we may be worthy of this marvellous Presence and that henceforth everything in us be concentrated on the one will to be more and more perfectly consecrated to the fulfilment of Thy sublime Work. 7 December 1950
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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462:How to open to the Mother? The following are the means:
(1) To remember You constantly or from time to time--
Good.
(2) By taking Your name through Japa [mantra; repeating the Mother's name]--
Helpful.
(3) With the help of meditation--
More difficult if one has not the habit of meditation.
(4) By conversation about You with those who love and respect You--
Risky because, when talking, often some nonsense or at least some useless things can be said.
(5) By reading Your books--
Good.
(6) By spending time in thoughts of You--
Very good.
(7) By sincere prayers--
Good. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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463:Sri Aurobindo came upon earth to announce the manifestation of the supramental world and not merely did he announce this manifestation but embodied also in part the supramental force and showed by example what one must do to prepare oneself for manifesting it. The best thing we can do is to study all that he has told us and endeavour to follow his example and prepare ourselves for the new manifestation.
This gives life its real sense and will help us to overcome all obstacles.
Let us live for the new creation and we shall grow stronger and stronger by remaining young and progressive. 30 January 1972
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~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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464:It is not from disgust for life and people that one must come to yoga. It is not to run away from difficulties that one must come here. It is not even to find the sweetness of love and protection, for the Divine's love and protection can be enjoyed everywhere if one takes the right attitude. When one wants to give oneself totally in service to the Divine, to consecrate oneself totally to the Divine's work, simply for the joy of giving oneself and of serving, without asking for anything in exchange, except the possibility of consecration and service, then one is ready to come here and will find the doors wide open.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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465:It is said that the faculty of concentrated attention is at the source of all successful activity. Indeed the capacity and value of a man can be measured by his capacity of concentrated attention.[2]
In order to obtain this concentration, it is generally recommended to reduce one's activities, to make a choice and confine oneself to this choice alone, so as not to disperse one's energy and attention. For the normal man, this method is good, sometimes even indispensable. But one can imagine something better.
[2] Generally it comes through interest and a special attraction for a subject - Mother's note.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II, [T4],
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466:Nobility and Refinement
Nobility: the incapacity for any pettiness either of sentiments or of action.
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Aristocracy: incapable of baseness and pettiness, it asserts itself with dignity and authority.
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Dignity affirms its worth, but demands nothing.
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Dignity of the emotions: not to permit one's emotions to contradict the inner Divinity.
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Dignity in the physical: above all bargaining.
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Psychic dignity refuses to accept anything that lowers or debases.
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Refinement: gradually grossness is eliminated from the being.
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Sensitivity: one of the results of the refinement of the being.
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Gentleness: always gracious and wishing to give pleasure. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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467:For me everything in human life is mixed, nothing is completely good, nothing completely bad. I cannot give my entire and exclusive support to this idea or that idea, to one cause or another.
The only important thing for me, in action, is Sri Aurobindo's work, automatically my conscious support is with all that helps that work and in proportion to the help. And for the work to be carried on as it must be I need all collaborations and all helps, I cannot accept only this one or that one and reject the others. I cannot belong to this party or that party. I belong to the Divine alone and my action upon earth is and will always be for the triumph of the Divine, irrespective of all sects and parties.
29 February 1956 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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468:
Mother, I would like to know from you if it is good for me to devote more time to meditation than I am doing at present. I spend about two hours, morning and evening together. I am as yet not quite successful in meditation. My physical mind disturbs me a lot. I pray to you that it may become quiet and my psychic being may come out. It is so painful to find the mind working like a mad machine and the heart sleeping like a stone. Mother, let me feel your presence within my heart always.
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The increase of time given to meditation is not very useful unless the urge for meditation comes spontaneously from inside and not from any arbitrary decision of the mind.
My help, love and blessings are always with you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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469:The Divine is with you according to your aspiration. Naturally that does not mean that He bends to the caprices of your outer nature,-I speak here of the truth of your being. And yet, sometimes he does fashion himself according to your outer aspirations, and if, like the devotees, you live alternately in separation and union, ecstasy and despair, the Divine also will separate from you and unite with you, according as you believe. The attitude is thus very important, even the outer attitude. People do not know how important is faith, how faith is miracle, creator of miracles. If you expect at every moment to be lifted up and pulled towards the Divine, He will come to lift you and He will be there, quite close, closer, ever closer.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, Faith,
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470:When you feel unhappy like that, it means that you have a progress to make. You can say that we always need to progress, it is true. But at times our nature gives its consent to the needed change and then everything goes smoothly, even happily. On the contrary sometimes the part that has to progress refuses to move and clings to its old habits through inertia, ignorance, attachment or desire. Then, under the pressure of the perfecting force, the struggle starts translating itself into unhappiness or revolt or both together. The only remedy is to keep quiet, look within oneself honestly to find out what is wrong and set to work courageously to put it right. The Divine Consciousness will always be there to help you if your endeavour is sincere; and the more sincere your endeavour the more the Divine Consciousness will help and assist you.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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471:Prudence and Balance
Vigilance: indispensable for all true progress.
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In each human being there is a beast crouching ready to manifest at the slightest unwatchfulness. The only remedy is a constant vigilance. 18 August 1954
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Prudence: very useful for weakness because weakness needs prudence; strength does not need it.
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Common sense: it is very practical and avoids any mistakes, but it lacks light.
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Sobriety has never done harm to anyone.
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Equanimity: immutable peace and calm.
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In the deep peace of equanimity the love will grow to its full
blossoming in a sense of pure and constant unity. 5 October 1934
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All mischief comes from a lack of balance.
So, let us keep our balance carefully, always, in all circumstances. 10 August 1954
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Perfect balance: one of the most important conditions of a growing peace. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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472:The usual sadhanas have for aim the union with the Supreme Consciousness (Sat-chit-ananda). And those who reach there are satisfied with their own liberation and leave the world to its unhappy plight. On the contrary, Sri Aurobindo's sadhana starts where the others end. Once the union with the Supreme is realised one must bring down that realisation to the exterior world and change the conditions of life upon the earth until a total transformation is accomplished. In accordance with this aim, the sadhaks of the integral yoga do not retire from the world to lead a life of contemplation and meditation. Each one must devote at least one third of his time to a useful work. All activities are represented in the Ashram and each one chooses the work most congenial to his nature, but must do it in a spirit of service and unselfishness, keeping always in view the aim of integral transformation. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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473:there is a special personal tie between you and me, between all who have turned to the teaching of Sri Aurobindo and myself, - and, it is well understood, distance does not count here, you may be in France, you may be at the other end of the world or in Pondicherry, this tie is always true and living. And each time there comes a call, each time there is a need for me to know so that I may send out a force, an inspiration, a protection or any other thing, a sort of message comes to me all of a sudden and I do the needful. These communications reach me evidently at any moment, and you must have seen me more than once stop suddenly in the middle of a sentence or work; it is because something comes to me, a communication and I concentrate. With those whom I have accepted as disciples, to whom I have said Yes, there is more than a tie, there is an emanation of me. This emanation warns me whenever it is necessary and tells me what is happening. Indeed I receive intimations constantly
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I,
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474:In ancient times the disciple had to undergo severe tests to prove his ability for initiation. Here we do not follow that method. Apparently there is no test and no trial. But if you see the truth, you will find that here it is much more difficult. There the disciple knew that he was undergoing a period of trial and after he had passed through some outward tests, he was taken in. But here you have to face life and you are watched at every moment. It is not only your outer actions that count. Each and every thought and inner movement is seen, every reaction is noticed. It is not what you do in the solitude of the forest, but what you do in the thick of the battle of life that is important.
Are you ready to submit yourself for such tests? Are you ready to change yourself completely? You will have to throw off your ideas, ideals, values, interests and opinions. Everything will have to be learnt anew. If you are ready for all this, then take a plunge; otherwise don't try to step in. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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475:Truly speaking, I have no opinion. According to a vision of truth, everything is still terribly mixed, a more or less favourable combination of light and darkness, truth and falsehood, knowledge and ignorance, and so long as decisions are made and action is undertaken according to opinions, it will always be like that.
We want to give the example of an action that is undertaken in accordance with a vision of truth, but unfortunately we are still very far from realising this ideal, and even if the vision of truth expresses itself, it is immediately distorted in its implementation.
So, in the present state of affairs, it is impossible to say, "This is true and that is false, this leads us away from the goal and that brings us nearer the goal."
Everything can be used for the progress to be made; everything can be useful if we know how to use it.
The important thing is never to lose sight of the ideal we want to realise and to make use of all circumstances in view of this goal.
And finally, it is always better not to make an arbitrary decision for or against things, and to watch the unfolding of events with the impartiality of a witness, relying on the Divine Wisdom which will decide for the best and do what is necessary. 29 July 1961 ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother I, [T8],
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476:A certain inertia, tendency to sleep, indolence, unwillingness or inability to be strong for work or spiritual effort for long at a time, is in the nature of the human physical consciousness. When one goes down into the physical for its change (that has been the general condition here for a long time), this tends to increase. Even sometimes when the pressure of the sadhana on the physical increases or when one has to go much inside, this temporarily increases - the body either needing more rest or turning the inward movement into a tendency to sleep or be at rest. You need not, however, be anxious about that. After a time this rights itself; the physical consciousness gets the true peace and calm in the cells and feels at rest even in full work or in the most concentrated condition and this tendency of inertia goes out of the nature. Even for those who have never been in trance, it is good to repeat a mantra, a word, a prayer before going into sleep. But there must be a life in the words; I do not mean an intellectual significance, nothing of that kind, but a vibration. And its effect on the body is extraordinary: it begins to vibrate, vibrate, vibrate... and quietly you let yourself go, as though you wanted to go to sleep. The body vibrates more and more, more and more, more and more, and away you go. That is the cure for tamas.
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III,
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477:True love has no need of reciprocation; there can be no reciprocation because there is only one Love, the Love, which has no other aim than to love. It is in the world of division that one feels the need of reciprocation - because one lives in the illusion of the multiplicity of Love; but in fact there is only One Love and it is always this sole love which, so to say, responds to itself. 19 April 1967
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Indeed, there is only one Love, universal and eternal, as there is only one Consciousness, universal and eternal.
All the apparent differences are colorations given by individualisation and personification. But these alterations are purely superficial. And the "nature" of Love, as of Consciousness, is unalterable. 20 April 1967
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When one has found divine Love, it is the Divine that one loves in all beings. There is no longer any division. 1 May 1967
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Once one has found divine Love, all other loves, which are nothing but disguises, can lose their deformities and become pure - then it is the Divine that one loves in everyone and everything. 6 May 1967
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True love, that which fulfils and illumines, is not the love one receives but the love one gives.
And the supreme Love is a love without any definite object - the love which loves because it cannot do other than to love. 15 May 1968
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There is only one love - the Divine's Love; and without that Love there would be no creation. All exists because of that Love and it is when we try to find our own love which does not exist that we do not feel the Love, the only Love, the Divine's Love which permeates all existence. 5 March 1970
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When the psychic loves it loves with the Divine Love.
When you love, you love with the Divine's love diminished and distorted by your ego, but in its essence still the Divine's love.
It is for the facility of the language that you say the love of this one or that one, but it is all the same one Love manifested ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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478:The Examiners
The integral yoga consists of an uninterrupted series of examinations that one has to undergo without any previous warning, thus obliging you to be constantly on the alert and attentive.
Three groups of examiners set us these tests. They appear to have nothing to do with one another, and their methods are so different, sometimes even so apparently contradictory, that it seems as if they could not possibly be leading towards the same goal. Nevertheless, they complement one another, work towards the same end, and are all indispensable to the completeness of the result.
The three types of examination are: those set by the forces of Nature, those set by spiritual and divine forces, and those set by hostile forces. These last are the most deceptive in their appearance and to avoid being caught unawares and unprepared requires a state of constant watchfulness, sincerity and humility.
The most commonplace circumstances, the events of everyday life, the most apparently insignificant people and things all belong to one or other of these three kinds of examiners. In this vast and complex organisation of tests, those events that are generally considered the most important in life are the easiest examinations to undergo, because they find you ready and on your guard. It is easier to stumble over the little stones in your path, because they attract no attention.
Endurance and plasticity, cheerfulness and fearlessness are the qualities specially needed for the examinations of physical nature.
Aspiration, trust, idealism, enthusiasm and generous self-giving, for spiritual examinations.
Vigilance, sincerity and humility for the examinations from hostile forces.
And do not imagine that there are on the one hand people who undergo the examinations and on the other people who set them. Depending on the circumstances and the moment we are all both examiners and examinees, and it may even happen that one is at the same time both examiner and examinee. And the benefit one derives from this depends, both in quality and in quantity, on the intensity of one's aspiration and the awakening of one's consciousness.
To conclude, a final piece of advice: never set yourself up as an examiner. For while it is good to remember constantly that one may be undergoing a very important examination, it is extremely dangerous to imagine that one is responsible for setting examinations for others. That is the open door to the most ridiculous and harmful kinds of vanity. It is the Supreme Wisdom which decides these things, and not the ignorant human will. ~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother II,
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479:10000 :::
The Only Way Out:
... Once you have no more desires, no more attachments, once you have given up all necessity of receiving a reward from human beings, whoever they are - knowing that the only reward that is worth getting is the one that comes from the Supreme and that never fails - once you give up attachment to all exterior beings and things, you at once feel in your heart this Presence, this Force, this Grace that is always with you. And there is no other remedy. It's the only remedy, for everybody without exception. To all those who suffer, for the same thing that has to be said: all suffering is the sign that the surrender is not total. Then, when you feel in you a 'bang' like that, instead of saying, 'Oh, this is bad' or 'This circumstance is difficult,' you say, 'My surrender is not perfect.' Then it's all right. And then you feel the Grace that helps you and leads you, and you go on. And one day you emerge into that peace that nothing can trouble.
You answer to all the contrary forces, the contrary movements, the attacks, the misunderstandings, the bad wills, with the same smile that comes from full confidence in the Divine Grace. And that is the only way out, there is no other.
But where to get such a strength?
Within you. The Divine Presence is in you. It is in you. You look for it outside; look inside. It is in you. The Presence is there. You want the appreciation of others to get strength - you will never get it. The strength is in you. If you want, you can aspire for what seems to you the supreme goal, supreme light, supreme knowledge, supreme love. But it is in you - otherwise you would never be able to contact it. If you go deep enough inside you, you will find it there, like a flame that is always burning straight up. And don't believe that it is difficult to do. It is because the look is always turned outside that you don't feel the Presence. But if, instead of looking outside for support, you concentrate and you pray - inside, to the supreme knowledge - to know at each moment what is to be done, the way to do it, and if you give all you are, all you do in order to acquire perfection, you will feel that the support is always there, always guiding, showing the way. And if there is a difficulty, then instead of wanting to fight, you hand it over, hand it over to the supreme wisdom to deal with it - to deal with all the bad wills, all the misunderstandings, all the bad reactions. If you surrender completely, it is no more your concern: it's the concern of the Supreme who takes it up and knows better than anybody else what is to be done. That is the only way out, only way out. There, my child
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III, [T1],
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480:[The Gods and Their Worlds]
[...] According to traditions and occult schools, all these zones of realities, these planes of realities have got different names; they have been classified in a different way, but there is an essential analogy, and if you go back far enough into the traditions, you see only the words changing according to the country and the language. Even now, the experiences of Western occultists and those of Eastern occultists offer great similarities. All who set out on the discovery of these invisible worlds and make a report of what they saw, give a very similar description, whether they be from here or there; they use different words, but the experience is very similar and the handling of forces is the same.
This knowledge of the occult worlds is based on the existence of subtle bodies and of subtle worlds corresponding to those bodies. They are what the psychological method calls "states of consciousness", but these states of consciousness really correspond to worlds. The occult procedure consists then in being aware of these various inner states of being or subtle bodies and in becoming sufficiently a master of them so as to be able to go out of them successively, one after another. There is indeed a whole scale of subtleties, increasing or decreasing according to the direction in which you go, and the occult procedure consists in going out of a denser body into a subtler body and so on again, up to the most ethereal regions. You go, by successive exteriorisations, into bodies or worlds more and more subtle. It is somewhat as if every time you passed into another dimension. The fourth dimension of the physicists is nothing but the scientific transcription of an occult knowledge. To give another image, one can say that the physical body is at the centre - it is the most material, the densest and also the smallest - and the inner bodies, more subtle, overflow more and more the central physical body; they pass through it, extending themselves farther and farther, like water evaporating from a porous vase and forming a kind of steam all around. And the greater the subtlety, the more the extension tends to unite with that of the universe: one ends by universalising oneself. And it is altogether a concrete process which gives an objective experience of invisible worlds and even enables one to act in these worlds.
There are, then, only a very small number of people in the West who know that these gods are not merely subjective and imaginary - more or less wildly imaginary - but that they correspond to a universal truth.
All these regions, all these domains are filled with beings who exist, each in its own domain, and if you are awake and conscious on a particular plane - for instance, if on going out of a more material body you awake on some higher plane, you have the same relation with the things and people of that plane as you had with the things and people of the material world. That is to say, there exists an entirely objective relation that has nothing to do with the idea you may have of these things. Naturally, the resemblance is greater and greater as you approach the physical world, the material world, and there even comes a time when the one region has a direct action upon the other. In any case, in what Sri Aurobindo calls the overmental worlds, you will find a concrete reality absolutely independent of your personal experience; you go back there and again find the same things, with the differences that have occurred during your absence. And you have relations with those beings that are identical with the relations you have with physical beings, with this difference that the relation is more plastic, supple and direct - for example, there is the capacity to change the external form, the visible form, according to the inner state you are in. But you can make an appointment with someone and be at the appointed place and find the same being again, with certain differences that have come about during your absence; it is entirely concrete with results entirely concrete.
One must have at least a little of this experience in order to understand these things. Otherwise, those who are convinced that all this is mere human imagination and mental formation, who believe that these gods have such and such a form because men have thought them to be like that, and that they have certain defects and certain qualities because men have thought them to be like that - all those who say that God is made in the image of man and that he exists only in human thought, all these will not understand; to them this will appear absolutely ridiculous, madness. One must have lived a little, touched the subject a little, to know how very concrete the thing is.
Naturally, children know a good deal if they have not been spoilt. There are so many children who return every night to the same place and continue to live the life they have begun there. When these faculties are not spoilt with age, you can keep them with you. At a time when I was especially interested in dreams, I could return exactly to a place and continue a work that I had begun: supervise something, for example, set something in order, a work of organisation or of discovery, of exploration. You go until you reach a certain spot, as you would go in life, then you take a rest, then you return and begin again - you begin the work at the place where you left off and you continue it. And you perceive that there are things which are quite independent of you, in the sense that changes of which you are not at all the author, have taken place automatically during your absence.
But for this, you must live these experiences yourself, you must see them yourself, live them with sufficient sincerity and spontaneity in order to see that they are independent of any mental formation. For you can do the opposite also, and deepen the study of the action of mental formation upon events. This is very interesting, but it is another domain. And this study makes you very careful, very prudent, because you become aware of how far you can delude yourself. So you must study both, the dream and the occult reality, in order to see what is the essential difference between the two. The one depends upon us; the other exists in itself; entirely independent of the thought that we have of it.
When you have worked in that domain, you recognise in fact that once a subject has been studied and something has been learnt mentally, it gives a special colour to the experience; the experience may be quite spontaneous and sincere, but the simple fact that the subject was known and studied lends a particular quality. Whereas if you had learnt nothing about the question, if you knew nothing at all, the transcription would be completely spontaneous and sincere when the experience came; it would be more or less adequate, but it would not be the outcome of a previous mental formation.
Naturally, this occult knowledge or this experience is not very frequent in the world, because in those who do not have a developed inner life, there are veritable gaps between the external consciousness and the inmost consciousness; the linking states of being are missing and they have to be constructed. So when people enter there for the first time, they are bewildered, they have the impression they have fallen into the night, into nothingness, into non-being!
I had a Danish friend, a painter, who was like that. He wanted me to teach him how to go out of the body; he used to have interesting dreams and thought that it would be worth the trouble to go there consciously. So I made him "go out" - but it was a frightful thing! When he was dreaming, a part of his mind still remained conscious, active, and a kind of link existed between this active part and his external being; then he remembered some of his dreams, but it was a very partial phenomenon. And to go out of one's body means to pass gradually through all the states of being, if one does the thing systematically. Well, already in the subtle physical, one is almost de-individualised, and when one goes farther, there remains nothing, for nothing is formed or individualised.
Thus, when people are asked to meditate or told to go within, to enter into themselves, they are in agony - naturally! They have the impression that they are vanishing. And with reason: there is nothing, no consciousness!
These things that appear to us quite natural and evident, are, for people who know nothing, wild imagination. If, for example, you transplant these experiences or this knowledge to the West, well, unless you have been frequenting the circles of occultists, they stare at you with open eyes. And when you have turned your back, they hasten to say, "These people are cranks!" Now to come back to the gods and conclude. It must be said that all those beings who have never had an earthly existence - gods or demons, invisible beings and powers - do not possess what the Divine has put into man: the psychic being. And this psychic being gives to man true love, charity, compassion, a deep kindness, which compensate for all his external defects.
In the gods there is no fault because they live according to their own nature, spontaneously and without constraint: as gods, it is their manner of being. But if you take a higher point of view, if you have a higher vision, a vision of the whole, you see that they lack certain qualities that are exclusively human. By his capacity of love and self-giving, man can have as much power as the gods and even more, when he is not egoistic, when he has surmounted his egoism.
If he fulfils the required condition, man is nearer to the Supreme than the gods are. He can be nearer. He is not so automatically, but he has the power to be so, the potentiality.
If human love manifested itself without mixture, it would be all-powerful. Unfortunately, in human love there is as much love of oneself as of the one loved; it is not a love that makes you forget yourself. - 4 November 1958
~ The Mother, Words Of The Mother III, 355
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