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The reason and secret of this Creation — Mother

“A fixed form was needed in order that the organised individual consciousness might have a stable support. And yet it is the fixity of the form that made death inevitable.” Questions and Answers 1929 (5 May) Who will tell me … Continue reading →

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Open the door within you — Mother

I take the greatest care to open the door within all of you, so that if you have just a small movement of concentration within you, you do not have to wait for long periods in front of a closed … Continue reading →

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Helping another — Sri Aurobindo

Q : I believe that I cannot really help others or rightly influencethem. Am I right in this? Sri Aurobindo : One can help another truly only when it is the Mother that helpsthrough him and he is aware of … Continue reading →

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Judging people – Mother

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 … Continue reading →

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The Simple Approach to the Divine – Sri Aurobindo

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Turning towards the Mother.

Q : Turn my consciousness towards You, Mother. The Mother : Never doubt my love, and then quite naturally you will turntowards me. 10 June 1935(CWM 17:101)

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The Grace of the Divine – Sri Aurobindo

THERE is nothing unintelligible in what I say about strength and Grace. Strength has a value for spiritual realisation, but to say that it can be done by strength only and by no other means is a violent t exaggeration. … Continue reading →

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The Mother

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Sincerity stronger than will — Mother

… there are people who tell me, “I don’t have the will- power.” That means you are not sincere. For sincerity is an infinitely more powerful force than all the wills in the world. It can change anything whatever in … Continue reading →

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Dorian Schneidman passed away on July 20

Dear Friends,  Dorian Schneidman passed away on July 20 at his residence. His was a life that spanned more than four decades under Mother’s love and protection and Sri Aurobindo’s Compassion. Throughout, he never wavered in his commitment to the … Continue reading →

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