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Purity and Humility PURITY
Purity is the best of powers.
This is purity, to
accept no other influence but only the influence of the Divine. On earth, true purity is
to think as the Divine thinks, to will as the Divine wills, to feel as the Divine
feels.
24 September 1945 If one lives only for
the Divine and by the Divine, there follows a perfect purity. Purity is perfect
sincerity and one cannot have it unless the being is entirely consecrated to
the Divine. Mother, tell me how I can keep Your service holy and free from the
slightest stain of human impurity. By wanting it and always aspiring for it. Page
― 156 Integral purity: the
whole being is purified of the ego. Power of integral
purity: the power to accept nothing but the divine influence. Mental purity: a mirror
which does not distort. Perfect mental purity: a
spotless mirror constantly turned towards the Divine. Integral mental purity:
silent, attentive, receptive, concentrated on the Divine ― this is the path to purity. Vital purity: it begins
with the abolition of desire. Collective purity: a
very precious achievement but one difficult to obtain. Divine purity: it is
happy just to be, in all simplicity.
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To express Harmony, of
all things Simplicity is the best. There is a great beauty
in simplicity. Integral simplicity: the
simplicity which is the consequence of perfect sincerity. Spirituality is supreme
simplicity.
6 March 1971 True spirituality is it very simple.
6 March 1971 Page
― 158 Humility: adorable in
its simplicity. The greater beings are
always the most simple and modest. Correct self-evaluation: simple and
modest, does not try to push itself forward. Modesty is satisfied
with its own charm and does not draw attention to itself. The more we advance on
the Path, the more modest we become and the more we see that we have done
nothing in comparison to what remains to be done.
4 June 1956 We must learn that
whatever our efforts, whatever our struggles, whatever even our victories,
compared with the path still to be traversed what we have already travelled is nothing. Do not think yourself
big or small, very important or very
unimportant; for we are nothing in ourselves.
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― 159 We must only live to become what the Divine wills of us. You are becoming very
wise and approaching the realisation that we are
nothing, we know nothing and we can do nothing; only the Supreme Divine knows,
does and is. True humility consists
in knowing that the Supreme Consciousness, the Supreme Will alone exists and
that the I is not. 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. Therefore the mind, the
vital, and the body must learn and feel, once and for all, that they are wholly
incapable of understanding and judging the Divine, not only in his essence but
also in his action and manifestation. This is the only true
humility and with it come quiet and peace. This is also the surest
shield against all hostile attack. Indeed, in the human being it is always the
door of pride at which the Adversary knocks, for it is this door which opens to
let him enter. Whatever is your
personal value or even your individual
realisation, the first quality required in yoga is humility.
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― 160 A true and sincere
humility is our safeguard ― it is the surest way to the indispensable dissolution of the ego. Humility and sincerity
are the best safeguards. Without them each step is a danger; with them the
victory is certain.
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