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28 April 1951   “But so long as the lower nature is active the personal effort of the Sadhaka remains necessary.”               Sri Aurobindo, The…

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12 May 1951    “Harmony and beauty of the mind and soul, harmony and beauty of the thoughts and feelings, harmony and beauty in every…

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-19_Patience and Perseverance.htm

Five   Patience and Perseverance          The people of the Punjab have a song which goes like this:     The bulbul does not…

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-05_7 May 1912.htm

Part Two Meetings           In 1912 a small group of seekers met regularly with the aim of gaining self-knowledge and self-mastery.  At the end…

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Words Of Long Ago The Mother   Contents   Pre Content     Part 1   Part 5   The Path Of Later On  …

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-17_Cheerfulness.htm

Three   Cheerfulness                         One afternoon, in a large town in a rainy country, I saw seven or eight vehicles full of children. That…

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Four   Self-Reliance                       Hatim Tai had a great reputation among the Arabs of old for the lavishness of his gifts and alms.  “Have…

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-03_To Know How to Suffer.htm

To Know How to Suffer               If at any time a deep sorrow, a searing doubt or an intense pain overwhelms you and drives…

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Fourteen   Modesty   Who is this coming to the door of this Japanese house?  It is the flower-artist, the man who is skilled in…

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Part Three           Between 1911 and 1913 the Mother gave a number of talks to different groups in Paris. Two of them, “On Thought”…

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