{"id":3937,"date":"2013-07-13T01:52:19","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=3937"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:52:19","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:52:19","slug":"15-november-1914-vol-01-prayers-and-meditations-volume-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/02-works-of-the-mother\/01-cwmce\/01-prayers-and-meditations-volume-01\/15-november-1914-vol-01-prayers-and-meditations-volume-01","title":{"rendered":"-15_November 1914.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\tNovember 3, 1914<\/font><\/a><\/span><\/b> <\/font> <\/a> <\/span><\/b>
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\n <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>For quite a long time, Lord, my pen had fallen silent…. Yet hast Thou
\ngiven me hours of unforgettable illumination, hours in which the union between
\nthe most divine Consciousness and the most material grew perfect, hours when
\nthe identification of the individual being with the universal Mother and of the
\nuniversal Mother with Thee was so complete that the individual consciousness
\ncould perceive simultaneously its own existence, the life of the entire
\nuniverse and Thy eternity beyond all change. Beatitude was at its height in an
\nineffable and infinite peace, the consciousness luminous and immeasurable,
\ncomplex and yet one, existence all-powerful, master of death. And this is no
\nlonger a fleeting state, attained after a long concentration, vanishing as soon
\nas it is born; it is a state that can last long hours full of eternity, hours
\nat once instantaneous and interminable, a state brought about at will, that is
\nto say, one which is permanent, one with which the most external consciousness
\ncomes into contact as soon as any occasion allows it, as soon as it is no
\nlonger occupied with a definite intellectual or physical task. In all work,
\nconstantly, there is the perception of Thy invariable presence in Thy dual form
\nof Non-Being and Being, but as though behind a fine veil woven by the
\nindispensable concentration upon the work that is done; while in the hours of
\nsolitude the being is immediately enveloped by a marvellously powerful
\natmosphere, limpid, calm, divine; it lies <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage – 2<\/font><\/span>65<\/p>\n

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merged within it, and then the life of splendour begins again
\nin all its amplitude, all its complexity, all its sublimity; the physical body
\nis glorified, supple, vigorous, energetic; the mind is superbly active in its
\ncalm lucidity, guiding and transmitting the forces of Thy divine Will; and all
\nthe being exults in an endless beatitude, a boundless love, a sovereign power,
\na perfect knowledge, an infinite consciousness…. It is Thyself and Thou alone
\nwho livest, even in the least atom of the body-substance itself. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>Thus the solid foundations of Thy terrestrial work are prepared, the
\nsubstructure of the immense edifice built; in every corner of the world one of
\nThy divine stones is laid by the power of conscious and formative thought; and
\nin the hour of realisations the earth, thus prepared, will be ready to receive
\nthe sublime temple of Thy new and more complete manifestation.
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\nPage – 2<\/span>66<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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\n
\nNovember 8, 1914<\/font><\/a><\/span><\/b> *<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>For the plenitude of Thy Light we invoke Thee, O Lord! Awaken in us the
\npower to express Thee. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>All is mute in the being as in a desert crypt; but in the heart of the
\nshadow, in the bosom of the silence burns the lamp that can never be
\nextinguished, the fire of an ardent aspiration to know Thee and totally to live
\nThee. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>The nights follow the days, new dawns unweariedly succeed to past dawns,
\nbut always there mounts the scented flame that no storm-wind can force to vacillate.
\nHigher it climbs and higher and one day attains the vault still closed, the
\nlast obstacle opposing our union. And so pure, so erect, so proud is the flame
\nthat suddenly the obstacle is dissolved. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>Then Thou appearest in all Thy splendour, in the dazzling force of Thy
\ninfinite glory; at Thy contact the flame changes into a column of light that
\nchases the shadows away for ever. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>And the Word leaps forth, a supreme revelation.
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage – 2<\/font><\/span>67<\/p>\n

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\n
\nNovember 9, 1914<\/font><\/a><\/span><\/b> <\/font> <\/a> <\/span><\/b>
\n
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>O Lord, for perfect consciousness we aspire… <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>All the being is gathered into a well-tied sheaf made of various but
\nharmonised flowers. The will was the hand that gathered the flowers and the tie
\nthat bound the sheaf and it is the will that now holds it out to Thee like a
\nscented offering. To Thee it is held out unweariedly, without faltering.
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage – 2<\/font><\/span>68<\/p>\n

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\n
\nNovember 10, 1914<\/font><\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\n
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>O Lord, Thy Presence is settled within me like an unshakable rock; and
\nthe whole being exults in belonging to Thee without the least reserve, with a
\nwide and complete surrender. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>O Consciousness, immobile and serene, Thou watchest at the confines of
\nthe world like the sphinx of eternity. And yet to some Thou yieldest Thy
\nsecret. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>They can become Thy sovereign Will which chooses without preference,
\nexecutes without desire.
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage – 2<\/font><\/span>69<\/p>\n

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\n
\nNovember 15, 1914<\/font><\/a><\/span><\/b> <\/font> <\/a> <\/span><\/b>
\n
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>The one important thing is the goal to be reached; the road matters
\nlittle, and often it is preferable not to know it beforehand. But what we need
\nto know is whether the time for the divine action upon earth has really come,
\nand whether the work conceived in the depths can be realised. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>Of this, O Lord, Thou hast given us the assurance, an assurance which
\nhas been accompanied by the most powerful promise that Nature, the universal
\nConsciousness can possibly make…. Thus we have the certitude that what must
\nbe done will be done and that our present individual beings are in reality
\ncalled upon to collaborate in this glorious victory, this new manifestation.
\nWhat more do we need to know? Nothing. So it is with the greatest confidence
\nthat we can witness the formidable fight, the onslaught of the adverse forces,
\nwhich, unknowingly, finally serve in the realisation of Thy plan. We would be
\nwrong to feel anxious because it is not given to us to know how it serves Thy
\nplan and by what means Thou wilt triumph over all resistances; for Thy triumph
\nis so perfect that every obstacle, every ill-will, every hatred raised up
\nagainst Thee is a promise of a still vaster and more complete victory. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>From the sum of resistances, one can gauge the scope Thou wouldst give to
\nthe action of that among Thy pure forces which is coming to manifest upon earth.
\nWhat opposes is just that upon which it is the mission of these forces to act;
\nit is the darkest hatred <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage – 2<\/font><\/span>70<\/p>\n

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which must be touched and transformed into
\nluminous peace. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>If the human individual Thou hast chosen as Thy centre of action and Thy
\nintermediary meets with few obstacles, few misunderstandings and little hatred,
\nit means that Thou hast entrusted to him a limited mission without any intensity.
\nIt is in the narrow circle of already prepared men of goodwill that he will act
\nand not upon the chaotic and confused mass of terrestrial substance. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>O divine Master, this knowledge which Thou hast given me, let all of us
\nshare, so that the peace of conviction may reign in our hearts and we may, in
\nthe calm of Thy sovereign certitude, confront with head held high all that,
\nunconsciously attracted to the transfiguration, plunges headlong into blind
\nignorance, believing it will be able to destroy the Transfiguring Love.
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\nPage – 2<\/span>71<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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\n
\nNovember 16, 1914<\/font><\/a><\/span><\/b> <\/font> <\/a> <\/span><\/b>
\n
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>Thou art like the wind upon the sea, driving the boat back ashore until
\nit is at last loaded with all the goods necessary for the long voyage. Thou
\nwouldst not have us embark thoughtlessly. Thy servitors must be ready for all
\neventualities, must be capable of answering all demands, satisfying all needs.
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage – 2<\/font><\/span>72<\/p>\n

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\n
\nNovember 17, 1914<\/font><\/a><\/span><\/b> <\/font> <\/a> <\/span><\/b>
\n
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>Alas, sublime Mother, how great must be Thy patience! Each time Thy
\nconscious will attempts to manifest itself in order to rectify errors, to
\nhasten the uncertain progress of the individual led astray by his own illusion
\nof knowledge, to trace the sure path and give him the strength to walk steadily
\nupon it without stumbling, almost always he pushes Thee away as a tiresome and
\nshort-sighted adviser. He is willing to love Thee in theory with a vague and
\ninconsistent love, but his proud mind refuses to confide in Thee and prefers to
\nwander all by itself rather than advance guided by Thee. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>And Thou repliest, ever smiling in Thy unwearying benevolence: \u201cThis
\nintellectual faculty which makes man proud and leads him into error is the very
\nsame which, once enlightened and purified, can also lead him farther, higher
\nthan universal nature, to a direct and conscious communion with our Lord, with
\nThat which is beyond all manifestation. This dividing intellect, which makes
\nhim stand apart from me, also enables him to scale rapidly the heights he must
\nclimb, without letting his progress be enchained and delayed by the totality of
\nthe universe, which, in its immensity and complexity, cannot effect so swift an
\nascent.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\n     <\/span>O Divine Mother, always Thy word comforts and blesses, calms and
\nillumines, and Thy generous hand lifts a fold of the veil hiding the infinite
\nknowledge. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/span>How calm, noble and pure is the splendour of Thy perfect contemplation!
\n  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage – 2<\/font><\/span>73<\/p>\n

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\n
\nNovember 20, 1914<\/font><\/a><\/span><\/b> <\/font> <\/a> <\/span><\/b>
\n
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>Oh, I would be before Thee, Lord, always like an absolutely blank page,
\nso that Thy will may be written in me without any difficulty, any mixture. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>The
\nvery remembrance of past experiences should sometimes be swept away from the
\nthought so as not to obstruct this work of perpetual reconstruction which alone
\nin a world of relativities permits Thy perfect manifestation. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>Often one clings to that which was, fearing to lose the result of a
\nprecious experience, to give up a vast and high consciousness, to fall back
\ninto a lower state. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>And yet, what should he fear who is Thine? Can he not walk with joyful
\nsoul and illumined brow upon the path Thou tracest for him, whatever it may be,
\neven if this path be altogether incomprehensible to his limited reason? <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>O Lord, break the old frames of thought, abolish past experiences,
\ndissolve the conscious synthesis if Thou thinkest it necessary, so that Thy work
\nmay be accomplished better and better, Thy service upon earth be perfected. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
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\n274<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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\n
\nNovember 21, 1914<\/font><\/a><\/span><\/b> <\/font> <\/a> <\/span><\/b>
\n
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>O Lord, Thou hast given me Thy Power that Thy Peace and Joy may reign
\nover the world. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>And this being is now only an embrace of peace enveloping the whole
\nearth, an ocean of joy breaking over all things. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>O you who are full of hatred, rancour shall be effaced from your hearts
\nas the sea effaces an imprint upon the sands. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>O you who feed upon vengeance, peace shall pass into your hearts as it
\nenters the soul of a child rocked by its mother. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>For the divine and universal Mother has turned her gaze upon the earth
\nand she has blessed it.
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage – <\/font><\/span>275<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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