{"id":4069,"date":"2013-07-13T01:53:13","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=4069"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:53:13","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:53:13","slug":"57-work-as-an-offering-to-divine-vol-14-words-of-the-mother-volume-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/02-works-of-the-mother\/01-cwmce\/14-words-of-the-mother-volume-14\/57-work-as-an-offering-to-divine-vol-14-words-of-the-mother-volume-14","title":{"rendered":"-57_Work-as-an-Offering-to-Divine.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\nPART
\nSIX<\/span><\/font> <\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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\nWORK<\/span><\/font><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

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\nWork as an Offering to the Divine <\/span>
\n<\/font><\/i><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Let us offer our work to the Divine; this is the sure means of
\nprogressing. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Consciousness develops best through work done as an offering to the
\nDivine. <\/span><\/p>\n

Indolence and inaction end in tamas<\/i><\/span>: that is a fall into unconsciousness; it is contrary
\nto all progress and light. <\/span><\/p>\n

To overcome one’s ego, to live only in the service of the Divine −
\nthat is the ideal and the shortest way towards acquiring the true
\nconsciousness. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

You must do the work as an offering to the Divine and take it as part of
\nyour Sadhana<\/span>. In that spirit the nature of the work
\nis of little importance and you can do any work without losing the contact with
\nthe inner presence. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

When there is not enough work in my
\ndepartment, can I spend my time reading or drawing? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Your work is your sadhana<\/span>, and it is by doing your work in a spirit of
\nconsecration that you can make most progress. <\/span><\/p>\n

I think it would be better not to tire yourself too much by reading or
\ndrawing. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>18 February 1933<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage − 319<\/span><\/p>\n

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I would like to know, isn’t there also the
\nsame sadhana<\/span> in reading and drawing?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Everything can be
\nmade into a means of finding the Divine. What matters is the spirit in which
\nthings are done. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>21 February 1933<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Work done in the true spirit is meditation. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>15 September 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

All depends on the attitude with which you do the work. If done with the
\nright attitude, it will surely bring you nearer to me. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>17 May 1937<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

I am quite satisfied with your way of doing the work and it is sure to
\nhelp you to come nearer to me. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

I make no difference between work and yoga. Work itself is yoga if it is
\ndone in a spirit of dedication and surrender. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>25 January 1938<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes when I am absorbed in meditation
\nI see and feel that my physical being aspires through work. Then I see a sun
\nmanifesting in my physical with its brilliant light. All the gods and forces
\nemanating from You<\/span> are in this sun. <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage − 320<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yes, it is true
\nthat in and through work one can enter into contact with the sun of divine
\nlight and force. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Your attitude towards work is the right one and I see no changes to
\nsuggest. The work done through love and because of love is surely the most
\npowerful. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>8 June 1942<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Works of love: the best condition for work. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/p>\n

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\nLet us work as we pray, for indeed work is the body’s best prayer to the
\nDivine. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>11 December 1945<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span>To work for the Divine is to pray with the body. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

One can progress through meditation, but through work <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage − 321<\/span><\/p>\n

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provided<\/span><\/span> it is done in the right spirit one can
\nprogress ten times more. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>6 April 1954 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The progress in sadhana<\/span> comes from the
\nrectification of the inner and outer attitude, not from the nature of the work
\none does − any work, even the most humble, can lead to the Divine if it
\nis done with the right attitude. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>16 July 1955 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

       <\/span>It is not so easy to do work. In true work you have to do all that is
\ndone in Sadhana<\/span> and much more. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>21 August 1955 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

      <\/span>You have to do all that a yogi does,<\/span> you have
\nto reach the highest heights and bring down those conditions of consciousness,
\nlight and peace and manifest them in your everyday work. For you no job is
\ninsignificant or trivial. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>22 August 1955 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

       <\/span>Go and prepare yourself and the best preparation is to be useful to the
\nDivine’s work. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>May 1963<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Should I try meditation? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

It is not necessary if your work is a constant offering to the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>13 April 1965<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage − 322<\/span><\/p>\n

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How can I offer my work? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Usually one works
\nfor one’s own profit and satisfaction; instead of that, one should work to
\nserve the Divine and express His will. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>23 June 1965<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Whatever is our work and whatever we do, we must do it sincerely,
\nhonestly, scrupulously, not in view of any personal profit, but as an offering
\nto the Divine, with an entire consecration of our being. If this attitude is
\nsincerely kept in all circumstances, whenever we need to learn something to do
\nthe work more effectively, the occasion to acquire this knowledge comes to us
\nand we have only to take advantage of the opportunity. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Now that you are about to take your first steps on the path of action,
\nit is time to decide whether you will consecrate your life to your own personal
\ninterest or whether you will make an offering of it for the accomplishment of
\nthe work. <\/span><\/p>\n

In either case the field of action remains the same. But the spirit in
\nwhich it is done is totally different. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

It must not be forgotten that the offering is made to the Divine’s Work
\nand not to any human enterprise. So the only thing that can be done is to express
\nsome appreciation in a few words. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

What are the steps to follow for (1) sadhana<\/span> and (2) silence of the mind? <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage − 323<\/span><\/p>\n

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(1) Do work as sadhana<\/span>. You offer to the
\nDivine the work you do to the best of your capacities and you leave the result
\nto the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

(2) Try to become conscious first above your head, keeping the brain as
\nsilent as possible. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you succeed and the work is done in that condition, then it will
\nbecome perfect. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>2 April 1970<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Be faithful to your ideal and dedicate your work to the Divine.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Work for the Divine and you will feel an ineffable joy filling your
\nbeing. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Disinterested work done for the Divine: the surest means of progressing.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Disinterested work: work done with no other motive than of doing as well
\nas possible the Divine’s work. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

How is one to know what
\nthe Divine’s Work<\/span> is and how is one to work with the Divine? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

You have only to unite and identify yourself with the Divine. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage − 324<\/span><\/p>\n

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