{"id":4073,"date":"2013-07-13T01:53:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=4073"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:53:14","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:53:14","slug":"01-the-true-aim-of-life-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\/01-the-true-aim-of-life-vol-14-words-of-the-mother-volume-14","title":{"rendered":"-01_The True Aim of Life.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\n  <\/span> <\/font>The True Aim of Life<\/font><\/span><\/b>
\n <\/font><\/span> <\/b><\/p>\n

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Why are we on earth? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

To find the Divine
\nwho is in each of us and in all things. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Only one thing is important, it is to find the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

For each one and for the whole world anything becomes useful if it helps
\nto find the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>    Life is meant for seeking the Divine. Life is realised<\/span>
\nwhen finding the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Let this be our one need in life, to realise<\/span>
\nthe Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, to live in the consciousness of the Divine Presence is the only
\nthing that matters.  <\/span><\/p>\n

2 June 1934 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

To want only what the Divine wants in us and for us, is the one
\nimportant thing.  <\/span><\/p>\n

5 April 1935 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The individual self and the universal self are one; in every <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage <\/span>
\n―<\/span>3<\/span><\/p>\n

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world, in every
\nbeing, in each thing, in every atom is the Divine Presence, and man’s mission
\nis to manifest it. <\/span><\/p>\n

30 October 1951 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

We are upon earth to manifest the Divine’s will. <\/span><\/p>\n

27 July 1954 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The only important thing is the goal to be attained. The way matters
\nlittle, and often it is better not to know it in advance. <\/span><\/p>\n

15 November 1954 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Whatever we do, we must always remember our aim. <\/span><\/p>\n

7 December 1954 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The aim of our life on earth is to become conscious of the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

The true purpose of life<\/span>―<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To live for the Divine, or to live for the Truth, or at least to live
\nfor one\u2019s soul. <\/span><\/p>\n

And the true sincerity<\/span>―<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To live for the Divine without expecting any benefit from Him in return.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

20 January 1964<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

What is my true destiny? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

The true destiny
\nis to reach the Divine Consciousness.  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage <\/span>
\n―<\/span> 4<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
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What is my true worth in this life? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

To serve the
\nDivine. <\/span><\/p>\n

22 October 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The only thing worth living for is to serve the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

January 1966 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Conversion of the aim of life from the ego to the Divine: instead of
\nseeking one’s own satisfaction, to have the service of the Divine as the aim of
\nlife. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

What you must know is exactly the thing you want to do in life. The time
\nneeded to learn it does not matter at all. For those who wish to live according
\nto Truth, there is always something to learn and some progress to make. <\/span><\/p>\n

2 October 1969 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

The true aim of life is to find the Divine’s Presence deep inside
\noneself and to surrender to It so that It takes the lead of the life, all the
\nfeelings and all the actions of the body. <\/span><\/p>\n

This gives a true and luminous aim to existence. <\/span><\/p>\n

28 March 1970 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span>     Life has a purpose. <\/span><\/p>\n

This purpose is to find and to serve the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Divine is not far, He is in ourselves, deep inside and above the
\nfeelings and the thoughts. With the Divine is peace and certitude and even the
\nsolution of all difficulties.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage <\/span>
\n―<\/span> 5<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hand over your problems to the Divine and He will pull you out of all
\ndifficulties. <\/span><\/p>\n

3 July 1970 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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 <\/p>\n

\nThere is a purpose in life <\/span>―<\/span> and it is the only true and lasting one <\/span>―<\/span> the Divine. Turn to Him and the emptiness
\nwill go. <\/span><\/p>\n

Blessings.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

You are here to contact your soul, and that is why you live. Aspire
\npersistently and try to silence your mind. The aspiration must come from the
\nheart. <\/span><\/p>\n

11 June 1971<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

To be and to become more and more what the Divine wants us to be should
\nbe our greatest preoccupation. <\/span><\/p>\n

25 July 1971 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage <\/span>
\n―<\/span> 6<\/span><\/p>\n

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Consider the Divine Life as the most important thing to obtain. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Happiness is not the aim of life. <\/span><\/p>\n

The aim of ordinary life is to carry out one’s duty, the aim of
\nspiritual life is to realise<\/span> the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

In the world, as it is, the goal of life is not to secure personal
\nhappiness, but to awaken the individual progressively towards the
\ntruth-consciousness. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

It is not in order to be happy that we are upon earth, for in the
\npresent conditions of terrestrial life happiness is an impossibility. We are
\nupon earth to find and realise<\/span> the Divine, for the
\nDivine Consciousness alone can give true happiness.  <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Do not live to be happy, live to serve the Divine and the joy that you
\nwill experience will be beyond all expectations. <\/span><\/p>\n

March 1972 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The life of a man is unfulfilled unless he has found the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

2 June 1972 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span>     The Divine is everywhere and in everything; and we are <\/span>created to
\ndiscover the Divine and to unite with the Divine for his manifestation. <\/span><\/p>\n

17 September 1972<\/span><\/i> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage <\/span>
\n―<\/span> 7<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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Man was created to express the Divine. His duty is therefore to become
\nconscious of the Divine and to surrender himself entirely to His Will. All the
\nrest, whatever the appearance, is falsehood and ignorance. <\/span><\/p>\n

26 December 1972<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

We seek not our personal salvation but the absolute surrender of our
\nbeing to the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n


\nConcentration on the Divine is the only truly valid thing. To do what
\nthe Divine wants us to do is the only thing valid. <\/span><\/p>\n

6 January 1973<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

What is lasting, eternal, immortal and infinite, that indeed is worth
\nhaving, worth conquering, worth possessing. It is divine Light, divine Love,
\ndivine Life <\/span>―<\/span> it is also Supreme Peace, Perfect Joy and All <\/span>―<\/span> Mastery upon earth with the Complete
\nManifestation as the crowning.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage <\/span>
\n―<\/span> 8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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