{"id":4074,"date":"2013-07-13T01:53:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=4074"},"modified":"2013-12-01T21:46:39","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T05:46:39","slug":"28-peace-and-silence-calm-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\/28-peace-and-silence-calm-vol-14-words-of-the-mother-volume-14","title":{"rendered":"-28_Peace-and-Silence-Calm.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\nPeace and
\nSilence<\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nCALM<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Be very careful to
\nremain always calm and peaceful and let an integral equanimity establish itself
\nmore and more completely in your being. Do not allow your mind to be too active
\nand to live in a turmoil, do not jump to conclusions from a superficial view of
\nthings; always take your time, concentrate and decide only in quietness. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mother, for several days I have been suffering a lot. It is the
\ninner being that suffers and always wants to unite with the divine
\nconsciousness but cannot because of the outer consciousness. Mother, really I
\nam suffering.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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

You know that it is indispensable to be
\ncalm; you must try hard to become calm. Then in the calm, pray to Sri Aurobindo<\/span> to give you the right consciousness; pray in all
\nsincerity, with faith and trust. Your prayer will surely be granted one day. <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sometimes I become absolutely quiet, I speak to no one, but just
\nremain within myself, only thinking of the Divine. Is it good to <\/span><\/i>keep this state constantly? <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

It is an excellent state which one can
\nkeep quite easily, but it must be sincere; I mean, it should be not a mere
\nappearance of calm but a real and deep calm which spontaneously keeps you
\nsilent. <\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>9 March 1933 <\/span><\/i> <\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 140<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

The first step is
\nperfect calm and equanimity. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>28 September 1937 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

You must learn to be
\ncalm and quiet even in the midst of difficulties. This is the way to overcome
\nall obstacles. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Can \u201ccalm\u201d give a solution to all problems? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Yes, but for this the calm must be
\nperfect, in all the parts of the being, so that the power may express itself
\nthrough it. <\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>1960 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>So
\nthat the experience does not become dangerously distorted and painful, you must
\nkeep an absolute calm. <\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>It
\nis only in peace and calm that the Divine Force expresses itself and acts. <\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>26 June 1967 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>It
\nis very good to have recovered the calm. <\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>It
\nis in the calm that the body can increase its receptivity and gain the power to
\ncontain. <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Do not confuse calm with
\ninertia. Calm is self-possessed strength, quiet and conscious energy, mastery
\nof the impulses, control over the unconscious reflexes. In work calm is the
\nsource of efficiency and an indispensable condition for perfection. <\/span> <\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 141<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

Increase the inner rest,
\nit must become a rest always present even in the midst of the greatest activity
\nand so steady that nothing has the power to shake it <\/span>―<\/span> and then you will become a perfect instrument for the
\nManifestation. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n


\nQUIET<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Surely to be quiet is
\nnot tamas<\/span>. In fact it is only in quietness that the
\nproper thing can be done. What I call quietness is to do work without being
\ndisturbed by anything and to observe everything without being disturbed by
\nanything. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Be quiet. We have only
\nto work patiently without being disturbed by anything and keep unshaken the
\nfaith in the inevitable Victory. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Quietness, quietness, a
\ncalm and concentrated strength, so quiet that nothing can shake it <\/span>―<\/span> this is the indispensable basis for the integral realisation<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The more a person is
\nquiet in front of all occurrences, equal in all circumstances, and keeps a
\nperfect mastery of himself and remains peaceful in the presence of whatever
\nhappens, the more he has progressed towards the goal. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 142<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

In quietness you will
\nfeel that the divine force, help and protection are always with you. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

At the hour of danger a
\nperfect quietness is required. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

When one remains
\nperfectly quiet and without fear, nothing serious can happen. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The only thing you have
\nto do is to remain quiet, undisturbed, solely turned towards the Divine; the
\nrest is in His hands. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>17 July 1935 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

That is always the best
\nthing to do. To keep quiet, open and call or wait for the descent. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Be quiet always, calm, peaceful,
\nand let the Force work in your consciousness through the transparency of a
\nperfect sincerity. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>6 June 1937 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

It is only in quietness
\nand peace that one can know what is the best thing to do. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>3 November 1937 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 143<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

The storm is only at the
\nsurface of the sea; in the depths all is quiet. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>28 May 1954 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I have come to a point when I do not seem to understand anything.
\nI do not lack ideas or understanding in terms of words. What I lack is a sense of
\nReality, a force of Being and direction. It is not at all a happy state of
\naffairs. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

You told me all that last night between 10
\nand 11, and as you were somewhat restless, I told you, \u201cFirst of all you must be quiet\u201d<\/i> The whole thing was very vivid <\/i>and I appreciate the power of
\nyour thought ―<\/span> but I insist on the necessity of being calm <\/i>and quiet<\/i>. It is indispensable. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

With love and blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>21 June 1962<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Do not get agitated. <\/span><\/p>\n

Keep quiet and
\neverything will be all right. <\/span><\/p>\n

Love and blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>14 May 1967<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

It is in quietness,
\npeace and silence that the spiritual forces act. <\/span><\/p>\n

All agitation and
\nexcitement come from an adverse influence. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>February 1971<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The true Power is always
\nquiet. Restlessness, agitation, impatience are the sure signs of weakness and
\nimperfection. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 144<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

Keep quiet, try to
\ndetach yourself and observe as a witness, to prevent all possibility of acting
\non impulse. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

It is not in the outward
\ncircumstances that you must look for quietness, it is from inside yourself.
\nDeep inside the being there is a peace that brings quietness in the whole being
\ndown to the body, if we allow it to do so. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>It
\nis that peace you must seek and then you will get the quietness you wish for. <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Quietness is always good
\nand even indispensable for a true and lasting progress. <\/span><\/p>\n

Blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>21 October 1972<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n\u2013 145<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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