{"id":4094,"date":"2013-07-13T01:53:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=4094"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:53:23","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:53:23","slug":"31-gratitude-and-faithfullness-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\/31-gratitude-and-faithfullness-vol-14-words-of-the-mother-volume-14","title":{"rendered":"-31_Gratitude-and-Faithfullness.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\nGratitude and Faithfulness<\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b>  <\/span><\/p>\n


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

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Gratitude: it is you who
\nopen all the closed doors and let the Grace which saves penetrate deeply. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

\nGratitude<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

A loving recognition of
\nthe Grace received from the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

A humble recognition of
\nall that the Divine has done and is doing for you. <\/span><\/p>\n

The spontaneous feeling
\nof obligation to the Divine, which makes you do your best to become less
\nunworthy of what the Divine is doing for you. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Detailed gratitude: the
\ngratitude that awakens in us all the details of the Divine Grace. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Integral gratitude: the
\nwhole being offers itself to the Lord in absolute trust. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mental gratitude: the
\ngratefulness of the mind for what makes it progress. <\/span> <\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 162<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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The best way to express
\none’s gratitude to the Divine is to feel simply happy. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>23 April 1954<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

There is no better way
\nto show one’s gratefulness to the Divine than to be quietly happy. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

To accept gladly what I
\ngive is never selfish. <\/span><\/p>\n

There is no better cure
\nfor egoism than a happy gratefulness. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Always joyfully accept
\nwhat is given you by the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A self-willed man cannot
\nbe grateful <\/span>―<\/span> because when he gets what he wants he gives all the credit for it
\nto his own will, and when he gets what he does not want he resents it badly and
\nthrows all the blame on whomever he considers responsible, God, man or Nature. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

It is very difficult to keep
\nup your gratitude; for a time it comes very strongly and again it goes back.
\nThe Divine can go on tolerating everything in spite of your ingratitude because
\nHe knows fully the how and why and wherefore of everything. He knows why you
\nare doing a certain thing. He knows the full working and that is why He can
\ntolerate it. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 163<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n

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The nobility of a being
\nis measured by its capacity of gratitude. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n


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

 <\/p>\n

Faithfulness: we can
\ncount on you. You never fail us when we need you. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Incorruptible
\nfaithfulness: nothing can turn you away from the duty you have chosen. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This is faithfulness, to
\nadmit and to manifest no other movements but only the movements prompted and
\nguided by the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The strength is always
\nwith you to be always faithful to the Divine Will. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>2 June 1935<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

In the present condition
\nof the world an absolute faithfulness to the Divine has become an indispensable
\nneed. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Surely when
\nunfaithfulness prevails all around, it is time to<\/span>be truly faithful and to stand untouched
\nand unmoved in the storm. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 164<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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Faithfulness is a
\ncondition for peace and protection. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>5 August 1955<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Without faithfulness in
\none’s consecration to the Divine there can be no peace in the heart. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Be faithful to the
\nDivine and you will enjoy a constant peace. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Be always faithful to
\nyour faith and you will feel no sorrow. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Be simple, sincere and
\nfaithful in front of the Grace which is constantly with you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>28 May 1959 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\nOBEDIENCE<\/a><\/span><\/b> <\/p>\n

The obedience to the
\nDivine Will must be total. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage<\/span>―<\/span>165<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n

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Perfect obedience:
\nobedience to the divine order with joy and without hesitation or reserve in all
\nparts of the being. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

To learn to obey is
\ngood; to obey only the Divine is better.<\/span> <\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 166<\/span><\/p>\n

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