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\nMATERIAL DESIRES<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Do not expect any satisfaction from
\nphysical life and you will no more be tied to it.  <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

For our passage in the material world,
\nwhat is indispensable to our life and action is put at our disposal according
\nto the place we should occupy there. <\/span><\/p>\n

The more we are
\nconsciously in contact with our inner being, the more exact are the means we
\nare given. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>3 June 1970<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

What is truly needed
\nwill surely come. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Things
\nmust be asked for only when truly needed. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

What
\nis bad is slavery. Slavery to abstinence as well as slavery to needs. What
\ncomes we take but always ready to let it go, if it goes… <\/span><\/p>\n

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


\nGREED (FOR FOOD)<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Greed
\nfor anything concerning physical consciousness, so-called necessities and
\ncomfort of whatever nature <\/span>―<\/span> this is one of the most serious obstacles to sadhana<\/span>. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 269<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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

Each little satisfaction
\nyou get through greed is one step backward from the goal. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

When you have a desire
\nyou are governed by the thing you desire, it takes possession of your mind and
\nyour life, and you become a slave. If you have greed for food you are no more
\nthe master of food, it is the food that masters you. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

A sadhak<\/span>
\nmust eat to satisfy the needs of his body and not to meet the demands of his
\ngreed. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>4 April 1937 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

If
\nyou prefer the pleasures of the palate to the union with the Divine, it is your
\nown look-out and I have nothing to say, except that I do not approve, but each
\none must be free to choose whether he will rise above his lower nature or sink
\ndown in the material pit. My help is always for those who choose the higher
\npath. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

It is an inner attitude
\nof freedom from attachment and from greed for food and desire of the palate
\nthat is needed, not undue diminution of the quantity taken or any
\nself-starvation. One must take sufficient food for the maintenance of the body
\nand its strength and health, but without attachment or desire. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>27 April 1937 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

It would be a hundred
\ntimes more effective to never <\/i>waste <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 270<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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

food than to cut down one meal as a show
\nand to eat more before and after. <\/span><\/p>\n

A strong, ardent,
\nsincere campaign against the waste of food is essential and full-heartedly I
\napprove of it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Let the inmates of the
\nAshram show their goodwill and collaboration in never eating more <\/i>than they can digest and never ask
\nfor more than they can eat. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Kindly suggest some simple way by which one can slowly diminish
\none’s abject dependence on ordinary material food and open oneself more and
\nmore to the universal vital energy. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

There is no easy way to get over physical animality<\/span> and vital greed. It is only an obstinate
\nperseverance that can succeed. <\/span><\/p>\n

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


\nDESIRES, IMPULSES AND SELF-CONTROL<\/a><\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

If
\neach one took the resolution of mastering oneself and controlling one’s
\nimpulses, the situation would become more clear. <\/span><\/p>\n

When people allow their
\nconsciousness to remain in a turmoil, all their life becomes a turmoil. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

An impulsive person who
\ncannot control himself has a disordered life. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 271<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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

First learn to know
\nyourself perfectly and then to control yourself perfectly. You will be able to
\ndo it by aspiring at every moment. It is never too early to begin, never too
\nlate to continue. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Control over the lower
\nimpulsions is the first step towards realisation<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Renunciation of desires:
\nthe essential condition for realisation<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Yes,
\nwe must keep the seat of our consciousness in the higher being and do whatever
\nwe are doing from there, not allowing the lower, blind and selfish movements
\nand reactions to spoil our work. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

To accept the uglinesses<\/span> of the lower nature under the pretext that they
\nexist <\/span>―<\/span> if this is what is meant by realism <\/span>―<\/span> does not form part of the sadhana<\/span>. Our
\naim is not to accept these things and enjoy them, but to get rid of them and
\ncreate a life of spiritual beauty and perfection. That cannot be done as long
\nas we accept these uglinesses<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

To be aware that they
\nare there and to reject them, not to let them touch us is one thing; to accept
\nthem and submit to them is quite another.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 272<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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

Beware of what pulls you
\ndownward. Do not yield to any lower instinct. Keep intact your aspiration for
\nthe Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Yielding to desires is
\nnot the way of getting rid of them. There is no end to desires <\/span>―<\/span> each one which is satisfied is at once replaced by another one
\nand they go on clamouring<\/span> more and more. <\/span><\/p>\n

It is only by conquering
\nthe desires that you can get rid of them, by coming out of this consciousness
\nof the lower nature and rising to a higher consciousness. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>29 April 1930<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Refuse to do anything
\nwhatsoever which leads you away from the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>18 October 1934 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

If
\nyou want to become conscious of my presence in you and to be delivered from
\nhostile attacks, you must renounce any attempt to satisfy your desires. Only
\nwhen the vital has lost all hope of seeing its desires satisfied does it
\nconsent to be spiritualised<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

My help and blessings
\nare with you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>3 September 1935 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

A desire which knows
\nthat it will never be satisfied at once vanishes. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

All
\nthe lower movements have to be conquered if ever anything <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 273<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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

divine is to be established upon earth. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>18 March 1936 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span>There is no greater
\nvictory than that of controlling oneself. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>3 May 1954 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span>It is
\nindispensable to perceive the lower movements of your being, in a detached and
\nscientific manner, as a witness with clear vision and insight. But you must
\nnever allow these movements to express and assert themselves as if they had the
\nright to exist and govern the rest of the being. In other words, you must never
\nact under the impulse of these movements, never physically translate their
\nsuggestions into speech or action, never permit their orders to be carried out
\nin any inner or outer gesture. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>19 September 1956 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Do not act under an
\nimpulse. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Never forget that, as
\nmuch outside as in the Ashram, if you want to lead a happy life, you must be
\nthe master of your lower nature and control your desires and vital impulses;
\notherwise there is no end to the miseries and the troubles. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>20 September 1960 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 274<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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

At every moment of life
\nyou are put in the presence of a choice between the Grace and your personal
\nsatisfaction. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>13 September 1961 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

One cannot overcome
\none’s desires by making oneself weak but only in strength, balance and peace. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>7 June 1964 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

If one is not master of
\none’s desires, one cannot be master of one’s thoughts. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>22 August 1964 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes you say \u201call
\nright\u201d even to our desires and ambitions. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Grace works for
\nprogress on the path. The satisfaction of desire may also serve that purpose in
\nshowing the inanity of desire. <\/span><\/p>\n

And the good of
\nyesterday may no more be good tomorrow.<\/span><\/p>\n

So
\nfollow your inspiration and my blessings are with you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>30 May 1968 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

You
\nhave my love and grace and blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

But if you are to feel
\nthem you must be disciplined, attentive and concentrated; above all you must
\nnot listen to any of your desires and fancies. <\/span><\/p>\n

In life, one must choose
\nbetween a disordered and useless life of desires and that of an ascent into the
\nlight of aspiration and mastery of one’s lower nature. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>16 June 1971 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 275<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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

No self-indulgence and
\nno desire. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

To conquer a desire
\nbrings more joy than to satisfy it. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Self-mastery is the
\ngreatest conquest, it is the basis of all enduring happiness. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Continence: control over
\noneself. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

To be continent is to
\nallow no other movements in the being (mental, vital and physical) than those
\nstrictly indispensable to manifest the Divine’s Will. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 276<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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