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\nProgress and Perfection in Work <\/span>
\n<\/font><\/i><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

You will become more and more perfect in your work as the consciousness
\ngrows, increases, widens and is enlightened. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>7 October 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

In all action, all work done, the degree of perfection depends upon the
\ndegree of consciousness. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

To work in the Divine’s way is not easy
\nfor a blind and egoistic person like me. By that I mean: to work unegoistically<\/span> and to keep myself open to your force so
\nthat it may work unhampered in me. Am I right? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, it is
\ncorrect. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Judging by that standard I have no right
\nto work for you at all; but it is also not desirable, perhaps, to cease to work
\nfor you. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Certainly you must
\nnot stop working for me. It is by working that the perfection of the working
\ncomes. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>12 April 1947 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Try to enjoy doing everything you do. <\/span><\/p>\n

When you are interested in what you do, you enjoy doing it. <\/span><\/p>\n

To be interested in what you do, you must try to do it better and
\nbetter. <\/span><\/p>\n

In progress lies true joy. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>6 January 1952 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage − 325<\/span><\/p>\n

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When work becomes attractive and is done with joy, how much better it
\nis. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

It is true that my force is always with him to help him to do his work;
\nbut my force is essentially a force for perfection, and to be able to allow it
\nto work fully, one must have a constant will for progress in the work. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>12 May 1952<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

It is by combined and patient effort that all good work is done. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>8 April 1954 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Perfection in the work must be the aim, but it is only by a very patient
\neffort that this can be obtained. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>12 April 1954 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Open yourself more and more to the Divine’s force and your work will
\nprogress steadily towards perfection. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>11 June 1954 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Let us constantly aspire to be a perfect instrument for the Divine’s
\nwork. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>27 August 1954 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Let nothing short of perfection be your ideal in work and you are sure
\nto become a true instrument of the Divine. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage − 326<\/span><\/p>\n

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There must be order and harmony in work. Even what is apparently the
\nmost insignificant thing must be done with perfect perfection, with a sense of
\ncleanliness, beauty, harmony and order. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>23 August 1955 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

With method, order and care there is no difficulty that cannot be
\nsolved. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Organisation<\/span><\/span>: indispensable for all good work. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Regularity: indispensable for all serious accomplishment. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

For the work steadiness and regularity are as necessary as skill.
\nWhatever you do, do it always carefully. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Always do what you do with care. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Any work done with care becomes interesting. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Nothing is too small to be neglected, the same care meets all
\ncircumstances. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage − 327<\/span><\/p>\n

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To undo one thing in order to build another is not a good policy. Those
\nwho are consecrated and want to work for the Divine must be patient and know
\nhow to wait for things to be done at the right moment and in the right way. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>14 February
\n1959 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

It is better to use the energies received from the Divine for perfection
\nrather than for aggrandisement<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The perfection of the work done is much more important than its bulk or
\nthe bigness of its scope. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

When one works for the Divine, it is much better to do perfectly what
\none does than to aim at a very big work. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>13 May 1959<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

It is better to do well than to do quickly. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

To begin a work and to leave it half done and to start another work
\nelsewhere, is not a very wholesome habit. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>5 July 1959 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

In works, aspiration towards Perfection is true spirituality. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>October 1961 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Whatever work you do, do it as perfectly as you can. That is the best
\nservice to the Divine in man. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>1 November 1961 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage − 328<\/span><\/p>\n

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I was intending to
\nwrite to you that this neglected work must be carried out immediately. <\/span><\/p>\n

I accept your explanation that it is not bad will but negligence. But I
\nmust tell you that for me negligence is the worst form of bad will, for it is
\nthe refusal to surrender to the divine inspiration and consciousness which
\ndemand a constant vigilance. <\/span><\/p>\n

I hope that this new year will bring you all the breadth of mind and
\ngenerosity of heart which will make such unfortunate incidents impossible. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

\u00a0<\/span>4 January 1966 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Faultless planning of work cannot be obtained except with the
\nconsciousness of the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

If men had to stop work when they are not perfect, everybody would stop
\nworking. It is in the work that we must progress and purify ourselves. <\/span><\/p>\n

Continue to do the work you are doing but never forget that it can and
\nmust become better. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>23 December
\n1971<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

To do the work that one does with all sincerity, as perfectly as one
\ncan, is certainly one of the best ways to serve the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>18 May 1972 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

When the instruments of work − hands, eyes, etc. − become <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage − 329<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n

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conscious and the
\nattention is controlled, the capacity for work seems to have no bounds. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Skilful hands, a clear vision, a concentrated attention, an untiring
\npatience, and what one does is well done. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Skilful hands, precise care, a sustained attention and one compels
\nMatter to obey the Spirit. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

To know how to observe in silence is the source of skilfulness<\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Skill in works must be used knowingly.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage − 330<\/span><\/p>\n

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