{"id":4120,"date":"2013-07-13T01:53:33","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=4120"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:53:33","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:53:33","slug":"43-difficulties-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\/43-difficulties-vol-14-words-of-the-mother-volume-14","title":{"rendered":"-43_Difficulties.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\nDifficulties
\n<\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

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\nTHE CAUSE AND UTILITY OF DIFFICULTIES<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

The difficulties are
\nalways due to a resistance, some part or several parts of the being refusing to
\nreceive the force, the consciousness and the light put upon them and revolting
\nagainst the divine influence. It is rare that somebody can surrender entirely
\nto the Divine’s Will without having to face one or another of these
\ndifficulties. But to keep steady one’s aspiration and to look at oneself with
\nan absolute sincerity are the sure means to overcome all obstacles. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Surely all these
\ntroubles come from a resistance somewhere, something that opposes the work of
\ntransformation. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Always circumstances
\ncome to reveal the hidden weaknesses that have to be overcome. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Difficulties are sent to
\nus exclusively to make the realisation<\/span> more perfect. <\/span><\/p>\n

Each time we try to realise<\/span> something and meet with a resistance or an obstacle
\nor even a failure <\/span>―<\/span> what seems to be a failure <\/span>―<\/span> we should know, we
\nshould never forget that it is exclusively, absolutely, so that the realisation<\/span> may be more perfect. <\/span><\/p>\n

So this habit of
\ncringing, of getting discouraged or even of <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 234<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n

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feeling uncomfortable, or of abusing
\nyourself and telling yourself: \u201cThere! Again I have made a mistake\u201d <\/span>―<\/span> all that is absolute foolishness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Simply tell yourself:
\n\u201cWe don’t know how to do things as they ought to be done; well, they are being
\ndone for us, come what may!\u201d And if we could see to what extent all that seems
\nto be, yes, a difficulty, a mistake, a failure, an obstacle <\/span>―<\/span> all that is just to help us, so that the realisation<\/span>
\nmay be more perfect. <\/span><\/p>\n

Once you know that,
\neverything becomes easy. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>6 October 1958<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Shocks
\nand trials always come as a divine grace to show us the points in our being
\nwhere we fall short and the movements in which we turn our back on our soul by
\nlistening to the clamour<\/span> of our mental being and
\nvital being. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>If
\nwe know how to accept these spiritual blows with due humility, we are sure to
\ncover a great distance at a single bound. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>22 February 1965<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Be absolutely convinced
\nthat everything that happens, happens in order to give us precisely the lesson
\nwe needed, and if we are sincere in the \u201csadhana<\/span>\u201d,
\nthe lesson should be accepted with joy and gratitude. <\/span><\/p>\n

For one who aspires to
\nthe divine life, what can the actions of a blind and ignorant humanity matter
\nto him? <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>18 January 1967<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

If truly you love the Divine, prove it by
\nremaining quiet and peaceful. All that comes to each one in life, comes from
\nthe Divine to teach us a lesson, and if we take it in the right spirit, we make
\nrapid progress. <\/span><\/p>\n

Try to do so. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>13 December 1967<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 235<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n

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Difficulties come
\nbecause there are possibilities in you. If in life everything was easy, then it
\nwould be a life of nothing. Because difficulties come on your way it shows you
\nhave possibilities. Do not be afraid. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>22 February 1968<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

You can say to X, on my
\nbehalf, that he must look at this apparently unhappy circumstance as the proof
\nthat the Lord considers that he is ready for spiritual life and that he must \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>amore be attached to any exterior or
\nmaterial thing. <\/span><\/p>\n

If he takes things that
\nway, he will soon feel that all sorrow is gone away from him. <\/span><\/p>\n

What I meant was, not to
\nworry about it. Let him take what comes to him without getting upset or sorry,
\nexcited or nervous. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

For the aspirant and the
\n\u201csadhak<\/span>\u201d, all that comes in his life comes to help
\nhim to know the Truth and to live it. Be confident, you will conquer; and it
\nwill mean a big step forward. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/i>12 September 1969<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

The difficulties come
\nalways to make us progress. The greater the difficulty, the greater can be the
\nprogress. <\/span><\/p>\n

Be confident and endure.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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

\u00a0<\/span>November 1969 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

The hours preceding
\nVictory are most often the most difficult. <\/span><\/p>\n

For the individual’s
\nsurrender, it is the last resistances, sometimes <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 236<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n

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quite insignificant, that are the most
\nobstinate and difficult to conquer.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>But
\nwith a greater obstinacy a victorious conclusion of the fight is certain. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\nNEVER COMPLAIN ABOUT DIFFICULTIES<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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He who wants to advance
\non the path of perfection must never complain about the difficulties on the
\nway, for each is an opportunity for a new progress. To complain is a sign of
\nweakness and insincerity. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Where the two extremes
\nmeet, to complain of anything at all, of oneself, of others or of circumstances,
\nis a weakness and an insincerity towards one’s supreme Self. <\/span><\/p>\n

The two extremes meet in
\ntheir effect on the attitude towards the circumstances of life: the total
\nsurrender to the Divine Will manifested in all things; and the consciousness of
\nthe supreme power that organises<\/span> all things according
\nto its all-powerful conception. In either case there is no place for complaint:
\nif one is completely surrendered to the Divine, how can one complain about His
\nWill, whatever form it takes? And on the other hand, if one feels the power of organising<\/span> the world according to the supreme truth of
\nlife, how can one complain about the state this life is in, since it depends
\nonly on oneself to change it? <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Never grumble. All sorts
\nof forces enter you when you grumble and they pull you down. Keep smiling. I
\nseem always to be joking but it is not mere joking. It is a confidence born <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage
\n<\/span>
\n―<\/span> 237<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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from the psychic. A smile expresses the
\nfaith that nothing can stand against the Divine and that everything will come
\nout all right in the end. <\/span><\/p>\n

28
\nMay 1954<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

The more you grumble, the
\nmore your pains will increase. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

If you are not satisfied
\nwith what you are, take advantage of the Divine’s help and change yourself. If
\nyou haven’t the courage to change, submit to your destiny and keep quiet. <\/span><\/p>\n

But to constantly
\ncomplain about the condition you are in, without doing anything to change it,
\nis a waste of your time and energy. <\/span><\/p>\n

The difficulties can
\ndisappear only when the egoistic concentration upon desires and conveniences
\ndisappears. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/i>12 March 1958<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n


\nNEVER WORRY ABOUT
\nDIFFICULTIES<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

\nPage ―<\/span> 238<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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