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\nFebruary 5, 1913<\/a><\/i> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nTHY voice is heard as a melodious chant in the
\nstillness of my heart, and is translated in my head
\nby words which are inadequate and yet replete
\nwith Thee. And these words are addressed to the
\nEarth and say to her:\u2014 "Poor sorrowful Earth, remember that I am present in you and lose not
\nhope; each effort, each grief, each joy and each
\npang, each call of thy heart, each aspiration of
\nthy soul, each renewal of thy seasons, all, all with-
\nout exception, what seems to thee sorrowful and
\nwhat seems to thee joyous, what seems to thee ugly
\nand what seems to thee beautiful, all infallibly lead
\nthee towards me, who am endless Peace, shadowless Light, perfect Harmony,
\nCertitude, Rest and Supreme Blessedness. <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nHearken, 0 Earth, to the sublime voice that
\narises, <\/font><\/p>\n

\nHearken and take new courage! <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 16<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\n
\nFebruary 8, 1913<\/i>
\n<\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nO LORD, Thou art my refuge and my blessing, my
\nstrength, my health, my hope, and my courage.
\nThou art supreme Peace, unalloyed Joy, perfect
\nSerenity. My whole being prostrates before Thee in
\na gratitude beyond measure and a ceaseless worship; and that worship goes up from my heart and
\nmy mind towards Thee like the pure smoke of in-
\ncense of the perfumes of India. <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nLet me be Thy herald among men, so that all who
\nare ready may taste the beatitude that Thou grantest me in Thy infinite Mercy, and let Thy Peace
\nreign upon earth. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 17<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\nFebruary 10, 1913<\/i><\/b>
\n<\/a> <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMY being goes up to Thee in thanksgiving, not
\nbecause Thou usest this weak and imperfect body
\nto manifest Thyself, but because Thou dost manifest Thyself,<\/i> and that is the Splendour of splendours, the Joy of joys, the Marvel of marvels. All
\nwho seek Thee with ardour should understand that
\nThou art there whenever there is need of Thee; and
\nif they could have the supreme faith to give up
\nseeking Thee, but rather to await Thee, at each
\nmoment putting themselves integrally at Thy service,
\nThou wouldst be there whenever there was need
\nof Thee; and is there not always need of Thee with
\nus, whatever may be the different, and often un-
\nexpected, forms of Thy manifestation? <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nLet Thy glory be proclaimed,
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nAnd sanctify life<\/font><\/p>\n

\nLet it transform men’s hearts,<\/font><\/p>\n

\nAnd Thy Peace reign on earth. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 18<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\n
\nFebruary 12, 1913<\/i> 
\n<\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nAs soon as all effort disappears from a
\nmanifestation, it becomes very simple, with the simplicity
\nof a flower opening, manifesting its beauty and
\nspreading its fragrance without clamour or vehement gesture. And in this simplicity lies the greatest power, the power which is least mixed and
\nleast gives rise to harmful reactions. The power of
\nthe vital should be mistrusted, it is a tempter on
\nthe path of the work, and there is always a risk of
\nfalling into its trap, for it gives you the taste of
\nimmediate results; and, in our first eagerness to do
\nthe work well, we let ourselves be carried away to
\nmake use of this power. But very soon it deflects
\nall our action from the right course and introduces
\na seed of illusion and death into what we do. <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nSimplicity, simplicity! How sweet is the purity of
\nThy Presence!… <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 19<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\n
\nMarch 13, 1913<\/i> <\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n….Let the pure perfume of sanctification burn al-
\nways, rising higher and higher, and straighter and
\nstraighter, like the ceaseless prayer of the integral
\nbeing, desiring to unite with Thee so as to manifest Thee. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 20<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\n
\nMay 11, 1913<\/i> <\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nAs soon as I have no longer any material responsibilities, all thoughts about these things flee far
\naway from me, and I am solely and entirely occupied with Thee and Thy service.
\nThen, in that perfect peace and serenity, I unite my will to Thine, and in that
\nintegral silence I listen to Thy truth and hear its expression. It is by
\nbecoming conscious of Thy Will and identifying ours with Thine
\nthat there is found the secret of true liberty and
\nall-puissance, the secret of the regeneration of forces
\nand the transfiguration of the being. <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nTo be constantly and integrally at one with Thee
\nis to have the assurance that we shall overcome
\nevery obstacle and triumph over all difficulties, both
\nwithin and without. <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nO Lord, Lord, a boundless joy fills my heart, songs
\nof gladness surge through my head in marvellous
\nwaves, and in the full confidence of Thy certain
\ntriumph I find a sovereign Peace and an invincible
\nPower. Thou fillest my being. Thou animatest it,
\nThou settest in motion its hidden springs. Thou illuminest its understanding, Thou intensifiest its life,
\nThou increasest tenfold its love; and I no longer
\nknow whether the universe is I or I the universe, <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 21<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\nwhether Thou art in me or I in Thee; Thou alone
\nart and all is Thou; and the streams of Thy infinite grace fill and overflow the world. <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n           Sing 0 lands, sing 0 peoples, sing 0 men,
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n                   The Divine Harmony is there.
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 22<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\n
\nJune 18, 1913<\/i> <\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nTo turn towards Thee, unite with Thee, live in Thee
\nand for Thee, is supreme happiness, unmixed joy,
\nimmutable peace; it is to breathe infinity, to soar
\nin eternity, no longer feel one’s limits, escape from
\ntime and space. Why do men flee from these boons
\nas though they fear them? What a strange thing is
\nignorance, that source of all suffering! How miserable that obscurity which keeps men away from the
\nvery thing which would bring them happiness and
\nsubjects them to this painful school of ordinary
\nexistence fashioned entirely from struggle and suffering! <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 23<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\n
\nJuly 21, 1913<\/i> <\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n….Yet what patience is needed! <\/b> How imperceptible the stages of progress!… <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nOh! how I call Thee from the very depths of my
\nheart, True Light, Sublime Love, Divine Master
\nwho art the source of our light and of our living,
\nour guide and our protector, the Soul of our soul
\nand the Life of our life, the Reason of our being,
\nthe supreme Knowledge, the immutable Peace! <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 24<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\n
\nNovember 28, 1913<\/i>
\n<\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMOTHER Divine, grant that today may bring to us
\na completer consecration to Thy Will, a more integral gift of ourselves to Thy work, a more total
\nforgetfulness of self, a greater illumination, a purer love. Grant that in a communion growing ever
\ndeeper, more constant and entire, we may be united
\nalways more and more closely to Thee and become
\nThy servitors worthy of Thee. Remove from us all
\negoism, root out all petty vanity, greed and obscurity. May we be all ablaze with Thy divine
\nLove; make us Thy torches in the world. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 25<\/font><\/p>\n

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