{"id":5449,"date":"2013-07-13T02:01:47","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T02:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=5449"},"modified":"2013-07-13T02:01:47","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T02:01:47","slug":"13-october-1914-vol-01-prayers-and-meditations-1948","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/02-works-of-the-mother\/02other-editions\/01-prayers-and-meditations\/01-prayers-and-meditations-1948\/13-october-1914-vol-01-prayers-and-meditations-1948","title":{"rendered":"-13_October 1914.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nOctober<\/i> 5, 1914 <\/b> <\/font><\/p>\n

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\nIN the calm silence of Thy contemplation, O Divine Master, Nature is fortified and tempered
\nanew. All principle of individuality is overpassed,
\nshe is plunged in Thy infinity that allows oneness
\nto be realised in all domains without confusion,
\nwithout disorder. The combined harmony of that
\nwhich persists, that which progresses and that
\nwhich eternally is, is little by little accomplished in
\nan always more complex, more extended and more
\nlofty equilibrium. And this interchange of the three
\nmodes of life allows the plenitude of the manifestation. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nMany seek Thee at this hour in anguish and
\nincertitude. May I be their mediator with Thee
\nthat Thy Light may illumine them, that Thy Peace
\nmay appease. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nMy being is now only a point of support for Thy
\naction and a centre for Thy consciousness. Where <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 197<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\nnow are the limits, whither have fled the obstacles?
\nThou art the sovereign Lord of Thy kingdom, <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n
\nOctober 6,<\/i> 1914<\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nO SWEET Mother, Thou must teach me to be Thyself integrally and constantly, entirely
\nconsecrated to giving a more and more perfect
\nmeans of expression to That which wills to manifest
\nitself. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nAll is calm and serene, no longer any struggle,
\nany anguish, the aspiration itself becomes sovereignly
\npeaceful in its immensity, but without losing anything
\nof its intensity, and by a curious opposition in the
\nconsciousness like the obverse and reverse of a medal,
\nmy being perceives at once the immutable serenity
\nof the infinite Reality in which all eternally is without
\nany possible change, and the ardent and rapid advance
\nof all that unceasingly becomes in an uninterrupted
\nprogression…And both are equally true for Thee,
\nO Lord. <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

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\nOctober<\/i> 7, 1914<\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nOH, let Light be poured on all the earth and
\nPeace inhabit every heart .’…Almost all know
\nonly the material life, heavy, inert, conservative, <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 198<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\nobscure; their vital forces are so tied to this physical
\nform of existence that even when left to themselves
\nand outside the body, they are still solely occupied
\nwith these material contingencies that are yet so
\nharassing and painful… Those in whom the mental
\nlife is awakened are restless, tormented, agitated,
\narbitrary, despotic. Caught altogether in the whirl
\nof the renewals and transformations of which they
\ndream, they are ready to destroy everything without
\nknowledge of any foundation on which to construct,
\nand so with their light made only of blinding flashes
\nthey increase yet more the confusion rather than
\nhelp it to cease. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nIn all there lacks the unchanging peace of Thy
\nsovereign contemplation and the calm vision of Thy"
\nimmutable eternity. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nAnd with the infinite gratitude of the individual
\nbeing to whom Thou hast accorded this surpassing
\ngrace, I implore Thee, O Lord, that under cover
\nof the present turmoil, in the very heart of this extreme
\nconfusion, the miracle may be accomplished and
\nthat Thy law of supreme serenity and pure unchanging
\nLight become visible to the perception of all and
\ngovern the earth in a humanity at last awakened
\nto Thy consciousness. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nO sweet Master, Thou hast heard my prayer, Thou
\nwilt reply to my call. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 199<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\n
\nOctober<\/i> 8, 1914<\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nTHE joy present to us in activity is compensated and counterpoised by the perhaps still greater
\njoy that we feel in withdrawal from all activity, when
\nthe two states alternate in the being or even when
\nthey are simultaneously conscious, the bliss becomes
\ncomplete, for Thy plenitude, O Lord, is realised. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nO divine Master, Thou hast given me the infinitude
\nof divine contemplation and the perfect serenity of
\nThy Eternity, and by an identification with our
\ndivine Mother, the All-Fulfiller, Thou hast granted
\nthat I may participate in Her sovereign power of
\nbeing at once conscious and active. ., <\/font><\/p>\n

\nIn the all-powerful bliss of Thy infinitude, I
\nsalute Thee! <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n
\nOctober<\/i> 10, 1914<\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMAY the offering of my being be constantly renewed and become more and more integral \u2014the offering to the Supreme Reality which is
\nUnthinkable and impossible to formulate, but which,
\nin time, expresses itself eternally in a more and
\nmore complete and perfect manifestation. O Thou,
\nwhom I cannot name but whose will I perceive in
\nthe supreme silence and in a total surrender, let me <\/i>be the representative of the whole earth, so that
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 200<\/font><\/p>\n

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\nunited with my consciousness, she may give herself
\nto Thee without reserve. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nThou art the perfect peace, the marvellous accomplishment; Thou art all that the universe is, immutably, beyond time, and wills to be more and more
\nin the consciousness of time and space. Thou art
\nall that is in the infinite immobility and the divine
\nhope of all that wills to be…O Lord, dispense to
\nthe world Thy unbelievable boons. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPeace, peace upon all the earth. <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nOctober<\/i> 11, 1914<\/a><\/b><\/font>
\n<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nWHY this persistent impression with its tinge of uneasiness and expectancy? The being, wholly
\nturned towards Thee, lives in the beatitude of the
\ndivine communion; all is calm, serene, strong,
\nsovereignly peaceful; all is light in widened horizons,
\nand, in a silent contemplation, devotion has become
\nstilt more intense. What then is this sensation which
\nis as if grafted on the being and looks like a warning
\nto a consciousness insufficiently awakened in the
\nmaterial realm? <\/font><\/p>\n

\nI ask, O Lord, and yet I know that if it is necessary for me to become aware of the reason of it,
\nThou hast already told it to me and it is only my
\nincapacity that keeps from me the knowledge. Or else it is neither useful nor even helpful that I should <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 201<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\nknow it, and in that case there will be no reply to
\n<\/i>my question. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nBut the peace is becoming still more sovereign,
\nand it is in an infinite harmony that the being takes.
\non its supreme amplitude. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nO Lord, with what fervour I salute Thee! <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n
\nOctober<\/i> 12, 1914<\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nIT was their pain and suffering that my physical being was feeling,
\nO Lord. When will ignorance dissolve ? When will sorrow cease? O Lord, grant
\nthat each element of the universe may become conscious of its principle of being, and, instead of disappearing, transform itself, may the veils of egoistic
\nblindness hiding Thee be removed, and mayst Thou
\nappear resplendent in a total manifestation. All is
\nthere eternally in Thy absolute silence, but it is
\nthrough an infinite progression that it is manifested
\nin the whole consciousness. <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n
\nOctober<\/i> 14, 1914<\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMOTHER Divine, thou art with us; every day
\nthou givest me the assurance and, closely
\nunited in an identity that grows more and more <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 202<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\ntotal, more and more constant, "we" turn to the
\nLord of the universe and to That which is beyond
\nin a great aspiration towards the new Light. All
\nthe Earth is in our arms like a sick child who must
\nbe cured and for whom one has a special affection
\nbecause of his very weakness. Cradled on the
\nimmensity of the eternal becomings, ourselves those
\nbecomings, we contemplate, hushed and glad, the
\neternity of the immobile Silence where all is realised
\nin the perfect Consciousness and immutable Existence, miraculous gate of all the unknown that is
\nbeyond. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nThen is the veil torn, the inexpressible Glory
\nuncovered, and, suffused with the ineffable Splendour,
\nwe turn back towards the world to bring it the glad
\ntidings. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nLord, thou hast given me the happiness infinite…
\nWhat being, what circumstances can have the power
\nto take it away from me? <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nOctober<\/i> 16, 1914<\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nTHY will is that I should be like a channel always open, always more wide, so that Thy
\nforces may pour their abundance into the world…
\nO Lord, may Thy will be done! Am I not
\nThy Will and Thy Consciousness in a supreme
\nbliss ? <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 203<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\nAnd the being enlarges itself immeasurably to
\n‘become as vast as the universe. <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n
\nOctober<\/i> 17, 1914<\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nO DIVINE Mother, the obstacles will be surmounted and the enemies appeased. Thou wilt
\nreign over all the earth with Thy sovereign love, and the consciousness of men will be full of the light
\nof Thy serenity. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nThis is the promise. <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n
\nOctober<\/i> 23, 1914<\/a> <\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nO LORD, the whole being is ready and calls
\nThee that Thou mayst take possession of
\nThy own; of what use is an instrument if the Master
\nwill not use it? And whatever the mode of manifestation, it will be well, from the most modest, the
\nmost obscure, the most material, outwardly the most
\nlimited, to the most vast, the most brilliant, the most
\npowerful and the most intellectual. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nThe whole being is ready and waits, in a passive
\nsilence, till Thou wiliest to manifest Thyself. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 204<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\nOctober<\/i> 25, 1914<\/a> <\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMY aspiration to Thee, O Lord, has taken the form of a beautiful rose, harmonious, full
\nin bloom, rich in fragrance. I stretch it out to Thee
\nwith both arms in a gesture of offering and I ask of
\nThee: If my understanding is limited, widen it; if
\nmy knowledge is obscure, enlighten it; if my
\nheart is empty of ardour, set it aflame; if my
\nlove is insignificant, make it intense; if my feelings are ignorant and
\negoistic, give them the full consciousness in the Truth. And the "I" which demands
\nthis of Thee, O Lord, is not a little personality lost
\namidst thousands of others, it is the whole earth
\nthat aspires to Thee in a movement full of fervour.<\/font><\/p>\n

\nIn the perfect silence of my contemplation all
\nwidens to infinity, and in the perfect peace of that
\nsilence Thou appearest in the resplendent glory of
\nThy Light. <\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage – 2O5<\/font><\/p>\n

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