The Mother’s commentaries on Sri Aurobindo’s 'Thoughts and Aphorisms' spoken or written in French.
Ce volume comporte les commentaires de la Mère sur les Pensées et Aphorismes de Sri Aurobindo, et le texte de ces Aphorismes.
The Mother’s commentaries on Sri Aurobindo’s 'Thoughts and Aphorisms' were given over the twelve-year period from 1958 to 1970. All the Mother's commentaries were spoken or written in French. She also translated Sri Aurobindo's text into French.
235—Altruism, duty, family, country, humanity are the prisons of the soul when they are not its instruments. 236—Our country is God the Mother; speak not evil of her unless thou canst do it with love and tenderness. 237—Men are false to their country for their own profit; yet they go on thinking they have a right to turn in horror from the matricide. Page 282
235—Altruism, duty, family, country, humanity are the prisons of the soul when they are not its instruments.
236—Our country is God the Mother; speak not evil of her unless thou canst do it with love and tenderness.
237—Men are false to their country for their own profit; yet they go on thinking they have a right to turn in horror from the matricide.
Page 282
How can "altruism, duty, family, country, humanity" become true instruments of the soul?
The soul belongs to the Divine, and owes obedience and service to the Divine alone. If the Divine commands it to work for family, country or humanity, then it is all right and it can do so without being imprisoned.
If the command does not come from the Divine, to serve these things is only to obey social and moral conventions.
17 December 1969
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