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.
299—Avoid vain disputing; but exchange views freely. If dispute thou must, learn from thy adversary; for even from a fool, if thou listen not with the ear and the reasoning mind but the soul's light, thou canst gather much wisdom. 300—Turn all things to honey; this is the law of divine living. 301—Private dispute should always be avoided; but shrink Page 298 not from the public battle; yet even there appropriate1 the strength of thy adversary.
299—Avoid vain disputing; but exchange views freely. If dispute thou must, learn from thy adversary; for even from a fool, if thou listen not with the ear and the reasoning mind but the soul's light, thou canst gather much wisdom.
300—Turn all things to honey; this is the law of divine living.
301—Private dispute should always be avoided; but shrink
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not from the public battle; yet even there appropriate1 the strength of thy adversary.
302—When thou hearest an opinion that displeases thee, study and find out the truth in it.
If you sincerely want to live according to the Truth, you must know that you can learn from everything and that you have the possibility of making progress at every moment. A great stupidity can often reveal a great light to you, if you know how to see it.
24 January 1970
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