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.
370—What is the use of only knowing? I say to thee, Act and be, for therefore God sent thee into this human body. 371—What is the use of only being? I say to thee, Become, for therefore wast thou established as a man in this world of matter. 372—The path of works is in a way the most difficult side Page 316 of God's triune causeway; yet is it not also, in this material world at least, the easiest, widest and most delightful? For at every moment we clash against God the worker and grow into His being by a thousand divine touches. 373—This is the wonder of the way of works that even enmity to God can be made an agency of salvation. Sometimes God draws and attaches us most swiftly to Him by wrestling with us as our fierce, invincible and irreconcilable enemy.
370—What is the use of only knowing? I say to thee, Act and be, for therefore God sent thee into this human body.
371—What is the use of only being? I say to thee, Become, for therefore wast thou established as a man in this world of matter.
372—The path of works is in a way the most difficult side
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of God's triune causeway; yet is it not also, in this material world at least, the easiest, widest and most delightful? For at every moment we clash against God the worker and grow into His being by a thousand divine touches.
373—This is the wonder of the way of works that even enmity to God can be made an agency of salvation. Sometimes God draws and attaches us most swiftly to Him by wrestling with us as our fierce, invincible and irreconcilable enemy.
In short, the divine grace is so marvellous that, whatever you do, it will lead you more or less quickly towards the Divine Goal.
5 March 1970
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