The Mother's brief written statements on various aspects of spiritual life including some spoken comments.
This volume consists primarily of brief written statements by the Mother on various aspects of spiritual life. Written between the late 1920s and the early 1970s, the statements have been compiled from her public messages, private notes, and correspondence with disciples. About two-thirds of them were written in English; the rest were written in French and appear here in English translation. The volume also contains a small number of spoken comments, most of them in English. Some are tape-recorded messages; others are reports by disciples that were later approved by the Mother for publication.
Surely to be quiet is not tamas. In fact it is only in quietness that the proper thing can be done. What I call quietness is to do work without being disturbed by anything and to observe everything without being disturbed by anything.
Be quiet. We have only to work patiently without being disturbed by anything and keep unshaken the faith in the inevitable Victory.
Quietness, quietness, a calm and concentrated strength, so quiet that nothing can shake it―this is the indispensable basis for the integral realisation.
The more a person is quiet in front of all occurrences, equal in all circumstances, and keeps a perfect mastery of himself and remains peaceful in the presence of whatever happens, the more he has progressed towards the goal.
In quietness you will feel that the divine force, help and protection are always with you.
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At the hour of danger a perfect quietness is required.
When one remains perfectly quiet and without fear, nothing serious can happen.
The only thing you have to do is to remain quiet, undisturbed, solely turned towards the Divine; the rest is in His hands.
17 July 1935
That is always the best thing to do. To keep quiet, open and call or wait for the descent.
Be quiet always, calm, peaceful, and let the Force work in your consciousness through the transparency of a perfect sincerity.
6 June 1937
It is only in quietness and peace that one can know what is the best thing to do.
3 November 1937
The storm is only at the surface of the sea; in the depths all is quiet.
28 May 1954
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Mother,
I have come to a point when I do not seem to understand anything. I do not lack ideas or understanding in terms of words. What I lack is a sense of Reality, a force of Being and direction. It is not at all a happy state of affairs.
You told me all that last night between 10 and 11, and as you were somewhat restless, I told you, "First of all you must be quiet." The whole thing was very vivid and I appreciate the power of your thought―but I insist on the necessity of being calm and quiet. It is indispensable.
With love and blessings.
21 June 1962
Do not get agitated.
Keep quiet and everything will be all right.
Love and blessings.
14 May 1967
It is in quietness, peace and silence that the spiritual forces act.
All agitation and excitement come from an adverse influence.
February 1971
The true Power is always quiet. Restlessness, agitation, impatience are the sure signs of weakness and imperfection.
Keep quiet, try to detach yourself and observe as a witness, to prevent all possibility of acting on impulse.1
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It is not in the outward circumstances that you must look for quietness, it is from inside yourself. Deep inside the being there is a peace that brings quietness in the whole being down to the body, if we allow it to do so.
It is that peace you must seek and then you will get the quietness you wish for.
Quietness is always good and even indispensable for a true and lasting progress.
Blessings.
21 October 1972
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