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.
Silence: the ideal condition for progress.
It is in Silence that true progress can be made.
It is only in silence that a true progress can be made; it is only in silence that one can rectify a wrong movement; it is only in silence that one can be of help to somebody else.
If you have found out a truth, or rectified a mistake in yourself, or made a progress, to speak or to write about it to anybody else than the Guru is to lose at once the truth or the progress.
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A silent help seems to be more effective and sure, more constant and detailed.
In silence is the greatest respect.
In the silence of the heart, you will receive the command.
In the silence of our heart there is always peace and joy.
27 May 1954
In a quiet silence strength is restored.
18 June 1954
Let us adore in silence and listen to the Divine in a deep concentration.
15 October 1954
In the perfect silence of the contemplation all widens to infinity, and in the perfect peace of that silence the Divine appears in the resplendent glory of His light.
27 October 1954
In concentration and silence we must gather strength for the right action.
8 November 1954
Certain silences are revelations and are more expressive than words.
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Meditation
We sat together in silence for a few minutes, enjoying the company of our soul, and we witnessed the gates of Eternity opening wide before us.
5 January 1955
It is in silence that the soul best expresses itself.
7 June 1958
It is in the silence of complete identification with the Divine that true understanding is obtained.
October 1969
With words one can at times understand, but only in silence one knows.
Silence: the condition of the being when it listens to the Divine.
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