The Mother's brief statements on various aspects of spiritual life including some conversations.
Part One consists primarily of brief written statements by the Mother on various aspects of spiritual life. Written between the early 1930s 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. There are also 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. These reports are identified by the symbol § placed at the end. Part Two consists of thirty-two conversations not included elsewhere in the Collected Works. The first six conversations are the earliest recorded conversations of the 1950s' period. About three-fourths of these conversations were spoken in French and appear here in English translation.
Optimism: more helpful than its opposite.
Curiosity: if we want to be exceptional, may it be our attributes that make us so.
Mental curiosity must be seriously controlled for it not to be dangerous.
Physical curiosity takes its value from its purpose.
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Chastity: a little austere and proud, it is very reserved.
An attempt is a small thing but it can be a promise for the future.
Inventions have no use except when they are controlled by the Divine.
Gold should not be used except in the service of the Divine.
Charity: simple and sweet, attentive to the needs of all.
Unselfishness: deeply open so as not to refuse anything.
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