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.
The whole of our life should be a prayer offered to the Divine.
Integral prayer: the whole being is concentrated in a single prayer to the Divine.
When coming out of sleep you must keep quiet for a few moments and consecrate the coming day to the Divine, praying to remember Him always and in all circumstances.
Before going to sleep you must concentrate for a few minutes, look into the day that has passed, remember when and where you have forgotten the Divine, and pray that such forgettings should not happen again.
31 August 1953
When waking up every morning, let us pray for a day of complete consecration.
19 June 1954
Let us pray with all our heart that the divine work may be accomplished.
All sincere prayers are granted, but it may take some time to realise materially.
28 June 1954
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All sincere prayers are granted, every call is answered.
21 July 1954
Sincere calls surely are heard and receive an answer.
We ought to be in a constant state of aspiration, but when we cannot aspire let us pray with the simplicity of a child.
25 July 1954
We pray that the Divine should teach us ever more, enlighten us more and more, dispel our ignorance, illumine our minds.
2 November 1954
It is never in vain that an ardent and sincere prayer is addressed to the Divine's Grace.
19 December 1954
The Supreme is divine knowledge and perfect unity; at each moment of the day let us call to Him so that we may be nothing else than Himself.
20 December 1954
When, in our despair, we cry to the Divine, always He answers to our call.
21 December 1954
We pray to the Divine to accept the ardent flame of our gratitude and of our joyous and fully confident adherence.
27 December 1954
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Sri Aurobindo says in one letter:
"All prayer rightly offered brings us closer to the Divine and establishes right relation with him."
What is meant by "rightly offered" in this letter? Will You please elucidate?
With humility and sincerity.
It goes without saying that all bargaining spirit is an insincerity that takes away all value from the prayer.
8 May 1968
Nothing is difficult for those who call sincerely the Divine.
28 January 1973
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