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.
Never forget the goal. Never stop aspiring. Never halt in your progress, and you are sure to succeed.
Power of success: the power of those who know how to continue their effort.
It is not enough to try, you must succeed.
One must never try for the sake of succeeding.
7 April 1952
(Someone suggested that the popularity of an Ashram journal would increase if its readers were asked for their reactions and expectations. When the matter was referred to the Mother, she wrote:)
Let us become as vulgar as we can and success is sure to come.
16 January 1955
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All that is done with the purpose of pleasing the public and obtaining success is vulgar and leads to falsehood. I enclose a deeper view of the subject.1
Blessings.
18 January 1965
Whatever circumstance is given to you, make the best use of it in line with the Truth; to take advantage of it is quite different.
All success depends upon the measure of your truth.
Success depends entirely on the sincerity.
27 June 1972
Success in supramental works: the result of patient labour and a perfect consecration.
Spiritual success is the conscious union with the Divine.
Success is a harder ordeal to pass through than misfortune.
It is in the hour of success that one must be especially vigilant to rise above oneself.
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As soon as you think that you have succeeded in a certain thing, the adverse forces make it a point to attack and spoil it. Moreover, when you think of success, you relax your aspiration and the slightest relaxation is sufficient to spoil the game. The best thing is not to think of it but to go on doing your duty. But sometimes when you go on thinking of your short-comings and failures and you get depressed, then you have to put the success before your nose and say, "Look at this."2
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