Champaklal Speaks

Don’t Listen to People

Often Mother used to ask for quotations. I used to select some, get Rose or Vasanti and later also X to type them out for me. Once I had given X the following four quotations from Sri Aurobindo's writings for typing:

“Live within; be not shaken by outward happenings.”

“Aspire intensely but without impatience.”

“All can be done if the God-touch is there.”

“All things shall change in God's transfiguring hour.”

He said that it would be better if the first line were omitted as it was not poetic and would not go along with the other three lines. But he was prepared to do as I said. I confessed to him that in this matter I knew next to nothing. All the same I told him that I had to ask the Mother and I did so.

When she heard everything, Mother became serious and said: “Don't listen to these people. I find it perfect. Do not remove it. Keep it as it is.” Then repeated: “Don't listen to them.”