After finishing Her game of tennis the Mother would come to the Playground. She would rest a little in Her room and then come out to go to the room at the eastern end of the Playground called 'interview room'. Here, She would meet all those who had some questions about the sadhana or about something related to their work. With the Mother's permission, one could talk to Her there. In the morning, at the Meditation Hall, when we went for Her blessing, we could not talk to Her.

It was one such day. There was a little question buzzing in my little head that I wanted to address to the Mother. So I went and stood near the Mother's interview room. While going into the interview room, the Mother would sometimes answer a question if it was not too long. So, as soon as the Mother approached this room, I asked, "Can I ask you a little question, Mother?" The Mother nodded.

"How can one increase one's receptivity?" I asked.

The Mother - Why, aren't you receptive?

I - No, I don't have much receptivity.

The Mother - Then, you need to develop it. Keep trying. One day you will succeed. That is why you are here: to develop

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what you haven't got, to reject what you don't need.

I - Mother, will I be able to do Your yoga? Am I fit for yoga?

The Mother - Certainly! (Looking at me seriously) If your aspiration is really sincere, then (forcefully) you will certainly succeed.

I - There are so many people in the Ashram. Are they all doing yoga?

The Mother - I believe they are. They are supposed to. That is why they have come here. If they are not doing it, then their later life will be piteous and very, very sorrowful.

I - Mother, what do you mean by sincere aspiration?

The Mother - You don't know what aspiration is?

I - The meaning is not very clear to me, Mother.

The Mother - If you TRULY want to do yoga, if you TRULY want the Divine, then one day you SHALL realise Him. Sincere aspiration means that when you say something, you do exactly that. But if outwardly you say one thing but within you, you think something else, your being is full of other preoccupations, then that is insincerity. You will express what you think or are preoccupied with within. If one part in you wants the Divine and another part rejects Him, then that is insincerity. See that all the parts of your being want the Divine. You will only express that which you are focused on Within. You will translate into action only that which you say or think. In all your activities, you will have to become conscious of the Divine. Only then will you become really sincere.

After talking to me, the Mother got into the interview room.

On another day, I asked the Mother:

I - When I want to come to a definite conclusion about something, I always observe that an extremely powerful force within me is very strongly directing me. "Do this, do that!" it commands me. "Don't listen to him! Listen to me!" As if I Was under its authority. And if I try to be alert, then I can hear another voice. This voice tells me in a very tranquil, confident Way, "Don't listen to him. Don't behave in that way, behave

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in this way." I have remarked this on numerous occasions, Mother, when under the pull of attachment, I try to obey the dictates of this powerful force, then inevitably something goes awry. But when I gather my being's strength and manage to listen to that quiet, gentle voice, only then do I succeed in realizing my goal. I can fulfil my objective without a hitch. Does this force have a double aspect, Mother?

The Mother - That is your psychic being. That quiet, gentle voice is the voice of your inner being. It has no expectations, no desires. It is very tranquil. You can hardly hear its voice. But this is your real self, your true guide on the path, your psychic being.

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