Let Endurance be Your Watchword
The Mother, with the help of some examples, gives us very practical advice on how to train our vital to endure the difficulties on the path.
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The Long Road to Transforming the Vital
In this passage the Mother gives great advice on how to talk to our unruly vital and make it learn the most important lessons of patience and perseverance.
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Yogic Initiation and Aptitude – No Free Pass
We find here deeper meaning of spiritual call, initiation, adhikāra and the importance of endurance and steadfastness in the path of the Integral Yoga.
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Of Ceramics, Sannyāsa and More: Tales of Perseverance
Through three small but significant tales from the cultural history of France and India, the Mother highlights the importance of patience and perseverance.
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What Makes a Nation Immortal? – Part 2
After outlining what is meant by the nation-soul, the author in this second part of the essay explains the meaning of a nation’s rebirth.
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The Little Clock Calendula, ‘Herb of the Sun’
The author reflects on her patient inner work which helped her experience a deeper harmony, and the endurance it took her to work through the challenges.
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A Deep, Intense, Constant and Total Gratitude
In addition to exploring Gratitude in a variety of hues, the issue also features pieces on the inner significance of Navaratri, the festival of Devi, and the cultural significance of Ramayana. Other highlights include a reflection on patriotism and leadership in the light of recent events in Afghanistan, and ‘The Real Gandhi’, an insightful essay approved by Sri Aurobindo.
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Gratitude, a Hue of the Essential Vibration of Love
In these passages from the Mother’s works, we find a rich variety of the various hues of the soul-quality that is gratitude. Gratitude that helps us connect with the Divine, that is a humble recognition of all that the Divine has done and is doing for us, that helps us cure our egoism, the movement that can bring us unalloyed joy.
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