“Concentrate in the heart. Enter into it; go within and deep and far, as far as you can. Gather all the strings of your consciousness that are spread abroad, roll them up and take a plunge and sink down.” [Questions and Answers 1929, 7 April]
Naturally, when I speak of the heart, I do not mean the physical organ, the viscera, but the psychological or psychic centre of the being.
Mother then reads a question asked during her talk in 1929: “What is one to do to prepare oneself for the Yoga?” [Questions and Answers 1929, 7 April]
I replied to the person who put this question to me: “Become conscious first of all.” So the person tried to become conscious and a few months later came and told me, “Oh, what a nasty present you gave me! Formerly, in my relations with people, they all used to seem so nice; I had goodwill, they were so nice towards me, and now, since becoming conscious, I see all kinds of things in myself that are not quite pretty, and at the same time I see in others things that are not at all beautiful!” I answered her, “Quite possible! If you do not want trouble, it is better not to come out of your ignorance.”
The first step therefore is to find out whether one wants to see and know the truth or wants to remain comfortably in one’s ignorance.
[The Mother: CWM 4]
