It is when we are denied what we desperately seem to want and desire that we discover what we truly need. When we have all we want then we tend to become a slave of our own wishes. When we are denied what we want then we begin to move towards self-mastery. But whether to grant or deny is the privilege of God. For man, it is far better to be generous and charitable unless He grows one with the Will and Wisdom of God.
At the Feet of The Mother
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‘Sri Aurobindo does not belong to the past nor to history. Sri Aurobindo is the Future advancing towards its realisation. Thus we must shelter the eternal youth required for a speedy advance, in order not to become laggards on the way.’ The Mother
I had been afraid of meeting her. It had taken me six long weeks to get to this point because I was afraid of her. In some of her photographs we see how formidable she can be.