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Repose
The true repose is that of a perfect surrender to the Divine.
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Rotheca myricoides (Hochst.) Steane & Mabb. (Lamiaceae [= Labiatae]; Alt. Verbenaceae)
Blue glorybower
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Repose
It is in action, in effort, in the march forward that repose must be found, the true repose of complete trust in the divine Grace, of the absence of desires, of victory over egoism.
True repose comes from the widening, the universalisation of the consciousness. Become as vast as the world and you will always be at rest. In the thick of action, in the very midst of the battle, the effort, you will know the repose of infinity and eternity.
The Mother
The Mother. Collected Works of the Mother.- Volume 9. - Questions And Answers (1957)
You must know how to rest.
There are many ways of doing it. Here is one: first of all, put your body at ease, comfortably stretched out on a bed or in an easy-chair. Then try to relax your nerves, all together or one by one, till you have obtained complete relaxation. This done, and while your body lies limp like a rag on the bed, make your brain silent and immobile, till it is no longer conscious of itself. Then slowly, imperceptibly, pass from this state into sleep. When you wake up the next morning, you will be full of energy.
The Mother
The Mother. Collected Works of the Mother.- Volume 15. - Words of the Mother
The rest must be an ascent into the Light, into perfect Peace, total Silence, a rest which rises up out of the darkness. Then it is true rest, a rest which is an ascent.
The Mother
The Mother. Collected Works of the Mother.- Volume 7. - Questions And Answers (1955)
The ideal, you see, is to enter an integral repose, that is, immobility in the body, perfect peace in the vital, absolute silence in the mind - and the consciousness goes out of all activity to enter into Sachchidananda. If you can do this, then when you wake up you get up with the feeling of an extraordinary power, a perfect joy. But it is not very, very easy to do this. It can be done; this is the ideal condition.
The Mother
The Mother. Collected Works of the Mother.- Volume 7. - Questions And Answers (1955)