The Mother

Calling the Mother in Difficulty

When difficulties arise, remain quiet within and call down the Mother's force to remove them.

26-8-1933

To call to the Mother always is the main thing and with that to aspire and assent to the Light when it comes, to reject and detach oneself from desire and any dark movement. But if one cannot do these other things successfully, then call and still call.

The Mother's force is there with you even when you do not feel it; remain quiet and persevere.

15-9-1934

You should not allow yourself to get upset by these small things. If when the movements you complain of come, you remain quiet and open to the Mother and call her, after a time you will find a change beginning to come in you. Meditation is not enough; think of the Mother and offer your work and action to her, that will help you better.

7-4-1932

There is only one way if you can not exert your will―it is to call the Force; even the call only with the mind or the mental word is better than being extremely passive and submitted to the attack,―for although it may not succeed instantaneously, the mental call even ends by bringing the Force and opening up the consciousness again. For everything depends upon that. In the externalised consciousness obscurity and suffering can always be there; the more the internalised consciousness reigns, the more these things are pushed back and out, and with the full internalised consciousness they cannot remain―if they come, it is as outside touches unable to lodge themselves in the being.

21-8-1933

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Even when one cannot call in actively the Mother's Force one must keep the reliance that it will come.

26-8-1936

It is the physical mind that feels too inert―but if some part of the being turns to the Mother, that is enough to bring the help.

25-1-1934

It is an obsession from the subconscient physical bringing back the habitual thoughts, "I can't call rightly―I have no real aspiration, etc."; the depression, the memory, etc. are from the same source. It is no use indulging in these ideas. If you cannot call the Mother in what you think the right way, call her in any way―if you can't call her, think of her with the will to be rid of these things. Don't worry yourself with the idea whether you have true aspiration or not―the psychic being wants and that is sufficient. The rest is for the Divine Grace on which one must steadfastly rely―one's own merit, virtue or capacity is not the thing that brings the realisation.

I shall send the force to rid you of this obsession in any case, but if you can abandon these habitual ideas, it will make the disappearance of the attack easier.

4-1-1937

It is always best in these difficulties to tell the Mother and call for her help. It is probably something in his vital that needs somebody to protect and care for―but you must accustom yourself to the idea that it is not needed and the best thing is to give the person to the care of the Mother―offer the object of your affection to her.

15-11-1937

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