The mother by sri aurobindo
Maa sri aurobindo...
The Sunlit Path
Seeker: Mother spoke to me of the right attitude as one without tension and strain, one which is full of sunshine and as spontaneous as a flower opening to the light.
This is all very well for beings like you and the Mother, who are Avatars, but how can we poor mortals take this vague prescription for guidance?
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And how to get this attitude if not through constant prayer, arduous meditation and a constant effort to reject wrong movements?
Sri Aurobindo: You say that this way is too difficult for you or the likes of you and it is only “avatars” like myself or the Mother that can do it.
That is a strange misconception, for it is on the contrary the easiest and simplest and most direct way and anyone can do it, if he makes his mind and vital quiet, even those who have a tenth of your capacity can do it. It is the other way of tension and strain and hard endeavour that is difficult and needs a great force of Tapasya.
As for the Mother and myself, we have had to try al