To operate best ...

Every part is with a purpose

Specific function relative system

To operate best in proportion 

With its own space, role, progression.

If any one goes out of border,  

Affects the whole synchronization 

Imbalance then percolates in mechanism

Leads to unnecessary fluctuation.

Mismatch of domination-submission, 

Out of exactness, untimely momentum

Or, deeper or shallower performance 

Every bit is accountable for appropriation

Let then that high above, be the master!

The In-charge of the entire human experience 

Each one is gifted its own spirit attire

That is further in sync with the Supreme power...

If, have understood, let loose...

Thank you Lord!

'Morli'

October, 2018

“Really speaking two things matter : one, the Spirit that is dynamic above and the other the Life here which is the field of expression of the Spirit. Mind, emotion and other psychological activities are only intermediate terms. Mind is more or less a channel and so is heart. The body is merely the mould.

Two things are necessary in this yoga : balance and a strong hold on the earth. By balance I mean the different parts of the being adjusted to one another, or some steadiness, a quiet poise somewhere in the man, not an unsteady inner condition.

A strong mental being is also very necessary. Otherwise, when the experiences come the man turns upside down. In India, our mental development I mean the outer man's development is not at all proportionate. There is the psychic being ready in many cases, there is the aspiration for spiritual life and faith also. But mind, reason, intelligence the dynamic mind are very crude. That is why I hesitate sometimes to give the yoga.

In Europe the outer parts are very well developed reason, expression, the dynamic mind etc. But then there the whole thing ends. There is a great poverty in the inner being. Some of the Europeans are, really, babies in spiritual life. To combine the inner development with the outer would be ideal. Science, for instance, steadies reason arid gives a firm grounding to the physical mind. Art I mean the appreciation of beauty pure and simple, without the sensual grasping at the object trains up the aesthetic side of the mind. The true artist has always the pure love of beauty free and impersonal. Philosophy cultivates the pure thinking power. And politics and such other departments of mental work train up the dynamic mind. All these should be duly trained with the full knowledge that they have their limited utility. Philosophy tends to become mere mental gymnastics and preference for one's own ideas and mental constructions. So also Reason becomes the tyrant and denies anything further. But if the training is given to these parts with an understanding of their limitations then they may serve very usefully the object of this yoga. As I say, they must all admit a higher working in them.”

29-5-1923

“A perfect yoga requires perfect balance.

Of course not; when I speak of want of balance in these people, I do not mean they are "insane". It only means that their development is not proportionate, it is lop-sided or there is a twist somewhere in the nature which prevents the harmonious development of all the parts. (A period of silence)
That was the thing that saved me all through, I mean the perfect balance. First of all I believed that nothing is impossible, and at the same time I could question everything.
A perfect yogi can have strong imagination and equally strong reason. Imagination can believe in everything while reason works out the logical steps…”

* IV SADHANA

Flower Name: Begonia

Significance: Balance
Each seeks his own balance in order to stabilise himself.

Perfect Balance
One of the most important conditions of a growing peace.
Psychic Balance
Under the psychic influence all activity becomes balanced.
Perfect Psychic Balance
On the way to transformation.
Mental Balance
Mind governed by reason.
Perfect Mental Balance
Indispensable for facing the difficulties of life.
Integral Balance
It multiplies itself so as not to be static.
Perfect Integral Balance
One is ready for transformation

માધ્યમ બની રહે ...

બુદ્ધિ પણ ઉચ્ચતમ સ્તરે
નીરવ નિર્ભય શાંત
ઇન્દ્રિયની આવનજાવન પરે
ન વમળવત્ ન સૂત્રધાર.

ન પ્રતિકાત્મક ન આક્રમણે
ચેતાપુંજ સંગ સ્થિર તૈયાર
ગ્રહણેન્દ્રિયો ગ્રાહ્ય ઉર્ધ્વે
મન અંકુશમય, ચૈત્ય પહેરેદાર.

દરેક કણ, કોષમાં ઉતરે
વિશેષ જ્ઞાન, યોગ્ય સંચાર.
બુદ્ધિ માધ્યમ બની રહે
ચાતક - નિષ્ઠ પક્વ વિદ્વાન.

પ્રભુ...તવ ચરણે...

'મોરલી'
ઓક્ટોબર, ૨૦૧૮

... the knowledge we have to arrive at is not truth of the intellect; it is not right belief, right opinions, right information about oneself and things, that is only the surface mind's idea of knowledge. To arrive at some mental conception about God and ourselves and the world is an object good for the intellect but not large enough for the Spirit; it will not make us the conscious sons of Infinity. Ancient Indian thought meant by knowledge a consciousness which possesses the highest Truth in a direct perception and in self-experience; to become, to be the Highest that we know is the sign that we really have the knowledge..... For the individual to arrive at the divine universality and supreme infinity, live in it, possess it, to be, know, feel and express that one in all his being, consciousness, energy, delight of being is what the ancient seers of the Veda meant by the Knowledge.

*The Life Divine, pp. 685-6 .

“The subsequent transformation of the intellect is possible because all the action of the intellect derives secretly from the supermind, each thought and will contains some truth of it however limited and altered by the inferior action of the intelligence.”

“The transformation can be brought about by the removal of the limitation and the elimination of the distorting or perverting element. This however cannot be done by the heightening and greatening of the intellectual activity alone; for that must always be limited by the original inherent defects of the mental intelligence. An intervention of the supramental energy is needed that can light up and get rid of its deficiencies of thought and will and feeling. This intervention too cannot be completely effective unless the supramental plane is manifested and acts above the mind no longer from behind a lid or veil, however thin the veil may have grown, but more constantly in an open and luminous action till there is seen the full sun of Truth with no cloud to moderate its splendour. it is not necessary, either, to develop the intellect fully in its separateness before calling down this intervention or opening up by it the supramental levels. The intervention may come in earlier and at once develop the intellectual action and turn it, as it develops, into the higher intuitive form and substance.”

* The Synthesis of Yoga,

Part Four: The Yoga of Self-Perfection,

Chapter 20, The Intuitive Mind, pp. 776-777

Flower Name: Trachymene coerulea
Blue lace flower
Significance: Perfect Working of the Mind
Can happen when the mind is determined exclusively to fulfill its role.

The 'I's and its shallow ...

How hollow is the 'I'?

An idea, an inhabitant, an incumbent!

Something that changes with the time

Yet gets all the attention and 'mine'

Sometimes it just ditches or picks 

And leaves one with shattered pieces!

Somebody with pseudo sense and trick

layers further, then seals, conceals!

How far one nurtures and in, breathes

With the face brave and the broken within?

The 'I's and its shallow identities

Get identified by the hearts weak

Thus, survive and rule the peak.

But not all, are the slaves of that freak.. 

Thank you Lord!

'Morli'

October, 2018

Ego-individuality means...?

There are individual egos and collective egos. For example, the national ego is a collective ego. A group may have a collective ego. The human race has a collective ego. It is bigger or smaller. The individual ego is the ego of a particular person; it is the smallest kind of ego. Oh, there is of course a vital ego, a mental ego and a physical ego but these are minor individual egos. But this means the ego of a particular person.

One has many egos inside oneself. One becomes aware of them when one begins to destroy them: when one has destroyed an ego, that which was most troublesome, usually it creates a kind of inner cyclone. When one comes out of the storm, one feels, "Ah, now it is over, everything is done, I have destroyed the enemy inside me, all is finished." But after a while, one notices that there is another, and another still, and yet again another, and that in fact one is made of a heap of little egos which are absolutely a nuisance and which must be overcome one after another.

Ego means what? [new p. 12]

I think it is the ego that makes each one a separate being, in all [old p. 12]possible ways. It is the ego which gives the sense of being a person separate from others. It is certainly the ego which gives you the sense of the "I", "I am", "I want", "I do", "I exist", even the very famous "I think therefore I am" which is... I am sorry but I think it is a stupidity--but still it is a celebrated stupidity--well, this too is the ego. What gives you the impression that you are Manoj is the ego, and that you are altogether different from this one and that one; and what prevents your body from melting away like that, dissolving in a common mass of physical vibrations, is the ego; what gives you a definite form, a definite character, a separate consciousness, the sense that you exist in yourself, independently of all others, indeed, something like that; if one does not reflect, spontaneously one has the sense that even if the world disappeared, one would be there, one would remain what one is. This of course is the super-ego.

Certainly, if one were to lose one's ego too soon, from the vital and mental point of view one would again become an amorphous mass. The ego is surely the instrument for individualisation, that is, until one is an individualised being, constituted in himself, the ego is an absolutely necessary factor. If one had the power of abolishing the ego ahead of time, one would lose one's individuality. But once the individuality has been formed, the ego becomes not only useless but harmful. And only then comes the time when it must be abolished. But naturally, as it has taken so much trouble to build you, it does not give up its work so easily, and it asks for the reward of its efforts, that is, to enjoy the individuality.

* Writings by The Mother

The ego

12 January 1955

What we call oneself is only the ego. Our true self is the Divine. TM

Human nature is shot through in all its stuff with the thread of the ego; even when one tries to get away from it, it is in front or could be behind all the thoughts and actions like a shadow. To see that is the first step, to discern the falsity and absurdity of the ego-movements is the second, to discourage and refuse it at each step is the third, - but it goes entirely only when one sees, experiences and lives the One in everything and equally everywhere.

Our ego, boasting of freedom, is at every moment the slave, toy and puppet of countless beings, powers, forces, influences in universal Nature. The self-abnegation of the ego in the Divine is its self-fulfilment; its surrender to that which transcends it is its liberation from bonds and limits and its perfect freedom. SA

Flower Name: Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus, Australian gum, Gum tree, Ironbark, Stringybark

Significance: Abolition of the Ego
One exists only by the Divine and for the Divine.

... પછી જ ખરો વિકાસ.

"ધ્યાન ધરે તું કલાક, પાંચ!

શ્વાસોચ્છવાસ ગણ કે અટકાવ,

કલ્પનાઓ ઘડી એમાં રાચ 

કે સૂતેલા અશ્વો જગાવ! 

અંતે તો જોવો રહ્યો બદલાવ,

શું પરિસ્થિતિ જ્યારે ખુલ્લી આંખ!

ક્રિયા, કાર્ય મધ્યે કેવો વર્તાવ,

ધ્યાનની અસર કેટલી અસરદાર?"

"એટલે જ કહું છું એકાગ્રતા વધાર,

પ્રારંભ અને અંત અને દરમ્યાન.

એકધારી એકલક્ષની ટેવ ને સિદ્ધાંત 

એકાગ્ર મન, બુદ્ધિનાં અનેકો પ્રભાવ.

હોય કોઈપણ વર્તન, વલણ, વિચાર, 

એકાગ્ર સ્થાનમાંથી નીકળે ધારદાર

રહે સ્થિર સ્થિત અને હંમેશ સભાન

સક્રિય ધ્યાનાવસ્થા પછી જ ખરો વિકાસ."

પ્રણામ પ્રભુ...

'મોરલી'

ઓકટોબર, ૨૦૧૮

(Another child) Mother, here it is said: "One can relax and meditate instead of concentrating."

It's not I who have said it! (Laughter) Good. So? The difference between meditating and concentrating?

Yes, Mother, because when one meditates, isn't there a concentration of the consciousness?

Meditation!

There are all kinds of different meditations! What people usually call meditation is, for example, choosing a subject or an idea and following its development or trying to understand what it means. There is a concentration but not as complete a concentration as in concentration proper, where nothing should exist except the point on which one concentrates. Meditation is a more relaxed movement, less tense than concentration.

When one is trying to understand a problem which comes up, a psychological problem or a circumstantial one, and he sits down and looks at and sees all the possibilities, compares them, studies them, this is a form of meditation; and one does it spontaneously when the thing comes up. When one is facing a decision to be taken, for instance, and doesn't know which one to take, well, ordinarily one reflects, consults his reason, compares all the possibilities and makes his choice... more or less. Well, this is a form of meditation.

Now, there is the form of meditation which consists in a concentration on an idea and concentrating one's attention upon it to the extent that that alone exists; then this is the equivalent of a concentration, but instead of being total it is only mental.

Total concentration implies a concentration also of all the movements of the vital and physical. The method of gazing at a point is a very well-known one. So it is even physical, you see, one's eyes are fixed on this point, and one does not move any more... nothing more... one sees nothing, doesn't move his sight from that point, and the result usually is that one ends up by becoming that point. And I knew someone who used to say that one had to pass beyond the point, become this point, to the extent of passing to the other side, crossing the point, and that then one opened to higher regions. But it is true that if one succeeds in concentrating totally on a point, there is a moment when the identification is absolute, and there is no more any separation between the one who is concentrating and the thing upon which he is concentrated. There is a complete identification. One can't distinguish between himself and the point. This is a total concentration, while meditation is a particular concentration of the thought, a partial one.

* Writings by The Mother

Meditation, Concentration and Contemplation

24 August 1955

It is well known that the value of a man is in proportion to his capacity of concentrated attention; the greater the concentration the more exceptional is the result, to the extent that a perfect and unfailing concentrated attention sets the stamp of genius on what is produced.

Concentration is a state one must be in continually, whatever the outer activity. By concentration I mean that all the energy, all the will, all the aspiration must be turned only towards the Divine and His integral realisation in our consciousness. TM

Our one objective must be the Divine himself to whom, knowingly or unknowingly, something always aspires in our secret nature. There must be a large, many-sided yet single concentration of the thought on the idea, the perception, the vision, the awakening touch, the soul's realisation of the one Divine. There must be a flaming concentration of the heart on the All and Eternal and, when once we have found him, a deep plunging and immersion in the possession and ecstasy of the All- Beautiful. There must be a strong and immovable concentration of the will on the attainment and fulfilment of all that the Divine is and a free and plastic opening of it to all that he intends to manifest in us. SA

Flower Name: Euphorbia milii
Crown of thorns, Christ thorn

Significance: Concentration
Does not aim an effect, but simple and persistent.

HER help ...

In the physical or in the subtle

HER help is everywhere

If the receiver is firm 

The Trust stays in HER ways

No matter, how hard or difficult 

By HER, never left unattended

One must be in effort sincere

And the force in the vessel descends

In from of Grace and grandeur  

The assurance keeps flowing always...

O Mother...your compassion...

Thank you...

'Morli'

October, 2018

Who is worthy or unworthy in front of the Divine Grace?

All are children of the one and the same Mother.

Her love is equally spread over all of them.

But to each one She gives according to his nature and receptivity.

Whenever there is sincerity and goodwill, the Divine's help also is there.
19 April 1954

Be ever one-pointed in your surrender and sincere in your aspiration and you will constantly feel the presence of the Divine's help and guidance.

With the Divine's help nothing is impossible.
7 June 1954

For nobody would sadhana be possible without the Divine's help. But the help is always there.

The help is always there.

It is you who must keep your receptivity living.

The Divine help is much vaster than what any human being is able to receive.
28 December 1972

Those who will be able to become receptive by the mastery of the psychic upon the ego, will know what this help is and will have the full benefit of it.

Everyone is given his chance and the help is there for all--but for each the benefit is proportionate to his sincerity.

Of one thing we must be convinced--all that happens is exactly what must happen in order to lead us and the world as [old p. 102]quickly as possible to the goal--the union with the Divine and ultimately the manifestation of the Divine.

And this faith--sincere and constant--is at once our help and protection.

* Collected Works of The Mother,

First Edition, Volume 14, pp. 86-102

Give yourself to the Divine absolutely, and the Divine Help will always be with you. TM

Flower Name: Malvaviscus arboreus Malvaviscus drummondii
Wax mallow
Significance: Divine Help
Modest in appearance, powerful in action!

સાક્ષી જન્મે છે ...

"નડતું જે આજ, સરકી જશે રેતસમ, પરમદિ' કે કાલ

ધૈર્યનો પક્ષ સ્વીકાર, ધૈર્યને કહે, "લે, તું જ સંભાળ."

બહુ કુદી કુદીને શાને જતાવવો, તાત્કાલિક પ્રતિકાર!

એ શબ્દો, વર્તન - બધાંયે મૂકશે વળતાં પ્રત્યાઘાત."

"તો શું ચૂપચાપ, સહમીને જીવવાનું દિન-રાત?

નબળામાં ખપી, હાંસીપાત્ર થવું વિના એક અવાજ?

ક્યાંનો આ, આવો! સાવ બેબુનિયાદી હિસાબ! 

આ જમાનામાં કોઈ મૂર્ખ જ કરી શકે એવો વર્તાવ! "

"હા! છતાંય સૂચવું છું, જવા દે, બસ! વિના વાર,

પચાવી દે અંદર એ ઊભરો ને આઘાત,

ઘણાં પ્રચલિત, પ્રવર્તમાન હોય છે વ્યવહાર,

બસ! એકવાર કરીજો આ નવીન ઉદ્ધારતો ઉપવાસ,

આમાં વિજય છે, ખુદનો ખુદ પર અમર્યાદ,

પરિસ્થિતિ કોઈપણ હોય, સાક્ષી જન્મે છે રહી બહાર.

અત્યંત લોભાવતું, ખેંચી જતું હોય છે અંદર જ ક્યાંક,

આ જીતમાં એનો પરાજય, ને ધૈર્યસાક્ષીને મળે છે સ્થાન."

પ્રભુ...વંદન...

'મોરલી'

ઓકટોબર, ૨૦૧૮

Patience is the capacity to wait steadily for the realisation to come.

To know how to wait is to put Time on your side. TM

By having patience under all kinds of pressure you lay the founda- tions of peace. SA

Flower Name: Mimusops elengi
Spanish cherry, Medlar, Tanjong tree

Significance: Patience
Indispensable for all realisation.

Let us coexist ...

Let us coexist and live happily,

Whenever in need, be collective...

It's nobody's place, not really,

Nobody is taking anybody's! 

Everything that's here or will be

Always with its space purposive.

Overlaps or overrides nothing,

Each unique in mandate, meaning.

The whole cosmos is densely filled

With enormous units yet in unity.

The system, still somehow in sync,

There is a scope to happily coexist...

Lord...your will...your beauty...

Thank you...

'Morli'

October, 2018

Collaboration and reciprocal goodwill are indispensable for good work.

It is only in harmonious collaboration that effective work can be done. The important thing is to find the point on which you can all agree — and after this is firmly established, each one must be ready to yield his personal will in order to keep intact this point of harmony. TM

Flower Name: Dianthus caryophyllus
Carnation, Clove pink

Significance: Collaboration
Always ready to help and knows how to do it.