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If you do that always with faith and sincerity, you will find
something opening in you which will always remain calm and
peaceful in spite of all superficial disturbances.
CWSA 31: 724–725

Divine Grace and sincerity
There can be no doubt about the Divine Grace. It is perfectly
true also that if a man is sincere, he will reach the Divine. But it
does not follow that he will reach immediately, easily and without
delay. Your error is there, to fix for God a term, five years, six years,
and doubt because the effect is not yet there. A man may be cen-
trally sincere and yet there may be many things that have to be
changed in him before realisation can begin. His sincerity must
enable him to persevere always — for it is a longing for the Divine
that nothing can quench, neither delay nor disappointment nor
difficulty nor anything else.
CWSA 29: 116–117

There are no conditions for receiving the influence of Sri
Aurobindo and the Mother except faith, an entire sincerity in fol-
lowing the spiritual path and a will and capacity to open oneself
to the influence; but this capacity usually comes as the result of
sincerity and faith.
CWSA 32: 106

If he cannot receive help from a distance how does he expect to
carry on the Yoga here? This is a Yoga which does not depend upon
verbal instructions or anything outward but on the power to open
themselves and receive the force and influence even in a complete
silence. Those who do not receive it at a distance cannot receive
it here also. Also without establishing in oneself calm, sincerity,
peace, patience and perseverance this Yoga cannot be done, for
many difficulties have to be faced and it takes years and years to

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