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erything blocks the way but you keep going. You said you'd do it
and you will do it. There are no results — I don't care. Everything
is against me — I don't care. I said I'd do it and I will... I said I'd do
it and I will. And you keep on going like that. ...
Stubbornly. You have to be stubborn — stubborn, stubborn,
stubborn. You're up against all the resistance of unconscious-
ness and ignorance, up against all the power of unconsciousness
and ignorance — something obstinate and unyielding. But it's
like the story of the drop of water on the rock: a matter of time.
The water will eventually wear its way through the rock. It takes
ages, but it will succeed, for it falls persistently, drop after drop.
First it runs off, eventually it makes a hole, and you have a wide
river flowing below. Nature gives us this wonderful example to
follow. That's it: we must be like the water dripping on the rock.
Water is vital energy, rock is unconsciousness.
The Mother: Conversation with a disciple September 5, 1962.

Lifeless repetition
Sweet Mother, What is the use of Japa? Is it a good method to
repeat words like “Silence” and “Peace” in order to establish
silence and peace in oneself when one sits down to meditate?

A mere repetition of words cannot have much effect.
There are classical or traditional Japas which are intended
to subdue the lower mind and establish a connection with high-
er forces or with deities. These Japas must be given by the Guru,
who at the same time infuses them with the power of realisa-
tion. They are useful only for those who want to do an intensive
yoga and spend five or six hours a day in yogic practices.
Japa such as you describe it cannot have much effect ex-
cept to create a tamasic dullness, which should not be mis-
taken for mental silence. CWM 16: 304

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