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When I think of the Mother's compassion, I start weeping with
gratefulness. Never before in my life have I felt so much affec-
tion. If my mind is a bit quiet, will I be able to feel her help?

Yes, it is by quieting the mind that you will become able to call
the Mother and open to her. The soothing effect was a touch
from the psychic — one of the touches that prepare the open-
ing of the psychic with its gift of inner peace, love and joy.
*
Today again after pranam there were some vital dissatisfac-
tions. But they have a great effect on the heart which has now
begun to open to the Mother.

Get rid of these dissatisfactions, they prevent the permanent
psychic opening.
*
The heart is beginning to open to the Mother, but it is still eas-
ily touched by lower vital suggestions. That is probably why the
vital is not always happy with the way the Mother deals with me
at pranam.

What the psychic always feels is "What the Mother does is for
the best", and it accepts all with gladness. It is the vital part of
the heart that is easily touched by the suggestions.
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I am not sure whether a direct psychic opening could have been
done in my case without any difficulty.

The direct opening of the psychic centre is easy only when the
ego-centricity is greatly diminished and also if there is a strong
bhakti for the Mother. A spiritual humility and sense of submis-
sion and dependence is necessary.
CWSA 32: 161-63 Sri Aurobindo

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