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To persevere in turning towards the Light is what is most demand-
ed. The Light is nearer to us than we think and at any time its hour
may come.
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Efface the stamp of ego from the heart and let the love of the
Mother take its place. Cast from the mind all insistence on your
personal ideas and judgments, then you will have the wisdom to
understand her. Let there be no obsession of self-will, ego-drive in
the act, love of personal authority, attachment to personal pref-
erence, then the Mother’s force will be able to act clearly in you
and you will get the inexhaustible energy for which you ask
and your service will be perfect.
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Fidelity, devotion, self-giving, selfless work and service, constant
aspiration are the simplest and most effective means by which
the soul can be made ready and fit to be in the abiding presence
of the Divine.
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To light always and keep alight the psychic fire within, the fire
of aspiration, devotion and self-giving — not to stifle it with the
damp smouldering logs of vital desire and egoistic reactions. If
that becomes permanent and continuous, then it will be easy to
bring down the spiritual transformation.
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Clarity of knowledge and inner self-vision, subjugation of the
ego, love, scrupulousness in selfless and dedicated works, are
the four wheels of the chariot of Yoga. One who has them will
progress safely on the path.
CWSA 35: 246-47, 838, 841, 840 Sri Aurobindo

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