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nature and the physical world's opposition, misunderstanding
or reluctance.
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The victory is always sure — even when there is difficulty, never
doubt that the victory will be there.
CWSA 31: 694-95

Cheerfulness
Cheerfulness is the salt of sadhana. It is a thousand times
better than gloominess.
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Be more cheerful and confident. Sex and Doubt and Co. are
there, no doubt, but the Divine is there also inside you. Open
your eyes and look and look till the veil is rent and you see Him
— or Her.
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The change noted by X evidently indicates a great progress in
the vital and physical being. There is nothing spiritually wrong
in being glad and cheerful, on the contrary it is the right thing.
As for struggles and aspiration, struggles are really not indis-
pensable to progress and there are many people who get so ha-
bituated to the struggling attitude that they have all the time
struggles and very little else. That is not desirable. There is a
sunlit path as well as a gloomy one and it is the better of the
two — va path in which one goes forward in absolute reliance
on the Mother, fearing nothing, sorrowing over nothing. Aspi-
ration is needed but there can be a sunlit aspiration full of light
and faith and confidence and joy. If difficulty comes, even that
can be faced with a smile.
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It is that cheerfulness that we want to be always there in you.
It is the happiness of the psychic that has found its way and,
whatever difficulties come, is sure that it will be led forward and

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