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Preparation for the Yoga
You can tell him that reading and study, though they can
be useful for preparing the mind, are not in themselves the best
means of entering the Yoga. It is self-dedication from within
oneself that is the means. Nor is it entrance into the atmo-
sphere of the Asram that is needed, for there are many things
in the atmosphere of the Asram, not all of them desirable. It is
with the consciousness of the Mother that he must unite and
there too a sincere self-consecration in mind and heart and will
is the means for it. The work given by the Mother is always
meant as a field for that self-consecration; it has to be done
as an offering to her so that through the self-offering one may
come to feel her Force acting and her presence.
CWSA 35: 547-48

You can also tell him that there are two stages in the Yoga,
one of preparation and one of the actual intensive sadhana. It
is the first that he can undertake. In this stage aspiration in the
heart with prayer, bhakti, meditation, a will to offer the life to
the Divine are the important things. Purification of the nature is
the first aim to be achieved. There should be no over-eagerness
for experiences but such as come should be observed and, if
helpful to the right attitude and true development, accepted.
All that flatters the ego or feeds it should be rejected. There
should be no impatience if the progress is slow or difficulties
many — all should be done in a calm patience — and full reli-
ance on the Divine Mother. This period tests the capacity of the
sadhak and the sincerity of his aspiration towards the Divine.
CWSA 35: 551

There is no question about grihastha and Sannyasin here,
because the distinction does not exist for us. There is no place

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