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sciousness and a new life. That is why I address myself to you, the
students, that is, to all who wish to learn, to learn always more and
always better, so that one day you may be capable of opening your-
selves to the new force and of giving it the possibility of manifest-
ing on the physical plane. For that is our programme and we must
not forget it. To understand the true reason why you are here, you
must remember that we want to become instruments that are as
perfect as possible, instruments that express the divine will in the
world. And if the instruments are to be perfect, they must be culti-
vated, educated, trained. They must not be left like fallow land or a
formless piece of stone. A diamond reveals all its beauty only when
it is artistically cut. It is the same for you. If you want your physical
being to be a perfect instrument for the manifestation of the su-
pramental consciousness, you must cultivate it, sharpen it, refine
it, give it what it lacks, perfect what it already possesses. That is
why you go to school, my children, whether you are big or small,
for one can learn at any age — and so you must go to your classes.
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Choosing to progress
Sometimes, if you are not in a very good mood, you say, "How
boring it is going to be!" Yes, perhaps the teacher who is taking
your class does not know how to amuse you. He may be a very
good teacher, but at the same time he may not know how to en-
tertain you, for it is not always easy. There are days when one does
not feel like being entertaining. There are days, for him as for you,
when one would like to be elsewhere than in school. But still, you
go to your class. You go because you must, for if you obey all your
fancies you will never have any control over yourselves; your fan-
cies will control you. So you go to your class, but instead of going
there and thinking, "How bored I am going to be; I am sure it is not
going to be interesting", you should tell yourselves, "There is not a
single minute in life, not one circumstance that is not an opportu-

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