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with the idea of receiving, does not trust with the idea of being
protected, does not have a faith which asks for proofs — it is this
that is indispensable in order to walk on the path, and it is this
alone which can truly shelter you from all danger.
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Integral courage: whatever the domain, whatever the danger, the
attitude remains the same — calm and assured.
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A noblest courage is to recognise one’s faults.
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I remember that once we spoke of courage as one of the perfec-
tions... But this courage means having a taste for the supreme
adventure. And this taste for supreme adventure ... takes hold of
you completely and flings you, without calculation and without
reserve and without a possibility of withdrawal, into the great ad-
venture of the divine discovery, the great adventure of the divine
meeting, the yet greater adventure of the divine Realisation; you
throw yourself into the adventure without looking back and with-
out asking for a single minute, “What’s going to happen?” For if
you ask what is going to happen, you never start, you always re-
main stuck there, rooted to the spot, afraid to lose something, to
lose your balance.
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Progress may be slow, relapses may be frequent, but if a coura-
geous will is maintained, one is sure to
triumph one day and see all difficulties
melt and vanish before the radiance of the
truth-consciousness. The Mother
CWM 10: 282; 8: 260-61; 14: 169-70; 8: 40-41,
12: 7
Flower: Courage
(Spiritual significance of the flower given by the Mother)
Botanical name: Calotropis gigantea

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