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be fit for possession if he has not learned to use things not for
himself, but for the Divine Will, as an instrument, with the right
knowledge and action in the use for the proper equipment of a
life lived not for oneself but for and in the Divine.
CWSA 35: 759

It is quite a mistake to suppose that everybody has eventu-
ally to come and join the Pondicherry Asram. That is not the
Mother's intention, nor is it physically possible. The work to be
done is not supposed to be confined to Pondicherry.
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... On the other hand cannot this tangential turn of thought
prove to be an index of aspiration to live physically near the
Mother, which under certain conditions is productive of great
results — results which cannot be achieved anywhere else?

Where that is necessary, it will be done — but it does not
follow that everybody has to come and stay here permanently.
CWSA 35: 815 Sri Aurobindo

Service
To be at the service of the Divine is the surest way to attain realisation.
(Spiritual Significance and Explanation of the Flower Given by The Mother)
Botanical name: Copper pod, Rusty shield-bearer, Yellow flamboyant
Small fragrant yellow flower with five separated delicately
crinkled petals and exserted stamens.

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