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One cannot become altogether this [entirely sincere] at once, but
if one aspires at all times to it and calls in always the aid of the
Divine Shakti with a true heart and straightforward will, one grows
more and more into this consciousness.
CWSA 29: 51

The opposition in certain parts of the being exists in every sadhak
and can be very obstinate. Sincerity comes by having first the con-
stant central aspiration or will, next, the honesty to see and avow
the refusal in parts of the being, finally, the intention of seeing it
through even there, however difficult it may be.
CWSA 31: 646 Sri Aurobindo

I need not appear to be good if
my sincerity is perfect.
It is better to be than to seem.

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I need not seem if I am.
It is better to be than to seem.
No need of seeming when one is.

CWM 15: 189; 14: 69 The Mother

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