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ated by the hostile forces who are never so pleased as when
throwing on you a melancholy mood. Humility is indeed one
thing and depression quite another, the former a divine move-
ment and the latter a very crude expression of the dark forces.
Therefore, face your troubles joyously, oppose with invariable
cheerfulness the obstacles that beset the road to transforma-
tion. The best means of routing the enemy is to laugh in his
face! You may grapple and tussle for days and he may still
show an undiminished vigour; but just once laugh at him and
lo! he takes to his heels. A laugh of self-confidence and of faith
in the Divine is the most shattering strength possible — it dis-
rupts the enemy’s front, spreads havoc in his ranks and carries
you triumphantly onwards.
The converted vital feels also a joy in the process of re-
alisation. All the difficulties implied in that process it accepts
with gusto, it never feels happier than when the Truth is
shown it and the play of falsehood in its lower nature laid
bare. It does not do the Yoga as if carrying a burden on its
back but as if it were a very pleasurable occupation. It is will-
ing to endure the utmost with a smile if it is a condition of
the transformation. Neither complaining nor grumbling, it
endures happily because it is for the sake of the Divine that
it does so. It has the unshakable conviction that the victory
will be won.
CWM 3: 138 - 139
All suffering is the sign that the surrender is not total
To all those who suffer, it is the same thing that has to
be said: all suffering is the sign that the surrender is not to-
tal. Then, when you feel in you a “bang”, like that, instead of
saying, “Oh, this is bad” or “This circumstance is difficult,”
you say, “My surrender is not perfect.” Then it’s all right. And
then you feel the Grace that helps you and leads you, and

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