DAILY MESSAGES
Series II
351) The too severe discipline under which man
puts himself creates openings for unalloyed exploitation by mean forces.
Instead of weeding them out, man tends to increase the severity of his
discipline which is a needless self-torture. µ 352) The right balance between inner discipline
and external culture eliminates the exploitation. µ 353) In the absence of that balance, initiative
based on common sense will lead to the weeding out of suckers. µ 354) Desire can be transformed only where it is
strongest because only there energy acts. Weak desire cannot be transformed
as transformation needs maximum energy which a weak desire does not have. µ 355) The best period for transforming desire is
youth, as desire is strongest then and is almost irresistible. µ 356) Those who can say, “All my life I have
given to a cause”, achieve for all humanity. µ 357) The distinction between an enjoyment that
is a must and a dissipation that needs to be avoided is indicated in life by
that seeking you or your seeking it. µ 358) In the mind the same distinction exists
between satisfaction and fulfilment. µ 359) Body shows the same by release of excess
energy and a feeling of exhaustion. µ 360) Satisfaction fills in one part of the being
that directly acts, fulfilment spreads to the whole being. µ 361) Being soft to another in matters deserving
punishment, man is only being soft to himself, his weaknesses, his
preferences. µ 362) Vital generosity is of that character __
of being generous to oneself __ while spiritual generosity is
truly generous to the other person. µ 363) In Sri Aurobindonian language, even that
lends itself to be interpreted as generous to one’s own spirit. (The Supreme
is the greatest Egoist.) p 364) The civilised man who cannot ask for a free
meal or a free gift, does not hesitate to rob another of his right by seeking
stolen pleasure. Man becomes truly civilised only when he denies himself
stolen pleasure. µ 365) The cultured sensitivity is hurt even by
legitimate joys if they wear an appearance of stolen pleasure. µ 366) If the seeking for fame is the last
infirmity of noble minds, the cultured sensitivity is the last human barrier
to transformation. µ 367) In the state we are in, even when Grace
arrives, we are the unconscious recipient of it. After the completion of
surrender, we become aware of it. p 368) Conscious receptivity of Grace is the only
condition in which yoga can be undertaken. p 369) Perversity, falsehood, etc. are like human
bacteria. To destroy them mercilessly is a service to humanity. Often it is a
service to those qualities that come to you so that you may destroy them. p 370) Mother’s vibration spreads surely. Only
that it chooses a medium least resistant or most receptive. p 371) The impersonal, subtle plane is least
resistant; fields of personal action are most resistant. p 372) Lila, self-concealing, self-discovery, the
joy of the play, are there not only to the Brahman that creates the world,
but each time you cross into another plane, these opportunities present
themselves. p 373) Moving into a lower plane, it is the joy of
the criminal’s success; moving into the higher plane, it is the creative joy
of shedding the physicality in human relationship in favour of higher
affection. Both are shrouded in clandestine activities. µ 374) The entire romantic literature of the world
is the male seeking the female outside the sanction of social norms. Even
within wedlock should one move into pure affection, he has to escape the dark
net of sanctioned, psychological values to reach that affection. µ 375) A dazed mind overwhelmed by fortunate, good
circumstance is a mental symptom of Grace, as rain is the material symptom of
Grace. p 376) Man, endowed as he is with irresistibly
running thoughts, even one of which can cancel Grace, can only receive Grace
by being dazed. µ 377) In the rare moments when man without
volition moves in the opposite direction to his nature __ miser’s
generosity is an example - the vital exhibits readiness to receive Grace. µ 378) Kuchela was dazed, the villagers were
honest, I was sent to Sri Aurobindo’s Room, the inheritance was refused,
dissipation stopped its offering, hostile and negative forces offered to
withdraw. All these are expressions of Grace in one way or another. p 379) Incoming Grace releases Himalayan energy to
achieve or to fight hostile forces. p 380) Parent and child being oppositely
constituted, each will have the very opposite of emotions to the other
subconsciously. µ 381) To know that one is ripe to receive Grace,
even the ultimate Grace, is not given to anyone. p 382) Having known it and received it, it is the
rare few that espouse the humility needed for that Grace to be abiding. p 383) To be able to see the future incidence of
Grace in oneself, better still in others, is to be in touch with the action
of Grace. p 384) In moments of Grace, mind is prolific with
original ideas. µ 385) If
harmony and Freedom are the hallmarks of enjoyment, know that Freedom
may be freedom to hide yourself from the inherited environment of the past. µ 386) Long after the accomplishment of a thing,
man is unable to know the process of it. But mind is capable of wanting to
know the process before accomplishment. µ 387) In theory, mind can succeed in rare cases.
Should it do so, it will be like the memory of the future, knowledge of the
future. µ 388) Affection of the highest type, affectionate
gratitude rarely felt, defy the rules of spirit, as they are codes of
emotions and not that of spirit. µ 389) A feeble decision to destroy the perversity
that pervades the atmosphere brought down a shower of Grace unknown in 40
years. p 390) Transformation converts low energy into
high energy of greater quantity, as one expression of the finite turning into
Infinite. p 391) Reversely, transforming a higher
opportunity into a lower use shrinks the energy enormously. µ 392) Man exhibiting a willingness to move
upwards will not find the needed energy lacking as the change generates all
the energy called for. µ 393) Enormous energy is needed to change into a
higher plane when you force your unwilling nature to change against its
settled motive. µ 394) For the social man, the Infinite Energies
of Divine Joy are hidden in the emotions of shame and honour, the one
physical and the other psychological. µ 395) Losing the sense of shame, the energies
released are vitally expansive delight. µ 396) By dissolving honour in preference to
divine freedom of the mind, what is released is the mental infinity, infinity
of understanding without thought. µ AÚ˘u©őÚ ©Ú®
]˘vUPő©Ŕ ¦›˘x öPőŇĐ®. 397) It is only the understanding that needs no
thought which can see the spiritual role of the criminal and the harlot. p 398) Enormous material prosperity in the
physical plane can be easily created by expansive ideas of the mind and vital
because it is a process of descent, a process of mind creatively acting on
matter. p 399) Any scientist who is emotionally identified
with his field (fission or pollution) __ can stop the radioactive
fallout or clean the earth’s atmosphere, can overnight change his field when
he raises himself to levels above mind through mind-transcending ideas. µ 400) Creativity is to bring the higher field to
the lower planes. µ |
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