I have a sweet little Mother

     sitting close in my heart,

We are so happy together;

      never will we part.

2. Wherever is our body, if we concentrate in our

heart on the Lord, there He is with us.

                          (Champaklal Speaks, p. 282.)

3. Leave all care to the Divine's Grace, including your

progress, and you will be in peace.

                          (Champaklal Speaks, p. 282.)

4. The Mother is always ready to welcome the child,

whatever fault the child may have committed.

                           (Champaklal Speaks, p. 274.)

5. Give yourself entirely to the Divine and you will see

the end of all your troubles.

                           (Champaklal Speaks, p. 274.)

6. Sincere devotion is much more effective than

Ganges water.

                          (Champaklal Speaks, p. 277.)

7. A hero fears nothing, complains of nothing and

never gives way.

                          (Champaklal Speaks, p. 278.)

8. The path is long, but self-surrender makes it short,

 the way is difficult but perfect trust makes it easy.

                               (Champaklal Speaks, p. 274.)

9. The mind, the life and the body must become and

 live what the Soul knows and is.

                                    (Champaklal Speaks, p. 282.)

10. If you do not wish to say something which is true,

 instead of lying just keep silent.

                                      (Champaklal Speaks, p. 280.)

11. Talk as little as possible. Work as much as you can.

                                       (Champaklal Speaks, p. 276.)

12. How can I give wise advice to foolish people?

                                       (Champaklal Speaks, p. 274.)

13. Without the Divine life is a painful illusion, with the

Divine all is bliss.

                (Words of the Mother - Part ii, p. 209.)

14. Turn towards the Divine, all your suffering will

disappear.

               (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 209.)

15. All difficulties are solved by taking rest in the

 Divine's arms, for these arms are always opened with

 love to shelter us.

               (Words of the Mother -Part II, p. 209.)

16. Always joyfully accept what is given you by the

 Divine.

               (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 210.)

17. All was gold and gold and gold, a torrent of golden

 light pouring down in an uninterrupted flow...the

path of the gods is a sunlit path.... Such is the path

open before us if we choose to take it.

               (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 210.)

18. A smile acts upon difficulties as the sun upon the

clouds — it disperses them.

                 (Words of the Mother -Part II, p. 210.)

19. To smile at an enemy is to disarm him.

                (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 210.)

20. Self-mastery is the greatest conquest, it is the basis

 of all enduring happiness.

                 (Words of the Mother - Pan II, p. 211.)

21. To be concerned for one's happiness is the surest

 way of becoming unhappy.

                 (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 211.)

22. Happiness is not the aim of life. The aim of ordinary

 life is to carry out one's duty; the aim of

spiritual life is to realise the Divine.

                 (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 211.)

23. If we want to keep our happiness intact and pure,

we must do our best not to attract upon it the

 attention of unfriendly thoughts.

                  (Words of the Mother - Part ii, p. 211.)

24. Peace and stillness are the great remedy for diseases.

 When we can bring peace in our cells we are cured.

                      (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 211.)

25. The body should reject illness as energetically as in

 the mind we reject falsehood.

                          (Words of the Mother - Part ii, p. 212.)

26. In the psychic is the source of constant happiness.

Nothing is permanent in a terrestrial being except

the psychic.

                       (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 212.)

27. Our trust in the Divine must not depend upon outer

circumstances.

                          (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 212.)

28. To understand the Divine we must have no more

 preferences.

                    (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 213.)

29. To become conscious of the Divine Love, all other

 love must be abandoned.

                         (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 213.)

30. To love truly the Divine we must rise above

 attachments.

                        (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 213.)

31. Poor Divine! of what an amount of horrors He can

 be accused. If these accusations were true, what a

 monster He would be, He who in truth is all-

compassion.

                      (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 213.)

32. All our thoughts, all our sentiments will move

 towards the Divine as a river towards the sea.

                     (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 213.)

40. Nothing is in safety except what is given to the Divine.

                          (Words of the Mother-Part II, p. 215.)

41. However long the journey may be and however

 great the traveller, at the end is always found exclusive

 reliance on the Divine Grace.

                          (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 215.)

42. Let us offer our will to the Divine Grace that

accomplishes all.

                        (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 215.)

43. It is in proportion to our trust in the Divine that the

Divine Grace can act for us and help.

                          (Words of the Mother -Part II, p. 216.)

44. Let us give ourselves without reserve to the Divine,

so best shall we receive the Divine Grace.

                             (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 216.)

45. The Supreme has sent His Grace into the world to

 save it.

                               (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 216.)

46. Each victory we win over the obscure physical

 Nature is the promise of a greater one to come.

               (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 217.)

47. To conquer a desire brings more joy than to satisfy it.

                          (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 217.)

48. Let us be always very careful to avoid all that might

 encourage in us the spirit of display.

                      (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 217.)

49. You can be entirely free from fear only when you

 have driven out of you all violence.

                   (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 217.)

50. In true courage there is no impatience and no

 rashness.

                   (Words of the Mother -Part II, p. 217.)

51. Courage is a sign of the soul's nobility. But courage

 must be calm and master of itself, generous and

 benevolent.

                           (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 218.)

52. A noblest courage is to recognise one's fault.

                          (Words of the Mother-Part II, p. 218.)

53. Jealousy with its escort of slanders is the output of

the weak and the small....

                         (Words of the Mother -Part II, p. 218.)

54. To be above offence or insult makes one truly great.

                          (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 218.)

55. To speak always the truth is the highest title of nobility.

                            (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 218.)

56. In art also we must remain on heights.

                             (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 218.)

57. Good taste is the aristocracy of art.

                               (Words of the Mother-Part II, p. 219.)

58. Let the sun of aspiration dissolve the clouds of egoism.

                              (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 220.)

59. In the silence of the heart burns the steady fire of aspiration.

                                  (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 221.)

0. Each meditation ought to be a new revelation, for

 in each meditation something new happens.

                (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 221.)

61. Each new dawn brings the possibility of a new

 progress.

                (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 221.)

62. We move forward without haste, for we are sure

of the future.

                    (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 221.)

63. One grows into the likeness of what one loves.

                   (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 221.)

64. Our consciousness is like a young bird; it must learn

 to use its wings.

                        (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 222.)

65. Day and night constantly the Presence is there.

 It is enough to turn silently inward and we detect it.

                       (Words of the Mother-Part II, p. 222.)

66. In sincerity is the certitude of victory.

Sincerity! Sincerity! How sweet is the purity of thy

 presence!

               (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 222.)

67. There is a great beauty in simplicity.

                  (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 223.)

68. Do not act under an impulse.

An impulsive person who cannot control himself

has a disordered life.

                 (Words of the Mother-Van II, p. 223.)

69. When two persons quarrel, always both are in the

wrong.

                     (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 223.)

70. Sobriety has never done any harm to anyone.

                    (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 224.)

71. The world is deafened with useless words.

                    (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 224.)

72. The nobility of a being is measured by the capacity of gratitude

                                      (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 224.)

73. Lord, without Thee life is a monstrosity. Without

 Thy Light, Thy Consciousness, Thy Beauty and

 Thy Force, all existence is a sinister and grotesque comedy.

                                          (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 224.)

74. Lord, Thy love is so great, so noble and so pure that

 it is beyond our comprehension. It is immeasurable

 and infinite: on bended knees we must receive it;

 and yet Thou hast made it so sweet that even the

 weakest among us, even a child, can approach Thee.

                                      (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 225.

75. O Lord, in the depth of all that is, of all that

 shall be, is Thy divine and unvarying smile.

             (Words of the Mother -Part II, p. 225.)

76. Child, you say to me: "To love me is to do what I

want." But I say to you, for the Divine to love truly

 is to do what is the best for him whom He loves.

                 (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 225.)

77. Remember always the Divine and all you do will be

 an expression of the Divine Presence.

                     (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 226.)

78. In the present condition of the world an absolute

 faithfulness to the Divine has become an indispensable

need.

                      (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 227.)

79. To conquer the difficulties there is more power in a

 smile than in a sigh.

                        (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 227.)

80. It is only egoism that is shocked to find egoism in others.

                            (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 227.)

81. Be perfectly sincere and no victory will be denied to you.

                            (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 227.)

82. There is only one way of being right, but there are

 many ways of being wrong.

                           (Words of the Mother -Part II, p. 228.)

83. Always circumstances come to reveal the hidden

 weaknesses that have to be overcome.

                              (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 228.)

84. Only he is never vanquished who refuses to be

 vanquished.

                                   (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 228.)

85. In all opinions there is something true and something false.

 It is indeed a great and useful thing to be able to listen to the

 opinions of others without losing one's temper.

                                    (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 228.)

86. You can break the moral rules only when you observe

 the divine Law.

                                     (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 228.)

87. If you want to be respected, always be respectable.

                     (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 228.)

88. One must be able to control oneself before one can

 hope to govern others.

                      (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 229.)

89. He who has a perfect sense of true justice can claim

 the right to be obeyed.

                     (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 229.)

90. Be severe to yourself before being severe to others.

                      (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 229.)

91. Fear is slavery, work is liberty, courage is victory.

                       (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 229.)

92. Let us work as we pray, for indeed work is the

 body's best prayer to the Divine.

                          (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 229.)

93. The work done through love and because of love is

 surely the most powerful.

                           (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 229.)

94. Indeed he is happy who loves the Divine, because

 the Divine is always with him.

                     (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 230.)

95. The Grace and the help are always there for all who

 aspire for them and their power is limitless when

 received with faith and confidence.

                     (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 230.)

96. Lean more exclusively on the Divine's love. When

 one receives the Divine's love, of what value can be

 any human love?

                       (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 230.)

97. It is to the sincerity of your aspiration that the Love

 answers spontaneously.

                       (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 231.)

98. True love and consecration lead much quicker to

 the Divine than an arduous "Tapasya".

                     (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 231.)

99. Go deep inside the temple and you will find me there.

                       (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 231.)

100. The first step is perfect calm and equanimity.

             (Words of the Mother - Part II. p. 231.)

101. Open to the consciousness which is working on and

 in you and keep always as quiet and peaceful as you can.

                         (Words of the Mother - Part II. p. 232.)

102. The Divine Consciousness is at work to transform

 you and you must open to it in order to let it work

 freely in you.

                         (Words of the Mother - Part II. p. 233.)

103. With patience and perseverance all prayers get

 fulfilled.

                          (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 234.)

104. Fear not, your sincerity is your safeguard.

                            (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 235.)

105. Work done in the true spirit is meditation.

                             (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 235.)

106. ...It is always better to look for the cause of the

 disharmony in order to correct it in oneself rather

 than in the other or others.

               (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 236.)

107. If you keep your faith unshaken and your heart

 always open to me, then all difficulties, however

 great, will contribute to the greater perfection of

 your being.

                   (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 236.)

108. My word to you is: Do not cherish suffering and

 suffering will leave you altogether....

                 (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 236.)

109. When a mistake is made it must always be used as a

means for progress;...

                          (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 237.)

110. Even if things are not as they ought to be, worry

 does not help to make them better. A quiet confidence

 is the source of strength.

                          (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 237.)

111. The mountain path leads always in two directions,

 upward and downward — all depends on what we

 put behind us.

                       (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 216.)

112. We must learn to rely only on the Divine Grace and

to call for its help in all circumstances; then it will

work out constant miracles.

                            (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 215.)

113. Who is worthy or unworthy in front of the Divine

 Grace? All are children of the one and the same

Mother. Her love is equally spread over all of them.

 But to each one She gives according to his nature

 and receptivity.

                           (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 216.)

114. To each one things are said according to his or her

capacity of understanding. It follows that the

 knowledge given to one may not be useful or good

 for another. That is why the personal teaching of

 the Guru must not be disclosed to others.

                             (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 219.)

115. In order to be filled anew the vessel must get empty

 sometimes. It is when we are preparing for greater

 receptivities that we feel empty.

                               (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 219.)

116. There is no end to the wonders of the Universe.

 The more we get free from the limits of our small

 ego, the more these wonders disclose themselves

 to us.

                (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 220.)

117. If we allow a falsehood, however small, to express

 through our mouth or pen, how can we hope to

 become perfect messengers of Truth? A perfect

 servant of Truth should abstain even from the

 slightest inexactitude, exaggeration or deformation.

                       (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 222.)

118. To know how to wait is to put Time on your side.

 With patience one arrives always. A persevering

 will surmounts all obstacles.

                       (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 223.)

119. Success is a harder ordeal to pass through than

misfortune. It is in the hour of success that one

 must be especially vigilant to rise above oneself.

                    (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 227.)

120. The vast peace and calm are there, ready for you to

 open to them and receive them.

                            (Words of the Mother - Part II, p. 232.)

121. It is only in silence that a true progress can be

 made; it is only in silence that one can rectify a

 wrong movement; it is only in silence that one can

 be of help to somebody else....

                   (Words of the Mother - Part III, p. 92.)

122. The Grace is equally for all. But each one receives

 it according to his sincerity.

                        (Words of the Mother - Part III, p. 93.)

123. Faith is spontaneous knowledge in the psychic.

                         (Words of the Mother - Part III, p. 94.)

124. I do not believe that to change work will help you to

change your character; it has never proved successful before.

                             (Words of the Mother - Part III, p. 95.)

125. The senses are liars — they do not convey to us the

 truth of things but only an incomplete and even

 falsified appearance of things.

                           (Words of the Mother - Part III, p. 95.)

126. We find in others what is in us. If we always find

 mud around us, it proves that there is mud somewhere

 in us.

                         (Words of the Mother - Part III, p. 96.)

127. Our best friend is he who loves us in the best of

 ourselves and yet does not ask us to be other than

 we are.

                (Words of the Mother - Part III, p. 96.)

128. Give yourself — it is the best way of finding

 yourself.

                 (Words of the Mother - Part III, p. 97.)

129. ...Only the Truth-Consciousness can judge. So it is

 better, in all circumstances, to leave the judgement

 to the Divine.

                 (Words of the Mother - Part III, p. 97.)

130. Titles give no value to a man unless he has acquired

 them in the service of the Divine.

                         (Words of the Mother - Part III, p. 98.)

131. When you are truly changed, everything around

 you will also be changed.

                         (Words of the Mother - Part III, p. 98.)

132. The Divine may very well lean towards you, but to

 understand Him rightly you must come up to Him.

                           (Words of the Mother - Part III, p. 98.)

133. The disciples judge the forms by the Master, others

 judge the Master by the forms.

                          (Words of the Mother - Part IH. p. 99.)

134. It is in peace that knowledge and power are truly

effective.

                              (Words of the Mother - Part IV. p. 1.)

135. It is by a quiet, strong and persistent peace that the

 true victories can be won.

                             (Words of the Mother - Part IV, p. 1.)

136. In quietness you will feel that the divine force, help

 and protection are always with you.

                          (Words of the Mother - Part IV. p. 2.)

137. ...Do not jump to conclusions from a superficial

view of things; always take your time, concentrate

 and decide only in quietness.

                          (Words of the Mother - Part IV. p. 3.)

138. The true lasting quietness in the vital and the physical

as well as in the mind, comes from a complete

 consecration to the Divine....

                              (Words of the Mother - Part IV. p. 3-4)

139. It is only when we are not disturbed that we can

 always do the right thing at the right time and in the

right way.

                  (Words of the Mother - Part IV. p. 4.)

140. Sincerity is the key of the divine doors.

                (Words of the Mother - Part IV. p. 5.)

141. Sincere calls surely reach and receive an answer.

                       (Words of the Mother - Part IV, p. 5.)

142. Those who are sincere, I can help and turn easily

 towards the Divine. But where there is insincerity

I can do very little.

                        (Words of the Mother - Part IV, p. 6.)

143. Rise above these petty quarrels and difficulties and

 wake up once more in the light and power of my

 love which never leaves you.

                               (Words of the Mother - Part IV, p. 6.)

144. To do at each moment the best we can and leave

 the result to the Divine's decision, is the surest way

to peace, happiness, strength, progress and final perfection.

                            (Words of the Mother - Part IV, p. 7.)