Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

4. The Mother in the Life of the Ashram

Fragment ID: 20036

When I try to meditate in the Mother’s presence, my concentration breaks. There is a rush of thoughts, such as “what is the Mother bringing down?” and “what is the Mother’s will?” Why does this happen?

It is simply a bad habit of the mind, a wrong activity. It is not in the least useful for the mind to ask or try to determine what the Mother wills or is bringing – that only interferes. It has simply to remain quiet and concentrated and leave the Power to act.

11 November 1934