The Mother Quotes & Sayings

You take up the spiritual path only when you feel you cannot do otherwise. — The Mother

The Divine is what you adore in Sri Aurobindo. — The Mother

To Be young is to be always ready to give up what we are in order to become what we must be.
To be young is never to accept the irreparable.
— The Mother

...you carry in yourself all the obstacles necessary to make your realization perfect. Always you will see that within you the shadow and the light are equal: you have an ability, you also have the negation of this ability. But, if you discover a very black hole, a thick shadow, be sure that somewhere in you there is a great light. It is up to you to know how to use the one to realize the other. — The Mother

Be grateful for all ordeals, they are the shortest way to the Divine. — The Mother

From the point of view of a spiritual life, it is not what you do that matters most, but the way in which it is done and the
consciousness you put into it. Remember always the Divine and all you do will be an expression of the Divine Presence.
When all your actions are consecrated to the Divine, there will be no longer activities that are superior and activities that
are inferior; all will have an equal importance - the value given them by the consecration. — The Mother

The path is long, but self-surrender makes it short; the way is difficult, but perfect trust makes it easy. — The Mother

Consider the Divine Life as the most important thing to obtain. — The Mother