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Namah Vol. 27, Issue 2, 15th July 2019

immense. The body gives itself to the work vehicle of the body, the soul has charted a
of transformation. The body offers itself so chain of synchronicity which keeps drawing
that a perfect solution to our inner condition me towards my true destiny. It is the Truth
can be found. Everything revolves around within the body which has done all this.
the sacrifice of the body.
The body is the earth in microcosm. As humanity
The teacher learns from the earth, each of us learns through
our body. We can absorb so much from their
Each one of us has our own unique experiences example and their sacrifice. The earth
in life and our own particular relationship yields everything for humanity, as the body
with the body. For me, it has truly been sacrifices all for the individual. The body is
a catalyst for growth and change. It has a symbol of Universal Matter. If the body
propelled me inside; its limitations have transforms, the rest will follow. More than
forced me to search for solutions within. any other part of our nature, it is ready to
Really, it has given me the necessary impetus prostrate itself before the Truth. This Truth
for progress. It has made me step outside my seeks the fullest possible expression through
habitual boundaries. It has instilled a greater the body. This is the next step in evolution
humility and reinforced a determination to and where the supreme alchemy will unfold.
overcome all obstacles. With a tendency to The time for the body is now.
float and drift, it keeps my feet firmly planted
on the ground. It always demonstrates what Reference
has yet to be accomplished. The body has
mapped all my life-movements. Indeed it 1. The Mother. Collected Works of the Mother, Volume
is only through the promptings of it and 6. 2 ed. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram
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the soul that I am here at all! Through the Trust; 2003, p. 6.
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1 At the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry

James Anderson is a member of SAIIIHR and coordinating editor of NAMAH.

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