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Namah                           Viewing and treating others as the Divine





                                                 3.   Ibid., p. 446.

                                                 4.   Ibid., p. 495.

                                                 5.  Ibid., p. 438.

                                                 6.  Sri Aurobindo. Complete Works, Volume 31; 2014,
                                                    p. 291.

                                                 7.  Ibid.


                                                 8.  Ibid.

                                                 9.  Ibid., p.325.

                                                 10. The Mother. The Collected Works of the Mother,
        ‘Always treat others as if the Mother were   Volume 10. 2  ed. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo
                                                             nd
        living within them, because she is, indeed,   Ashram Trust; 2001, p. 82.
        always present.’
                                                 11. Ibid.
        It would help us to treat others more respect-
        fully, with greater consciousness and sensitivity,   12. Ibid..
        and with the right kind of love. I think one
        of the greatest of spiritual experiences would   13. Sri Aurobindo. Complete Works, Volume 31, p. 319.
        be to have the sense of the Divine existing
        in others, gradually developing the mould   14. Ibid., p. 318.
        of their outer personality so that it can
        express itself ever more clearly, truly and   15. Ibid.
        powerfully. Having that sense would relieve
        us of much disappointment and anguish over   16. Ibid.
        the supposed imperfections of others, and
        enable us to take joy in their being and their   17. Ibid., p. 320.
        gradual unfolding.
                                                 18. Ibid., p. 321.
        References
                                                 19. Ibid , 318.
        1.  Sri Aurobindo. The Complete Works of Sri
           Aurobindo, Volume 36. Pondicherry: Sri   20. Sri Aurobindo. Complete Works, Volume 29;
           Aurobindo Ashram Trust; 2006, p. 294.    2013, p. 282.


        2.   Sri Aurobindo. The Complete Works, Volume   21. Ibid., p. 283.
           12; 1997, p. 491.


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