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Namah The signpost to our destiny

The signpost (7)” and that means to live inside.

Each one of us has a choice. We walk life’s References
path and eventually come across a signpost,
a signpost which determines the greatest 1. The Mother. The Collected Works of the Mother,
decision that we ever have to make. The Volume 7. 2 ed. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo
nd
choice will dictate the entire orientation of Ashram Trust; 2003, p. 279.
our existence. One sign is pointing inwards
and the other points outwards. If our soul 2. Ibid., p. 278.
is sufficiently awake there can only be one
decision: to follow the inner path. One 3. Ibid.
may delay and procrastinate when one is
confronted with this choice, but sooner or 4. The Mother. Collected Works, Volume 4; 2003,
later, one must follow one’s Truth. The fact p. 358.
that the signpost has appeared at all implies
that we are now confronted by a mandate of 5. Ibid., p. 139.
the soul. Otherwise it would not be there. It
shows that our soul has ripened and we are 6. The Mother. Collected Works, Volume 3; 2003,
ready. We are ready. The decision we have p. 167.
to make is really a no-brainer: it is spiritual
suicide to reject this command. Whatever 7. The Mother. Collected Works, Volume 14; 2004,
life throws at us, we must, “Cling to Truth p. 192.

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

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