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Namah Vol. 30, Issue 3, 15th October 2022

Another practice is to remember and offer. This whenever any movement, of whatever
too is an exercise in consciousness. The driving- disposition, rises to the surface. Don’t let it
force behind this movement is aspiration. It is linger. Learn to catch the impulse as soon as
aspiration which sets the pace of our endeavour: it arises. Offer everything when in the throes
it burns at the core of our being. It has to be of confusion. Try to offer everything when
experienced. It is our fuel for progress; it is you are in your darkest gloom. It is dynamic
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what sustains our sadhana. We must tend to practice.
it at all times. We need to be present with this
aspiration always. Unless it is nurtured, it Ultimately it is aspiration and will that make our
will wither with neglect and our practice will practice truly effective. If it is done consciously,
implode. If this happens, our will inexorably the relation between these two states join in
disintegrates. an ever-evolving and widening circle. The
movement constantly rotates from one to
We offer both our aspiration and our will the other. The two states merge and almost
to this Inner Fire. The practice of offering become one. The aspiration becomes our will
our aspiration and our will is simultaneous and the will our aspiration.
and almost synonymous. Go deep within the
recesses of your heart. You will find the Fire The will is what deploys and effects but it
there. You may have a different image. This is entirely reliant on our aspiration. For a
is where the Mother resides. considerable amount of time, aspiration
necessitates effort. However, it shouldn’t
As we offer all our negativities to Her and remain an unremitting toil. The effort will
as through continuous sacrifice to the Flame, become a joy and when the joy is sustained
our aspiration rises and expands. Likewise, it builds a self-perpetuating momentum of its
our will sharpens and becomes more single- own. This is a hallmark of surrender. We start
pointed. Like an arrow directed at the target it to be carried! The Mother is like the mother-
doesn’t deviate and comprises immense force. cat who picks the kitten up with her jaws to
place it on higher ground.
When we finally perceive that what we currently
represent is little more than a bundle of impulses
and desires, we are getting somewhere. This
is what we offer. It is only a half-truth, the
current reality of our superficial front. We let
everything rise to the surface in this conscious
sacrifice. We have to strip ourselves bare so
that the Truth can step forward. Yes, this is
what we really are!

With continued practice, offering will become
an indispensable tool for our growth. We need
to find a way of offering always. Make it your
first impulse, your initial trigger response,

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