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Namah Editorial

“The next process is to stand aside and watch especially when they are tainted with
the working of the divine power in yourself. political ambitions. Interpretations
This working is often attended with disturbance as such is philosophical or practical
and trouble in the system, therefore faith is rendering of spiritual truths and unless the
necessary, though perfect faith is not always interpreter has glimpsed something
possible at once; for whatever impurity is in of the Glory of the Spirit, it is bound
you, harboured openly or secretly lurking, is to take more and more a dead academic
likely to rise at first and be repeated so intellectual form rather than the power
long as it is not exhaustively swept out, of the living Word. At best it can be a
and doubt in this age is an almost universal preparation for the mind and the intellect.
impurity. But even when doubt assails, stand At worst it can be a prison fastened
by and wait for it to pass, availing yourself with bars of rigid dogma. That is why
if possible of the satsanga of those who are we see the Mother and Sri Aurobindo
already advanced on the path, but when that cautioning us against the tendency to quote
is absent, still holding fast to the principle of them. Often out of context and without
the yoga, self-surrender. When distressed sufficient background in the totality of
within or assailed from without, remember their writings or the actual journey of
the words of the Gita (7).” Yoga, these powerful luminous words
can easily change into misquotes even
where the reproduction of the phrase is
accurate. The Scripture is no doubt a
great help on the path and few if any can
dispense with it. It is the living Word-
body of the Master and its value and power
can never be overstated. But to truly derive
the utmost benefit from it there is a need to
delve deep into its meaning that far exceeds
the dictionary usage of the term. Above all,
it must be put into practice. To add to it,
especially with reference to the writings of
Sri Aurobindo, the Mother advised that to
This does not mean following one’s whims know what he is revealing to us we must
and fancies, for no saadhanaa can mean that, understand everything that he has said on
but to discover and discern the illumining a given subject. The same applies to the
fire within the word rather than be caught Mother’s works as well.
up in analysing its outer body. Priesthood
in this sense is a sacerdocy but now it has The second aspect, in terms of recognition
become largely a matter of appointment by the seeker, is the Divine with whom the
for political and other vested interests. disciple seeks to become one. The truer truth
This has further led to the downfall of hidden at first and often for a long time from
organised religions that die burdened the disciple is that He whom he seeks is in
with the volumes of interpretations, fact calling him. It is the Divine who calls

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