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Namah Surrender Each Moment

Let us take an example to apply the insight
from the above quote. Let us say that someone
says something critical towards us, without
understanding us fully. The next second,
we notice irritation coming in, our listening
reduces, we move into some emotions or
memories. Often we succumb to these
reactions. We do not bring a clear and firm
choice. Our inner will is weak. Our will
to progress and evolve needs to be lit all
the time. If we really are able to do this, Total surrender with joy
the tell-tale sign will be that there will be
a calm will from us saying, ‘No. It is not As we deepen in our sincerity and the Grace
the job of my body to bear the weight of of surrender, we would start experiencing the
this. These reactions can be offered to the increase in the joy of surrender, the abolition
Divine and we can wait for the Divine of fear overall, a vaster equanimity and greater
to transform them’. So instead of tossing aspiration for the Divine Manifestation on
around inwardly with repetitive thoughts earth.
that replay the criticism, or feelings and
emotions that churn, we become aware This practice of surrender needs to be dynamic
of them and open or offer them to the and filled with joy or delight. If it is dry or
Divine. We wait. Instead of identifying mechanical, it will not be total. Here is an
more with the churns, we identify more example of the Mother’s poise and through
with the Divine. We wait till we have contagion how Durga surrenders to the
Divine-touched thoughts, feelings and Supreme. And perhaps there is a clue in the
emotions incubating within us. This is last sentence that it is through bliss that she
an understanding of total surrender that made her surrender.
is emerging now. With this we can act in
the world to create something deeper and “And that's why.... How many times Durga
higher. came! She would always come, and I had my
eye on her (!), because in her presence I could
The key once again is to learn to wait and clearly sense that there wasn't that rapport
allow the transformation to be done, once we with the Supreme (she just didn't need it,
have called and offered ourselves fully to the she didn't need anything). And it wasn't
Divine Force. We are reminded of this from that something acted on her consciously,
the following lines by the Mother: deliberately, to obtain that result: it has been
a contagion. I remember how she used to
“But if they open themselves, if they give come, and my aspiration would be so intense,
themselves over in an integral surrender, the my inner attitude so concentrated ... and
work can be done for them — they have only one day there was such a sense of power, of
to let it be done (8).” immensity, of ineffable bliss in the contact
with the Supreme (it was a day when Durga

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