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was there), and she seemed to be taken and do this surrender to the Supreme Divine the
absorbed in it. And through that bliss she most, as the Divine Presence is within — in
made her surrender (9).” the heart and in every cell of the body.

So we can remember to check if there is joy In this way, all the opposites and downfalls
present in our practice. And if not, to aspire that exist in us and in the world are our raw-
that we feel the joy in the Divine union and material to offer to the Supreme Divine so
wait for the Divine to do the saadhanaa in us, that She may manifest her full Grace and
within us and through us. Love within us and in the world. Absolute
surrender bestows equanimity in each level
Also it is good to practise surrendering to the of our being. This is such a vast equality
Divine Supreme directly. In the beginning, towards each so-called high and low of life
if we are surrendering to one of their forms that there is no sense of pain or pleasure, less
of a god or goddess, it is fairly important or more, near or far, pleasant or unpleasant,
that we make an aspiration that the god or etc. Everything is accepted as just perfect
goddess stays connected to the Supreme. for that moment. Everything is aspired to be
a
Many in sadhana often are vigilant about the offered to the Supreme Divine for Their full
a
intrusion of adverse forces, ill-wills of others Presence to manifest on earth.
and the like. To glean some insights on this,
let us examine a quote by the Mother: References

“And while I was walking, Durga was there 1. The Mother. Mother’s Agenda, Volume 1. Paris:
— really, it was beautiful! Durga, with that Institut de Recherches EEvolutives; (English
awesome power of hers, forever bringing the translation) 1979, pp. 178 -79.
adverse forces to heel — and she surrendered
to the Supreme, to the point of no longer 2. The Mother. The Collected Works of the Mother,
even recognising the adverse forces: ALL is Volume 15. 2nd ed. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo
the Supreme. It was like a widening of her Ashram Trust; 2004, p. 209.
consciousness. (10).”
3. Sri Aurobindo. The Complete Works, Volume 35,
As per this quotation, our surrender is still Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust,
not complete when we are experiencing 2011, p. 832.
or are in fear of these small forces. We
can bring in some sincerity and love for 4. Sri Aurobindo. Complete Works, Volume 33-34;
the Divine Supreme who is toiling within 1993, p.276
us for our evolution. Let us aspire to make
our surrender so full and complete with 5. The Mother. Mother’s Agenda, Volume 1; (English
the Divine Supreme, that in our experience translation) 1979, pp. 213 -14.
we feel the ALL as the Supreme. We are all
the time serving the Supreme through our 6. Ibid., p. 238.
offerings, allowing the fullness of qualities
to come through. It is the human who can 7. Ibid., p. 433.

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