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can respond, even if there is the faintest of as something very small, a tiny speck when
threads. This connection will grow in time. set against the vastness of the universal
Cling to this Presence at all times. backdrop, indeed, not even that, as nothing at
all can disrupt this essential Oneness. When
These are but small beginnings in overcoming that day comes, the divine life will unfold and
the urge to compete. But the aim is not to all competition will be transformed.
conquer this single persistent urge. Indeed,
we must be victorious over the whole range Reference
of our innately human afflictions. We have
all embarked on this long passage from ego 1. The Mother. The Collected Works of the Mother,
to soul. We are all on this journey together. Volume 12. 2 ed. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo
nd
When we finally reach our destination, the Ashram Trust; 1999, p. 273.
spectre of competition will surely appear

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

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