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Words of Nolini Kanta Gupta

Once when the Mother was asked by a group of disciples to give permission and blessings for opening a centre, She said in answer: „To open a centre is not sufficient in itself. It must be the pure hearth of perfect sincerity, in a total consecration to the Divine.“ This is the first motto or mantra that should be inscribed on the tablet of the inner constitution of every group organisation. It states the basic spirit, the true inspiration that should initiate the work and guide it through. The second mantra is embodied in these words of Sri Aurobindo: „Love the Mother: Always behave as if She was looking at you, for indeed She is always present.“ These are words that should be kept always bright and blazing in the heart of each and every one. It gives the source and origin of the inspiration, the single fount of all movements collective and individual. And a third mantra not less living or less urgent has been given by the Mother: „Let us work as we pray, for indeed work is the body‘s best prayer to the Divine.“ Here we learn of the way, the process that is to be followed, the skill as it were, for realising the goal....