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It takes time, steadfast endeavour, long continued aspiration and a calm perseverance to get anywhere in Yoga; that time you do not give yourself because of these recurrent swingings away from the right attitude. <ref> Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Attacks by the hostile forces. In "Letters on yoga 4". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/attacks-by-the-hostile-forces#p16 </ref>
You must Persevere in your effort until you do succeed. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 11 june 1935. In "More answers from the mother". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/17/11-june-1935#p2 </ref>
You must be sincere in your perseverance<nowiki>; then the things you cannot do today, you will one day be able to do, after regular and persistent efforts.</nowiki> <ref> The Mother. (2003). 4 january 1972. In "More answers from the mother". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/17/4-january-1972#p1 </ref>
You must first have a great deal of perseverance in the search, for usually when one begins searching for these things the mind comes to give a hundred and one favourable explanations for your not needing to search. It tells you, "Why no, it is not at all your fault; it is this, it is that, it is the circumstances, it is the people, these are things received from outside—all kinds of excellent excuses, which, unless you are very firm in your resolution, make you let go, and then it is finished; and so, after a short time the whole business has to be started again, the bad impulse or the thing you didn't want, the movement you didn't want, comes back, and so you must begin everything over again—till the day you decide to perform the operation. When the operation is done it is over, one is free. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 16 march 1955. In "Questions and answers (1955)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/07/16-march-1955#p9 </ref>
If one wants to take the trouble, one can enlarge his field considerably. But it asks for work, for perseverance, a kind of assiduous effort. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 18 may 1955. In "Questions and answers (1955)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/07/18-may-1955#p88 </ref>
There is only needed the perseverance to go on till this resistance breaks down. <ref> Sri Aurobindo. (2013). Patience and Perseverance. In "Letters on yoga 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/patience-and-perseverance#p26 </ref>
Persevere and what is still crooked will be made straight. <ref> Sri Aurobindo. (2013). Peace - the basis of the sadhana. In "Letters on yoga 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/peace-the-basis-of-the-sadhana#p23 </ref>
One has to Persevere until the light conquers. <ref> Sri Aurobindo. (2013). Peace - the basis of the sadhana. In "Letters on yoga 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/peace-the-basis-of-the-sadhana#p25 </ref>
The path of surrender is indeed difficult, but if one perseveres in it with sincerity, there is bound to be some success. <ref> Sri Aurobindo. (2013). The central processes of the sadhana. In "Letters on yoga 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/the-central-processes-of-the-sadhana#p19 </ref>
The only course is to shake off the inertia of the will and Persevere. <ref> Sri Aurobindo. (2013). Surrender. In "Letters on yoga 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/surrender#p90 </ref>
Unless one has an endless patience and an unshakable perseverance, it is better not to start on the way of transformation. <ref> The Mother. (2003). Transformation. In "Words of the mother 3". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/15/transformation#p21 </ref>
If you Persevere you are sure to succeed. <ref> The Mother. (2003). Letters to a young sadhak - 7. In "Some answers from the mother". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/letters-to-a-young-sadhak-vii#p7</ref>
Simply aspire with calm and perseverance for the light. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 30 August 1936. In "Some answers from the mother". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/30-august-1936#p5 </ref>
You must Persevere with courage and sincerity. You are sure to succeed one day. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 2 September 1962. In "Some answers from the mother". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/2-september-1962#p3 </ref>
For each person the way differs in its details, but sincerity and perseverance are equally indispensable for all. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 6 May 1964. In "Some answers from the mother". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/6-may-1964#p4 </ref>
The Mother's force is there with you even when you do not feel it. Trust to it, remain quiet and Persevere. <ref> Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Wrong Movements of the Vital. In "Letters on yoga 4". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/wrong-movements-of-the-vital#p22 </ref>
A great determination, a strong will and an untiring perseverance are indispensable to reach the goal. <ref> The Mother. (2003). Psychic education and spiritual education. In "On education". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/psychic-education-and-spiritual-education#p3 </ref>
For a happy and effective life, the essentials are sincerity, humility, perseverance and an insatiable thirst for progress. Above all, one must be convinced of a limitless possibility of progress. Progress is youth; at a hundred years of age one can be young. <ref> The Mother. (2003). Psychic education and spiritual education. In "On education". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/students#p18 </ref>
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