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= What is Perseverance? =
Perseverance: the decision to go to the very end. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Perseverance. In "Words of the mother Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/perseverance#p1</ref>
Perseverance is patience in action. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Perseverance. In "Words of the mother Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/perseverance#p2</ref>
Perseverance breaks down all obstacles. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Perseverance. In "Words of the mother Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/perseverance#p3</ref>
Perseverance in the path is the one rule to cling to and with that finally all obstacles are overcome. <ref> Sri Aurobindo. (2013). Patience and Perseverance. In "Letters on yoga 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/patience-and-perseverance#p7 </ref>
Persevere―it is the surest way to success. What you have not been able to achieve in you last year, you will do this year. <ref> The Mother. (2003). Perseverance. In "Words of the mother Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/perseverance#p5 </ref>
Learn steadiness of character, perseverance. <ref>The Mother. (2003). 22 march 1957. In "Questions and answers (1957 - 1958). "http://incarnateword.in/cwm/09/22-march-1957#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 Mother 3". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/15/transformation#p21 </ref>
It is possible that you may not obtain an immediate result, but Persevere. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Sleep and Rest. In "Words of the mother Mother 3". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/15/sleep-and-rest#p25 </ref>
Persevere, and what you cannot do today you will be able to do tomorrow. <ref>The Mother. (2003). 11 January 1972. In "Some answers from the motherMother". Retrieved from http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/11-january-1972#p9 </ref>
Without perseverance one never attains anything. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Letters to a young sadhak - 7. In "Some answers from the motherMother". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/letters-to-a-young-sadhak-vii#p3 </ref>
If you Persevere you are sure to succeed. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Letters to a young sadhak - 7. In "Some answers from the motherMother". 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 motherMother". 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 motherMother". 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 motherMother". 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>
The source of sincerity, of will, of perseverance is in the psychic being, but this translates itself differently in different people. <ref>The Mother. (2002). 26 March 1951. In "Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/26-march-1951#p27 </ref>
The psychic being works with perseverance and ardour for the union to be made an accomplished fact, but it never complains and knows how to wait for the hour of realisation to come. <ref>The Mother. (2003). The Soul (the Psychic). In "Words of the mother Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/the-soul-the-psychic#p57 </ref>
= Perseverance in Yoga =
The road of Yoga is long, every inch of ground has to be won against much resistance and no quality is more needed by the sadhak than patience and single-minded perseverance with a faith that remains firm through all difficulties, delays and apparent failures. <ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2013). Patience and Perseverance. In "Letters on yoga 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/patience-and-perseverance#p3 </ref>
All the methods of self-knowledge, self-control and self-mastery are good. You have to choose the one that comes to you spontaneously and best corresponds to your nature. And once having chosen the method, you must use your intelligent will to apply it with an unfailing perseverance that does not shrink from any obstacle, any difficulty. It is a long and minute work which must be undertaken with sincerity and continued with an increasing sincerity ever more scrupulous and integral. <ref>The Mother. (2003). 28 July 1960. In "Some answers from the motherMother". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/28-july-1960#p4 </ref>
Aspire and Persevere and all will come with the growing consciousness. <ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2012). The true being and the true consciousness. In "Letters on yoga 1". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/28/the-true-being-and-the-true-consciousness#p8 </ref>
One has to Persevere till one can stand back from the mind as from the vital and feel the deeper and larger mental and vital Purushas within one which are capable of silence, capable of a straight receptivity of the true Word and Force as of the true silence. <ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Mental Difficulties and the Need of Quietude. In "Letters on yoga 4". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/mental-difficulties-and-the-need-of-quietude#p3 </ref>
It is always the vital being which protests and complains. The psychic being works with perseverance and ardour to make the union an accomplished fact, but it never complains, and knows how to wait for the hour of realisations to come. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Letters to a young sadhak -4. In "Some answers from the motherMother". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/letters-to-a-young-sadhak-iv#p18 </ref>
One must be more obstinate than the obstinate material nature and Persevere until the light and truth can take permanent hold of the parts which are still responsive to the old movements. There can be no doubt that with this perseverance the Truth will in the end conquer. <ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Wrong Movements of the Vital. In "Letters on yoga 4". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/wrong-movements-of-the-vital#p75 </ref>
There is no easy way to get over physical animality and vital greed. It is only an obstinate perseverance that can succeed. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Greed (for Food). In "Words of the mother Mother 2".http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/greed-for-food#p13 </ref>
perseverance is necessary in any process, and what is this process? First, there must be the ability to observe and discern, the ability to find the vital in oneself. <ref>The Mother. (2002). 26 March 1951. In "Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/26-march-1951#p7 </ref>
First of all, one must will it. And then one must aspire with great perseverance, and each time the ego shows itself, one must give it a little rap on the nose (Mother taps her nose) until it has received so many raps that it is tired of them and gives up the game. <ref>The Mother. (2003). 28 July 1954. In "Questions and answers (1954)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/28-july-1954#p31 </ref>
It is from within that you must become master of your lower nature by establishing your consciousness firmly in a domain that is free of all desire and attachment because it is under the influence of the divine Light and Force. It is a long and exacting labour which must be undertaken with an unfailing sincerity and a tireless perseverance. <ref>The Mother. (2003). 26 August 1964. In "Some answers from the motherMother". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/26-august-1964#p4 </ref>
If you have a mantra and do not repeat it sufficiently, there is no use in having it and that if you are inattentive, you lose the benefit of vigilance, and that if you do not continue in the good habits that you acquire, they are useless—that is to say, you must Persevere. <ref>The Mother. (2002). Impurity. In "Questions and answers (1929 - 1931)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/03/impurity#p26 </ref>
== Persevere during Difficulties ==
It is by persevering that one conquers difficulties, not by running away from them. One who perseveres is sure to triumph. Victory goes to the most enduring. Always do your best and the Lord will take care of the results. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Perseverance. In "Words of the mother Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/perseverance#p10 </ref>
You may not know at every moment what is the best thing to do or how to do it, but you can place your will at the disposal of the Divine to do the best possible, the best thing possible. You will see it will have marvelous results. Do this with consciousness, sincerity and perseverance and you will find yourself getting along with gigantic strides. <ref>The Mother. (2002). 17 february 1950. In "Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)" http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/17-february-1951#p21 </ref>
Victory is certain if we Persevere and what price of difficulty and endeavour can be too great for such a conquest? <ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2014). The Hostile Forces and the Difficulties of Yoga. In "Letters on yoga 4". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/the-hostile-forces-and-the-difficulties-of-yoga#p14 </ref>
Persevere in your aspiration and effort, do not allow yourself to be discouraged by setbacks. This always happens in the beginning. But if you continue to fight without paying any attention to them, a day will come when the resistances give way and the difficulties vanish. My help is always with you, but you must learn to use it and to rely on it rather than on your own resources. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Perseverance. In "Words of the mother Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/perseverance#p7 </ref>
The more you advance, the more vigilant must you become. And the most essential quality is perseverance, endurance, and a... what shall I call it?—a kind of inner good humour which helps you not to get discouraged, not to become sad, and to face all difficulties with a smile. <ref>The Mother. (2003). 18 Jan 1956. In "Questions and answers (1956)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/08/18-january-1956#p9 </ref>
When you want to progress, the difficulty you want to conquer immediately increases tenfold in importance and intensity in your consciousness. There is but to Persevere, that's all. It will pass. <ref>The Mother. (2003). 21 August 1957. In "Questions and answers (1957 - 1958)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/09/21-august-1957#p12 </ref>
Persevere, be more and more sincere and you will succeed. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Mistakes Can Be Effaced. In "Words of the mother Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/mistakes-can-be-effaced#p7 </ref>
With patience and perseverance all prayers get fulfilled. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Patience. In "Words of the mother Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/patience#p10 </ref>
When you want to make a progress, the difficulty you wished to conquer increases tenfold in importance and intensity in your consciousness. You have only to Persevere. That is all; it will pass away. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Face and Overcome Difficulties. In "Words of the mother Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/face-and-overcome-difficulties#p21 </ref>
Persevere and you will conquer. You can be sure that my help, force and blessings are always with you. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Face and Overcome Difficulties. In "Words of the mother Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/face-and-overcome-difficulties#p59 </ref>
One must Persevere till the result comes and if one perseveres the result is bound to come.<ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Dealing with Hostile Attacks. In "Letters on yoga 4". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/dealing-with-hostile-attacks#p53 </ref>
Face all these things [inner disturbances] quietly and firmly with perseverance in the endeavour of the sadhana. Trust firmly in the Divine Grace and the Divine Grace will not fail you. <ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2013). The Divine Grace and Guidance. In "Letters on yoga 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/the-divine-grace-and-guidance#p24 </ref>
It is a long and meticulous work that requires much perseverance, but the result is worth the trouble, for it brings not only mastery but also the possibility of the transformation and illumination of the consciousness. <ref>The Mother. (2003). 28 August 1969. In "Some answers from the motherMother". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/28-august-1969#p5 </ref>
= Practice Perseverance with Patience =