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<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/sincerity#p4</ref>

<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/sincerity#p5</ref>

Sincerity—what we call sincerity, that is to say honesty and transparency: that there may be nowhere in the being anything which pretends, hides or wants to pass itself off for what it is not. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/08/22-february-1956#p42</ref>

Be true to your true self always—that is the real sincerity. Persist and conquer.<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/dealing-with-hostile-attacks#p23</ref>

Sincerity means more than mere honesty. It means that you mean what you say, feel what you profess, are earnest in your will. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/sincerity#p5</ref>

To be sincere, all the parts of the being must be united in their aspiration for the Divine―not that one part wants and others refuse or revolt. To be sincere in the aspiration―to want the Divine for the Divine's sake, not for fame or name or prestige or power or any satisfaction of vanity. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/sincerity#p7 </ref>

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Sweet Mother, what does “sincerity” mean, exactly?''

And finally, if we go far enough, if we push the description far enough, so long as there is a part of the being which contradicts the central aspiration for the Divine, one is not perfectly sincere. That is to say, a perfect sincerity is something extremely rare. And most commonly, very very frequently, when there are things in one's nature which one does not like, one takes the greatest care to hide them from oneself, one finds favourable explanations or simply makes a little movement, like this (''gesture''). You have noticed that when things move like this you can't see them clearly. Well, where the defect is seated, there is a kind of vibrations which does this, and so your sight is not clear, you no longer see your defects. And this is automatic. Well, all these are insincerities.<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/10-november-1954#p27,p28,p30</ref>

''Sweet Mother, how can we make our submission gladly?''

It must be sincere. If it is truly sincere, it becomes happy. So long as it is not—you may reverse the thing—so long as it is not happy, you may be sure it is not perfectly sincere; for if it is perfectly sincere, it is always happy. If it is not happy, it means that there is something which holds back, something which would like things to be otherwise, something that has a will of its own, a desire of its own, its own purpose and is not satisfied, and therefore is not completely surrendered, not sincere in its surrender. But if one is sincere in one's surrender, one is perfectly happy, automatically; rather, one automatically enjoys an ineffable happiness. Therefore, as long as this ineffable happiness is not there, it is a sure indication that you are not sincere, that there is something, some part of the being, larger or smaller, which is not sincere. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/7-july-1954#p61</ref>

==Transparent Sincerity==

Someone is in front of me and I am looking at him; I look into his eyes. And if this person is sincere or ‘transparent’, through his eyes I go down and I see his soul—clearly. But—this is precisely the experience—when I look at somebody and see a little cloud, then I continue, I see a screen, and then sometimes it is a wall, and afterwards it is something quite black; and all this must be crossed, and holes bored in order to go through; and even then I am not sure if at the last minute I may not find myself before a door of bronze so thick that I shall never get through and see his soul; so, of such a person I can immediately say that he is not sincere. But I can also say, figuratively, that he is not transparent. That is the first thing. <ref>https://incarnateword.in/cwm/08/25-january-1956#p45,p46</ref>

Sincerity is compared to an atmosphere or a sheet of glass. If the one or the other is completely transparent, it lets light through without distorting it.

Similarly, a sincere consciousness lets divine vibrations through without distorting them. <ref>https://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/8-july-1968#p2</ref>

Sincerity —what we call sincerity, that is to say, a perfect honesty and transparency: that there may be nowhere in the being anything which pretends, hides or wants to pass itself off for what it is not. <ref>https://incarnateword.in/cwm/08/22-february-1956#p39</ref>

The central sincerity is the first thing and sufficient for an aspiration to be entertained—a total sincerity is needed for the aspiration to be fulfilled.

<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/the-newness-of-the-integral-yoga#p10</ref>

Aspiration and will to change are not so very far from each other, and if one has either, it is usually enough for going through,—provided of course it maintains itself. The opposition in certain parts of the being exists in every sadhak and can be very obstinate. Sincerity comes by having first the constant central aspiration or will, next, the honesty to see and avow the refusal in parts of the being, finally, the intention of seeing it through even there, however difficult it may be. You have admitted certain things changed in you, so you can no longer pretend that you have made no progress at all.

<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/the-difficulties-of-human-nature#p25</ref>

===Faith and Sincerity===

Faith and Sincerity are the twin agents of success.

<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/message-for-the-inauguration-of-sri-mirambika-high-school-ahmedabad#p1</ref>

It is possible for anyone to attain to a complete and living faith in the Divine if he has the sincere will to do so, even though he may not be sattwic in his nature; but, if he is sattwic, it will be easier for him—he will not be hampered by doubts and revolts such as afflict the rajasic man on his way. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/faith#p46</ref>

===Humility and Sincerity===

Even what is true, is so exalted or extended beyond its true pitch and limit and measure that it becomes the parent of error. Especially if their sadhana is mainly in the mental and vital, they have to meet here many difficulties and much danger; only those who follow scrupulously a strict guidance or have the psychic being prominent in their nature pass easily as if on a sure and clearly marked road across this intermediate region. A central sincerity, a fundamental humility also save from much danger and trouble. One can then pass quickly beyond into a clearer Light where if there is still much mixture, incertitude and struggle, yet the orientation is towards the cosmic Truth and not to a half-illumined prolongation of Maya and Ignorance.

<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/30/the-intermediate-zone#p8</ref>

...one must be very vigilant and very self-controlled, very patient, and have a never-failing goodwill. One must not neglect having a small dose of humility, a sufficient one, and one must never be satisfied with the sincerity one has. One must always want more. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/22-december-1954#p22</ref>

===Purity and Sincerity===

The purification of the heart is the central necessity, but a purification of the mind, vital and physical is also called for. But the most important thing for purification of the heart is an absolute sincerity. No concealment from the Divine or oneself or the Guru, a straight look at one’s nature and one’s movements, a straight will to make them straight. It does not so much matter if it takes time; one must be prepared to make it one’s whole life-task to seek the Divine. <ref>https://incarnateword.in/sabcl/23/experiences-and-realisations-iv#p5</ref>

Purity is perfect sincerity and one cannot have it unless the being is entirely consecrated to the Divine. <ref>https://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/purity#p6</ref>

Purity and sincerity are the same thing.”<ref>https://incarnateword.in/agenda/05/september-16-1964#p75</ref>