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'''Persevere''' in your concentration till you come to the point when you no longer lose the inner contact. <ref>The Mother. (2002). 25 Dec  1950. In ''Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)''. ~~Retrieved from~~ http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/25-december-1950#p18</ref>

To attain that concentration much effort is necessary; an immediate or even a quick result is rarely possible. But if the inner door has once been opened, you may be sure that it will open again if you know how to '''persevere'''.

<ref>The Mother. (2002). 25 Dec  1950. In ''Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)''. ~~Retrieved from~~ [http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/25-december-1950#p21 ~~http:~~</~~/incarnateword.in/cwm/04/25-december-1950#p21]~~ref>

<div style="color:#000000;">To transform the vital one must have will, perseverance, sincerity</div>

<ref>The Mother. (2002). 26 March 1951. In ''Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)''. ~~Retrieved from~~ [http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/26-march-1951#p26 ~~http:~~</~~/incarnateword.in/cwm/04/26-march-1951#p26]~~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''. ~~Retrieved from~~ [http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/mental-difficulties-and-the-need-of-quietude#p3 ~~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 mother''. ~~Retrieved from~~ 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''. ~~Retrieved from~~ 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 2''. ~~Retrieved from~~ 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)''. ~~Retrieved from~~ http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/26-march-1951#p7</ref>

To work for your perfection, the first step is to become conscious of yourself, of the different parts of your being and their respective activities. You must learn to distinguish these different parts one from another, so that you may become clearly aware of the origin of the movements that occur in you, the many impulses, reactions and conflicting wills that drive you to action. It is an assiduous study which demands much '''perseverance''' and sincerity.

<ref>The Mother. (2003). The Science of Living. In ''On education''. ~~Retrieved from~~ http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/the-science-of-living#p5</ref>

If the education of the vital is carried far enough, with '''perseverance''' and sincerity, there comes a time when, convinced of the greatness and beauty of the goal, the vital gives up petty and illusory sensorial satisfactions in order to win the divine delight.

<ref>The Mother. (2003). The Four Austerities and the Four Liberations. In ''On education''. ~~Retrieved from [~~http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/the-four-austerities-and-the-four-liberations#p31 ~~http:~~</~~/incarnateword.in/cwm/12/the-four-austerities-and-the-four-liberations#p31]~~ref>

The transformation of character has in fact been realised by means of a clear-sighted discipline and a '''perseverance''' so obstinate that nothing, not even the most persistent failures, can discourage it.

<ref>The Mother. (2003). Vital Education. In ''On education''. ~~Retrieved from~~ http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/vital-education#p5</ref>

Sincerity, honesty, straightforwardness, courage, disinterestedness, unselfishness, patience, endurance, '''perseverance''', peace, calm, self-control are all things that are taught infinitely better by example than by beautiful speeches. Parents, have a high ideal and always act in accordance with it and you will see that little by little your child will reflect this ideal in himself and spontaneously manifest the qualities you would like to see expressed in his nature.

<ref>The Mother. (2003). Education. In ''On education''. ~~Retrieved from~~ http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/education#p5</ref>

If you make a mistake, quietly observe it and correct the tendency next time. Even if the mistake recurs often, you have only to '''persevere''' quietly—remembering that nature cannot be changed in a day.

<ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Depression and Despondency. In ''Letters on yoga 4''. ~~Retrieved from~~ http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/depression-and-despondency#p67</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)''. ~~Retrieved from~~ 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 mother''. ~~Retrieved from~~ 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)''. ~~Retrieved from~~ http://incarnateword.in/cwm/03/impurity#p26</ref>

And if you '''persevere''', you will see that all of a sudden you are relieved of a mass of meanness and ugliness and obscurity which was preventing you from flowering in the light. It is those things which make you shrivel up, prevent you from widening yourself, opening out in a light where you have the impression of being very comfortable. If you make this effort, you will see finally that you are very far from the point where you had begun, the things you did not feel, did not understand, have become clear. If you are resolved, you are sure to succeed.

<ref>The Mother. (2002). 8 february  1951. In ''Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)''. ~~''Retrieved from [~~http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/8-february-1951#p18 http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/8-february-1951#p18]</ref>

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