If you said to yourself, my children, "We want to be as perfect instruments as possible to express the divine Will in the world", then for this instrument to be perfect, it must be cultivated, educated, trained. It must not be left like a shapeless piece of stone. When you want to build with a stone you chisel it; when you want to make a formless block into a beautiful diamond, you chisel it. Well, it is the same thing. When with your brain and body you want to make a beautiful instrument for the Divine, you must cultivate it, sharpen it, refine it, complete what is missing, perfect what is there. (The Mother, 13 May 1953) <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/05/13-may-1953#p18</ref>
== Mastery over Perfection ==
But if you remain in that consciousness and look from there, then you begin to understand something of the truth. And this consciousness has to be so total, that even if things come directly against you, even the physical movement of someone coming to beat you (you must not allow him to kill you, no; you have perhaps to do what is necessary not to get killed), but if you are yourself in this perfect consciousness and have no personal reaction, well, I give you the guarantee the other cannot kill you. He will not be able to, even if he tries. He will not be able to beat you, even if he tries. Only, you must not have a single violent or wrong vibration, you understand? Even if there is just a little false vibration, that opens the door and the thing enters and all goes wrong. You must be fully conscious, have the full knowledge, the perfect mastery over everything, the clear vision of the Truth—and perfect peace. (The Mother, 20 May 1953) <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/05/20-may-1953#p54</ref>
… one may act with a perfect knowledge of what should be done, and without intervention—the least intervention—of the reasoning mind. The mind is silent: it simply looks on and listens in order to register things, it does not act. (The Mother, 23 December 1953) <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/05/23-december-1953#p8</ref>== Why ==
It is only in the supreme Consciousness that you can attain the perfect expression of yourself. (The Mother, 29 February 1956) <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/08/29-february-1956#p24</ref>
… But if you remain in that consciousness and look from there, then you begin to understand something of the truth. And this consciousness has to be so total, that even if things come directly against you, even the physical movement of someone coming to beat you (you must not allow him to kill you, no; you have perhaps to do what is necessary not to get killed), but if you are yourself in this perfect in your self-giving consciousness and absolutely sincerehave no personal reaction, well, I give you are sure the guarantee the other cannot kill you. He will not be able to, even if he tries. He will not be able to attain beat you, even if he tries. Only, you must not have a single violent or wrong vibration, you understand? Even if there is just a little false vibration, that opens the door and the thing enters and all goes wrong. You must be fully conscious, have the spiritual goalfull knowledge, the perfect mastery over everything, the clear vision of the Truth—and perfect peace. (The Mother, 1 August 195620 May 1953) <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/0805/120-augustmay-19561953#p4p54</ref>
… sincerity is progressiveone may act with a perfect knowledge of what should be done, and as without intervention—the least intervention—of the being progresses reasoning mind. The mind is silent: it simply looks on and develops, as the universe unfolds listens in the beingorder to register things, sincerity too must go on perfecting itself endlesslyit does not act. (The Mother, 19 23 December 19561953) <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/0805/1923-december-19561953#p25p8</ref>
== Aim of Integral Yoga and Perfection ==