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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.<refcenter>The Mother. (2003). Perseverance. In "Words of the mother 2''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/perseverance#p2~</refcenter>
Perseverance breaks down in the path is the one rule to cling to and with that finally all obstaclesare overcome.<ref>The MotherSri Aurobindo. (20032013). Patience and Perseverance. In "Words of the mother Letters on yoga 2''". http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/1429/patience-and-perseverance#p3p7 </ref>
Perseverance in the path is the one rule to cling to and with that finally all obstacles are overcome.<refcenter> Sri Aurobindo. (2013). Patience and Perseverance. In ''Letters on yoga 2''. http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/patience-and-perseverance#p7 ~</refcenter>
Persevere―it Perseverance is the surest way to success. What you have not been able to achieve patience in you last year, you will do this yearaction. <ref> The Mother. (2003). Perseverance. In ''"Words of the mother Mother 2''". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/perseverance#p5 p2</ref>
Learn steadiness of character, perseverance. <refcenter>The Mother. (2003). 22 march 1957. In ''Questions and answers (1957 - 1958). ''http://incarnateword.in/cwm/09/22-march-1957#p19 </ref> One must Persevere and hold fast. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 30 january 1957. In "Questions and answers (1957 - 1958)''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/09/30-january-1957#p24 ~</refcenter>
= 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 is a Process =. In "Words of the Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/perseverance#p5 </ref>
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. <refcenter> Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Attacks by the hostile forces. In "Letters on yoga 4''. http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/attacks-by-the-hostile-forces#p16 ~</refcenter>
You must Persevere The source of sincerity, of will, of perseverance is in the psychic being, but this translates itself differently in your effort until you do succeeddifferent people. <ref> The Mother. (20032002). 11 june 193526 March 1951. In ''More "Questions and answers from the mother''(1950 - 1951)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1704/1126-junemarch-19351951#p2 p27 </ref>
You must be sincere in your perseverance<nowikicenter>; 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 </refcenter>
You must first have a great deal of The psychic being works with perseverance in the search, for usually when one begins searching and ardour for these things the mind comes union 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 gobe made an accomplished fact, and then but it is finished; never complains and so, after a short time the whole business has knows how to be started again, wait for 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 hour of realisation to perform the operation. When the operation is done it is over, one is freecome. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 16 march 1955The Soul (the Psychic). In "Questions and answers (1955)''Words of the Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/0714/16the-soul-marchthe-1955psychic#p9 p57 </ref>
If = Why is Perseverance Important? =''Q: Sometimes there are latent powers in us of which we are unaware. To do a work, how is one wants to take the trouble, know whether one can enlarge his field considerably. But is capable of doing it asks for work, for perseverance, a kind of assiduous effort. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 18 may 1955. In "Questions and answers (1955)or not?''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/07/18-may-1955#p88 </ref>
There A: How can one know whether one is only needed capable of doing it or not! By trying. That's the perseverance best thing. And if you do not succeed immediately, Persevere. And you must know that if a strong urge, a very strong urge to go on till do something comes to you, that means this resistance breaks downwork has something to do with you and you are capable of doing it. But one can have powers which are so well hidden that one has to dig long before finding them. So you must not get discouraged at the first setback, you must persist. <ref> Sri AurobindoThe Mother. (20131998). Patience and Perseverance14 October 1953. In "Letters on yoga 2''Questions and answers (1953)". http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/2905/patience14-andoctober-perseverance1953#p26 p40 </ref>
Persevere and what is still crooked You must be sincere in your perseverance; then the things you cannot do today, you will one day be made straightable to do, after regular and persistent efforts. <ref> Sri AurobindoThe Mother. (20132003). Peace - the basis of the sadhana4 january 1972. In "Letters on yoga 2''More answers from the Mother". http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/2917/peace-the4-basis-of-thejanuary-sadhana1972#p23 p1 </ref>
One 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 Persevere until be started again, the light conquersbad 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> Sri AurobindoThe Mother. (20132003). Peace - the basis of the sadhana16 march 1955. In "Letters on yoga 2''Questions and answers (1955)". http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/2907/peace16-the-basis-of-themarch-sadhana1955#p25 p9 </ref>
The path of surrender There is indeed difficult, but if one perseveres in it with sincerity, there is bound only needed the perseverance to be some successgo on till this resistance breaks down. <ref> Sri Aurobindo. (2013). The central processes of the sadhanaPatience and Perseverance. In "Letters on yoga 2''". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/thepatience-central-processes-of-theand-sadhanaperseverance#p19 p26 </ref>
The only course is One has to shake off the inertia of Persevere until the will and Perseverelight conquers. <ref> Sri Aurobindo. (2013). SurrenderPeace - the basis of the sadhana. In "Letters on yoga 2''". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/surrenderpeace-the-basis-of-the-sadhana#p90 p25 </ref>
Unless If one has an endless patience and an unshakable wants to take the trouble, one can enlarge his field considerably. But it asks for work, for perseverance, it is better not to start on the way a kind of transformationassiduous effort. <ref> The Mother. (2003). Transformation18 may 1955. In ''Words of the mother 3''"Questions and answers (1955)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1507/transformation18-may-1955#p21 p88 </ref>
It is possible that you may not obtain an immediate result, but Persevere. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). Sleep and Rest. In ''Words of the mother 3''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/15/sleep-and-rest#p25 ~</refcenter>
It is possible that you may not obtain an immediate result, but Persevere, and what you cannot do today you will be able to do tomorrow. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 11 January 1972Sleep and Rest. In ''Some answers from "Words of the mother''Mother 3". Retrieved from http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1615/11sleep-januaryand-1972rest#p9 p25 </ref>
Without perseverance one never attains anything. <refcenter> 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#p3 ~</refcenter>
If you Persevere you A great determination, a strong will and an untiring perseverance are sure indispensable to succeedreach the goal. <ref> The Mother. (2003). Letters to a young sadhak - 7Psychic education and spiritual education. In ''Some answers from the mother''"On education". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1612/letters-topsychic-aeducation-youngand-sadhakspiritual-viieducation#p7p3 </ref>
Simply aspire with calm and perseverance for the light. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). 30 August 1936. In "Some answers from the mother''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/30-august-1936#p5 ~</refcenter>
You must If you Persevere with courage and sincerity. You you are sure to succeed one day. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 2 September 1962Letters to a young sadhak - 7. In "Some answers from the mother''Mother". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/2letters-to-a-young-septembersadhak-1962vii#p3 p7</ref>
For each person the way differs in its details, but sincerity and perseverance are equally indispensable for all. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). 6 May 1964. In "Some answers from the mother''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/6-may-1964#p4 ~</refcenter>
The Mother's force is there with you even when you do not feel itFor a happy and effective life, the essentials are sincerity, humility, perseverance and an insatiable thirst for progress. Trust to itAbove all, remain quiet and Persevereone must be convinced of a limitless possibility of progress. Progress is youth; at a hundred years of age one can be young. <ref> Sri AurobindoThe Mother. (20142003). Wrong Movements of the VitalPsychic education and spiritual education. In "Letters on yoga 4''On education". http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/3112/wrong-movements-of-the-vitalstudents#p22 p18 </ref>
A great determination, a strong will and an untiring perseverance are indispensable to reach the goal. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). Psychic education and spiritual education. In "On education''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/psychic-education-and-spiritual-education#p3 ~</refcenter>
For The transformation of character has in fact been realised by means of a happy clear-sighted discipline and effective lifea perseverance so obstinate that nothing, not even the essentials are sincerity, humility, perseverance and an insatiable thirst for progress. Above allmost persistent failures, one must be convinced of a limitless possibility of progress. Progress is youth; at a hundred years of age one can be youngdiscourage it. <ref> The Mother. (2003). Psychic education and spiritual educationVital Education. In "On education''". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/studentsvital-education#p18 p5 </ref>
= Source of Perseverance =<center>~</center>
The source Learn steadiness of sinceritycharacter, of will, of perseverance is in the psychic being, but this translates itself differently in different people. <ref> The Mother. (20022003). 26 March 195122 march 1957. In "Questions and answers (1950 1957 - 19511958)''. "http://incarnateword.in/cwm/0409/2622-march-19511957#p27 p19 </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. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). The Soul (the Psychic). In "Words of the mother 2''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/the-soul-the-psychic#p57 ~</refcenter>
= Perseverance If you have a mantra and do not repeat it sufficiently, there is no use in Yoga =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>
For all those who are destined to find their inner being, the truth of their being, there is always at least one moment in life when they were no longer the same, perhaps just like a lightning-flash—but that is enough. It indicates the road one should take, it is the door that opens on this path. And so you must go through the door, and with perseverance and an unfailing steadfastness seek to renew the state which will lead you to something more real and more total. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). 26 Dec 1956. In "Questions and answers (1956)''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/08/26-december-1956#p21 ~</refcenter>
The road Whatever method of Yoga development is longchosen, every inch of ground has to be won against much resistance and no quality is more needed by the sadhak than patience determination and single-minded perseverance with a faith that remains firm through all difficulties, delays and apparent failuresare indispensable to obtain success. <ref> Sri AurobindoThe Mother. (20132003). Patience Concentration and PerseveranceDispersion. In "Letters on yoga 2''On education". http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/2912/patienceconcentration-and-perseverancedispersion#p3 p5 </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. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). 28 July 1960. In "Some answers from the mother''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/28-july-1960#p4 ~</refcenter>
Aspire 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 Persevere and all the Lord will come with take care of the growing consciousnessresults. <ref> Sri AurobindoThe Mother. (20122003). The true being and the true consciousnessPerseverance. In "Letters on yoga 1''Words of the Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/2814/the-true-being-and-the-true-consciousnessperseverance#p8 p10 </ref>
Where the call of the soul perseveres, the response of the Divine must come. <refcenter> Sri Aurobindo. (2012). Doubt and Faith. In "Letters on yoga 1''. http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/28/doubt-and-faith#p12 ~</refcenter>
Grant us You may not know at every moment what is the rectitudebest thing to do or how to do it, but you can place your will at the disposal of the Divine to do the couragebest possible, the best thing possible. You will see it will have marvelous results. Do this with consciousness, sincerity and perseverance and the goodwill necessary to accomplish this sublime taskyou will find yourself getting along with gigantic strides. <ref> The Mother. (20032002). Replies to Prayers of the Physical Education Groups17 february 1950. In "On education''. Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)" http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1204/replies-to-prayers-of-the-physical17-educationfebruary-groups1951#p34 p21 </ref>
= Outcomes of Perseverance =<center>~</center>
=== Perseverance When you want to progress, the difficulty you want to conquer immediately increases tenfold in Concentration ===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 in your concentration till you come to the point when you no longer lose the inner contact. <refcenter> The Mother. (2002). 25 Dec 1950. In ''Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/25-december-1950#p18 ~</refcenter>
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 PersevereWith patience and perseverance all prayers get fulfilled. <ref> The Mother. (20022003). 25 Dec 1950Patience. In ''Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)'' "Words of the Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/0414/25-december-1950patience#p21 p10 </ref>
=== Transform Vital Nature with Perseverance ===<center>~</center>
<span style="color: #000000;">To transform No victory can be won without a fixed fidelity to the vital one must have will, perseverance, sincerityaim and a long effort. There is no other way than to Persevere. <ref> The MotherSri Aurobindo. (20022014). 26 March 1951Human Relations and the Spiritual Life. In "Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)''. Letters on yoga 4" http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/0431/26human-relations-and-the-marchspiritual-1951life#p26 p39 </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 <refcenter> 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 ~</refcenter>
It Persevere and what 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 comestill crooked will be made straight. <ref> The MotherSri Aurobindo. (20032013). Letters to a young sadhak Peace -4the basis of the sadhana. In "Some answers from the mother''Letters on yoga 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/1629/letterspeace-tothe-abasis-youngof-sadhakthe-ivsadhana#p18 p23 </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. <refcenter> Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Wrong Movements of the Vital. In "Letters on yoga 4''. http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/wrong-movements-of-the-vital#p75 ~</refcenter>
There One must Persevere till the result comes and if one perseveres the result is no easy way bound to get over physical animality and vital greedcome. It is only an obstinate perseverance that can succeed. <ref> The MotherSri Aurobindo. (20032014). Greed (for Food)Dealing with Hostile Attacks. In "Words of the mother 2''Letters on yoga 4". http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/1431/greeddealing-with-forhostile-foodattacks#p13 p53 </ref>
perseverance is necessary == Importance 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> Yoga ==
To work for your perfectionUnless one has an endless patience and an unshakable perseverance, the first step it is better not to become conscious of yourself, of start on the different parts way of your being and their respective activitiestransformation. 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 LivingTransformation. In "On education''Words of the Mother 3". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1215/the-science-of-livingtransformation#p5 p21 </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. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). The Four Austerities and the Four Liberations. In ''On education'' http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/the-four-austerities-and-the-four-liberations#p31 ~</refcenter>
The transformation For all those who are destined to find their inner being, the truth of character has their being, there is always at least one moment in fact been realised by means of life when they were no longer the same, perhaps just like a clearlightning-sighted discipline and a perseverance so obstinate flash—but that nothingis enough. It indicates the road one should take, not even it is the most persistent failuresdoor that opens on this path. And so you must go through the door, can discourage itand with perseverance and an unfailing steadfastness seek to renew the state which will lead you to something more real and more total. <ref> The Mother. (2003). Vital Education26 Dec 1956. In "On education''Questions and answers (1956)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1208/vital26-december-education1956#p5 p21 </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. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). Education. In "On education''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/education#p5 ~</refcenter>
If you make a mistakeAll the methods of self-knowledge, quietly observe it self-control and correct self-mastery are good. You have to choose the tendency next timeone that comes to you spontaneously and best corresponds to your nature. Even if And once having chosen the mistake recurs oftenmethod, you have only must use your intelligent will to Persevere quietly—remembering apply it with an unfailing perseverance that nature cannot does not shrink from any obstacle, any difficulty. It is a long and minute work which must be changed in a dayundertaken with sincerity and continued with an increasing sincerity ever more scrupulous and integral. <ref> Sri AurobindoThe Mother. (20142003). Depression and Despondency28 July 1960. In "Letters on yoga 4''Some answers from the Mother". http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/3116/depression28-andjuly-despondency1960#p67 p4 </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. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). 28 July 1954. In "Questions and answers (1954)''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/28-july-1954#p31 ~</refcenter>
It is from within that you must become master The road of your lower nature by establishing your consciousness firmly in a domain that Yoga is free long, every inch of all desire ground has to be won against much resistance and attachment because it no quality is under the influence of more needed by the divine Light sadhak than patience and Force. It is single-minded perseverance with a long and exacting labour which must be undertaken with an unfailing sincerity faith that remains firm through all difficulties, delays and a tireless perseveranceapparent failures.<ref> The MotherSri Aurobindo. (20032013). 26 August 1964Patience and Perseverance. In "Some answers from the mother''Letters on yoga 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/1629/26patience-augustand-1964perseverance#p4 p3 </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. <refcenter> The Mother. (2002). Impurity. In "Questions and answers (1929 - 1931)''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/03/impurity#p26 ~</refcenter>
And if you PersevereIt takes time, steadfast endeavour, you will see that all of long continued aspiration and a sudden you are relieved of a mass of meanness and ugliness and obscurity which was preventing you from flowering calm perseverance to get anywhere in the light. It is those things which make Yoga; that time you shrivel up, prevent you from widening do not give yourself, opening out in a light where you have the impression because of being very comfortable. If you make this effort, you will see finally that you are very far these recurrent swingings away 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 succeedright attitude. <ref> The MotherSri Aurobindo. (20022014). 8 february 1951Attacks by the hostile forces. In "Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)'' Letters on yoga 4". http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/0431/8attacks-februaryby-1951#p18 http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/8the-februaryhostile-1951forces#p18 p16 </ref>
Whatever method of development is chosen, determination and perseverance are indispensable to obtain success. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). Concentration and Dispersion. In ''On education''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/concentration-and-dispersion#p5 ~</refcenter>
=== Transform Physical Nature Aspire and Persevere and all will come with Perseverance ===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>
To change one's body one must be ready to do millions of times the same thing, because the body is a creature of habits and functions by routine, and because to destroy a routine one must Persevere for years. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). 30 March 1955. In "Questions and answers (1955)''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/07/30-march-1955#p24 ~</refcenter>
To be constantly mindful Where the call of the true nature soul perseveres, the response of the body, not to seek what is evil, to pursue with perseverance what is good, is to have right understanding; thus, all one's impurity disappearsDivine must come. <ref> The MotherSri Aurobindo. (20022012). MiscellanyDoubt and Faith. In "Questions and answers (1929 - 1931)''Letters on yoga 1". http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/0328/miscellanydoubt-and-faith#p4 p12 </ref>
=== Persevere during Difficulties ===<center>~</center>
It is by persevering that one conquers difficulties, not by running away from them. One who perseveres is sure to triumph. Victory goes Persevere in your concentration till you come to the most enduring. Always do your best and point when you no longer lose the Lord will take care of the resultsinner contact. <ref> The Mother. (20032002). Perseverance25 Dec 1950. In ''Words of the mother 2''"Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1404/perseverance25-december-1950#p10 p18 </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. <refcenter> The Mother. (2002). 17 february 1950. In "Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)'' http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/17-february-1951#p21 ~</refcenter>
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 quietly and let nothing discourage you. <ref> Sri AurobindoThe Mother. (20142002). The Transformation of the Physical25 Dec 1950. In "Letters on yoga 4''. Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)" http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/3104/the-transformation-of25-thedecember-physical1950#p37 p21 </ref>
Victory is certain if we Persevere and what price of difficulty and endeavour can be too great for such a conquest? <refcenter> 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 ~</refcenter>
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 your aspiration and effortthe light. It is those things which make you shrivel up, do not allow prevent you from widening yourself to be discouraged by setbacks. This always happens , opening out in a light where you have the beginningimpression of being very comfortable. But if If you continue to fight without paying any attention to themmake this effort, a day you will come when see finally that you are very far from the resistances give way and point where you had begun, the difficulties vanishthings you did not feel, did not understand, have become clear. My help is always with If youare resolved, but you must learn to use it and are sure to rely on it rather than on your own resourcessucceed. <ref> The Mother. (20032002). Perseverance8 february 1951. In "Words of the mother 2''Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)" http://incarnateword. in/cwm/04/8-february-1951#p18 http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1404/perseverance8-february-1951#p7 p18 </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. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). 18 Jan 1956. In ''Questions and answers (1956)''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/08/18-january-1956#p9 ~</refcenter>
With an intensity However heavy and tedious the resistance you have to Persevere till you have got the Peace, Knowledge, Force down there in place of will, with perseverance and that indispensable good humour which smiles at difficulties and laughs at mistakesthe inertia. Then everything will go well. <ref> The MotherSri Aurobindo. (20022014). 26 March 1951Difficulties of the Physical Nature. In "Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)''Letters on yoga 4". http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/0431/26difficulties-of-the-marchphysical-1951nature#p23 p38 </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. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). 21 August 1957. In "Questions and answers (1957 - 1958)''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/09/21-august-1957#p12 ~</refcenter>
Persevere, be more Face all these things [inner disturbances] quietly and more sincere firmly with perseverance in the endeavour of the sadhana. Trust firmly in the Divine Grace and the Divine Grace will not fail you will succeed. <ref> The MotherSri Aurobindo. (20032013). Mistakes Can Be EffacedThe Divine Grace and Guidance. In "Words of the mother Letters on yoga 2''". http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/1429/mistakesthe-divine-cangrace-beand-effacedguidance#p7 p24 </ref>
With patience and perseverance all prayers get fulfilled. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). Patience. In "Words of the mother 2''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/patience#p10 ~</refcenter>
When you want to make It is a progresslong 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 difficulty you wished to conquer increases tenfold in importance transformation and intensity in your illumination of the consciousness. You have only to Persevere. That is all; it will pass away. <ref> The Mother. (2003). Face and Overcome Difficulties28 August 1969. In "Words of Some answers from the mother 2''Mother". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1416/face-and28-overcomeaugust-difficulties1969#p21 p5 </ref>
Persevere and you will conquer. You can be sure that my help, force and blessings are always with you. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). Face and Overcome Difficulties. In "Words of the mother 2''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/face-and-overcome-difficulties#p59 ~</refcenter>
One must Persevere till the result comes It is not an impossible discipline but it is extremely long and requires an unshakable patience, for it is as if one perseveres you wanted to build up in you a being, a body; and for that you require first of all the result necessary knowledge, but also such a prolonged persistence and perseverance as would discourage many. But it is bound altogether indispensable if you want to cometake part in the knowledge of your higher being.<ref> Sri AurobindoThe Mother. (20142002). Dealing with Hostile Attacks27 January 1951. In "Letters on yoga 4''Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)". http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/3104/dealing-with27-hostilejanuary-attacks1951#p53 p21 </ref>
Persevere without being discouraged, the freedom will come. <refcenter> Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Ego and Its Forms. In "Letters on yoga 4''. http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/ego-and-its-forms#p42 ~</refcenter>
Persevere<nowiki>; there It is no reason for giving up. Let no uprising of difficulties discourage not an easy path, you will need time, youwill need patience. At the end there is victory You will need much endurance, much perseverance and courage and lasting peacean untiring goodwill.</nowiki><ref> Sri AurobindoThe Mother. (20142003). The Psychic Being and Its Role in Sadhana22 Dec 1954. In "Letters on yoga 3''Questions and answers (1954)". http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/3006/the-psychic-being-and-its22-role-indecember-sadhana1954#p15 p28 </ref>
No victory can be won without a fixed fidelity to the aim and a long effort. There is no other way than to Persevere <refcenter> Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Human Relations and the Spiritual Life. In ''Letters on yoga 4'' http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/human-relations-and-the-spiritual-life#p39 ~</refcenter>
If there are always forces around which are concerned The self-perfection or even simply the self-improvement of each individual body is a problem to depress and discouragebe solved, there are always forces above and around us which we can draw uponits solution demands much patience,—draw into ourselves to restore, to fill up again with strength perseverance and faith and joy and the power that perseveres and conquers regularity. <ref> Sri AurobindoThe Mother. (20142003). SleepThe Four Austerities and the Four Liberations. In "Letters on yoga 4''On education". http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/3112/sleepthe-four-austerities-and-the-four-liberations#p75 p16 </ref>
However heavy and tedious the resistance you have to Persevere till you have got the Peace, Knowledge, Force down there in place of the inertia. <refcenter> Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Difficulties of the Physical Nature. In "Letters on yoga 4''. http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/difficulties-of-the-physical-nature#p38 ~</refcenter>
It Patience, perseverance, generosity, broad-mindedness, insight, calm and understanding firmness, and control over the ego until it is only by perseverance in aspiration completely mastered or will that this difficulty can disappeareven abolished.<ref> Sri AurobindoThe Mother. (20142003). Difficulties of the Physical NatureCorrespondence. In "Letters on yoga 4''. On education" http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/3112/difficulties-of-the-physical-naturecorrespondence#p65 p271 </ref>
What is needed is perseverance—to go on without discouragement, recognising that the process of the nature and the action of the Mother's force is working through the difficulty even and will do all that is needed. <refcenter> Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Time and Change of the Nature. In "Letters on yoga 4''. http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/time-and-change-of-the-nature#p7 ~</refcenter>
Face all these things [inner disturbances] quietly and firmly with perseverance in the endeavour The path of the sadhana. Trust firmly surrender is indeed difficult, but if one perseveres in the Divine Grace and the Divine Grace will not fail youit with sincerity, there is bound to be some success. <ref> Sri Aurobindo. (2013). The Divine Grace and Guidancecentral processes of the sadhana. In "Letters on yoga 2''". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/the-divinecentral-graceprocesses-andof-the-guidancesadhana#p24 p19 </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 == Importance of Perseverance in the transformation and illumination of the consciousness. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 28 August 1969. In "Some answers from the mother''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/28-august-1969#p5 </ref> Vital Being ==
= Practice Perseverance It is always the vital being which protests and complains. The psychic being works with Patience =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". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/letters-to-a-young-sadhak-iv#p18 </ref>
There is only one thing that's important: that is a sincere and persistent will, for these things don't happen in a twinkling. So one must Persevere. When someone feels that he is not advancing, he must not get discouraged; he must try to find out what it is in the nature that is opposing, and then make the necessary progress. And suddenly one goes forward. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). 17 February 1954. In ''Questions and answers (1954)''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/17-february-1954#p6 ~</refcenter>
When one wants to change something of the material life, whether To transform the character or the functioning of the organs or habits, vital one must have an unfaltering will, perseverance, be ready to begin again a hundred times the same thing with the same intensity with which one did it the first time and as though one had never done it beforesincerity. <ref> The Mother. (20032002). 30 26 March 19551951. In ''"Questions and answers (19551950 - 1951)''". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/0704/3026-march-19551951#p22 p26 </ref>
Whatever you do, never forget the goal which you have set before you. There is nothing great or small once you have set out on this great discovery; all things are equally important and can either hasten or delay its success. Thus before you eat, concentrate a few seconds in the aspiration that the food you are about to eat may bring your body the substance it needs to serve as a solid basis for your effort towards the great discovery, and give it the energy for persistence and perseverance in the effort. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). Psychic education and spiritual education. In "On education''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/psychic-education-and-spiritual-education#p12 ~</refcenter>
The habit 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 remembering all desire and applying one's knowledge at attachment because it is under the influence of the right moment comes only by divine Light and Force. It is a great patience long and perseverance exacting labour which refuses to must be discouraged by frequent failureundertaken with an unfailing sincerity and a tireless perseverance. <ref> Sri AurobindoThe Mother. (20142003). The Emergence or Coming Forward of the Psychic26 August 1964. In "Letters on yoga 3''Some answers from the Mother". http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/3016/the-emergence-or-coming26-forward-of-theaugust-psychic1964#p42 p4 </ref>
You must arm yourself with great patience, great patience, and not think that you are good for nothing because it takes so much time. You must never be despondent, never tell yourself, "Oh! This is not for me!" Everyone can do it, if he puts into it the time, the courage, the endurance and the perseverance that are demanded. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). 251 June 1958. In "Questions and answers (1957 - 1958)''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/09/25-june-1958#p8 ~</refcenter>
An untiring patience If the education of the vital is carried far enough, with perseverance and sincerity, there comes a perseverance which assures you that what you have not succeeded in doing todaytime when, you will succeed in doing another timeconvinced of the greatness and beauty of the goal, the vital gives up petty and makes you go on trying until you do succeedillusory sensorial satisfactions in order to win the divine delight. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 12 Dec 1956The Four Austerities and the Four Liberations. In "Questions and answers (1956)''. On education" http://incarnateword.in/cwm/0812/12the-four-austerities-and-the-decemberfour-1956liberations#p47 p31 </ref>
It is not an easy path, you will need time, you will need patience. You will need much endurance, much perseverance and courage and an untiring goodwill. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 22 Dec 1954. In "Questions and answers (1954)''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/22-december-1954#p28 </ref> = How to Cultivate Perseverance? =
The most important point (what everybody says but only a few do) is to put into practice what you know. With that you have a good chance of succeeding, and with perseverance you will certainly get there. <ref> The Mother. (2002). 5 March 1951. In ''Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/5-march-1951#p24 </ref>== Prerequisites ==
It is You must arm yourself with great patience, great patience, and not an impossible discipline but think that you are good for nothing because it takes so much time. You must never be despondent, never tell yourself, "Oh! This is extremely long and requires an unshakable patience, not for me!" Everyone can do it is as , if you wanted to build up in you a beinghe puts into it the time, a body; and for that you require first of all the necessary knowledgecourage, but also such a prolonged persistence the endurance and the perseverance as would discourage many. But it is altogether indispensable if you want to take part in the knowledge of your higher beingthat are demanded. <ref> The Mother. (20022003). 27 January 1951251 June 1958. In "Questions and answers (1950 1957 - 19511958)''". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/0409/2725-januaryjune-19511958#p21 p8 </ref>
How can one know whether one is capable of doing it or not! By trying. That's the best thing. And if you do not succeed immediately, Persevere. And you must know that if a strong urge, a very strong urge to do something comes to you, that means this work has something to do with you and you are capable of doing it. But one can have powers which are so well hidden that one has to dig long before finding them. So you must not get discouraged at the first setback, you must persist. <refcenter> The Mother. (1998). 14 October 1953. In "Questions and answers (1953)''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/05/14-october-1953#p40 ~</refcenter>
Force which Perseverance is here necessary in any process, and what is given consciouslythis process? First, constantly, with an endless perseverance there must be the ability to observe and patiencediscern, only for one sole purpose, that of realising the divine workability to find the vital in oneself. <ref> The Mother. (20032002). 2 June 195426 March 1951. In "Questions and answers (19541950 - 1951)''". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/0604/226-junemarch-19541951#p24 p7 </ref>
The self-perfection or even simply the self-improvement of each individual body is a problem to be solved, and its solution demands much patience, perseverance and regularity. <refcenter> The Mother. (2003). The Four Austerities and the Four Liberations. In "On education''. http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/the-four-austerities-and-the-four-liberations#p16 ~</refcenter>
PatienceTo 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". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/the-science-of-living#p5 </ref>  <center>~</center> The most important point (what everybody says but only a few do) is to put into practice what you know. With that you have a good chance of succeeding, and with perseverance you will certainly get there. <ref> The Mother. (2002). 5 March 1951. In "Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/5-march-1951#p24 </ref> == Process == 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>  <center>~</center> 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>  <center>~</center> 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>  <center>~</center> 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>  <center>~</center> Persevere quietly and let nothing discourage you. <ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2014). The Transformation of the Physical. In "Letters on yoga 4". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/the-transformation-of-the-physical#p37 </ref>  <center>~</center> 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>  <center>~</center> 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. There is an English word which expresses this very well—cheerfulness. <ref>The Mother. (2003). 18 Jan 1956. In "Questions and answers (1956)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/08/18-january-1956#p9 </ref> <center>~</center> With an intensity of will, with perseverance and that indispensable good humour which smiles at difficulties and laughs at mistakes. Then everything will go well. <ref>The Mother. (2002). 26 March 1951. In "Questions and answers (1950 - 1951)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/26-march-1951#p23 </ref>  <center>~</center> Persevere, be more and more sincere and you will succeed. <ref>The Mother. (2003). Mistakes Can Be Effaced. In "Words of the Mother 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/mistakes-can-be-effaced#p7 </ref>  <center>~</center> Persevere without being discouraged, the freedom will come. <ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Ego and Its Forms. In "Letters on yoga 4". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/ego-and-its-forms#p42 </ref> <center>~</center> Persevere there is no reason for giving up. Let no uprising of difficulties discourage you. At the end there is victory and lasting peace. <ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2014). The Psychic Being and Its Role in Sadhana. In "Letters on yoga 3". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/30/the-psychic-being-and-its-role-in-sadhana#p15 </ref>  <center>~</center> If there are always forces around which are concerned to depress and discourage, there are always forces above and around us which we can draw upon,—draw into ourselves to restore, to fill up again with strength and faith and joy and the power that perseveres and conquers. <ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Sleep. In "Letters on yoga 4".http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/sleep#p75 </ref>  <center>~</center> The habit of remembering and applying one's knowledge at the right moment comes only by a great patience and perseverancewhich refuses to be discouraged by frequent failure. <ref> Sri Aurobindo. (2014). The Emergence or Coming Forward of the Psychic. In "Letters on yoga 3". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/30/the-emergence-or-coming-forward-of-the-psychic#p42 </ref>  <center>~</center> An untiring patience and a perseverance which assures you that what you have not succeeded in doing today, generosityyou will succeed in doing another time, broadand makes you go on trying until you do succeed. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 12 Dec 1956. In "Questions and answers (1956)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/08/12-december-mindedness1956#p47 </ref> == Practices == Persevere in your aspiration and effort, insightdo 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, calm 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 2". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/perseverance#p7 </ref>  <center>~</center> 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". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/depression-and understanding firmness-despondency#p67 </ref>  <center>~</center> First of all, one must will it. And then one must aspire with great perseverance, and control over 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> <center>~</center> What is needed is perseverance—to go on without discouragement, recognising that the process of the nature and the action of the Mother's force is working through the difficulty even and will do all that is completely mastered needed. <ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2014). Time and Change of the Nature. In "Letters on yoga 4". http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/time-and-change-of-the-nature#p7 </ref>  <center>~</center> Whatever you do, never forget the goal which you have set before you. There is nothing great or small once you have set out on this great discovery; all things are equally important and can either hasten or even abolisheddelay its success. Thus before you eat, concentrate a few seconds in the aspiration that the food you are about to eat may bring your body the substance it needs to serve as a solid basis for your effort towards the great discovery, and give it the energy for persistence and perseverance in the effort. <ref> The Mother. (2003). Psychic education and spiritual education. In "On education". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/psychic-education-and-spiritual-education#p12 </ref> === For Children === 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". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/education#p5 </ref>  === In the Vital Being === 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> <center>~</center> 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). CorrespondenceGreed (for Food). In "Words of the Mother 2".http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/greed-for-food#p13 </ref>  <center>~</center> There is only one thing that's important: that is a sincere and persistent will, for these things don'On educationt happen in a twinkling. So one must Persevere. When someone feels that he is not advancing, he must not get discouraged; he must try to find out what it is in the nature that is opposing, and then make the necessary progress. And suddenly one goes forward. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 17 February 1954. In "Questions and answers (1954)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/17-february-1954#p6 </ref> <center>~</center> 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>  === In the Body === To be constantly mindful of the true nature of the body, not to seek what is evil, to pursue with perseverance what is good, is to have right understanding; thus, all one's impurity disappears. <ref>The Mother. (2002). Miscellany. In "Questions and answers (1929 - 1931)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/03/miscellany#p4 </ref>  <center>~</center> When one wants to change something of the material life, whether the character or the functioning of the organs or habits, one must have an unfaltering perseverance, be ready to begin again a hundred times the same thing with the same intensity with which one did it the first time and as though one had never done it before. <ref> The Mother. (2003). 30 March 1955. In "Questions and answers (1955)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/07/30-march-1955#p22 </ref> <center>~</center> To change one' s body one must be ready to do millions of times the same thing, because the body is a creature of habits and functions by routine, and because to destroy a routine one must Persevere for years. <ref>The Mother. (2003). 30 March 1955. In "Questions and answers (1955)". http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1207/30-march-1955#p24 </ref> <center>~</center> 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 Mother". Retrieved from http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/correspondence11-january-1972#p271 p9 </ref>
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