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<div span style="color:#000000;">Besides, for inner growth, I do not believe that words are necessary. In silence all our help is there at its most powerful.(The Mother, 6 September 1939) <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/17/6-september-1939#p3</ref></divspan>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">(The Mother, 6 September 1939)</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/17/6-september-1939#p3</ref></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Already someone has told me, quite rightly, that while practising this half-silence, or at any rate this continence of speech, one achieves quite naturally the mastery of numerous difficulties in one's character and also one avoids a great many frictions and misunderstandings. This is true.</span><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/03/impurity#p27</ref></span>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">It must have been the descent of the higher silence, the silence of the Self or Atman. In this silence one perceives, but the mind is not active,—things are sensed, but without any responsive connection or vibration. The silent Self is there as a separate reality, not bound or involved in the activity of Nature, aloof, detached and self-existent. Even if thoughts come across this silence, they do not disturb it; the Self is separate from the thinking mind also. In this connection the feeling "I think" is a survival from the old consciousness; in the full silence what one feels is "thought occurs in me"—the identification with thoughts as well as with the perception of objects ceases.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/30/the-descent-of-the-higher-powers#p26</ref></span>

<div span style="color:#000000;">This simply means that one suddenly comes under the influence of a higher force of which one is not conscious; one is conscious only of the effect, but not of the cause. That's all. It's nothing more than that. If you were conscious you would know what makes you silent, what makes you meditate, what kind of force has entered into you or acts upon you or influences you and puts you in the silence. But as you are not conscious, you are aware only of the effect, the result, that is, the silence that comes into you. (The Mother, 24 August 1955) <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/07/24-august-1955#p48</ref></divspan>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Or else, one may have an experience which is almost its very opposite but which comes to the same thing. Suddenly one plunges into a depth, one moves away from the thing one perceived, it seems distant, superficial, unimportant; one enters an inner silence or an inner calm or an inward vision of things, a profound feeling, a more intimate perception of circumstances and things, in which all values change. And one becomes aware of a sort of unity, a deep identity which is one in spite of the diverse appearances. (The Mother, 24 August 195526 December 1956)</span><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/0708/2426-augustdecember-19551956#p48p19</ref></span>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Or else, When one may have an experience which is almost its very opposite but which comes has learned to silence the same thing. Suddenly one plunges into a depthmind at will and to concentrate it in receptive silence, one moves away from the thing one perceivedthen there will be no problem that cannot be solved, no mental difficulty whose solution cannot be found. When it seems distantis agitated, superficial, unimportantthought becomes confused and impotent; one enters an inner silence or in an inner calm or an inward vision of thingsattentive tranquility, a profound feeling, a more intimate perception of circumstances the light can manifest itself and things, in which all values changeopen up new horizons to man's capacity. And one becomes aware of a sort of unity, a deep identity which is one in spite of the diverse appearances. (The Mother, 26 December 1956)</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/0812/26-decembermental-1956education#p19p22</ref></span>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">When one The recurrence of the experience of the receding away of thoughts, the cessation of the thought-generating mechanism and its replacement by the mental self-space, is normal and as it should be; for this silence or at any rate the capacity for it has learned to grow until one can have it at will or even established in an automatic permanence. For this silence of the ordinary mind -mechanism is necessary in order that the higher mentality may manifest, descend, occupy by degrees the place of the present imperfect mentality and transform the activities of the latter into its own fuller movements. The difficulty of its coming when you are at work is only at will and to concentrate the beginning—afterwards when it is more settled one finds that one can carry on all the activities of life either in receptive the pervading silence, then there will be no problem itself or at least with that cannot be solved, no mental difficulty whose solution cannot be foundas the support and background. When it The silence remains behind and there is the necessary action on the surface or the silence is agitated, thought becomes confused our wide self and impotent; somewhere in it an attentive tranquillity, active Power does the works of Nature without disturbing the silence. It is therefore quite right to suspend the work while the visitation of the light can manifest itself and open up new horizons experience is there—the development of this inner silent consciousness is sufficiently important to man's capacityjustify a brief interruption or pause.</span><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/1230/mentalthree-experiences-of-the-inner-educationbeing#p22p4</ref></span>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">The recurrence of What one feels first [in the experience of silence] is the receding away pure existence of thoughts, the cessation of the thought-generating mechanism and its replacement by the mental self-space, is normal without any idea, characteristic or movement—existence pure and as it should be; for this silence or at any rate the capacity for it has to grow until simple, Sat Brahman—or else one can have it at will or even established in an automatic permanence. For this silence of the ordinary mind-mechanism is necessary in order feels that the higher mentality may manifest, descend, occupy by degrees the place of the present imperfect mentality and transform the activities of the latter into its own fuller movementsa vast peace and wideness. The difficulty of its coming when you Afterwards other things are at work is only at the beginning—afterwards when it is more settled one finds that one can carry on all the activities of life either in the pervading silence itself or at least felt such as Ananda, but always with that this as the support and background. The silence remains behind and there is the necessary action on the surface or the silence is our wide self and somewhere in it an active Power does the works of Nature without disturbing the silence. It is therefore quite right to suspend the work while the visitation of the experience is there—the development of this inner silent consciousness is sufficiently important to justify a brief interruption or pausebasis.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/30/three-experiences-of-the-innerself-the-one-and-the-beinginfinite#p4p7</ref></span>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">What one feels first [There is no distinction between the Self and the spirit. The psychic is the soul that develops in the silence] evolution—the spirit is the pure existence of Self that is not affected by the selfevolution, without any idea, characteristic it is above it—only it is covered or movement—existence pure and simpleconcealed by the activity of mind, Sat Brahman—or else one feels that and a vast peace vital and widenessbody. Afterwards other things are felt such as Ananda, but always with The removal of this as covering is the release of the basisspirit—and it is removed when there is a full and wide spiritual silence.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/3028/experiences-of-the-self-the-one-and-thepsychic-infinitebeing#p7p18</ref></span>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">There It is no distinction between the Self and the spirit. The psychic is the soul that develops in the evolution—the spirit is the Self that is not affected by the evolution, it is above it—only it is covered or concealed by the activity silence of a peaceful mind, vital and bodythat one can best commune with Nature. (The removal of this </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">covering is the release of the spirit—and it is removed when there is a full and wide spiritual silence.</span>Mother, 13 November 1969) <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/2816/the13-psychicnovember-being1969#p18p1</ref></span>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">It is When one begins to feel the inner being and live in it (the result of the experience of peace and silence of a peaceful mind that one can best commune with Nature) the ordinary time sense disappears or becomes purely external. (The Mother, 13 November 1969)</span><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/1628/13science-novemberand-1969yoga#p1p56</ref><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"> </u></span>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">When one begins to feel the inner being and live If you, in it (the result your consciousness, reach a state of the experience silence, you perceive your state of peace and silenceeverywhere, but others don't necessarily perceive it. You perceive it because you are in that state. (The Mother, 24 August 1955) the ordinary time sense disappears or becomes purely external.</span><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/2807/science24-andaugust-yoga1955#p56p42</ref></span>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">If you, in your consciousness, reach a state of silence, you perceive your state of silence everywhere, but others don't necessarily perceive it. You perceive it because you are in that state. </span> <span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">(The Mother, 24 August 1955)</span><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/07/24-august-1955#p42</ref> <div style="color:#000000;">There is another phenomenon which is considered spiritual, but which is spiritual only indirectly: it is when you find yourself near someone who has controlled his thought and achieved mental silence. You suddenly feel this silence coming down into yourself and something which was impossible for you half an hour earlier suddenly becomes a reality. This is a rather unusual phenomenon. </div> <span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">(The Mother, 22 January 1951)</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/15/22-january-1951#p16</ref></span>