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<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Practise silence of mind, it gives power of understanding. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/the-mind#p85</ref></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Wait quietly for the exact indication; all mental intervention and decisions are arbitrary. The clear indication comes in the silence of the mind.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/the-mind#p89</ref></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">It is only in mental silence that you can hear the voice without distorting it—be very peaceful.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/the-mind#p92</ref></span>

Wait quietly for the exact indication<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000; all mental intervention ">It is in quietness, peace and decisions are arbitrary. The clear indication comes in the silence of that the mindspiritual forces act.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/the-mindquiet#p89p26</ref></span>

It <span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">A respectful and modest silence is the only in mental silence that you can hear the voice without distorting it—be very peacefulattitude befitting a disciple. <ref/span>[http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/thecontrol-of-mindspeech#p92<p39 http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/ref>control-of-speech#p39]

It <span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">They [small Buddhist sects</span><span style="background-color:#f5f5f5;color:#333333;">}</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">sit down for a few hours in the day and even at night and quiet their mind. This is for them the key to all realisation—a quiet mind that knows how to keep quiet for hours together without roving. You must not believe however that it is a very easy thing to do, but they have no other object. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">They do not concentrate upon any thought, they do not try to understand better, to know more, nothing of the kind; for them the only way is to have a quiet mind and sometimes they pass through years and years of effort before they arrive at this result—to silence the mind, to keep it absolutely silent and still</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><nowiki>; for, as it is said here in quietnessthe Dhammapada, if the mind is unbalanced, peace then this constant movement of ideas following one another, sometimes without any order, ideas contradicting and silence opposing each other, ideas that speculate on things, all that jostles about in the spiritual forces acthead, makes holes in the roof, as it were. So through these holes all undesirable movements enter into the consciousness, as water enters into a house with a leaky roof. </nowiki></span><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1403/quietconjugate-verses#p26p87</ref>

A respectful and modest silence is the only attitude befitting a disciple. <refdiv style="color:#000000;">http://incarnateword.This work of mental purification should be done very regularly in/cwm/14/order to secure a complete control-of-speech#p39over one’s actions.</refdiv>

They (small Buddhist sects) sit down for a few hours <div style="margin-left:0cm;margin-right:0cm;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">For this purpose, it is good to </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">set apart some time every day when one can quietly go over one's thoughts and put one's synthesis in order</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">. Once the day and habit is acquired, you can maintain control over your thoughts even at night during work and quiet their mind. This is action, allowing only those which are useful for them the key what you are doing to all realisation—a quiet mind that knows how come to keep quiet for hours together without rovingthe surface. You must not believe however that it is a very easy thing to doParticularly, but they if you have no other object. They do not concentrate upon any thought, they do not try continued to understand bettercultivate the power of concentration and attention, only the thoughts that are needed will be allowed to know more, nothing of enter the kindactive external consciousness </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000; for them the only way is to have a quiet mind ">and sometimes they pass through years and years of effort before they arrive at this result—to silence then become all the mind, to keep it absolutely silent more dynamic and still<nowiki>; foreffective. And if, as it is said here in the Dhammapadaintensity of concentration, if the mind is unbalancedit becomes necessary not to think at all, then all mental vibration can be stilled and an almost total silence secured. In this constant movement of ideas following silence one another, sometimes without any order, ideas contradicting and opposing each other, ideas that speculate on things, all that jostles about in can gradually open to the head, makes holes in higher regions of the roof, as it were. So through these holes all undesirable movements enter into mind and learn to record the consciousness, as water enters into a house with a leaky roofinspirations that come from there. <ref/span>[http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/mental-education#p19 http://incarnateword.in/cwm/0312/conjugatemental-verseseducation#p87p19]</refdiv>

This work of mental purification should be done very regularly in order <span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">There is an active method by which one looks to secure a complete control over one’s actions. For this purposesee where the thoughts come from and finds they come not from oneself, but from outside the head as it is good to set apart some time every day when were; if one can quietly go over one's thoughts and put one's synthesis in order. Once the habit is acquireddetect them coming, you can maintain control over your thoughts even during work and actionthen, allowing only those which are useful for what you are doing to come to the surface. Particularlybefore they enter, if you they have continued to cultivate the power of concentration and attention, only the thoughts that are needed will be allowed to enter thrown away altogether. This is perhaps the active external consciousness most difficult way and they then become not all the more dynamic and effective. And can do it, but if, in the intensity of concentration, it becomes necessary not to think at all, all mental vibration can be stilled and an almost total silence secured. In this silence one can gradually open to the higher regions of done it is the mind shortest and learn most powerful road to record the inspirations that come from theresilence. </span><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/1229/mentalconcentration-and-educationmeditation#p19p24</ref>

There <span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">It is quite certain that to create absolute silence is an active method by of all things the most difficult, for many things of which one looks to see where was not aware, become enormous! There were all kinds of suggestion, movements, thoughts, formations which went on as though automatically in the thoughts come from and finds they come not from oneselfouter consciousness, but from almost outside the head consciousness, on the frontiers of consciousness; and as soon as one wants to be absolutely silent, one becomes aware of all these things which go on moving, moving, moving and make a lot of noise and prevent you from being silent. That is why it wereis better to remain very quiet, very calm and at the same time </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">very attentive to something which is above you and to which you aspire,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000; ">and if one can detect them comingthere is this kind of noise passing like that around you (Mother moves her hands around her head), thennot to pay attention, before they enternot to look, they have not to be thrown away altogetherheed it. This is perhaps the most difficult way If there are thoughts which go round and round and round like this (gestures), which come and go, do not all can look, do itnot pay attention, but if concentrate upwards in a great aspiration which one may even formulate—because often it can helps the concentration—towards the light, the peace, the quietude, towards a kind of inner impassiveness, so that the concentration may be done strong enough for you not to attend to all that continues to whirl about all around. But if suddenly you say, "Ah, there's some noise! Oh, here is a thought!", then it is finished. You will never succeed in being quiet. Have you never seen those people who try to stop a quarrel by shouting still louder than the shortest and most powerful road to silenceones who are quarrelling? Well, it is something like that. (</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">''Mother laughs''</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">. )</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/2906/concentration8-andseptember-meditation1954#p24p32</ref></span>

It is quite certain that <span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Not to create absolute silence is of all things the most difficultbe disturbed by either joy or grief, for many pleasure or displeasure by what people say or do or by any outward things is called in Yoga a state of which one was not aware, become enormous! There were all kinds of suggestion, movements, thoughts, formations which went on as though automatically in the outer consciousness, almost outside the consciousnesssamata, on the frontiers of consciousness; and as soon as one wants equality to be absolutely silent, one becomes aware of all these things which go on moving, moving, moving and make a lot of noise and prevent you from being silent. That </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">It is why it is better of immense importance in sadhana to remain very quiet, very calm and at the same time very attentive to something which is above you and be able to which you aspire, and if there is reach this kind of noise passing like that around you (Mother moves her hands around her head), not to pay attention, not to look, not to heed itstate. If there are thoughts which go round and round and round like this (gestures), which come and go, do not look, do not pay attention, but concentrate upwards in a great aspiration which one may even formulate—because often it It helps the concentration—towards the light, the peace, the mental quietude, towards a kind of inner impassiveness, so that and silence as well as the concentration may be strong enough for you not vital to attend to all come. It means indeed that continues the vital itself and the vital mind are already falling silent and becoming quiet. The thinking mind is sure to whirl about all aroundfollow. But if suddenly you say, </span><span style="Ah, there's some noise! Oh, here is a thought!background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;", then it is finished. You will never succeed in being quiet. Have you never seen those people who try to stop a quarrel by shouting still louder than the ones who are quarrelling? Well, it is something like that. (''Mother laughs''.) ><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/0631/8interactions-with-others-and-the-septemberpractice-of-1954yoga#p32p100</ref></span>

Not <span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">First condition, know how to keep silent. And not only keep your tongue quiet, but silence </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">your mind, keep the head silent. If you wish to have a true, sincere experience upon which you can build, you must know how to be disturbed by either joy or griefsilent, pleasure or displeasure by otherwise you have nothing but what people say or do or by any outward things is called in Yoga a state of samatāyou fabricate yourself, equality to all things. It which is of immense importance in sadhana to be able to reach this state. It helps the mental quietude and silence as well as the vital equivalent to comezero. It means indeed All that the vital itself and the vital one can say is, "Heavens, what a fashioner my mind are already falling silent and becoming quiet. is!" (The thinking mind is sure to follow. Mother, 19 March 1951)</span><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/3104/interactions-with-others-and-the-practice19-ofmarch-yoga1951#p100p34</ref>

First condition, know how <span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">To remain in silence as much as possible is good for a time. But entire retirement is seldom found to be helpful—the lower movements may remain quiescent owing to keep silent. And not only keep your tongue quietwant of stimulus from outside, but silence your mind, keep the head silentdo not disappear. If For that you wish must be able to have </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">get an inner quietude and a true, sincere experience upon mastery over the outer movements </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">which you can build, you must know how to be silent, otherwise you have nothing but what you fabricate yourself, which is equivalent to zerowill resist any atmosphere. All that one can say is, </span><span style="Heavens, what a fashioner my mind is!background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;" (The Mother, 19 March 1951) ><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwmcwsa/0431/19speech-marchand-1951yoga#p34p74</ref></span>

To remain <span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">The difficulty is that the things in the atmosphere come in silence as much as possible even if one does not speak with people. There are always mind waves moving about. It is good for a time. But entire retirement is seldom found mastery that has to be helpful—the lower movements may remain quiescent owing to want developed, beginning with a power of stimulus from outsidesilence, exclusion, but do not disappear. For that you must be able to get an inner quietude and a mastery over the outer movements which will resist any atmospherenon-response. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/speech-and-yoga#p74p75</ref></span>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">The difficulty mind must learn to be silent—remain calm, attentive, without making a noise. If you try to silence your mind directly, it is that a hard job, almost impossible; for the things in most material part of the atmosphere come in even if one does not speak with people. There are always mind waves moving aboutnever stops its activity—it goes on and on like a non-stop recording machine. It repeats all that it records and unless there is a mastery that has switch to be developedstop it, beginning with a power of silenceit continues and continues indefinitely. If, exclusionon the other hand, non-response. you manage to <ref/span>http<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">shift your consciousness into a higher domain<//incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/speechspan><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">, above the ordinary mind, this opening to the Light calms the mind, it does not stir any longer, and-yoga#p75the mental silence so obtained can become constant. Once you enter into this domain, you may very well never come out of it—the external mind always remains calm.</refspan>

The mind must learn to be silent—remain calm, attentive, without making a noise. If you try to silence your mind directly, it is a hard job, almost impossible<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000; for the most material part of the mind never stops its activity—it goes on and on like a non-stop recording machine. It repeats all that it records and unless there is a switch to stop it, it continues and continues indefinitely. If, on the other hand, you manage to shift your consciousness into a higher domain, above the ordinary mind, this opening to the Light calms the mind, it does not stir any longer, and the mental silence so obtained can become constant. Once you enter into this domain, you may very well never come out of it—the external mind always remains calm. ">(The Mother, 8 March 1951) </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/8-march-1951#p4</ref></span>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">The silence in the head and heart and the emptiness are both necessary </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">and desirable. When they are there, the consciousness finds them natural and they give it the sense of lightness and release; that is why the thoughts or speech of the old kind are foreign to it and when they come give fatigue. This silence and emptiness must grow, so that the higher consciousness with its knowledge, light, Ananda, peace can come down in it and progressively replace the old things. They must indeed occupy not only head and heart but the whole body. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/30/experiences-of-the-self-the-one-and-the-infinite#p25</ref></span>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">This pure stillness of the mind is indeed always the required condition, the desideratum, but for bringing it about there are more ways than one. It is not, for instance, only by an effort of the mind itself to get clear of all intrusive emotion or passion, to quiet its own characteristic vibrations, to resist the obscuring fumes of a physical inertia which brings about a sleep or a torpor of the mind instead of its wakeful silence, that the thing can be </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">done. This is indeed an ordinary process of the Yogic path of knowledge; but the same end can be brought about or automatically happen by other processes—for instance, by the descent from above of a great spiritual stillness imposing silence on the mind and heart, on the life stimuli, on the physical reflexes. A sudden descent of this kind or a series of descents accumulative in force and efficacy is a well-known phenomenon of spiritual experience. Or again one may start a mental process of one kind or another for the purpose which would normally mean a long labour and yet may pull down or be seized midway, or even at the outset, by an overmind influx, a rapid intervention or manifestation of the higher Silence, with an effect sudden, instantaneous, out of all proportion to the means used at the beginning. One commences with a method, </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">but the work is taken up by a Grace from above, by a response from That to which one aspires </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">or by an irruption of the infinitudes of the Spirit. It was in this last way that I myself came by the mind's absolute silence, unimaginable to me before I had the actual experience. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/28/philosophical-thought-and-yoga#p19</ref></span>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Ah! First </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">you must will it, </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">and then you must say, as to people who make a lot of noise, "Keep quiet, be quiet, be quiet!"; you must do this when the mind comes along with all its suggestions and all its movements. You must tranquillise it, pacify it, make it silent. The first thing is not to listen to it. Most of the time, as soon as all these come, all these thoughts, one looks, seeks to understand, one listens; then naturally that imbecile believes that you are very much interested: it increases its activity. You must not listen, must not pay attention. If it makes too much noise, you must tell it: "Be still! Now then, silence, keep quiet!" without making a lot of noise yourself, you understand? You must not imitate those people who begin shouting: "Keep quiet", and make such a noise themselves that they are even noisier than the others! (The Mother, 19 May 1954) <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/19-may-1954#p45</refspan>

<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">(The Mother, 19 May 1954)</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/19-may-1954#p45</ref></span> <span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">At first whenever I fell back into sin, I used to weep and rage against myself and against God for having suffered it. Afterwards it was as much as I could dare to ask, "Why hast thou rolled me again in the mud, O my playfellow?" Then even that came to my mind to seem too bold and presumptuous; I could only get up in silence, look at him out of the corner of my eyes—and clean myself.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/10/aphorism-462-463#p3</ref></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">The cure is not in trying to wake up the mind but in turning it, immobile and silent, </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">upward towards the region of intuitive light, in a steady and quiet aspiration, and to wait in silence, for the light to come down </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">and flood your brain which will, little by little, wake up to this influence and become capable of receiving and expressing the intuition. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;"><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/study#p88</ref></span>