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The Mother Aurobindo Quotes

It is no use reading books of guidance if one is not determined to live what they teach. One need not leave the earth to find the Truth, one need not leave the life to find his soul, one need not abandon the world or have only limited beliefs to enter into relation with the Divine. The Divine is everywhere, in everything and if He is hidden, it is because we do not take the trouble to discover Him. Generally, it seems to me that this is the first question one should put to oneself: "Why am I here?" I have seen this in children, even in children of five or six : "Why am I here, why do I live?" And then to search, with whatever consciousness is available, with a very little bit of consciousness: why am I here, for what reason? This seems to me the normal starting-point. One need not leave the earth to find the Truth, one need not leave the life to find his soul, one need not abandon the world or have only limited beliefs to enter into relation with t