The Mother
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Man’s Capacity for Self-Deception
By The Mother — Apr 24, 2026
51 – When I hear of a righteous wrath, I wonder at man’s capacity for self-deception. When one deceives oneself, one always does it in good faith. One is always acting for the good of others or for...

Immortality and the Physical Body
By The Mother — Jan 15, 2026
11 — Immortality is not the survival of the mental personality after death, though that also is true, but the waking possession of the unborn and deathless Self of which body is only an instrument...

What do You Want the Yoga For?
By The Mother — Oct 15, 2025
What do you want the Yoga for? To get power? To attain to peace and calm? To serve humanity? None of these motives is sufficient to show that you are meant for the Path. The question you are to...

The Blessing of Misfortune
By The Mother — Jul 15, 2025
If through misfortune one sees the face of God, then it is no longer misfortune, is it?

The Central Will of the Physical Being and the Cells*
By The Mother — Apr 24, 2025
“Where does the physical being’s disgust at carrying on the effort of coordination and harmonization come from?” 1 That disgust generally occurs when there is in some part of the being — an…