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The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sweet Mother,

How can one empty the mind of all thought? When one tries during meditation, the thought that one must not think of anything is always there.

It is not during meditation that one must learn to be silent, because the very fact of trying makes a noise.

One must learn to concentrate one’s energies in the heart—then, when one succeeds in that, silence comes automatically.

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