Some Answers from The Mother

01/21/2023

Getting out of mental laziness and inertia

Q: Sweet Mother, How can one get out of this mental laziness and inertia? By wanting to do so, with persistence and obstinacy. By doing every […]
01/20/2023
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Mental inertia

Q: Sweet Mother, Are mental indifference and lack of curiosity a sort of mental inertia? Usually they are due to mental inertia, unless one has obtained […]
01/19/2023
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Anger

Q: Sweet Mother, Why does anger exist? I suppose you are asking where anger comes from. Anger is a violent reaction of the vital to some […]
01/18/2023
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Role of Danger and Risk in Progress

Danger and risk are part of every forward movement. Without them nothing would ever stir; and also they are indispensable for moulding the character of those […]
01/17/2023
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Increasing receptivity

Q: Sweet Mother, How can one increase one’s receptivity? Receptivity is proportionate to self-giving. Ref: Some Answers from The Mother
01/15/2023
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Essential Components

Sincerity, humility, perseverance and an insatiable thirst for progress are essential for a happy and fruitful life. Above all, one must be convinced that the possibility […]
01/12/2023
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Capacity of Healing

Mother, is it possible to develop in oneself the capacity to heal? In principle, everything is possible by uniting consciously with the Divine Force. But a […]
01/11/2023
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Only one goal

The first condition is not to have one’s own personal interest as a goal. The first qualities needed are boldness, courage and perseverance. And then to […]
01/09/2023
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Hierarchy in a group

Every group, if it is a real one—that is, one made up according to the ability of the individuals who compose it—must necessarily be hierarchical. But […]