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The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

O Mother divine,

I have started examining the details of the work with a critical eye and everything goes to prove that in reality I know nothing, I can do nothing, I am good for nothing. Having recognised this, I have lost all joy in action.

Simply welcome the fact that you have become aware of a lack of thoroughness, since this awareness allows you to make further progress. Indeed, making progress, overcoming a difficulty, learning something, seeing clearly into an element of unconsciousness—these are the things that make one truly happy.

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