A New Birth | Surendra Nath Jauhar | Sri Aurobindo Ashram | Delhi | The Mother

Описание: NEW BIRTH – AN INTERVIEW OF THE MOTHER WITH SURENDRA NATH JAUHAR

SNJ: Mother, whenever I come to you, you take me to the Skies and Heavens with your power, influence and talks. It is always pleasant, soothing and encouraging to hear. But as soon as I leave you the effect goes on diminishing and in course of time everything fades away. It is because I have no capacity to sustain. , Is it not possible that you give me something of a permanent nature which I could grasp and hold?

Perhaps you could speak and I may record the same on a tape-recorder so that I would refresh myself by hearing your voice from time to time….

MOTHER: I have no objection but you see I am suffering from a very bad cold and throat-trouble. I am unable to speak. But I cannot refuse you. You can bring the tape-recorder and I will try to speak.

(Chitra who came with Surendra Nath Jauhar switches on the tape recorder.)

MOTHER: Je croyais c’était ton frère qui venait, non ? C’est toi? [I thought it was your brother coming, no? It’s you ?]

CHITRA: D’abord c’était lui qui…. [At first it was him that……]

MOTHER: Ein?

CHITRA: Il devait venir…… [He was to come…..]

MOTHER: Ein, n’est-ce pas? [Ein, is it not?] On m’avait ecrit que c’était ton frère. [They had written to me it was your brother]

CHITRA: Mais Tar a m’a dit “C’est mieux si tu y vas.” [But then Tara said “it is better that you go”]

MOTHER: Oh, alors assois-toi! [Oh, then sit down] “What is it?”

SNJ: “Shall I read this ?”

[Mother took the written questions in Her own Hands and studied these and answered.]

MOTHER: You see, in the present condition of the world, circumstances are always difficult. The whole world is in a condition of strife, conflict between the forces of truth and light wanting to manifest and the opposition of all that doesn’t want to change which represents in the past what is fixed, hardened and refuses to go. Naturally, each individual feels his own difficulties and is faced by the same obstacles. There is only one way for you. It is a total, complete and unconditional surrender.

What I mean by that is giving up not only of one’s actions, work, ambitions, but also of all one’s feelings, in the sense that all what you do, all what you are, is exclusively for the Divine. So, you feel above the human surrounding reactions. Not only above them but protected from them by the wall of the Divine’s Grace.

Once you have no more desires, no more attachments; once you have given up all necessity of receiving a reward from the human beings whoever they are and knowing that the only reward that is worth getting is that one that comes from the Supreme: and that never fails. Once you give up the attachment of all the exterior beings and things, you at once feel in your heart this presence, this force, this grace, that is always with you. And there is no other remedy. It’s the only remedy for everybody without exception.

All those who suffer, it’s the same thing that has to be said. All suffering is the sign that the surrender is not total. Then, when you feel in you a ‘bang’ like that, instead of saying, ‘Oh this one is bad’, or ‘This circumstance is difficult’, you say, ‘My surrender is not perfect’.
And then you feel the grace that helps you and leads you and you go on. And one day you emerge in that peace that nothing can trouble.

You answer to all the contrary forces, the contrary movements — the attacks, the misunderstandings, the bad wills with the same smile that comes from full confidence in the Divine’s Grace. And that is the only way out, there is none else.

This world is a world of conflict, suffering, difficulties, and strains. It is made of it. It has not yet changed. It will take some time before changing and for each one there is a possibility of getting out. If you lean back on the presence of the Supreme Grace, that is the only way out.

That I am telling you since two-three days like that constantly… (A long pause) Now?

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MOTHER: Then there is a conflict in you. One part of your consciousness knows, but there is still one part that is the slave of the circumstances. (Silence)

Perhaps all that has been coming upon you is from the Supreme and the Total Liberation. And if you take it like the expression of the Grace you will see the result. Peace, a peace that nothing can disturb; perfect equanimity and a strength that never fails. (Long silence)

Take it as A NEW BIRTH today. A new life that is beginning.

11th May 1967
Surendra Nath Jauhar