tation. So one must engage oneself in work; it keeps the mind cheerful
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25. Alluding to X___, Mother said, "Just see how impure her mind has become through idleness."
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26. Disciple: "Some say that one achieves nothing through work. One can succeed in spiritual life only through Japa and meditation."
Mother: "How have they known as to what will give success and what will not? Does one achieve everything by practising Japa and meditation for a few days? Nothing whatever is achieved unless Mahamaya clears the path. Didn't you notice the other day that a person's brain became deranged because he forced himself to excessive prayer and meditation? If one's head becomes deranged, one's life becomes useless. The intelligence of a man is very