Now talk to the Divine Mother as if She were near you: “Mother, I release myself into
your keeping. I give up my mind and all its thoughts.” Be still, utterly quiet for a moment.
Then whatever has been within your mind needing release, release it specifically. Be
exceedingly specific in every release. Let all thoughts come to the surface as you continue
to repeat a statement such as the above.
Do not hurry or gloss over what should be released. You will find that the more thoughts
you let go, the more will others, for a while, gradually come to the mind – little petty
comments made, small human opinions or judgments of the past. Let them all come
forward without fear. Be impersonal in this and do not be afraid to face them. Look at
the worst in your self and in others. Face all the dragons of the human mind with calm
assurance, whether these concern the emotions or the body or the life. Do not try to
work on them, for they are the Mother’s responsibility, not yours.
When you have finished releasing that which you most wish to accomplish, whatever you
have the time for at the moment, go on about your work of the day with thankfulness and
do not look back. If you tend to return to thoughts about the situation, say to yourself:
“This is in your hands, Mother, and further release will come in my next quiet moment
with You; thank you, Mother.” Then let go of the problem as completely as you can.
When your next quiet time of prayer is permitted, resume where you left off and begin
again, going through the thoughts of the mind, releasing one by one the thoughts that
need release, all the desires, needs, ambitions, goals, unhappinesses, happenings, trials,
challenges, longings – good, bad and indifferent. Release everything; hold back nothing.
You will find this becomes a time of great joy; you will hardly be able to wait from one
prayer time to the next to release yourself into the Mother’s hands. Yet you will even
release the appointed time of prayer to Her Wisdom. You will truly find there is nothing
in which to be anxious, nothing in which to be sorrowful, nothing about which to be
disturbed or angry, because you are delighted to give up your mind, heart, soul, body
and life to the One who knows just what to do about them.
She is indeed The Way, and The Truth, and The Life. When you have released all to Her
Way, to Her Truth, and to Her Life, holding nothing back – when you have given all to
Her – you will see what you have wanted to see for so long – that you are free with the
Freedom of the Mother...
- G.J. Vyas
Note: This article was originally published a few years ago in
‘Mother India’ (Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram);
it has now been sent in by Dr. Samapada Savardekar
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