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321

Work Silently

For the sake of sadhana and for the sake of work, it is always better to work silently.

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When there is some work to do, the less one speaks of it the better it is.

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Talk as little as possible.

Work as much as you can.

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X has a very bad habit of coming and talking to people while they are working. If he does not work himself, he should at least allow others to work conscientiously.

So if he comes again to talk while you are working, you had better tell him—“No, not now, we can talk when I have finished my work.”

7 January 1933

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It seems to me that the proof of sincerity is in work and not in planning.

This is exactly what I have tried to make them understand—but the tendency to plan and talk seems to be too strong to be checked. Let us hope some work also will be done.

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Mother, my being wants to spend its time in silence. But it cannot because of my helpers. They tell me that it becomes difficult to ask me anything when I am grave. This creates confusion in the work. Mother, will You give me Your advice?

I don’t quite understand your question. Certainly the work should be done as conscientiously as possible. But that does not mean that you have to be grave. What is necessary is to be always peaceful and full of calm energy.