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Victory over Falsehood
The lords of Falsehood hold, at present, almost complete sway over poor humanity. Not only the lower life-energy, the lower vital being, but also the whole mind of man accepts them. Countless are the ways in which they are worshipped, for they are most subtle in their cunning and seek their ends in variously seductive disguises. The result is that men cling to their falsehood as if it were a treasure, cherishing it more than even the most beautiful things of life. Apprehensive of its safety, they take care to bury it deep down in themselves; but unless they take it out and surrender it to the Divine they will never find true happiness. Indeed the very act of bringing it out and showing it to the Light
would be in itself a momentous conversion and pave the way to the final
victory. For the laying bare of each falsehood is in itself a victory – each
acknowledgment of error is the demolition of one of the lords of Darkness. It
may be an acknowledgment to oneself, provided it is absolutely honest and is no
subtle regret apt to be forgotten the next moment and without the strength to
make an unbreakable resolution not to repeat the mistake. Or it may be the
acknowledgment to the Divine embodied in the Guru. As a result of direct
personal confession to the Guru, your resolution remains no longer your own,
because, if you are sincere, the Divine's fiat goes forth in your favour. To
give you an idea of what this means I shall relate an experience of mine when I
first met Sri Aurobindo in Page – 141 power that will bring about the realisation in you of the truth when you come in all sincerity, saying, “This falsehood I want to get rid of”, and the answer which you get is “Yes.” Page – 142 |
