Chapter 97262–264

It is obviously in the silence of the mind that it is possible to perceive the Divine Command. The true way of knowing is above words and thoughts.

When this phenomenon occurs, it becomes very clear, because one knows the Divine Command first, and the words to describe it come later.

1 January 1970 265 – If thy aim be great and thy means small, still act; for by

action alone these can increase to thee.

266 – Care not for time and success. Act out thy part, whether

it be to fail or to prosper.

267 – There are three forms in which the command may come,

the will and faith in thy nature, thy ideal on which heart and brain are agreed and the voice of Himself or His angels.

268 – There are times when action is unwise or impossible;

then go into Tapasya4 in some physical solitude or in the retreats of thy soul and await whatever divine word or manifestation.

269 – Leap not too quickly at all voices, for there are lying

spirits ready to deceive thee; but let thy heart be pure and afterwards listen.

It is indeed of utmost importance not to accept each and every voice as coming from the Divine, because one is liable to obey the command of an imposter. There is only one guarantee which is a complete absence of all personal desire, even the desire of 4 Austerity, spiritual discipline.