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hundreds of mantras of Lord Ganesha. As soon as you
start chanting that mantra either loudly or silently it imme-
diately links you with the consciousness of Ganesha, the
remover of all difficulties. Mantra must be repeated slowly
and consciously so that it vibrates in your being.
For those of us who are dedicated to the Mother the
most powerful mantra is : Om Anandamayi, Chaitanya-
mayi, Satyamayi Parame.

Remembrance or smaran creates a direct link with the
Divine. Mother told us that when you remember God be
sure that He remembers you. This creates a lasting rela-
tionship of love and protection between man and God.

The advice that the Mother gives us all :

'In all pursuits, intellectual or active, your one motto
should be, "Remember and Offer." Let whatever you do be
done as an offering to the Divine. And this too will be an
excellent discipline for you; it will prevent you from doing
many foolish and useless things.'

It is spirituality when you begin to become aware of
another consciousness than the ego
and begin to live in it or under its influence
more and more.
It is that consciousness
wide, infinite, self-existent, pure of ego etc., which
is called Spirit (Self, Brahman, Divine)...
Sri Aurobindo

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