June 1, 2016 – The Divine is not a Stranger

Open thy eyes and see what the world really is and what God; have done with vain and pleasant imaginations.

Sri Aurobindo

(Thoughts and Aphorisms 87

The Divine is not a Stranger

Why does the Divine want to manifest Himself on earth in this chaos?

Because this is why He has created the earth, not for any other motive; the earth is He Himself in a deformation and He wants to establish it back again in its truth. Earth is not something separated from Him and alien to Him. It is a deformation of Himself which must once again become what it was in its essence, that is, the Divine.

Then why is He a stranger to us?

But He is not a stranger, my child. You fancy that He is a stranger, but He is not, not in the least. He is the essence of your being – not at all alien. You may not know Him, but He is not a stranger; He is the very essence of your being. Without the Divine you would not exist.

The Mother

The Great Adventure – A Diary for All Times. Page 354.