A 70 year old employee in an organisation of seven people refused to retire on his own. His employer, who knew the value of the employee, knew too well that he was a stumbling block to his own organisation. In view of a long friendship, he put off the dismissal for 7 years. Now he delivered the orders orally. The employee, having no other income or pension was devastated. In view of his age, he had no valid plea for continued service.

The power of OM, which is also spelt as AUM -- each letter representing the Transcendental, Universal and the Individual -- is infinite. It reveals its power according to the level of invocation by the human soul.

About a hundred years ago, a group of artists in Paris began to evince interest in matters spiritual and occult. One of them proposed chanting OM. His chanting filled the air with great spiritual power. 

Before the world war, a music performance was arranged in Bangalore in honour of a visiting military dignitary. At the end of the performance, the musician chanted 'Om Shanti'. The chief guest shouted 'Stop, Stop' and said he could not stand it. Om and Shanti were too much for his military nerves.

Spiritual people all over the world generally are cleaner than others, as the Spirit abides by clean surroundings. The Spirit is universal in its action, which means what one man does benefits all such men in his emotional world.

An Indian devotee of the Inner Spirit lived in USA. She lived in an apartment where the houses are furnished and maintained. Her electric oven was one provided to her by the owners of the apartment complex. As with everything, she took more than usual care in maintaining the oven. She never allowed dust to accumulate on it. It was always sparkling.

A young Dutch man spent several years in an Indian Ashram and took the name Sattwa. He was seven inches over six feet. His education ended with school. He found in himself tremendous fear lurking because of violent circumstances in his early upbringing. It could be harmful to others when the vibration surfaces.

Bob comes from a pious Christian family. His mother goes to church everyday. Her sister too follows her pattern of life. In planning their holidays they take care to visit places where there is a church of their denomination. During the non-working hours they read the prayer book. Bob came to India from USA and stayed here. It is an article of faith in the family that matters religious are not discussed at all, lest one should appear to comment on the ways of another. So, no one ever asks Bob about India, the Ashram he has joined, etc.

A grown up boy took unkindly to his mother when she began to impose disciplines on all the family somewhat ungently. His disapproval of the discipline overlooked the great opportunity that was offered to the family.

All that we enjoy today by way of comfort and convenience has been invisible in our society of previous centuries. It is human ingenuity that made the invisible visible. The Divine Mother has said that the very bodies of the Indians are of light, while the bodies of the Westerners are dark.  If the bodies of all Indians are of light, surely the minds of many are much more so.

The Psychic works through the human personality, social circumstances, psychological endowments but when the occasion demands, it acts in a fashion the society has not known. The presence of such an element carries the stamp of the Psychic. The most common experience of devotees is that in response to his personal particular need, the law changes in his favour and his prayer is answered through the changed law.

The Psychic Being has four versions. It is seated in all parts of our being as a part and is also centrally located. The central location lies behind the heart centre, not the heart centre itself. In the Mind, it makes one a genius. The very best example of a vital psychic being is that of Nehru, whom Sri Aurobindo called one of the pure Aryan type. When a certain member in the Parliament accused Nehru of jealousy, a member of the opposition commented, "You cannot teach Nehru jealousy". The mental psychic can give the right guidance. Being of the mind, it is incapable of power.