WRITINGS BY THE MOTHER
© Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust

Sweet Mother,

What will be the result of changing the vital into something good; in other words, what will be the change?

The vital is the receptacle of all the bad impulses, all wickedness, cowardice, weakness and avarice.

When the vital is converted, the impulses are good instead of being bad; wickedness is replaced by kindness, avarice by generosity; weakness disappears and strength and endurance take its place; cowardice is replaced by courage and energy. [new p. 413][old p. 411]

The seat of power in action is in the purified vital.

Blessings.

20 October 1969

Collected Works of The Mother, First Edition, Volume 16, pp. 410-411