Thoughts and Aphorisms 51-54. with commentaries by The Mother

51—When I hear of a righteous wrath, I wonder at man's capacity for self-deception. When one deceives oneself, one always does it in good faith. One is always acting for the good of others or for the welfare of humanity and to serve you—that goes without saying! How does one deceive oneself?1 52—This is a miracle that men can love God, yet fail to love humanity. With whom are they in love then? Is it possible to reach the Divine through philanthropy?1 53—The quarrels of religious sects are like the disputing of pots, which shall be alone allowed to hold the immortalising nectar. Let them dispute, but the thing for us is to get at the nectar in whatever pot and attain immortality. 54—You say that the flavour of the pot alters the liquor. That is taste; but what can deprive it of its immortalising faculty? (1) What is this immortalising nectar of which Sri Aurobindo speaks? What, in this nectar, gives us the power of immortality? Is it physical immortality? (2) When we find this nectar, what happens to the religious sects? Do they reach their goal?1 Pages 79 to 84 https://motherandsriaurobindo.in/The-Mother/books/on-thoughts-and-aphorisms/