That is just what the Mother is saying, with faith. This is the passage through which all who have realised ever anything worthwhile in life, let alone the Divine, have ever achieved. Read the lives of saints and heroes and martyrs who bravely and courageously gave their lives for a cause they felt is worthy of the human spirit and its greatness. Fear comes from an excessive attachment to the body and the personal pleasures and comforts of life. If one still values these things more than the Divine then one is surely not ready for realising the Highest. One can, in that case form a religous relationship with God which is a transactional one, of seeking God’s Protection, Help and Grace in difficulties. It is very much permitted though under the present limitations of earth nature a complete unconditional Protection is difficult especially if those seeking for it continue with their old egoistic ways of life. What it means is that in such a relationship the suffering is ameliorated to the extent it is possible, the passage eased out, the strength to bear the pain is given even if one has to go through certain unavoidable difficult circumstances.
But there is a difference between this general help given to man and the soul that aspires for the Divine. There is always a recompense for all the difficulties borne by the aspirant in the course of his journey, so much so that even tortures become a means to open doors of ecstasy as you see in the life of many saints. But one must take the leap of faith first which is not easy for the calculating mind. This is not to say that suffering is inevitable but as things stand today, given our excessive attachments and desires a certain degree of purifying ordeal is often part of the journey. But the one who has truly surrendered to the Divine feels them not. He sees them as the hand of the Master potter shaping the hard clay.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
