None can reach heaven who has not passed through hell.

But still, Mother, doesn’t the soul chosen by the Divine go through hell in a different way than others?

The quotation means that in order to reach the divine regions one must, while on earth, pass through the vital, which in some of its parts is a veritable hell. But those who have surrendered to the Divine and been adopted by Him are surrounded by the divine protection and for them the passage is not difficult.
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