A collection of short prose pieces on the Mother and her four great Aspects - Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati, along with 'Letters on the Mother'.
Integral Yoga
This volume consists of two separate but related works: 'The Mother', a collection of short prose pieces on the Mother, and 'Letters on the Mother', a selection of letters by Sri Aurobindo in which he referred to the Mother in her transcendent, universal and individual aspects. In addition, the volume contains Sri Aurobindo's translations of selections from the Mother's 'Prières et Méditations' as well as his translation of 'Radha's Prayer'.
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One has to cleave firmly to the faith in the Mother's working
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behind all appearances and you will find that that will carry you through.
31-8-1935
It is the true attitude to leave all to the Mother and trust entirely in her and let her lead you on the path to the goal.
2-3-1936
It is not by his own strength or good qualities that anyone can attain the divine change; there are only two things that matter, the Mother's force at work and the Sadhak's will to open to it and trust in her working. Keep your will and your trust and care nothing for the rest―they are only difficulties that all meet in their Sadhana.
13-5-1936
Nothing is impossible if the nature of the psychic being is awake and leading you with the Mother's consciousness and force behind it and working in you.
19-10-1935
If one remains in full confidence in the Mother and psychically open, then the Mother's force will do all and one has only to give consent and keep oneself open and aspire.
12-11-1935
All faults and errors are redeemed by repentance. Confidence in the Mother, self-giving to the Mother, these if you increase them will bring the change in the nature.
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Whether the progress is rapid or slow, the attitude should always be an entire faith and reliance on the Mother; just as you do not think that the progress was the result of your own effort or merit but of your taking the right attitude of reliance and the Mother's Force working, so you should not think that any slowness or difficulty was due to your own demerit but only seek to keep this attitude of reliance and let the Mother's Force work―slowly or rapidly does not matter.
14-11-1935
No. It is perhaps how some part of the vital or physical consciousness figured it. But the path is not a desert nor are you alone, since the Mother is with you.
2-11-1933
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