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'.
THEME/S
Q: What is the meaning of opening?
A: I t is the receptivity to the Mother's presence and her forces.
Q: What is the right and perfect way to get this opening?
A: Aspiration, quietude, widening of oneself to receive, rejection of all that tries to shut you to the Divine.
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Q: How to know that I am opening to the Mother and not to other forces?
A: You have to be vigilant and see that there is no movement of disturbance, desire, ego.
Q: What are the indications of a real opening to the Mother?
A: That shows itself at once―when you feel the divine peace, equality, wideness, light, Ananda, Knowledge, strength, when you are aware of the Mother's nearness or presence or the working of her Force, etc., etc. If any of these things are felt, it is the opening―the more are felt, the more complete the opening.
April, 1933
Q: Opening―what does it mean? Is it: "not to keep anything secret from the Mother"?
A: That is the first step towards opening.
17-6-1933
Q: How to open to the Divine Mother?
A: By faith and surrender in a quiet mind.
18-6-1933
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