Blessed are those

Their vigilant eyes kept watch (Nirodbaran)

Extracts from the book 'Memorable Contacts with

The Mother' by Nirodbaran

I was sleeping in the passage in front of Sri Aurobindo's room. I heard someone calling out "Nirod" in a very sweet and melodious voice which was very distinct. I was startled out of my sleep and exclaimed, "Who is there? Who is calling?" Somebody was perhaps asking for help, I thought. I switched on the light and saw it was 3.25 a.m. I took it to be the Mother's voice. In the morning, when I told Her about it She said, "Ah! But I told you many things. " About the time also She replied, " Yes, that's exactly the time."

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Nearly a month later, during the morning Pranam, the Mother said to me smiling, "You were quite a long time with Sri Aurobindo last night, quite a long time. And yesterday, when you came for Pranam and were taking flowers, I saw him behind you in a dazzling white light."

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The following day Champaklal told me that during his meditation in the Mother's room he had a long dream in which Sri Aurobindo was telling me how all the pains that He had felt at each stage of His last illness were felt by Champaklal himself in his body. Champaklal was full of joy and gratitude for this recognition on the Master's part.

He also saw that Sri Aurobindo was teaching me Sanskrit, particularly how to read it correctly. This was very strange! for I had been thinking of learning it, specially to read in the proper way, not in the Bengali manner.

All this proves what the Mother had told me - that She used to see Sri Aurobindo busy with me. It is equally true of the Ashram, as a whole. I am quite sure that His vigilant eye is keeping watch day and night over all our movements and activities, as it had done before.

Courtesy : Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Puducherry

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