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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Sometimes when I sit in meditation, I say "Ma—Ma—Ma." Then everything becomes quiet and I feel great peace inside and outside me. Even in the atmosphere around me, I hear "Ma—Ma—Ma." Is this real or is it only echoes?
The atmosphere you carry around you is part of your consciousness as much as the rest that you feel inside you. When you
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repeat the name of the Mother, it begins to echo in all your consciousness, outside as well as inside you. What you experience therefore is quite true and it is a good experience.
When I asked what attitude I should hold during the silence of the mind, you replied, "Consecration." Please explain this to me in a wider sense.
It means the devoting of all that comes to you, all your experiences and progress to the Mother.
What should I do to keep the silence alert and constant while reading, talking and working.
The same thing—do all with a quiet mind, not throwing yourself out in what you do, but seeing quietly what is done and what happens.
16 January 1934
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