20+ intimate pen-portraits by Batti of old sadhakas : Manibhai, Mridu, Sunil, Bihari, Bholanath, Haradhan, Biren, Tinkori, Rajangam, Dara, Chinmayee, Prashanto
20+ intimate pen-portraits of old sadhakas with whom Batti was in close personal touch. These reminiscences brings to life the spirit of utter devotion to Sri Aurobindo & the Mother that marked the early days of the Ashram.
18 Louis(s) ruled France through some centuries (with time gaps). We had one Louis ruling for 32 years over Lake Estate — Lord Ousteri.
After Louis a triumvirate took charge and tried their mettle. Finally a somewhat loose Democracy worked. But, let us not forget that whoever carried the “Sceptre”, alone or collectively, for a long or a short period, is only a Regent (a glorified term) of the Mother who bestows Her bounty on all equally — to receive and absorb is the individual’s endeavour.
Work — especially physical work is a great leveller, and a touchstone. But, work (any work) done for the Divine is much more — it is a Prayer, a stairway to mount towards Her.
“There is no stage of the sadhana in which works are impossible, no passage on the path where there is no foothold and action has to be renounced as incompatible with concentration on the Divine.” (The Lesson of Life, penned by the Mother on 8.3.1935) Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga II: Combining Work, Meditation and Bhakti
“There is no stage of the sadhana in which works are impossible, no passage on the path where there is no foothold and action has to be renounced as incompatible with concentration on the Divine.”
(The Lesson of Life, penned by the Mother on 8.3.1935)
Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga II: Combining Work, Meditation and Bhakti
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