Enlarged edition. Writings, letters of Sri Aurobindo & The Mother that were preserved by Champaklal. 'These writings to devotees are most valuable' - Champaklal
Sri Aurobindo : corresp.
THEME/S
Mother, please tell me the significance of the flower 'Surrender of falsehood'.
My dear child,
I received your letter after 11.00 p.m. It was too late to read it, but I just glanced at the first sentences and saw that you had misunderstood my intention in giving you the flower of "Surrender of falsehood".
For me this flower has nothing to do with lies. The falsehood it * represents is all that in the mental, the vital and the physical and especially in the matter, the subconscient, and the inconscient is contrary to the Divine Truth that must descend upon the world. It is a flower I give very often because we must always be reminded that our exterior superficial being lives in falsehood and we must throw it off (surrender it) to emerge in the light of Truth. For instance, when somebody is ill I give it because all illnesses are falsehood in front of the Divine. You must not see any special intention in my giving you this flower and above all you must not worry about it.
I may add that I always considered you as a very truthful person and have no reason to think otherwise.
That is all I wished to say now.
This evening I shall read your letter and if any additional answer is needed I shall send it to you.
With my love and blessings.
7 September 1940
The Mother
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