An account of Huta's sadhana & the grace showered on her by The Mother - especially how Mother prepared her for painting the series: 'Meditations on Savitri'.
The Mother : Contact On Savitri
This book tells the story of how Huta came to the Ashram and began her work with the Mother. It presents a detailed account of how the Mother prepared and encouraged her to learn painting and helped her to create two series of paintings: the 472 pictures comprising Meditations on Savitri and the 116 pictures that accompanied the Mother's comments titled About Savitri. During their meetings, where the Mother revealed her visions for each painting by drawing sketches and explaining which colours should be used, the unique importance of Savitri and the Mother's own experiences connected to the poem come clearly into view. The book is also a representation of Huta's sadhana, her struggles and her progress, and the solicitude and grace showered on her by the Mother.
THEME/S
On 8th June 1956 I received from the Mother a card along with these words:
My dear child, my very sweet Huta, I am sending you Savitri. With my love and blessings always
During that time I thought that it was absolutely impossible for me to understand and grasp the very essence of the great Epic written by Sri Aurobindo. A dreadful feeling of inferiority crept into my consciousness. The next day after my Stores-work and the daily activities, I was in my Golconde room thinking about my future. The volume of Savitri was just lying in front of me. I touched it and my eyes filled with tears, because to follow the Mantric Poem was beyond my capacity and comprehension. At once I felt strong vibrations in my head and started receiving all sorts of suggestions. I sat in a frozen silence, making no effort to sort them out. The chaotic indications wrought havoc in me. I felt I was good for nothing.
Then one night I had a concrete experience in my sleep that the Mother was reciting Savitri. I heard her sweet and soothing voice and felt strongly the warmth of her Presence. I related my experience to the Mother. She confirmed:
Yes, indeed, I recited Savitri to you. It was the passage from Book Eleven—The Everlasting Day.
At once my memory winged back to the day of 25th July 1954 when a few devotees of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother came to our Estate in Miwani (Kenya). Shivabhai Amin recited the same passage from Book Eleven and I felt as if the Mother herself was reciting.
Still my state of consciousness was ambiguous.
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