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.
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After the exhibition of Savitri paintings closed, on 8th March 1967, the paintings were taken to Golconde and arranged in two rooms—Nos. 8 and 9 on the 3" floor, East wing—which were given by the Mother to preserve the Savitri paintings and numerous other paintings in several small and big cupboards.
The Mother's and Sri Aurobindo's photographs were installed in the rooms by M. Andre with the Mother's blessings.
During that time some people suggested to me that these paintings should be displayed all over the world. When the Mother saw me, I spoke to her enthusiastically about the people's wish. She listened to me attentively and said:
No, we prepare Truth here. If people have thirst for Truth, they must come to us. We must not go to them. We must not lower our dignity, that is to say the superiority of the Truth.
I recall one of her letters which is quite apt:
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Yes, my dearest little child Huta
We are here to bring upon earth the victory of Truth and Love—and it will be done.
When I completed illustrating the whole of Savitri—Books One to Twelve—under the Mother's direct guidance, and after the exhibition of Savitri paintings, she gave me her own painting depicting a flower—"Grace" which she did on 14th December 1956 in front of me in order to show me how to paint a picture with various oil colours. It was really a beautiful token of the Mother's appreciation and love.
Later I came across a review about the Savitri paintings in the Bulletin of Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education as follows:
We had during this quarter around the Darshan period, a very noteworthy exhibition of the paintings on "Savitri". All the twelve books of this great Epic of Sri Aurobindo were illustrated by 460 paintings. These were exhibited, each picture with its corresponding verse, in the four Exhibition rooms of the house. The whole work was by Huta, directly inspired and guided in her work by The Mother Herself and the sketches of The Mother on which these paintings were based were also exhibited.” Each visit to the exhibition was indeed a remarkable experience.
We had during this quarter around the Darshan period, a very noteworthy exhibition of the paintings on "Savitri". All the twelve books of this great Epic of Sri Aurobindo were illustrated by 460 paintings. These were exhibited, each picture with its corresponding verse, in the four Exhibition rooms of the house. The whole work was by Huta, directly inspired and guided in her work by The Mother Herself and the sketches of The Mother on which these paintings were based were also exhibited.”
Each visit to the exhibition was indeed a remarkable experience.
As The Mother Herself commented:”
The importance of Savitri is immense. Its subject is universal. Its revelation is prophetic. The time spent in its atmosphere is not wasted. Take all the time necessary to see this exhibition. It will be a happy compensation for the feverish haste men put now in all things they do. The Mother, Words of the Mother - I: Work and Teaching
The importance of Savitri is immense. Its subject is universal. Its revelation is prophetic. The time spent in its atmosphere is not wasted. Take all the time necessary to see this exhibition. It will be a happy compensation for the feverish haste men put now in all things they do.
The Mother, Words of the Mother - I: Work and Teaching
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