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 29th May 1961 I tried to paint a face—I left the half-done work and went to another room to fetch something. One of my elder sister's sons, who had come to Pondicherry to stay downstairs with Laljibhai and his family during his vacation, was in my studio. In a split second he ruined the painting by applying black pigment on the upper lip to show a moustache, and disappeared. I felt terribly bad. Now nothing could be done despite my trying to alter the picture. But late at night a powerful inspiration came like a streak of lightning. I rushed to my easel, concentrated and re-did the face on which I had been working earlier. The following morning I sent the picture along with my note:
My dearest Mother,
I wished to paint something beautiful but this picture I am sending has turned out otherwise.
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