The Spirit of Auroville

On 28th November the Mother saw me in the morning in her music-cum-interview room. After our work, she gave me a lovely yellow flower, Anthocephalus, Kadamba tree—in Sanskrit it is called Nipa. The Mother had named the flower:

Supramental Sun: We aspire that its rays may enlighten and transform us.

The Mother laughed softly and said to me:

Here, take it. This is "Supramental Sun". It is a traditional flower of Krishna.

I asked:

Mother, we must grow this in the area of the Mother's Shrine—for Krishna will come there.

She said:

Yes, you see, when I used to walk meditatively to and fro in the corridor near Sri Aurobindo's room, Krishna too walked with me.

I said:

All the Gods, even the Supreme Lord, will come to the Mother's Shrine.

She leaned forward from her high-backed carved chair, held up my chin and looked deeply into my eyes, smiled sweetly and nodded her head approvingly.