The Story of a Soul

14 November 1955

November 14th was Kali Puja day. The Mother wore a black sari painted in glinting multi-colours with a touch of bright gold. She distributed a message in the form of a card with a packet of pomegranate flower petals (The Divine's Love) attached to it. The inscription was in French. Later it was translated like this:

Long ago, very long ago, in the desert land that is now Arabia, a divine being incarnated on earth to awaken it to the Supreme Love. As one would expect, he was persecuted by his assailants; he wished to die alone, quietly, so that his work might be accomplished; and pursued by them he fled. Suddenly in the broad barren plain, a tiny bush of pomegranate appeared. The Saviour stole under its low branches in order to give up his body in peace; and at once the bush expanded miraculously, increased itself, widened, became deep and luxuriant in such a way that when the pursuers passed by they did not even suspect that the One whom they were chasing was hidden there and they continued on their way. While drop by drop the sacred blood fell, fertilizing the soil, the bush covered itself with marvellous flowers, scarlet, enormous—clusters of petals, innumerable drops of blood ...

These are the flowers that, for us, express and hold the Divine Love.

About this flower the Mother has also explained:

Yesterday morning I distributed petals of "Divine Love". The previous night was the darkest of the year and in India it is a great festival. Its true significance is that the Divine's Love is at the base and core of all manifestation, even where it seems most completely inconscient.

During this time Shree Rajendra Prasad the then President of India came to the Ashram and met the Mother. She gave this message to him on 15.11.55:

India must rise to the height of her mission and proclaim the Truth to the world.