On The Mother
The chronicle of a manifestation and ministry

On the Mother was selected for the 1980 Sahitya Akademi annual award, and the citation referred to the book's 'deep and sensitive insight into a great life, its authenticity, artistic vision and evocative creative language'.

- Preface to the Second Edition
- Childhood and Girlhood
- The Realms Invisible
- Encounters and Explorations
- Agenda for the Future
- Approaches to the Divine
- The Meeting
- Consecration
- Launching the Arya
- Divine Man-Making
- Return to France
- A Passage to Japan
- Like Mount Fuji
- Tea, Flowers and Flu
- Second Coming
- Descent of Krishna
- Founding the Ashram
- Coming of the Disciples
- Karma Yoga
- Powers and Personalities
- Words of the Mother
- A Choice of Games
- Integral Sadhana
- A God's Labour
- Surrender and Grace
- Ashram Calendar
- The Golden Bridge
- Joint Adventure
- Asuric Upsurge
- Attack, Defence and Counter-Attack
- The Mother's War
- Coming of the Children
- War and Peace
- After Independence
- Manifold Ministry
- Mysterious Sacrifice
- Her Lonely Strength
- Mother on Education
- Readings and Discourses
- International Centre
- Sacerdocy
- New Horizons
- The Next Future
- I want only You
- Ministry of Words
- A New World is Born
- A Glorified, not a Crucified, Body
- Readings in Dhammapada
- Supramental World
- Mother is Eighty
- Wings of Expansion
- Forward to Perfection
- Readiness is All
- Darkest before Dawn
- Free Progress
- Sadhana of the Body
- Year of Wonders
- Superman Consciousness
- Matrimandir
- Immortal Sunlight
- Grace Abiding
- The Saga of Transformation
- A Chronology of the Mother's Life
- List of References
- Select Bibliography
- index

INDEX
Abdul Baha 40ff, 50
A.B. Patel 573, 686
Agastya, Rishi 133
Aiyar, V.V.S. 85, 132
Alfassa, Mathilde 3-4, 833
Alfassa, Matteo 132, 833
Alfassa, Maurice 3, 833
Alfassa, Mirra see MOTHER, THE
Amal Kiran (K.D. Sethna) 86-7, 244, 253, 261, 264-5, 287, 290, 296-7, 319, 321, 325, 327-9, 341, 354, 358, 372, 387, 402,488,495, 504, 549-50, 573, 590, 604, 618, 686, 691
Ambalal Purani 136, 143, 151, 211-2, 214, 221, 225, 235, 239, 398, 400, 496, 676, 691
Ambu (Ambalal) Patel 496
Amrita (K.A. Iyengar) 85, 91-2,121, 201, 203, 230, 235, 246,263, 296, 326, 328-9,
340/494,691,780
Ananta (Frederick Bushnell) 624
Andre Morisset 28, 477-8, 577, 579, 801, 817, 820, 823, 834
Anilbaran Roy 201, 244fn, 286, 292, 340-1
Arjava (J.A. Chadwick) 255, 259ff, 321
Ashram, Sri Aurobindo 53-5, 105, 126, 215, 220-1, 226, 240-2, 247, 445, 449, 460, 532, 548, 561-3, 573, 636-8, 658, 769
Deva Sangha 200-1, 204, 215, 241, 281
collective meditation and Pranam 213,287, 319-20, 340-2, 349-50,353,417-8,522
Darshan day 223-6, 263, 286, 358ff, 400, 628-9, 708
messages 365-7, 662, 771, 773-4
'birth': 24 November 1926 234-6, 239ff
'very first basis of its formation' 520
Guru-Sishya, Mother-child relationship in 210, 217, 247, 339-84, 546ff, 589, 604-5, 669, 692ff
'brilliant period' 232, 243ff, 340-1
'Soup ceremony' 287ff, 319, 341-4 (cf195)
sadhana in the physical 246, 604
growth and organisation 247ff, 251, 280, 287, 339, 362-7, 373, 445, 449, 459ff,
532,569-75,636-8,678-9,691,699
Karmayoga 251-3, 258, 274, 279, 280ff, 526-7, 546, 688, 748
finances 241, 281, 432, 445, 478-9, 570, 684
union of spiritual and economic power 241, 683-5
hostile forces in 261ff, 275
'a human microcosm' 281-2, 570, 664
Bakery 285
Dining Room 286
cult of flowers 320-4, 419-20
Vedantic realisation in 357
Balcony darshan 361-4, 699
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Terrace Darshan 363, 708, 715
Prosperity day 364, 588
Christmas day 364
New Year day 364-6
messages, origin of 365-7
prayers and messages 74, 422-3, 446, 449, 458, 463, 479, 518, 547, 606, 689, 706, 721, 738, 758, 770-1
individual and collective movement 367-8
atmosphere 374, 434-5
condensation of force 373
at Darshan time 628-9
Yoga not a Grand Trunk road 382
no escapist retreat 394
threat of closure due to wrong attitude of sadhaks 414
coming of children 432ff
Harpagon Workshop 443
Golconde 279, 436, 443-4, 497
Press 461
Journals 462, 487-8, 614, 758, 760
the 'Service' tree 496-7, 501, 535
Phoenix Hour 507
'divine home in the world' 532
at centre of radiating light and force of transformation 567
and politics 573-4, 601-2
visits of Prime Ministers and Presidents 595-6, 716, 778-9
Delhi Branch 624-5, 652, 679, 772
Theatre 624, 662
Golden Day: 29 February 681-2, 763-4
Vedic character 683
some prominent Ashramites 691
attacked (January 1965) 722-5
a Yoga Research Institute 754-5
and Auroville 769, 777
Auroville 97, 105, 687, 726, 738, 744-5, 756ff, 777-8, 785ff, 808, 810
inauguration 760-3
hierarchy 769
future development 772
place of religion 786
qualities needed 756, 777, 788
administration 757, 787
Matrimandir 726, 763, 791-4, 803
Baha Ullah 40-1
'Bangavani' 679
Bapat, Senapati 682
Baptista, Joseph 199
Barindra Ghose 200, 209, 215-6, 235, 241, 247, 339
Baron, C.F. 571, 662
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Becharlal Bhatt, Dr 400
Beethoven 304
Bejoy Nag 91, 131, 201, 211, 213, 217, 233
Bhakti Sutras 32
Bhagavad Gita 15, 82, 192, 613-4, 639, 836
Bhagawat, N.K. 639
Bharati, Subramania 85, 132, 220
Bharati, Suddhananda 418
Bhave, Acharya Vinoba 623-4
Bibhash Mutsuddi 670
Bisht, Dr 817-8
Book of Tea 193-4
Bose, Rash Behari 132, 173-4, 183
Bose, Subhas Chandra 424
Bluysen, Paul 46, 89-90
Buddha, Gautama, Siddhartha (Shakyamuni) 42, 60, 96,164-6,172,180, 317, 460, 482, 552, 631, 639ff, 772
Bula (Charuchandra Mukherjee) 820
Carlyle, Thomas 483
Cartier-Bresson, Henri 489
Catherine of Siena, Saint 93
Centre of Education, Sri Aurobindo International
The Mother
opens the School 432-3
interest in the children 432-4, 507-8, 529-30, 668-9
opens the playgrounds 434-6, 531
plays table-tennis and tennis 436, 590
chooses uniform for girls 437-8
launching the Bulletin 466, 676
staging her play Towards the Future 470
the main inspiration 508ff, 676-7
on education 508ff, 728
a sacerdocy 506, 520
its goal 510, 516-7, 733
its present and future method 561
and true knowledge 629
on role of parents 510-11
child-beating 765
message to Ashram students 531-2
summons a Memorial Convention 533ff
opens the International University Centre 532-6
gives the Students' Prayer 536
opens a library, music and dance room 537, 568
opens the gymnasium 538
on its future 538, 669
sells her jewellery for 546
opens the Theatre 624, 735
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'fantastic freedom' to students 625
opens the swimming pool 632
renames International Centre of Education 676
opens Mother's School, Delhi 652, 772
admonition to children 710
opens the Art Gallery 734
gives 'the prayer of the cells of the body' 752
influence of Ashram atmosphere on 434, 460, 467, 530-1, 669, 677
physical education in 434-5, 466-7, 469, 511, 541-2, 548, 556-7, 623, 677, 697,
705, 754
prayer of and message to its captains 692
transformation, its cardinal aim 468, 785
teacher's role and qualifications 506, 626-7, 688, 785
psychic: 'leader of the march' 513ff, 539, 677 (cf334)
its international character 538-9, 678
exhibition, on Evolution 568
on Flowers in Yoga 568
on the Future of Man 575
on Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia 575
on Significance of Indian Culture 575
on Mother's laces and fans 613
on Dolls 624
on Mother's writings 649
on Mother's paintings 734, 754
visits of Jawaharlal and Indira 595-6, 716, 777-9
visit of Soviet gymnasts 623
distinctive aspects 678
teacher-pupil relationship in 625-7, 677
visits of the Education and the University Grants
Commissions 695, 715, 731-2, 754
'Free progress' system 728ff
Chadwick, J.A. see Arjava
Chakravarty, Jnanendranath 15fn
Chamberlain, Neville 395-6, 403
Champaklal Purani 212, 222, 227, 231, 235-6, 239, 246, 254, 283, 288, 323, 328-9, 339, 374, 400, 420, 464-5, 470, 489, 492, 496, 551, 651, 679, 691, 700-1, 817, 819ff
Chandradip Tripathi 691
Chandrasekharam, V. 226, 231, 235, 255
Chandulal Shah 255, 265-6, 280, 328-9
Cheddi Lal 821
Chidanandam, V. 231, 765
Chinmayi (Mehdi Begum) 321, 325, 674
Churchill, Winston 410, 416, 423, 425
Coleridge, S.T. 61
Counouma, P. 691, 816
Cripps, Sir Stafford 425ff, 447, 571
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Dahyabhai Patel 683
Daladier, Edouard 395ff, 403
Daniel, Samuel 38
Dante 111,315,471,633
Dara (Aga Syed Ibrahim) 328
Das, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan 216, 448
Datta (Dorothy Hodgeson) 183, 201, 209ff, 217, 235, 239, 255, 321, 325, 328-9, 674, 691
David-Neel, Mme Alexandra 29, 633
Daulatram Sharma 230
Dayanand Saraswati 624
Deshmukh, C.D. 652
Devi Mahatmyam 278, 662
Dhar, Manoranjan 821
Dhammapada 82, 192, 506, 639ff, 668, 836
Dilip Kumar Roy 48, 92, 213, 226, 255, 260ff, 296-7, 358, 370, 372, 430, 503
Diwakar, R.R. 596, 662, 695
Dostoevsky, Fyodor 481
Drouet, Mifaou 621
Duraiswami Iyer 226, 258, 287, 297, 319, 328-9, 426-7, 493, 691
Dyuman (Chunibhai Patel) 255, 325, 328-9, 418, 683, 816-8, 820
Edith Schnapper 782
Eliot, T.S. 120, 643
The Eternal Wisdom 108, 110, 119
Fanon, Franz 773
Rower Arrangement 195 (cf320ff, 419-20)
Francis, Archduke Ferdinand 109
Francis, Saint 485
French Institute, The 571, 603
Gaebelé, Mme see Suvrata
Ganapati Muni, Vasishta (Nayana) 257-8, 339, 600
Ganapatram Gupta 278
Gandhi, Mahatma 118, 186, 215, 261, 277, 404, 426, 446, 451, 457-8, 485, 810
Gin, V.V. and Mrs Saraswati 778, 821
Gokak,V.K. 173ff
Gould, F.G. 480
Guru Nanak 123, 180, 317
Heilbroner, R.L. 732
Himanshu Niyogi 662
Hitler, Adolf 181, 208, 395ff, 409ff, 422ff, 441ff, 593
Hofman, Dr Albert 742
Hopkins, Gerard Manley 41, 71, 80, 354
Huta (Savita Hindocha) 587-8, 605, 652, 679, 684, 700-4, 712-3, 717, 721, 727, 754
Hydari, Sir Akbar 443
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L'Idée or Idea 29-30, 32ff, 44, 50ff, 64, 191, 298
L'Idée Nouvelle (New Idea Society) 101ff, 126, 128, 148, 150, 298
Imitation of Christ, The 639
India 46, 82, 128, 200, 404, 446-59, 488, 571, 808-10, 821
see also in The Mother - (3)
Indira Gandhi 596, 777-9, 808-9, 821
Indra Sen, Dr 652, 676, 691
Inge, William Ralph 62, 129
Iyengar, Dr K.R. Srinivasa 173ff
Iyer, C.P. Ramaswami 715
Janina 701
Janine (Morisset) Panier 477
Janet McPheeters see Shantimayi
Jatti, B.D. 817, 821
Jawaharlal Nehru 404, 457, 595-6, 624, 716
Jay Holmes Smith 547-8, 589
Jaya Devi 233-4, 236, 239, 242
Jayantilal Parekh 691
Jesus Christ 180, 317, 482, 762
Jinnah, M.A. 446-7, 451, 458, 463
John of the Cross, Saint 41, 112
Jones, William 497
Joseph Szarka 674
Jotindranath 285
Juliana of Norwich 62
Kafka, Franz 483
Kamalaben Amin 691, 734
Kamaraj Nadar 596, 716
Kanailal Ganguli 218, 224-5, 255
Kapali Sastry, T.V. 1fn, 212, 226, 255ff, 288-9, 297, 341-2, 351-3, 679
Karan Singh, Dr 596, 808
Kennedy, President John F. 488
Kesarimal, Vaidya 649
Kireet Joshi 624, 676, 691
Kishor Gandhi 676, 691, 716, 727, 739
Kobayashi, Dr and Mme 175ff, 183, 193-4, 221, 302, 838
Kodandarama Rao 212
Kothari, D.S. 715, 731
Krishnalal Bhatt 617
Krishnaprem, Sri (Ronald Nixon) 15fn, 259
Kumud Patel 817, 820
Lacombe, Olivier 810
Lajpat Rai 226
Lalita (Daulat Pandey) 328-9, 690
Laljibhai Hindocha 684
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Lenin, Vladimir 142, 198
Leonardo da Vinci 304
Lizelle Raymond 321, 419
Lord of Falsehood, The (The Lord of Nations)
see in The Mother - (3)
Madanlal Himatsingka 816
Madhav P. Pandit 257, 321, 596, 691, 707-8, 815-6
Magre, Maurice 63, 369-70
Mahabharata 389, 577
Mahavira 180, 317
Maitland, Miss 255, 296-7
Maitra, Somnath 534
Mali (Rafael Corona) 778
Manilal, Dr 398-401
Manoj Das Gupta 677
Manubhai Patel 496
Mao Tse-tung 459, 463, 772
Marx, Karl 762
McPheeters see Shantimayi; Vaun McPheeters
Milton, John 312
Misra, Justice S.C. 282
Modern Review 157, 159
Mona Pinto 278-9
Moni (Suresh Chakravarty) 91, 131, 201, 211, 217, 496
Monica Parish 738
Monod-Herzen, Dr G. 282
Moonje, Dr B.S. 200
Moreau, Gustav 473
Morretta, Angelo 762
Morisset, Andre see Andre
Morisset, Francoise see Pournaprema
Morisset, Henri 28, 834
Morisset, Janine see Janine
Moses 180, 482
THE MOTHER 1, 237, 420, 572
Categorised under
1. The Mother (biographical)
2. Others on the Mother
3. The Mother on other subjects
4. Works of the Mother
1. The Mother (biographical)
vision of a past life 3
birth and antecedents 3-4
'completely atheist' 4
Light round her head 4-5
experiences others' sorrows 5
'the supreme maker of forms' 5
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organises parts of her being 6, 833
schooling, painting, music and sports, 6-7, 700
born to realise the Highest 7, 27
called 'the Sphinx' 7
avoids medication 7-8
communes with Nature 9, 833
falls while climbing a hill 9
develops inner relation with 'Krishna' 10, IS, 31, 86
comforting stricken humanity 10 (cf 136-7)
and 'the Man of Sorrows' 10-11, 76
writes 'The Path of Later On' 11, 16
union with the Divine Presence 14, 66
studies Hindu scriptures 15-6, 32, 82, 192
occultism
sleight-of-hand 17
going out of her body 18, 23, 136, 148, 152, 402, 773
makes nights conscious 20
in the region between subtle-physical and the material vital 20-1, 139 (cf 750)
joins the Cosmic Movement 21, 46
with the Théons in Tlemcen 21ff, 834-6
quells the storm 23
crossing boulevard St Michel 25
plays a game of cards 26-7
acting upon others 136-7, 148 (cf 10)
subordinates it to spirituality 152
incident of the cobra 22-3
of the toad 23
marries Henri Morisset 28, 834
birth of Andre 28, 834
launching 1'Idee 29-30
separation from Morisset 29
house in Paris 29, 32, 34, 44, 50, 71-2
meets a Russian revolutionary 32ff
launching a Women's Association 36
her Gayatri 38
plays the organ in an Italian Church 44-5
marries Paul Richard 46
agenda for the future 51ff, 103-6
begins her spiritual diary 63
who is addressing whom 64-6, 69, 82, 98-100, 104, 118, 146-8, 196
incarnates earth-consciousness 69
journey to Pondicherry 78-84
realisation of and radiating Peace 80
meets a clergyman 83-4
'clairvoyant collaboratrix' 81, 100
meets Sri Aurobindo 86
'born into a new life' 88-9
learns Sanskrit and Bengali 91
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vision of the Himalayas 92
breakdown in health 95
renunciation 96
individual, universal, transcendental 99, 832
'work of creation' 100-6
mediatrix, collaboratrix, creatrix 100, 105, 117, 156
launching the Arya 101ff
Kundalini experience 111
as 'the golden bridge' 115, 293
identification with the Divine Mother 116
vision of Kali, danger to Paris 116-7
as 'paraclete' 122, 138, 242
perfect self-offering 124
departs for France 134
Dark Night of the Soul 134-5
experience in Lunel 136-7, 148 (cf10, 18, 23, 773)
corresponds with Sri Aurobindo 136-45, 154-5
identification with Supreme Principle 138-9
prayer of 31 July 1915 140
identification of her physical with the Divine 142-3
Vedic experience 144-5 (cf98-100)
'sees' Japan before visiting it 154
experience in a vegetable garden 159
experience in a Japanese street 161-2
dialogue with the Divine 162, 168-9, 183-6
'appointed from all Eternity' 163
receives Shakyamuni's message 164
the divine and the human in the Avatar 164
prays to Lord Mitra: his response 166
fivefold functions 169
identification with the cherry-blossom 170-1
'like Mt Fuji' 174, 663
rooms in Kyoto 177
grasp of the evolutionary principle 179
subjected to hard discipline 184 (cf 161)
union of Devotee and Divine 185
catches flu 189
arrogant ignorant Man refuses her gift 196-7
integral liberation 198
as Mahasaraswati 201-2, 211, 294-5
returns to Pondicherry 201ff, 243
experiences Sri Aurobindo's aura 202
vision of Richard going down 207-8
moves to Sri Aurobindo's house 210
managing the household 210-1, 215, 217-8, 223 (also 78)
as Mahalakshmi 211, 225, 296, 529
tackles black magic (stone throwing) 213-4
begins collective meditations 213
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moves with Sri Aurobindo to Library House 215
installs Sri Aurobindo as the Master of the Yoga 217
interest in cats 218-9
knee-joint inflammation 226
from 'Mirra' to 'Mother' 233-4, 240, 246 (cf230)
on 24 November 1926 235, 239-40
mediatrix between Sri Aurobindo and the disciples 242, 247
brings down overmental Gods 243-5, 340-1 (cf232)
management of the Ashram and the sadhaks 248ff, 251ff, 296-7, 339ff, 445, 463-4, 479, 507, 589, 699
as Tripura Sundari and Sakambari 257-8, 339, 600
strict regimen of work 286, 460-1, 489
evening drives and meditations 287
at the 'Soup ceremony' 287ff, 341 (cf 195)
Powers and Personalities 292ff, 529, 597 (cf 168-9)
as Mahashakti 293, 451 '
as Maheshwari 296, 320
converses with disciples 297ff, 301
aphorisms and mahavakyas 298-9, 318
'inner relation' with disciples 305, 589, 692-4
rhapsody on Love 315ff, 471-7
'games' she fashioned 319ff
her divine levity 319, 341
sortilege 324-8
mini slip-tests 328
rapport with flowers 320ff (cf 170-1, 195)
'flower-games' 320-4
cult of flowers 419-20
action through flowers 419
five of her prominent workers 328
understands all languages 339
tight work-schedule 339ff, 461
serious illness in 1931 342-4
prayer on recovering 346-8
her symbol 345-6
at meditation and pranams 349-50
begins the Balcony darshan 361ff
Sri Aurobindo's accident 398
prays to Sri Aurobindo 399
24 April becomes a Darshan day 400
knowledge of medical science 400
friendship with mosquitoes 401
trance moods 402 (cf 18, 23, 136, 773)
eyes at the back of her head 402
spiritual intervention in the War 404ff
to pro-Nazi sadhaks 414, 423
avowal of the Allied cause 415-7
wartime prayers arid messages 422-41
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vision of its extension 424
as Mona Lisa 420
supports Cripps' Mission 425-6, 571
calls on her time 460-1, 489
self-portrait and portrait of Sri Aurobindo 465, 700, 734
paints 'Emerging Godhead' or Golden Purusha 694
decline in Sri Aurobindo's health 490-1
supramental Force passing from Sri Aurobindo into her 492, 807
hymn of gratitude to him 503-5, 518
Playground classes 505ff
range and soul-quality of her discourses 505ff, 518ff
begins Wednesday classes 548-9
different ways of answering questions 607ff
open air spiritual workshop 610
touch of universality in her answers 627-8
how to receive her teaching 628
understanding her words 636 (cf 372)
her 'silences' 670-2
her words: carriers of potent occult forces 759
draws infinite energy from the universe 507
prayer for world's survival 547
healing touch 549
'very ambitious' 551
meditations and prayers 555, 713
moves up to her new rooms 568-9
mediates between the Indian and French Governments 571-2
declaration on Pondicherry's merger day 572
desires dual citizenship 572-3
against politicisation of issues 573, 725
charter to the workers of the Ashram 574
'Dream' of an international township 574-5, 726
'I am with you' 589
sees Nehru and Prasad 595-6
comments on her photographs 596
her photographs on calendars 707-8
descent of the Power of Ananda 597-8, 790
advice to the Unity Party 602
message to the French Institute 603 (see also 571)
'No child of mine can be a zero' 605
stages 'The Spiritual Destiny of the Earth' 606
not a poet: 'content with doing' 607
distributes her saris to sadhikas 613
experiences the Supramental Manifestation 614-20
changes her way of working: restricts interviews 622
message to the Soviet gymnasts 623
sees Vinoba Bhave 623-4
visits Ananta's island 624
opens the Delhi Branch and the Mother's School 624-5
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suffers hemorrhage in left eye 633
symbolic dream of the Ashram as a big hotel 636-8
identification with Nature 655
promise of Nature's collaboration 655-6
in the supramental on 3 February 1958 657ff
using her 'new' force to cure 661
the only thing still 'intolerable' to her 661
illness in December 1958 674
vigilance and ministry during 679
experience of Light and Life in the Inconscient 675
on 29 February 1960: the Golden Day 681.2
plays on her new Wurlitzer organ 681
promotes industrial ventures by disciples 683-5
to Ashramites engaged in collective projects 688
no defeatist 689-90
morning-routine in 1950s 690
gives flowers and cards on birthdays 691
breakdown in health 699
inspiration of Ashram artists 700-4
'Hour of God' message 706-7
its presentation on 1 December 717-8, 735
85th birthday 708
sadhana of the body
constant invocation to the Supreme 713
descent of 'this Truth-Power' 715
publishing her Notes on the Way 719ff
experiences: incommensurable, incommunicable 719, 739
sensitising the material consciousness 720
'a bombardment of adverse forces' 722
'vibration of Ananda' 735 (see also 717-8)
Terrace Darshan: 24 November 1965 737
22 January 1966 740
experiences 'consciousness of dead on earth' 741
direct perception of inner reality of people 741
cells becoming conscious 749
the T: not within, not above 750
in the subtle-physical world 750
vision of earth's effort 752
effect on her children 752-3, 805 (cf525, 636)
Terrace Darshan: 24 November 1967 753
concrete experience of the cells 766
the 'creation of equilibrium' 766
powerful penetration by supramental forces 766-7
experience of the Divine Presence 767-8, 783, 804
reversal of consciousness 'in all details... domains' 768
simultaneous experience of suffering and Ananda 768, 784
what tires her body 769
descent of superman consciousness 770ff, 780, 784
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spends 3 hours with Sri Aurobindo 772
symbol of the whole earth 772-3, 777, 794-6 (cf123, 525)
body's only business now 773
complete immobility and aspiration 775
perception of the why and how of creation 775-6
'ill-health' and transformation 780
material vision of a psychic being; its future role 784
body becoming impersonal 784-5
change from a 'diamond look' to the 'Infinitude' 794
'I have changed very much...' 794, 798
nestling in the Divine 796, 804, 816
transformation of her physical mind 798
body's choice: its only prayer 798, 807
her birthday as everyone's 804
bears 'a frightful pressure' 804-5
vision of her changed body: 'younger than most of you' 805
experiences supramental consciousness 807
'I have the feeling... I am That 816
releases Sri Aurobindo memorial stamp 717
declaration after attack on Ashram 723-4
launches Auroville 725-6, 839
inaugurates it 760-3
how she reaches her decisions 733
reminiscences on her 90th birthday 759-60
on 29 February: the Golden Day 763-4
vision of collective progress 768
message on her 91st birthday 771
message for 4-5-67 774
sees Indira Gandhi, V.V.Giri 778ff, 821
messages on Sri Aurobindo's centenary 789, 799, 801-3, 829
crisis in health 789-90
glimpses a black cloud approaching India 795
mantra during the Bangladesh crisis 795, 808-10
message to Indira Gandhi 809
things taking an extreme form 807
her last messages 814-7
on 21 February 1973 816
breakdown in health 816ff
on 24 April 817
on 15 August 818-9
deterioration in health and the end 819-20
laid in state 820ff
interment 823-4
recapitulation of her life 831-44
2. Others on the Mother
Alexandra David-Neel 29
Amal Kiran 86-7, 264-5, 287, 319, 341, 549
Amrita 91-2
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André 478
Baron 662-3
Bibhas 670
Champaklal 212, 222, 420
Chidanandam 231, 765
Dilip Kumar 260
Ganapati Muni 258
Ganapatram 278
Huta 588
Jay Smith 547-8, 589
Jaya 239
Kanailal 218, 224
Kapali Sastry 256-7, 288-9
Kodandarama 212
Lizelle 49
Maurice 369
Minnie 765
Mishra 575
Mrityunjoy 270, 289, 364
Munshi 537
Narayan Prasad 434
Nirodbaran 273-4, 398-9, 437-8, 444, 494, 590
Nolini Kanta 86, 196-7, 217-8, 234, 822-3
Okhawa 174-5
Pavitra 227-9
Purani 211, 235
Rishabhchand 278
Romen 365, 708
Sahana 263, 281, 285, 287, 289, 364-5
Shanti 271-3
Subbarao 222
Sunil 681-2
Surendranath 417
Suvrata 418
Udar 279
Vasudha 266, 287
Vijayatunga 461
3. The Mother on
creating one's own world 5 (cf 642)
learning an art 6-7
love mundane and divine 7, 315-7, 378, 475-7, 544, 739, 791 (cf250)
success in marriage 476
Divine omnipresence 8, 546, 568, 614, 636, 747, 772, 787 (cf 689)
Paris Charity Bazar 12-3
sin and punishment 13
and Nature's upheavals 13
and Kali's working 724
Purusha-Prakriti 15-6, 592, 603 (cf155)
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travelling in the occult 18-9, 25, 402
Mme Théon 23-4
occult warnings 25-6, 30
gambling 26-7
need of sound adhara 30, 246
sincerity and gratitude 35-6
Thought 36-7, 57-8, 312-3, 712
transforming one's nature 37, 43, 51, 59-60, 69, 181, 330-1, 510-7, 525-7, 541, 556-9, 562, 567-8, 598, 605, 622-3, 630, 635, 642-3, 645-7, 664-5, 672-3, 701-2, 720, 747, 754, 767, 769, 784, 800-1, 824 (cf 295-6)
Dreams 38-40
suffering 40-2, 59, 79, 743, 747
the supreme discovery 42
present (7th) creation and pralaya 51, 523, 593, 598, 634-5, 672, 741, 806, 812
fall of the cardinal Emanations 208-9, 593, 602 (cf303)
true hierarchy 54, 105, 611
one's place in universal work 55-7, 123, 526-7', 701
peace, silence and sadhana 67, 671
two ways of uniting with the Divine 72-3, 306
the Divine Grace 73, 345, 679, 813
and Karma 401, 546
obedience to and trust in 528, 648, 781
aspiration and 593-4
contact with 673
and the horoscope 713
and human egocentric imbecility 776, 806
taking care of material things 78
India 82, 92, 423, 425-6, 539, 725, 732, 756, 799
her true mother-country 79, 572-3, 760
foresees freedom of 205
partition of 206, 451
Soul of 451-2, 454, 716, 841
her spiritual flag of 454-5, 572
her spiritual map of 455-6, 537
spiritual leadership of 537, 732, 756
choice before Indian Government 759, 779
Indo-Pak war 795, 808-10
action in union with the Divine 94-5
illness caused by disharmony in the being 95
by vital beings and vampires 189, 311-2
by fear 189-90
by disequilibrium 313-4, 785
consciousness as a ladder 97
First World War 113-7, 141-4, 566
man's key-role in evolution 115, 562-3, 567, 742, 774 (cf707, 752)
active and contemplative life 123
Japan and its people 156ff, 193
its lack of spirituality 160
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Beauty, Truth, Love 168, 721, 739
where true maternity begins 178
mankind's phoenix hour 179 (cf 621)
basis of men-women equality 180, 437-40, 592, 603, 626
race of supermen 180-2, 542, 619-21, 636, 670, 749
world union through uniformity 186-7
on the ground of the Spirit 187-8, 192, 303, 614-5, 633, 717-8
nations as souls or aspects of Mahashakti 451
religions and the supramental creation 188, 633-5, 742
and spirituality 317-8, 633, 786-7 (cf83)
morality and spirituality 304, 641
Lord of Falsehood and Lord of the Nations 208, 573, 593, 602
Hitler 208, 396, 414
Nazi sympathisers 414-6'
Falsehood and Death 208-9, 593, 601-2
'Rekhas' or lines on palms 221-2
founding her Ashram 217, 240, 242, 251, 573-5
its research in Yoga 754
cats educating their kittens 218-20, 560
animal behaviour and human perversion 219-20, 540, 560-1, 651, 667
lower (human) and higher (spiritual) law 300, 331, 633-4
symbolic character of human body 302, 562, 653, 752
memories in deep consciousness 302-3, 523, 750
Art as Yoga 303-4
ideas of Good and Evil 303, 659
falsity of its dichotomy 711
sorting true from false impulses 641, 721, 727
motivation for doing Yoga 305, 309
psychic being, the divine spark 306-7, 513ff, 539, 784 (cf 192-3)
and the 'psychic presence' 334-5, 557
the irrevocable plunge into the Divine 305, 308
getting out of the Karmic cycle 309
grappling with adverse forces 310ff, 557
place of adverse forces in the cosmic scheme 311, 526
vital beings, vampires 311-2
individual initiative and universal Will 314
psychological perfection 323
the five psychological perfections 612
total surrender 330, 526, 747
maladies of the vital 332
true resurrection 333
right attitude 335 (cf 57, 543)
the Sublime and the Beautiful 336
atmosphere in the Ashram 373-4, 434, 636
at Darshan time 628-9
cooperating with the Divine 375-6 (cf 739)
how to find her in this life 377
Suicide: sheer stupidity 377, 642, 713
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jealousy and vanity 378, 652
justice and evil-doers 401
Ahimsa 401
hypnotism 402
Churchill 416
Cripps' mission 425-6
War and her disciples 428
need for malleability 432
women's care of their body 438-9
New Woman's ideal of Beauty 440
Atomic bomb 442
sports and yoga 469
'modern' art 473
yogic discipline and destiny 479
things to cherish and defend 486
meditation and concentration 522, 554-5, 664-5 (cf123, 308)
'History' and the truth about the Past 523 (cf 554)
reading on ugly and terrible sides of life 523-4 (cf 661)
knowledge at 'gnostic' level 524
austerities and liberations 540-5
defining the Divine 546, 605
sincerity and realisation 551, 641, 648, 669
service to humanity 551-2
reality and making rules 554
true humility 553, 555 (cf56)
cure for boredom 555-6, 646
problem of Transformation 556-8, 562-3, 567, 591, 634-5, 665ff, 670, 672-3, 713-4, 719-21, 743-4, 749-51, 766, 784, 800-1, 805, 806 (cf245-6)
three approaches to 749 (cf 295-6)
Western and Indian music 557
Relativity 558
self-knowledge and world-knowledge 559 (also 56)
'God' and the 'Divine' 561, 668, 748, 787 (cfM011:64-8)
role of Earth in the Cosmos 562, 653, 774
fear of death and how to conquer it 563-5
Asuric forces and the two Wars 566
collaboration between occultism and spirituality 591-2
money and Karmayoga 600-1, 683-4
power of 'integral immobility' 613, 735
mystic truth at heart of Reality 614, 650
Supramental Manifestation 615-21, 812
the new stage of evolution 666
its progress 667-8
'child prodigies' 620-1 (cf 567, 746)
cure for corruption 622
Radha-consciousness 628
meeting evil by supramental Force 630-2
film Rani Rasmani 634
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words and acts 636, 771
atmosphere created by one's actions 642 (cf 5)
materialism, science and spirituality 643
containing the ego 644-7, 688, 762, 776, 800 (cf327)
delight of detachment 646-7 (cf 689)
youth and progress 645, 754, 758
Nirvana and the Path 647
Niraya (Hell) 648
behind loneliness and sorrow 652
double movement of evolutionary Nature 653 (cf 655)
the 'censors' 660
corpulence and depravity 667
silence and sadhana 671
Delight: raison d'être of the universe 689
cure for petty frustrations 690
levels of perfection 696-7
Fear: the worst thing 713
descent of a Truth-power and the Hippie revolution 715, 720
aspiration for the divine life 717
basic requirements of the Path 719, 725
true aim of life 721, 824
people's demand for miracles 736
how to serve the Truth 739, 795, 807
use of LSD 742
lila and maya 743
gifted children born recently 746 (cf620-1, 567)
strife in the world 747, 794-6
the Lord's laughter 748
why sinners seem to prosper 756
what to expect from her 764
how to act with servants 765
union of opposites in the Supreme 776
the art of sleeping 779
Pavitra's passing 780
the four categories of human beings 798
imperative need for agreement 801
what she expects of her children 805
true freedom 816
4. Works of the Mother
The Path of Later On 11-2
The Sapphire Story 31
A Leader 32ff
Words of Long Ago 32ff, 55-60, 505, 519
Virtues 35, 650
On Thought 36-8, 312
On Dreams 38-40, 519
To Know How to Suffer 40-2
The Supreme Discovery 42-3
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Prayers and Meditations 63ff, 126,136,142,195-7,299,301, 344ff, 370,383,479, 548-9, 555, 701
Radha's Prayer 93, 535
Talk to the Women of Japan 178ff
Women and the War 178fn, 438
Conversations 297ff, 301ff, 370, 385, 506, 524.-5, 550, 600
Words of the Mother 297ff, 301ff, 506, 550ff, 710
Some Answers by the Mother 375
Youth 468
Energy Inexhaustible 469
Towards the Future 470ff, 758
Foresight 479
The Ideal Child 480
Tales of All Times 480ff, 505
Commentaries on the Dhammapada 506, 639ff
On Education 508ff
Science of Living 509
Transformation 515
The Four Austerities and the Four Liberations 540ff, 545
A Dream 574-5, 726
Ascent to the Truth 575, 582ff, 594, 624, 662, 758
The Great Secret 575ff, 586, 594, 662, 758
The Problem of Women 603
The Mother on Sri Aurobindo 694-5
Meditations on Savitri 701ff, 712, 818
About Savitri 811ff
Mother Teresa see Teresa, Mother
Mother's School, New Delhi 652, 772, 797
Mountbatten, Lord Louis 450-1, 457
Mrinalini Ghose 153, 199
Mrinalini Chattopadhyaya 209
Mrityunjoy Mukherjee 270-1, 289, 349, 364, 379, 691
Muhammad (Mahomet), Prophet 180, 317, 482, 485
Mukherjee, Dr Shyamaprasad 533
Munshi, K.M. 426, 490, 536-7
Mussolini Benito 395ff, 403-4, 430
Nag, Dr Kalidas 534
Nandini Satpathy 778
Napoleon Bonaparte 405
Narayan Prasad 244, 320, 349, 354-5, 359, 434, 691
Naresh Bahadur 362, 652
Navajata (Keshavdev Poddar) 686, 691, 726, 816
Nehru, Jawaharlal see Jawaharlal
New Age Association 716-7, 727, 739, 745, 764, 780, 816
Nietzsche 181
Nirodbaran Talukdar 136, 164, 230, 273ff, 282, 342, 357, 372, 377-8, 398-400, 408, 427, 437-8, 443-4, 489-92, 494, 505, 590, 676, 691, 816, 818
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Nishikanta Roychoudhury 230
Nishtha (Margaret Wilson) 321, 398, 589
Nivedita 49
Nolini Kanta Gupta 78, 86, 91, 131, 196-7, 201, 203, 210-1, 217-8, 233-5, 246, 255, 263, 283, 297, 327-8, 340, 430, 435, 451, 494, 496, 534, 578, 595, 639, 691, 724, 761, 790-2, 801, 816, 820, 822-3
Noren Das Gupta 676
Norman Dowsett 724
Okakura Kakuzo 175, 193-4
Okhata, Dr 175-6, 183, 194
Okhawa, Dr S. and Mme 173ff, 183, 193, 838
Panu Sarkar 495
Parubai Patil 691
Parul Chakraborty 548
Patanjali 836
Patel, A.B. 573, 686
Patel, Manibhai 685
Patel, Sardar Vallabhbhai 457, 463
Pathak, G.S. 778
Pavitra (Philippe Barbier St.-Hilaire) 227-30, 235, 246, 280, 287, 296-7, 321, 325, 328-9, 362, 372, 433, 478, 494, 496, 558, 578, 678, 690-1, 732, 734, 780
Plato 315
Poincaré, President Raymond 132
Pondicherry 46-7, 89-90, 534, 571-2, 595, 756
Ponnuswami Aiyar, A.R. 353
Pournaprema (Francoise Morisset) 477
Poushpa Dass 745
Prabartak Sangha 200, 205, 213-4
Prabhat Sanyal, Dr 200, 491-5, 507, 817-8, 820
Pranab Bhattacharya 435, 437, 465, 549, 580, 652, 691, 734, 817-20
Prapatti (K.C. Pati) 691
Prasad, Rajendra 596
Prithwi Singh Nahar 408, 691
Prithwindra Mukherjee 29
Promode Kumar Chatterji 681
Punjalal 235, 497, 691
Purani, A..B. see Ambalal Purani
Purushottam Patel 325
Raja Yoga 15
Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) 404, 427, 457, 571
Rajangam 224, 235-6, 239, 255, 325, 329
Rajani Palit 233, 268
Ramana Maharishi, Sri 257
Ramanuja, Sri 180
Rarnanujachari, M.V. 483
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Rai, Pratap Chandra 483
Rainer Maria Rilke 59
Rassendran, J. 131
Reddy, C.R. 462
Richard, Paul 46ff, 78ff, 86, 89-90, 100ff, 107,119,126, 150,153,183, 201ff, 207-8
Rikiu (Zen Master) 194
Rishabhchand 63, 255, 277-8, 498, 691
Robi Gupta 723
Roger Anger 726, 744, 756, 778, 792-3
Romen Palit 268-9, 311, 365, 708
Roy, M.N. 404
Roy, Motilal 49, 89, 100-3, 107, 118, 127, 132-3, 149ff, 203-5, 213, 241, 281
Ruud Lohman 803-4
Sahana Devi (Gupta) 255, 262ff. 281, 285, 287, 289, 296-7, 335, 349, 356, 359, 364, 371, 691
Salvador de Madariaga 534
Samir Kant Gupta 12
Sanat Banerji 241
Sanyal, Dr see Prabhat Sanyal
Satprem 719, 753, 772-4, 777, 794, 808-9, 816
Satwalekar, Sripad Damodar 683
Satyakama Jabala 730
Satyendra Thakore 276-7, 400, 490
Saurin Bose 153
Schuman, Maurice 571
Seyril Schochen 763
Shakespeare 312, 324
Shankar Chettiar (Chetty) 47, 131
Shanti Doshi 271-3
Shantimayi (Janet McPheeters) 255, 296-7, 321
Shastri, Lal Bahadur 596
Shyamsunder Jhunjhunwalla 817
Sisirkumar Ghose 234
Sisirkumar Mitra 433, 676
Socrates 315
Soli Albless 568
SRI AUROBINDO 232, 420, 503, 635-6
Categorised under
1. Biographical
2. Sri Aurobindo and the Mother
3. Others on Sri Aurobindo
4. Sri Aurobindo on other subjects
5. Works of Sri Aurobindo
1. Biographical
experiences in jail 52-3, 162, 657
aim in retiring to Pondicherry 85, 102, 133, 199-200, 209, 215-6
his Yoga 85, 140-1, 201, 207, 209, 215, 247
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occult action on events and people 103, 148-50
in a French Presidential election 132fn
in the Russian Revolution 198
'never a philosopher' 131
aims and achievements 149-52, 204, 380, 503
'Krishna' and 'Kali' in 155
'teeming with the catch of the Infinite' 200
and India's independence 206, 450, 458
his Samata 210
change in his complexion 212
descent of Divine Consciousness 214, 216, 232-3 (cf Siddhi Day)
bringing down the Supermind 223-4, 226-7, 380-1, 503-4 (cf216)
not for himself 380
bridging the Empyrean and the Abyss 382 (cf 657)
crossing a difficult border 383
sonnets on 385ff
explorations in the world-stair 391ff
Arya 53, l00ff, 107ff, 127-8, 131
intellectual side of his work 101
and the War 109, 119-21, 128, 141-2
British moves against him 132
passing of Mrinalini Ghose 199
refuses presidentship of 1920 Congress Session 200
healing the cat Kiki 219
Evening Talks with disciples 220-1, 242
birthday talks 223-6, 232
what might cause his death 226
withdraws into seclusion 233, 241-2, 246, 251
Siddhi Day 234-6, 239-40, 615 (cf descent of Divine Consciousness)
difficulties and dangers in his life 262, 380
correspondence with sadhaks 247ff, 265, 273-4, 283-4, 370ff
on his Savitri 265, 387ff
at Darshans 358ff
sustains a fall 398-9
converses with his attendants 400ff
involvement in the War 404ff, 571
revision of The Life Divine 408-9
intervention with a spiritual force 411-2
knowledge of military and diplomatic moves 413
warns against support for Hitler 414-5
contribution to the war effort 415-6
against India seeking Japanese help 424
supports Cripps' proposals 425ff, 571
calls it the Mother's war 427-8
message on Independence Day 452-4
accepts the National Prize 462
contributes to Bulletin 466-8
prophetic vision of the post-war world 487-8
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growing taciturnity 489-90
sees K.M. Munshi 490
sees the French cultural commission 571
last Darshan and the lower earth-nature 490
takes up Savitri in earnest 491
pulling down the supramental light 491-4, 503
passing 492ff
interment 493ff, 501ff, 823
birth centenary celebrations 788ff, 803, 810, 829
2. Sri Aurobindo and the Mother
inner history in Savitri 3-4, 8-9, 12, 14, 16, 28, 44, 81, 84-6, 115, 126,184-5, 203, 286, 293, 315, 387-93, 491, 493-4, 496, 502, 610, 674, 695, 706-7, 734, 793-4, 809, 817, 824-5, 829, 831, 833, 839-40, 844 (also 569)
symbols 46-7, 51, 345-6
first contacts 49-50, 78-9
location of their Ashram 53, 567
first meeting 86, 126
its significance 87-8, 92, 140
its result in her 88-9, 94-5
way of conversing 87, 207
unique (Avatar) role 97-8, 139, 141-3, 152, 163-4, 201, 326, 343, 394, 420, 502,
591, 760, 774, 831-2
'divine Centre' 105, 126, 567
exchange of letters 136, 139-42, 144-5, 154-5
identity of consciousness 229-30, 243, 354-6, 394, 830-2
maintaining the Ashram 240, 248ff, 251, 280-2, 432ff, 443ff, 459
action of their spiritual Force 136-7, 230-1, 243-5, 249-50, 282, 356-7, 367-8, 589
'Leaders of the Way' 373, 380, 420
atmosphere 374
Sri Aurobindo on the Mother:
in her Prayers and Meditations 65
her self-surrender 86
her Vedic experience 145
her role in his Yoga 201, 237, 240ff, 247, 282, 288, 295, 380, 460
guidance through her 230, 243-4, 248, 253, 292, 355-6, 590
her motherhood 233-4, 246-50, 253
her illness in 1931 344
is Sri Aurobindo's Force 354
her aura 362-3
her share of difficulties as path-finder 380
her victory 384
her occult working on sadhaks 339, 343, 395 (cf-230)
War and her disciples 427-8
her Spiritual Flag of India 455, 466
inner relation with sadhaks 247, 283, 305, 692
The Mother on Sri Aurobindo:
his aura 202-3 (cf 84)
his Work: no mere experiment 332
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his sovereign peace 336
and mayavada 336
Savitri 389-90, 393
transfers from his body to hers
the supramental Force 491-2, 494, 807
the Mind of Light 503
his body charged with supramental light 494
significance of his passing 503-4, 799, 807
continuing his work 537, 799, 807
'belongs to the future' 606, 799
'is the Future...'754
the 'Golden Purusha' 617, 694
significance of his birth 635-6, 712, 831-2, 829
what he expects of us 636
his prose style 653-4, 656-7
what he came to tell us 669, 802
her understanding him anew 768
laying down Auroville's future 772
messages on his centenary 799-802
3. Others on Sri Aurobindo
Amal Kiran 86-7
Andre 478
Champaklal 212, 420
Jaya 234, 239
Kapali Sastry 212, 360
Narayan Prasad 359
Nirodbaran 273-6, 360, 398-9, 408, 493
Nolini Kanta 86, 204, 217
Purani 212, 221, 225, 235
Richard, Paul 48-9
Shanti 271
Subbarao 222
4. Sri Aurobindo on
supreme Sastra, Veda in the heart 14-5, 75
occultism 17-8
dream-consciousness 39-40
the path of this Yoga 152, 155, 208-9, 227-8, 274, 375
its assured success 152, 232
state of Samadhi 87
collective transformation 92
desiderata for effective action 102
the true Aryan 108-9
First World War 118-9, 141, 198-9
reading Life Divine 121 (cf 656-7)
his teaching and the purpose of Arya 127-8
and the coming Satyayuga 128
pitfalls of revolutionary Indian movements 151-2
Dr Okhawa's process of cure 176
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the 'Secret of Secrets' 197
the Way of the Bhakta 197
League of Nations 216
India's salvation and mission 200, 216
the Power guiding her 458
significance of his birthday 232
the world of the Gods 232
founding his Ashram 240, 247-8, 251 (cf200, 204, 215-6)
love mundane and divine 250 (cf475, 544-5)
hostile forces and Ashram sadhaks 261, 275-6, 374-5
hardships in his life 262
sadhana and newspaper-reading 274
two necessities of 377
and suicide 377
cheerfulness in 378
difficulties in 379-80
ego and its liberation 327
law of sacrifice 327, 614
interpreting his and Mother's words 372, 771 (cf 636)
coming spiritual revolution 376, 672, 707, 782 (cf227)
Hitler 208, 394ff
and the Iron Dictators 396
and Chamberlain 403
threat of Asuric forces 403
the Dwarf Napoleon 405
traitor Quisling 409-10
and children of Wotan 410-1
menace of Hitlerism 414
sadhaks desiring Nazi victory 414-5
missing the bus 415
fascination for 15 August 415, 441
the Japanese threat of 1942 424
discipline in Golconde 444
Cabinet Mission of 1946 447
Hindu-Muslim problem 448
prevailing cynicism and the coming Light 450
partition of India 452, 809-10
Gandhi's tragic end 458
sports in the Ashram 460, 466-7
supreme perfection 467-8 (cf 696)
invasion of South Korea 487
foresees Chinese intentions on Tibet and India 487-8
East-West understanding 488
purpose of his embodiment 503
money power 600
human progress and new stage of evolution 666, 707, 752
the best kind of meditation 716
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5. Works of Sri Aurobindo
Journals:
Arya 53, l00ff, 107ff, 126ff, 133, 148, 150, 191, 197-8, 201, 203, 212, 215, 281, 324, 370, 376, 385, 408-9, 615, 654, 657, 685, 830
synthesis of all knowledge 107
its intrinsic meaning 108-9
Revue de la Grande Synthèse 101, 108, 109, 127
Karmayogin 102, 508
Dharma 102
Books:
The Synthesis of Yoga 14-5, 101, 110, 119,182, 198, 214, 305, 324-5, 327, 370, 389, 468, 548, 613-4, 621, 629, 696, 793, 842
The Life Divine 39, 101, 103,110,119-20,152,182,198, 214, 324, 370, 389, 408-9, 417, 468, 548, 650, 653-4, 656, 664ff, 667, 672, 680, 682, 793, 830
Kena Upanishad 101
Isha Upanishad 101, 110
The Secret of the Veda 101, 110, 119
The Human Cycle 182, 198, 548
The Ideal of Human Unity 182, 198, 385, 487, 548, 573, 685
The Future Poetry 182, 198, 203, 491
Uttarpara Speech 198
A Defence of Indian Culture 198, 203
Essays on the Gita 197-8, 324, 326, 385, 398, 589
Bhavani Mandir 216, 241, 706
The Mother 255, 292ff, 337, 345, 375, 385, 525, 529, 600
Yoga and Its Objects 326
Hymns to the Mystic Fire 327
Letters on Yoga 372
Lights on Yoga 372, 385
Bases of Yoga 372-3, 385
The Riddle of This World 385
The Supramental Manifestation upon Earth 466-8, 621, 633
On Yoga 525
Thoughts and Aphorisms 664, 688, 710ff
Thoughts and Glimpses 629, 633
The Hour of God 706-7
Poems:
The Rishi 52
A God's Labour 94, 347-8. 382, 390
Trance in Waiting 112
Descent 112
Bird of Fire 170, 385-6
Invitation 202
Despair on the Staircase 220
Thought the Paraclete 313, 381, 386
Rose of God 381-2, 386
The Divine Hearing 383-4
In Horis Aeternum 385
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Trance 386
The Life Heavens 386
Musa Spiritus 386
The Pilgrim of the Night 387
Urvasie 387
Uloupie 387
Chitrangada 387
Love and Death 387
The Cosmic Man 394
The Children of Wotan 396, 410-1
The Iron Dictators 396
The Dwarf Napoleon 397, 405
In the Battle 406
Perseus the Deliverer 406
Collected Poems and Plays 429
Assignation with the Night 490
Hymn to Durga 535, 539, 706
The Blue Bird 595
The Descent of Ahana 650
Ilion 680
Savitri 265, 387-93, 449, 491, 501, 615, 701, 793
Aswapathy and the Avatar 184-5
Night and Dawn 333, 812
its revision 387-8
guide to Yoga 389-90
on war and destruction 395, 406
The Book of Fate 491
prophetic words of Narad 501-2
defeat of Death 565
symbol behind the legend 830
Sri Aurobindo's Action 788-9
Sri Aurobindo Society 685-6, 717, 726
Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library 788
Srinivasachariar, Mandayam 85, 220
Sri Prakasa 596
Stalin, Joseph 395
Standard Bearer, The 79, 205
Still-sitting movement 153, 175-6, 194, 221, 302
Subbarao, G. V. 222
Subramaniam, C. 716
Sudhir Ghose 488
Sundaram (Tribhuvandas Luhar) 691
Sunil Bhattacharya 681, 700, 718, 734-5
Surendra Mohan Ghose 251, 450, 534, 571-2, 595, 686
Surendra Nath Jauhar 165, 288, 417, 507, 538, 624, 689, 709, 733, 747, 797, 817
Suvrata (Mme Yvonne Gaebele) 321, 418
Syed Mehdi Imam 617
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Tagore, Rabindranath 5, 175, 183, 262, 582
Tan Yun-shan, Prof 532
Tandon, Purushottamdas 226
Tara Jauhar 691, 710
Tea Ceremony 194-5, 287-8, 319, 321
Teilhard de Chardin 732
Teresa, Saint 38, 62, 129
Teresa, Mother 552
Théon, Alma 21-5
Théon, Max 21-5, 191
Thompson, Francis 28
Thoreau, H.D. 186, 485
Tiruvalluvar 485
Tilak, Lokamanya E.G. 199
Togo Mukherjee 723.
Tolstoy, Leo 108, 186, 485
Truman, President Harry 488
Udar (L.M. Pinto) 278-9, 435, 493ff, 685, 691, 723, 788, 795, 817
Uma Sahasram 257-8
Underhill, Evelyn 61, 96
U.N.O. 446
Vasudha Shah 255, 265ff, 287, 674, 691, 699, 817
Vaun McPheeters 255, 296-7
Venkataraman, K.S. 258, 351, 377
Vijayatunga, J. 461, 535
Vincent de Paul, Saint 551-2
Virgil 485, 633
Visvamitra, Rishi 92
Vivekananda, Swami 15
Werner Haubrich (Saumitra) 674 ,.
The Wherefore of the Worlds 110, 120, 127
Wilson, Margaret see Nishtha
Wilson, President Woodrow 398
Wordsworth, William 5-6, 111, 484, 514
World Union 573, 685-6, 755
Wretched of the Earth, The 773
Yogic Sadhan 91
Yoga Sutras 192
Younghusband, Sir Francis 409
Zen Buddhism 153, 193ff, 288
Zir Naidu 47, 131
Zola, Emile 21fn
Zoroaster 482
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