Madanlal Himatsingka's Correspondence with The Mother

13 March 1954

Ma,

There are many persons, groups and institutions in the West who feel that India is or will be the spiritual guru of the world; but we find that their knowledge of Indian spirituality is limited. Should we increase contact with these groups? Should we present them with books by Sri Aurobindo and you on a large scale? Which books would you recommend for foreign readers?

Books recommended:

Sri Aurobindo: The Ideal of Human Unity; The Human Cycle; The Life Divine; Essays on the Gita; Thoughts and Glimpses; The Superman; The Supramental Manifestation upon Earth.

The Mother: On Education; Words of Long Ago; Words of the Mother (containing Conversations with the Mother); The Four Austerities.

Bulletin of Physical Education.

Mother, is there any possibility for me to realise the Divine in this life?

All depends on the sincerity of the aspiration. If the aspiration is sincere and steady, you are sure to reach the goal in this life. When one thinks like this, as you are doing, usually it is because things are ready in him for the realisation.

With my blessings²⁸

13 March 1954