Maude Smith's Correspondence with The Mother

15 January 1956

My dear child,

I considered, from the beginning, that you had given materially all you had, and that from that point of view your surrender was total—the rest comes little by little with the growth of the consciousness.

I accept the pretty little vase you gave me yesterday as a symbol—but I wish you should keep all the things you are using or can be of any use for you, as in our yoga we are not expected to deprive ourselves of the necessities of life.

With my love and blessings

15 January 1956