APPENDIX LETTER TO BARINDRA KUMAR GHOSE 7th April 1920 I have received your three letters, but up to now I have not managed to write an answer. It is a miracle that even now I sat down to write, because letter writing for me takes place once in a blue moon — especially writing in Bengali which I have not done for five or six years. The miracle would be complete if I could finish this letter and put it in the post. First about your Yoga. You wish to give me the charge of your Yoga and I am willing to take it, that is to say to give it to Him who is moving by His divine Shakti both you and myself whether secretly or openly. But you must know the necessary result will b

IV MISCELLANY SOME NAMES GIVEN BY SRI AUROBINDO AND MOTHER Abhi (the bold) Narottam's son The Mother Abhinava (The new one) Son of Mangal Sikka 1.7.59 The Mother 9.11.60 Ahuta (The called) Son of Srikrishnaprasad The Mother Antarjyoti (Inner Light) Mahabeer 2.10.61 The Mother Anurakta (Lovingly devoted) Tony Scott 16.11.61 The Mother Ashatita (Unexpected) (The son of Amolokchand) 16.7.5

PREFACE The plan of this volume is substantially the same as the one adopted for the earlier volume in this series, Champaklal Speaks. The papers have been arranged section-wise as follows: Reminiscences Correspondence with Champaklal Correspondence with Others Mother's Memos and Notes Miscellany of various items of interest Quotes from Mother's remarks or writings An additional feature of this book is its Appendix. An explanation is perhaps necessary about its contents. During the pre- Ashram years and even in the early years of the Ashram (after 1926), sadhaks — at any rate some of them — used to maintain a file of copies of certain

II CORRESPONDENCE WITH PUNAMCHAND To Punamchand I. Separation of Purusha and Prakriti to establish tranquillity of heart and mind. (a) Separated Purusha, calm, observing Prakriti. (b) Prakriti in the heart and mind attending calmness. II. Offering of all the actions, all that is done in your life as a sacrifice to the Lord. III. Realisation of the higher Divine Shakti doing all the works. (a) Living with the constant idea that it is the Shakti which does the work. (b) Feeling of the Divine Shakti descending from above the mind and moving the whole being. 1921 SRI AUROBINDO Punamchand As regards the amount of R

-05_Memos and Notes from The Mother^s Papers.htm III MEMOS AND NOTES FROM THE MOTHER'S PAPERS MYSELF AND MY CREED THE DECLARATION OF A TRUE SLAVE OF GOD I belong to no nation, no civilisation, no society, no race but to the Divine. I give obedience to no master, no ruler, no law, no social convention, but to the Divine. To Him I have surrendered all, will, life and self; for Him I am ready to give all my blood, drop by drop, if such is His will, with complete joy; and nothing in His service can be sacrifice for all is perfect delight. "Ah! since India is the cradle of religion, since all the Gods preside over her destiny, what is he who will accomplis

V QUOTES FROM THE MOTHER It may be said that perfection is attained, though it remains progressive, when the receptivity from below is equal to the force from above which wants to manifest. 3.1.51 Collaboration and reciprocal goodwill are indispensable for good work. 11.8.54 The closer you come to the Divine the more you live under a shower of overwhelming evidences of His immeasurable Grace. 15.8.55 . Before getting angry for the mistakes of others one should always remember one's own mistakes. It is by combined and patient effort that. all good.

III MEMOS AND NOTES FROM THE MOTHER'S PAPERS MYSELF AND MY CREED THE DECLARATION OF A TRUE SLAVE OF GOD I belong to no nation, no civilisation, no society, no race but to the Divine. I give obedience to no master, no ruler, no law, no social convention, but to the Divine. To Him I have surrendered all, will, life and self; for Him I am ready to give all my blood, drop by drop, if such is His will, with complete joy; and nothing in His service can be sacrifice for all is perfect delight. "Ah! since India is the cradle of religion, since all the Gods preside over her destiny, what is he who will accomplish the miracle of resuscitatin