Prayer - August 4, 2001   Sri Aurobindo,   Although I have felt in the past a guidance and help when I opened any of Thy books or Mother’s, these days it seems to me that each time I open ‘randomly’ any book, the message speaks to me specifically, explaining and illuminating aspects of my personal sadhana. It is an incomparable gift and I am humbly grateful. Last night I read about poetry and now understand that it is a response of my inner being and a channel of its expression of my love and devotion to Thee I also read of the way in which poetry came to Thee and Thy help to others through the application of the Force. Lord, I pray to be worthy of Thy gifts. Grant me humi

Prayer of July 6, 2001 I pray to Thee, Mother, that in this life I may truly and fully belong to Thee. And my prayer is that the mind, vital and physical understand that these are not merely words of aspiration but the commitment of my soul and therefore all the parts of my being should accept the finality of the soul's decision. Help me, Mother to remember Thee in the rush of events that flow over us and to focus the consciousness on the flame Thou hast lit, to remember and offer ever in gratitude for Thy endless Grace. There are thousands of forces tugging at our minds, distracting and attracting our consciousness toward petty things that pull us

Prayer to Sri Aurobindo June 10, 2000 Sri Aurobindo, Lord, how can we coalesce the disparate strands of our diffused and hardly conscious lives other than by surrender in gratitude? How many millions of lives hast Thou touched, how many souls have been guided by Thy love to tread the path leading to superhumanity. O Lord Thou hast established a new principle on earth, the true unifying field, the truth-consciousness, with the force to change physical matter and to remould man in the divine image. How many of us have strayed only to be led gently back by the sweetness of Thy infinite love for earth and mankind? I believe that even those un

Sept. 26, 2001 Lord, grant me the humility to read and begin to understand Savitri on the deeper levels of the spirit. In years past I have marvelled at the beauty of certain lines and passages, have been moved to tears of rapture when I felt the strains of overhead poetry and mantric force, but now, Lord, as the Presence grows in the heart and the being aspires for calm and deep surrender, even the reading of a few lines transports my soul. Help me to grow aware of Savitri in my inner being, to understand slowly and progressively with an awareness beyond the mind’s capability, this supreme gift Thou hast given to humanity.

July 23, 2000   Dearest Mother, The year 2000 is already half over, a year of infinite Grace descending, for you have held up a mirror to my self, allowing me to see more clearly those areas of darkness that keep me from surrendering completely. On the physical level Mary Helen has the cancer to battle in her cells and as always, says very little, complains not at all and trusting to Thee and working within, continues on her path. As my 62nd birthday nears I pray to be cleansed of all desire, for the ego to dissolve in Thee, for the mind to fall still so that it may become a clear pool reflecting Thee, for the physical to begin opening to Thy Force and love, and for the vital

Prayer to The Mother September 4, 2000 Thy name is not constantly upon my lips but my call progressively grows as I realize there is nothing to be attained but Thee. Slowly, for almost forty years, my aspiration increases and I find myself repeating Thy name spontaneously, but it is not enough. I must consciously and willingly, with a joyous surrender, turn this being completely to Thee, to do with as is Thy will. Help me Mother. Help me also to do away with the word "me"!

Prayer to the Lord Jan 30, 2002   We pray, not to the One who is far from us, because He is ever close and seated behind the heart, but because we aspire to keep present in the outer consciousness the unity and identification that is fully alive within. In prayer we build the bridge between our secret self, ever awake, and the dimly conscious mind and life-force. Opening slowly and late to the radiant Presence within, around, above, beneath and within, we are given glimpses of a Sun of Truth too powerful to be viewed by the still impure mind and heart. In reverence and gratitude, degree by degree, His face shall be revealed to us.

Nov. 29, 2002 Divine Mother, May the prayers of my heart be the catalyst for a total consecration at Thy feet.

Prayer Prayer-Surgery Day-Sept. 28, 1998-8 11:10 a.m. Lord, uphold me now. Do not let the violent emotions overcome me. If there be cleansing tears for a time, let them be brief and grant me Thy Peace and Calm that I may stand quietly by her side, to help her in every way necessary, for she is my beloved soul-mate who yet I know belongs to Thee. 11:14 a.m. Sri Aurobindo, Lord of my life and my soul, I know Thou art with me as I write these words and feel that I am only a channel to allow these words to descend. Help me to establish the inner calm to help my wife, Mary Helen, through the next phase of her long j

Prayer 0f August 10, 2002   Lord, this is my prayer tonight as I learn that another of Thy children has been struck with ovarian cancer. Mother may she heal and regain her full strength to carry on her sadhana. May this difficult burden be lifted from Thy child, Betty, if it is Thy will. All through Mary Helen's long illness this was our one prayer - "If it be Thy Will." I pray again, Lord, for this gentle soul, Betty, that through this time of physical distress she may grow closer to Thee, open to Thy healing founts of Grace and surrender herself to Thee. I ask Thee to give her strength, indomitable courage, unshakeable determination and to feel ever present in her T