-09_Working of The Mother's Force.htm WORKING OF THE MOTHER'S FORCE THE MOTHER'S FORCE Nothing can be done except through the force of the Mother. * All has to be done by the working of the Mother's force aided by your aspiration, devotion and surrender. 30-10-1934 WHAT IS THE MOTHER'S FORCE ? Q: You often speak of the "Mother's Force". What is it ? A: It is the Divine Force which works to remove the ignorance and change the nature into the divine nature. 18-6-1933 THE FORCE OF PRAKRITI AND THE MOTHER'S FORCE When I speak of the Mother's force I do not speak of the force of Prakriti which carries in it things of the Ignorance but

OPENING AND SURRENDER TO THE MOTHER THE CENTRAL SECRET OF SADHANA By remaining psychically open to the Mother, all that is necessary for work or Sadhana develops progressively, that is one of the chief secrets, the central secret of the Sadhana. 13-2- 1933 * But it is not by upadeśa that this Sadhana is given or carried on. It is only those who are capable by aspiration and meditation on the Mother to open and receive her action and working within this Yoga. 21-6- 1937 * It is a mistake to exercise the mind about these things and try to arrange them with the ordinary mind. It is by confidence in the Mother that t

Part One The Mother 1 There are two powers that alone can effect in their conjunction the great and difficult thing which is the aim of our endeavour, a fixed and unfailing aspiration that calls from below and a supreme Grace from above that answers. But the supreme Grace will act only in the conditions of the Light and the Truth; it will not act in conditions laid upon it by the Falsehood and the Ignorance. For if it were to yield to the demands of the Falsehood, it would defeat its own purpose. These are the conditions of the Light and Truth, the sole conditions under which the highest Force will descend; and it is only the very hi

-18_Translations from The Mother's Prayers and Meditations.htm PART THREE PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS This collection of the Mother's Prayers and Meditations — Priéres et Méditations — is not complete. It contains only those that were translatedby Sri Aurobindo from , the original French. November 2, 1912 Although my whole being is in theory consecrated to Thee, O Sublime Master, who art the life, the light and the love in all things, I still find it hard to carry out this consecration in detail. It has taken me several weeks to learn that the reason for this written meditation, its justification, lies in the very fact

TRUE RELATION WITH THE MOTHER SPECIAL RELATIONS WITH THE MOTHER It is certainly true that the Divine has no preferences or dislikes and is equal to all, but that does not prevent there being a special relationship with each. This relation, however, does not depend on the more or less identification or union. The purer soul has an easier access to the Divine. The more developed nature has more lines on which to meet Him. The identification creates a spiritual oneness. But there are other personal relations which are created by other causes. It is too complex for all relations to be determined by one cause. Yes, Yogis whose progress does not d

THE MOTHER'S PRESENCE THE CONSTANT PRESENCE Live always as if you were under the very eye of the Supreme and of the Divine Mother. Do nothing, try to think and feel nothing that would be unworthy of the Divine Presence. THE MOTHER'S PERSONAL AND UNIVERSAL PRESENCE Q: You have written: "Always behave as if the Mother was looking at you; because she is, indeed, always present". You explained to me that this does not mean that she was physically present everywhere because that was impossible. But when I asked the Mother about this, she said that she was personally present at all places. How to reconcile these contradictory

THE MOTHER AND THE WORKING OF THE ASHRAM THE MOTHER'S SADHANA IN THE SADHAKS Naturally, the Mother does the Sadhana in each Sadhak — only it is conditioned by their zeal and their receptivity. 4-1-1935 * The Mother has her own experience in bringing down the things that have to be brought down — but what the Sadhaks experience she had long ago. The Divine does the Sadhana first for the world and then in others. 12-9-1934 * I have said that the Divine does the Sadhana first for the world and then gives what is brought down to others. There can be no Sadhana without realisations and experiences. The Prayers (Prayers and

-15_Mother's Help in Difficulties.htm MOTHER'S HELP IN DIFFICULTIES ASSURANCE OF VICTORY Be sure that the Mother will always be with you to carry you upon the path. Difficulties come and difficulties go, but, she being with you, the victory is sure. 18-7-1936 * The path you have now taken — to cleave to the Mother through all circumstances and let nothing shake you from that will bring the true solution of difficulties for you. For it seems the psychic being has started its work in you. 24-12-1935 * Remain firm and turned in the one direction — towards the Mother. THE DESCENT AND THE DIFFICULTIES Q: Is it true that the

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE THE MOTHER, Volume 25 of the Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library, consists of three parts. Part I, The Mother. THE MOTHER was first published in 1928. The main part of this book describing the four Shaktis etc. and the opening portion were written in 1927. The rest was originally written as letters. Since its first publication the book has gone into thirteen editions up to 1971. Part II, Letters on the Mother. LETTERS OF SRI AUROBINDO ON THE MOTHER was first published in 1951. The letters included in this book were arranged under ten sections. These letters with additional material rearranged under eleven sections formed Part III of S

PART ONE THE MOTHER THE MOTHER