Dates and the Combination of Numbers   Bonjour!   Bonjour, Sweet Mother.   Something to say?   (This conversation took place on 12.6.66. During the course of the previous conversation Mother wanted to know on which day of the week 4.5.67 would fall. I give Mother the paper on which I had written: Thursday 4.5.67)   Oh, it is a Thursday! 4.5.67 falls on a Thursday.   Yes, Mother.   It is very well. It falls on a good day. It is good. Then I shall see you on that day. Come to see me at three o'clock, do you understand? (Mother writes on a piece of paper: "Mona at three o'clock") I am keeping it here in my notebook for i

An Advice   If ever you are seized by a vital impulse whatever it may be, anger or a sexual urge, vanity or any kind of pettiness or meanness, or movements that seize us, then immediately react with violence and tell it to its face: "Go away! This filth cannot enter a child of the Mother." If it still persists, you strike blows at it, real physical blows (gesture) in the air, until this movement disappears.   Or else, you call me: "Come, help me, Mother," and immediately you will be freed from these vital movements,... "and may the Peace descend into me." Page-76

The Best Way to Read Savitri   ...Yes, this is the best way to read Savitri. One sees as clear as the day....   One can read the words very easily.... Like this, one closes the eyes and one sees clearly, everything. It is this that I advise people who would like to do something as perfectly as possible, as carefully as possible; then, the thing to do is to close the eyes and see the things, and I am sure that you will do it much better than seeing like this, ordinarily, with your eyes. Generally, I tell those who have something very difficult to do, a very minute work where one needs a lot of concentration, then, "If you want to do as best as possible, do it with y

-004_Savitri-^The Truth of Tomorrow^       ('Savitri' in Sri Aurobindo's handwriting) Page-33 Page-34 Savitri — "The Truth of Tomorrow"   The Mother spoke many a time on Savitri, its importance and its profound help on the path of integral yoga. She said it could have a direct impact on the soul.   The Mother has explained in detail how Savitri can be a constant companion in our ascent towards the Truth. She has shown how to read Savitri, how to find there the answer to all our problems. She has advised meditation on Savitri. She has revealed how by the help of Savitri one can kindle the psychic flame, the flame of aspiration — in fact how one could orien

Becoming Conscious Through Physical Education   Mother, there is a football match against...   I have no objection, whether you play a match or not. The fact of playing does not concern me if it does not help you all to become conscious, if it is only to repeat the same mistake a thousand times and you do not come out of it a little more conscious. That is why I am insisting so much on it.   Playing a match has no importance if it is not for acquiring some experience that makes you progress a little. If you do not take even the minimum advantage of what the sports or the games offer, what is the use of playing? That is why I insist — be a

-026_^Devotion^ 'Devotion'   (Mother enters with a tray of 'Devotion'1 leaves in her hand, calling out in a playful mood)   Who wants 'Devotion'?... Who wants 'Devotion'?... I give it to the one who asks for it. Who wants it?... (Mother distributes it to those who were present. She then asks me in a teasing tone) Do you want it?... You want it? Do you care for all these things? Does it mean anything to you, or are these only words? Look! No effect. It is a block of stone! No reaction at all. What?... Do you want it? Don't need it? No?   But, Mother, didn't you feel, didn't you hear what I want?   Cunning fellow that you are, here. (giving me some leaves) Can't you speak? What are you

To Know How to Relax   You see, one has to know how to relax, then one does not get tired. After the day's work one has to relax, without thinking, and enter into eternity. And one can recuperate from all kinds of fatigue. But one has to know how to relax, like this (Mother makes a gesture as if She were lying with Her arms outstretched, looking up at the sky) and say to the Lord: "I am Thine." And you remain quiet, without moving. And then you will see the result. You will never get tired. Page-78

-025_^Eternal Youth and Eternal Smile^ 'Eternal Youth' and 'Eternal Smile'   Bonjour! Bonjour, Sweet Mother.   Here, take this, I have kept something for you carefully; as soon as I received these flowers this morning, at once I thought of you: "It will be something for Mona when he comes to see me." I kept them separately. Do you know what they signify?   Yes, Mother.   This is 'Eternal Youth',1 and this one is 'Eternal Smile'.2 These are two flowers that complement one another, two flowers that are very essential for a complete life.   If one remains eternally young and if one can smile eternally, then one has taken a great step towards transformation. When one is above

Faith   Bonjour! Bonjour, Sweet Mother. (Mother gives me some flowers)   You think you have courage?... What? You do not?   I think, Mother, I have some courage. Yes, I have; but what must I do, Mother?   Doing something is not enough. One has to endure with courage till the end. Then we shall see what you are capable of. (silence)   It is strange... it is not to accomplish any kind of work at a given moment, neither to think about sublime things and concentrate all one's will in order to arrive at some results or even a temporary success, but it is for the entire life, during each second of one's existence on earth, that one must be vigilant and consciou

The Head and the Heart   I will tell you a secret; if you follow it, it will help you very much in your life.   Always act from your heart, and not from the head, and you will see that everything changes its perspective if you can put this into practice. It is a good lesson. This attitude will teach you... or reward you very much in your life. What, have you understood?   Yes, Mother. But sometimes I cannot distinguish between the two.   What, you do not know how to distinguish between the heart and the head, after having lived here for so many years? What do they teach in the school, not all this?   But, Mother, all this, one has to cultivate by