French will continue to be taught in the Ashram, at least so long as I am here, because Sri Aurobindo, who loved French very much and knew it very well, considered it to be an essential part of the knowledge of languages. Sri Aurobindo loved French very much. He used to say that it was a clear and precise language, whose use encouraged clarity of mind. From the point of view of the development of the consciousness, that is precious. In French, one can say exactly what one wants to say. Blessings. 19 October 1971 Page – 322, vol -12, On Education To unite East and West, to give the best of one to the other and make a true synthesis, a university will be estab

“The function of a mantra is to create vibrations in the inner consciousness that will prepare it for the realisation of what the mantra symbolises and is supposed indeed to carry within itself.” Letters on Yoga , volume , SABCL Mantras come to many people in meditation. The Rishis say in the Veda that they heard the Truth by vision and inspiration, “truth-hearing seers”, kavayah satyaśrutah – Veda is śruti got by inner hearing. page 749 - Letters on Yoga , volume 23 , SABCL THE ONLY MANTRA USED IN THIS YOGA As a rule the only mantra used in this Sadhana is that of the Mother

-070_Sri Aurobindo's symbol.html SRI AUROBINDO'S SYMBOL The descending triangle represents Sat-Chit-Ananda. The ascending triangle represents the aspiring answer from matter under the form of life, light and love. The junction of both – the central square – is the perfect manifestation having at its centre the Avatar of the Supreme – the lotus. The water – inside the square – represents the multiplicity, the creation. 4 April 1958 page 29, vol -13, Words of The Mother

The Purusha is an essential being supporting the play of Prakriti; the godhead (Indra, Vayu, etc.) is a dynamic being manifested in Prakriti for the works of the plane to which he belongs. page 390 , Letters on Yoga , volume 22 , SABCL

Ganesha is the Power that removes obstacles by the force of Knowledge; Kartikeya represents victory over the hostile Powers. Of course, the names given are human, but the gods exist. page 392 , Letters on Yoga , volume - 22 , SABCL Ganesha (among other things) is the Devata of spiritual Knowledge – so, as you are getting this Knowledge you saw yourself in this form identified with Ganesha. page 392 , Letters on Yoga , volume - 22 , SABCL

The world is the form, the reality is the Divine. One must see the presence in the form. page 1081, Letters on Yoga , volume - 23 , SABCL The Divine is the Supreme Truth because it is the Supreme Being from whom all have come and in whom all are. The Divine is that from which all comes, in which all lives, and to return to the truth of the Divine now clouded over by Ignorance is the soul's aim in life. In its supreme Truth, the Divine is absolute and infinite peace, consciousness, existence, power and Ananda. page 1081, Letters on Yoga , volume - 23 , SABCL

Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva are only three Powers and Personalities of the One Cosmic Godhead. page 390 , Letters on Yoga , volume 22 , SABCL Mahashiva means a greater manifestation than that ordinarily worshipped as Shiva – the creative dance of a greater Divine manifesting Power. Shiva is the Lord of Tapas. The power is the power of Tapas. Krishna as a godhead is the Lord of Ananda, Love and Bhakti; as an incarnation, he manifests the union of wisdom (Jnana) and works and leads the earth-evolution through this towards union with the Divine by Ananda, Love and Bhakti. page 391 , Letters on Yoga , volume 22 , SABCL

Never should we forget that but for the hope of Swaraj we should never have done what we have done during the last three years. No lesser hope, no ideal of inferior grandeur could have nerved us to the tremendous efforts, the great sacrifices, the indomitable persistence in the face of persecution which has made these three years ever memorable as the birth-time of a nation. Who could have borne what we have borne for the sake of some petty object? No good can result from denying what God has revealed to us. When Peter denied his master, half of his virtue went out of him. Let not our people have to repent as Peter had to repent, and shed tears of bitter sorrow beca