-35_Protection - The Brilliant Bougainvilleas (Part 6) - 30 Aug 2015.htm Protection: The Brilliant Bougainvilleas (Part 6) Protection The more complete your faith, sincerity and surrender, the more will grace and protection be with you. And when the grace and protection of the Divine Mother are with you, what is there that can touch you or whom need you fear? A little of it even will carry you through all difficulties, obstacles and dangers; surrounded by its full presence you can go securely on your way because it is hers, careless of all menace, unaffected by any hostility however powerful, whether from

-25_Magnificent Magnolias (Part 1) - 21 Jun 2015.htm Magnificent Magnolias (Part 1) Now there come the days of the magnolias, breaking out in all their splendour. This blog will have at least three sections for there are so many species and hybrids of magnolias, many of them flowering today in Mother's Garden. It is a feast for the soul to be in the presence of these trees, a gift for the eyes to see and the mind to dwell on the abundance of Nature, and the wealth of beauty she so generously shares. Mother once wrote the following: "The movement of love is not limited to human beings and it is perhaps l

-16_Late Spring - Hydrangeas (Part 2) - 19 Apr 2015.htm Late Spring - Hydrangeas (Part 2) This is the message for the individual. The Veda also presents a collective ideal and enjoins upon all, who want to listen to this message that they should strive to march together, to commune among themselves in harmony and arrive at a common mind and common understanding. Collective unity and collective harmony form, according to the Veda, the goal that humanity must endeavour to achieve. Kireet Joshi - Landmarks Of Hinduism - Indian Culture And Its Message

-47_Shared Experiences (Part 3) - 29 Nov 2015.htm Shared Experiences (Part 3) During my first visit to address the Southern California Plumeria Society I had the honor to stay at the home of Ken and Paula Ames. We had long talks, often for hours into the evening. Ken told me of his fear of the sea and though he loved the sea and was a surfer he couldn't get over the fear. He then said that he often went out of his body during sleep and one day he flew to the sea where his uncle was sitting in the sand looking out at the ocean. He recognized himself as a

-39_Hibiscus (Part 1) - 27 Sep 2015.htm Hibiscus (Part 1) Power and More Of all the flowers named by the Mother, the Hibiscus reigns supreme with fifty-seven different significances and even within the fifty-seven there are variations! One of the greatest blessings I received in the years 1970-1972 was to send more than 60 flowers to Mother, all of which She named. In the early years of the Matrimandir Gardens when the Nursery was being built I went to the Lal-bagh Botanic Garden in Bangalore, bringing with me a van full of special plants from California and other sub-tropical areas. Bangalore at that time had a very moderate

-18_Daylilies (Part 1) - 03 May 2015.htm Daylilies (Part 1) Some unnamed flowers (as yet), many from Mother's Garden Daylilies multiply easily and one can easily divide the plants.

-41_Hibiscus (Part 3) - 11 Oct 2015.htm Hibiscus (Part 3) We continue with this very special flower given such importance by the Mother. Ananda in the Physical Mother's comment: "It is welcome, even if it manifests rarely." Faith Mother's comment: "You flame up and triumph!" Ananda Mother's comment: "Calm, tranquil, equal, smiling and very gentle in its truly simple austerity." Power to Progress Mother's comment: "Precious because of its rarity, it must be cultivated with care." Effective Power of the Supermind Moth

A Closer Look Too often we pass by the beautiful, wrapped in the mediocre ramblings of our minds, and though this magical divine world is there for all to see and experience, we miss it. This blog is devoted to elements of Nature that bear a closer look. Most of these photos were taken as I walked to the San Diego Rose Garden, slowing down to observe the wonder of trees, bark, leaves and more. All grew a consecration and a rite. ||1.34|| Original and supernal Immanence Of which all Nature’s process is the art, The cosmic Worker set his se

-31_Protection - The Brilliant Bougainvilleas (Part 2) - 02 August 2015.htm Protection: The Brilliant Bougainvilleas (Part 2) To begin this second blog in the series let us look at the colours of flowers that often, but not always, give us an idea of the planefrom which they are most associated in the Mother's ascending scale of consciousness. Dark red – Matter Bright red – the physical Purple, dark blue, violet, lavender – the vital Pink – the psychic Yellow – Most often the mind Orange and gold – the Supermind Light blue – the colour of Krishna and S

-11_Rhododendrons and Azaleas - Abundance of Beauty (Part 1) - 15 Mar 2015.htm Rhododendrons and Azaleas - Abundance of Beauty (Part 1) In Mother's Garden, usually around the third week of April, the woods explode with colour and the abundance of beauty. Azalea (now classified under Rhododendron) blossoms cover the plants and the rhododendrons light up the gardens in hues of pink, purple, red, cream-white, white, and more! It is a sight never to be forgotten. Take these photographs into the depths of your being, connect with the messages of the flowers and gratefully look on life and every gift Nature offers us in this "adv