PART I LETTERS OF SRI AUROBINDO AND THE MOTHER LETTERS OF SRI AUROBINDO AND THE MOTHER ASPIRE SINCERELY My dear Champaklalji, Namaskar. 1. Kindly convey my humble salutation to the Mother and Sri Aurobindoji. Done. 2. I have not received any letter from Pondi. 1 am anxious to know as to the progress made by various sadhaks. I do not know whether you can communicate with me on this matter. If necessary ask permission of the Mother. Sadhaks are progressing all right. As you can see there is no obstacle to my communicating with you. 3. When are we to expect Sri Gurudev to appear in

PART IV CHANDRASHEKHAR Chandrashekhar, l. It is not easy to get into the Silence. That is only possible by throwing out the mental and vital activities. It is to let Silence into you i.e., to open yourself and let it descend. The way to do this and the way to call down the higher powers is the same. It is to remain quiet at the time of meditation, not fighting with the mind or making mental efforts to pull down the power of the Silence but keeping only a silent will and aspiration for them. If the mind is active one has to learn to look at it drawn back and not giving any sanction from within — until its habitual and mechanical activities begin to fall quie