Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva are only three Powers and Personalities of the One Cosmic Godhead. page 390 , Letters on Yoga , volume 22 , SABCL As for Vishnu being the creator, all the three gods are often spoken of as creating the universe – even Shiva who is by tradition the Destroyer. page 391 , Letters on Yoga , volume 22 , SABCL

To H.H the Maharani of Baroda It is true that I have by the practice of Yoga attained to the higher spiritual consciousness which comes by Yoga, and this carries with it a certain power. Especially there is the power to communicate to those who are ready or to help them towards that spiritual state which, in its perfection is a condition of unalterable inner calm, strength and felicity. But this spiritual peace and joy is something quite different from mental peace and happiness. And it cannot be reached without a spiritual discipline. I do not know whether this has been rightly explained to Your Highness. I may say briefly that th

You may say what you like about the homeopathic theories, but I have seen X work them out detail by detail in cases where he had free and unhampered action and the confidence of the patients and their strict obedience and have seen the results correspond to his statements and his predictions based on them fulfilled not only to the very letter but according to the exact times fixed, not according to X's reports but according to the long detailed and precise reports of the allopathic doctor in attendance. After that I refuse to believe, even if all the allopaths shout in unison, that homeopathic theory or X's interpretation and application of it are mere rubbish

All wealth belongs to the Divine and those who hold it are trustees, not possessors. It is with them today, tomorrow it may be elsewhere. All depends on the way they discharge their trust while it is with them, in what spirit, with what consciousness in their use of it, to what purpose.* The Mother - page 12, volume - SABCL

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