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\nSri Aurobindo Ashram <\/span><\/font> <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Sri Aurobindo was living in Pondicherry
\nwith four or five disciples from 1910 to 1920. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 1914 the Mother<\/span> <\/span>came from France (with Paul Richard) and Sri
\nAurobindo began to edit the Arya, which continued up to January 1920. <\/span><\/p>\n

In April 1920 the Mother came back from
\nJapan and gradually, as the number of people increased, the Ashram was founded
\nin 1926. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Although there is a certain charm and poetry in the fact that there is
\nno formal date for the creation of our Ashram, could it be said from the occult
\npoint of view that the Ashram was born with the Mother’s arrival?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

The Ashram was born a few years after my
\nreturn from Japan, in 1926. <\/span><\/p>\n

17 April 1967<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

The 21st February is the Mother’s<\/span>\u00b9<\/span> birthday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 29th March is the anniversary of her
\nfirst meeting with Sri Aurobindo. <\/span><\/p>\n

The 4th April is the Ashram New Year, date
\nof Sri Aurobindo’s arrival in Pondicherry. <\/span><\/p>\n

The 24th April is the date of the Mother’s
\nfinal return to Pondicherry in 1920. <\/span><\/p>\n

The 15th August is Sri Aurobindo’s
\nbirthday. <\/span><\/p>\n

The 24th November is called the day of
\nVictory in remembrance of a very important spiritual event which took place in
\n1926. <\/span><\/p>\n

1938 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00b9<\/font><\/span>Here Mother is writing about herself in the third
\nperson<\/span><\/font> <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 109<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThe usual sadhanas have for aim the union
\nwith the Supreme Consciousness (Sat-chit-ananda). And those who reach there are
\nsatisfied with their own liberation and leave the world to its unhappy plight.
\nOn the contrary Sri Aurobindo’s sadhana starts where the others end. Once the
\nunion with the Supreme is realised one must bring down that realisation to the
\nexterior world and change the conditions of life upon the earth until a total
\ntransformation is accomplished. In accordance with this aim, the sadhaks of the
\nintegral yoga do not retire from the world to lead a life of contemplation and
\nmeditation. Each one must devote at least one-third of his time to a useful
\nwork. All activities are represented in the Ashram and each one chooses the
\nwork most congenial to his nature, but must do it in a spirit of service and
\nunselfishness, keeping always in view the aim of integral transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n

To make this purpose possible the Ashram is
\norganised so that all its inmates find their reasonable needs satisfied and
\nhave not to worry about their subsistence.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>Page \u2013 111<\/span><\/p>\n

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The rules are very few so that each one
\ncan enjoy the freedom needed for his development but a few things are strictly
\nforbidden: they are <\/span>―<\/span> (1) politics, (2) smoking, (3) alcoholic drink and (4) sex enjoyment. <\/span><\/p>\n

Great care is taken for the maintenance of
\ngood health and the welfare and normal growth of the body of all, small and
\nbig, young and old. <\/span><\/p>\n

24 September 1953<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Appearances and rules change, but our
\nfaith and our aim remain the same. <\/span><\/p>\n

30 October 1954 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Ours is neither a political nor a social
\nbut a spiritual goal. What we want is a transformation of the individual
\nconsciousness, not a change of regime or government. For reaching that goal we
\nput no confidence in any human means, however powerful; our trust is in the
\nDivine Grace alone.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

For us here there is only one thing that
\ncounts. We aspire for the Divine, live for the Divine, act for the Divine.<\/span><\/p>\n

July 1956<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

It is ages of ardent aspiration that have
\nbrought us here to do the Divine’s Work. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, we are told that the conditions were much more strict and
\nthe discipline more rigorous <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 112<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>before children came to the Ashram.
\nHow and why have these conditions changed now? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Before the children came, only those who
\nwanted to do sadhana were admitted to the Ashram and the only habits and
\nactivities tolerated were those that were useful for the practice of sadhana.<\/span><\/p>\n

But as it would be unreasonable to demand
\nthat children should do sadhana, this rigidity had to disappear the moment the
\nchildren were introduced into the Ashram. <\/span><\/p>\n

January 1961 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

None of the present achievements of
\nhumanity, however great they are, can be for us an ideal to follow. The wide
\nworld is there as a field of experiment for human ideals. <\/span><\/p>\n

Our purpose is quite different and if our
\nchances of success are small just now, we are sure that we are working to
\nprepare the future. <\/span><\/p>\n

I know that from the external point of
\nview we are below many of the present achievements in this world, but our aim
\nis not a perfection in accordance with the human standards. We are endeavouring
\nfor something else which belongs to the future. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Ashram has been founded and is meant
\nto be the cradle of the new world. <\/span><\/p>\n

The inspiration is from above, the guiding
\nforce is from above, the creative power is from above, at work for the descent
\nof the new realisation. <\/span><\/p>\n

It is only by its shortcomings, its
\ndeficiencies and its failures that the Ashram belongs to the present world. <\/span><\/p>\n

None of the present achievements of
\nhumanity have the power to pull the Ashram out of its difficulties. <\/span><\/p>\n

It is only a total conversion of all its
\nmembers and an integral opening to the descending Light of Truth that can help
\nit to realise itself. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 113<\/span><\/p>\n

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The task, no doubt, is a formidable one,
\nbut we received the command to accomplish it and we are upon earth for that
\npurpose alone.<\/span><\/p>\n

We shall continue up to the end with an unfailing
\ntrust in the Will and the Help of the Supreme. <\/span><\/p>\n

The door is open and will always remain
\nopen to all those who decide to give their life for that purpose. <\/span><\/p>\n

13 June 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

There is something here which is so much better than the appearances,
\nsomething like a warm and living sun in the heart and in the spirit. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

This is true discernment and I
\ncongratulate you. Those who see only the appearances are unable to discern in
\nthem the differences, subtle but of capital importance, which arise from the
\npresence of a true and luminous consciousness. <\/span><\/p>\n

11 June 1967 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

  <\/span><\/p>\n

Here we do not have religion. We replace
\nreligion by the spiritual life, which is truer, deeper and higher at the same
\ntime, that is to say, closer to the Divine. For the Divine is in everything,
\nbut we are not conscious of it. This is the immense progress that man must
\nmake. <\/span><\/p>\n

19 March 1973<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 114<\/span><\/p>\n

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