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\n
\nSERIES FIVE <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n


\n
\nSeries Five <\/font> <\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\nTo one of the
\nfirst children admitted to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram; he came at the age of ten.
\nInterested as a youth in music, painting and poetry, he later became a teacher
\nof music in the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education. He began
\nwriting to the Mother at the age of twelve. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nAlways do with
\npleasure the work you have to do. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n Work done with
\njoy is work done well. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n14 March 1932<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWhen you have a
\ndesire you are governed by the thing you desire; it takes possession of your
\nmind and your life, and you become a slave. If you have greed for food you are
\nno longer the master of food, it is the food that masters you. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n22 August 1932<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy dear Mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 Today
\nwhen I went to X for my music lesson I felt uneasy. I also felt that he is not
\nvery happy with me. I had a sort of bad feeling at that time. Why did I feel
\nthis uneasiness? After coming home I felt tired and had no interest in doing
\nanything. Now I feel that after the music lesson, the good things that were
\ndeveloping in me have been broken to pieces. Is it true? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nAll these feelings
\nthis uneasiness, this tiredness, these impressions of broken progress come from
\nthe vital, which rebels because its desires and preferences are not satisfied.
\nAll that has no true reality. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


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\nO Mother, <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

 The
\ndisturbance still has not disappeared. I am in a worse state than before. There
\nis something wrong in my mind. Also, I feel bad everywhere. Tell me what I
\nshould do. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nThink of something
\nelse. Keep yourself busy; don’t remain idle, doing nothing. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n18 December 1933<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\nDearest Mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 I want
\nto feel your touch in each and every one of my movements. I want to feel your
\npresence everywhere. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 Mother,
\naccept my prayer. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am always with
\nyou, my child, so it is not only possible but quite easy to feel my presence
\nconstantly. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n With love and
\nblessings. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n6 March 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMother, O Mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 Have I
\ndone any wrong? Answer me please. If I have done any wrong, please excuse me.
\nAre you displeased with me? Mother, make me yours. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nWhy this question?
\nYou have done nothing wrong and I am not in the least displeased with you. Did I
\nlook very serious tonight? If it is so, it was because I was thinking of the
\nstupidity and blindness of this poor world, but there was surely nothing
\nconcerning you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n With love and
\nblessings. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


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\nMy little mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n Yesterday I told you that \u201cwe\u201d had painted an envelope. By \u201cwe\u201d I mean that
\nthere is me and you. I feel that it is not I who am working, so I say \u201cwe\u201d. I am
\nyour child. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nThat is really
\nnice and I am very pleased. Yes, I am always with you and even more specially
\nwhen you are working on your painting and music. Are you aware that you are
\nmaking a great deal of progress? I like the envelopes that both of us are
\npainting together very much, and that is one more proof that we are doing them
\ntogether, because they are nearly always just as I thought they should be. The
\nsmall one you sent this morning is very fine and the choice of colours is
\nexcellent. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nAffectionately.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nYour little
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n15 March 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy mother, <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

 I do
\nnot want the vulgar joy of the world. Take me into your heart. Take me into your
\narms. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYes, I am taking
\nyou into my arms and cradling you to my heart so that you may have true
\nhappiness and unalloyed peace. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nlittle mother who is always with you. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n15 March 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy little mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 Peace,
\npeace, give me your unalloyed peace and make me conscious of you. <\/span><\/i>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPeace be with you,
\nmy child, the peace of Certitude and of confidence in my
\nlove which never leaves you.  <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\t<\/p>\n
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\n Your mother.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n16 March 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy little mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 Why
\ndoes this difficulty come? Do I open myself to it or is it something else?
\nMother, after having come so close to you, why does it come? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYou should not
\nspeak to others about what I write or say to you, because they become jealous
\nand their jealousy creates a bad atmosphere which falls back on you and brings
\nback the difficulty to you; because you spoke, you opened yourself and received
\nit, perhaps without even being aware of it. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n Love from your
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n17 March 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy dear mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 My
\nheart wants to run to your feet; it wants to lose itself in you. This is what I
\nwant, but have I done it? I want to be close to your heart, I want but is it
\npossible? I don’t know. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 Make me
\npeaceful. Give me the taste of your divine presence. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYes, my dear
\nchild, it is entirely possible and since you want it sincerely, it will come to
\nbe so. You will feel yourself always close to my heart, cradled in my arms, and
\nPeace will fill your being and make you strong and joyful. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


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\nSweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 I feel
\ndevoid of strength, will and energy. I don’t know what to do. This state must
\ngo, but I don’t know how. I have no courage. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nDo not distress
\nyourself, it is the result of these last few days of sickness. It will pass but
\nyou must eat well regularly and sleep well too, taking care not to go to bed too
\nlate. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n Very lovingly.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n30 March 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear little
\nchild, <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI was so pleased
\nto receive your nice letter. You must learn that it is your good and your good
\nalone that I want. I want to make you a strong and conscious man who is master
\nof himself that is, in control of his lower nature and capable of becoming a
\ntrue Yogi if that be his aspiration. And the more this man realises his true
\nbeing, the more he will become my very dear child. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nThat is why, now,
\nwhen the will that is expressing itself is the will of the lower nature, I
\ncannot satisfy all its whims, for that would be the worst thing I could do for
\nyou. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nTrue love is the
\nlove that wants, to the exclusion of all else, the highest good for the loved
\none. This is the love that I have and want to have for you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYour mother.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n6 April 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 May
\npeace be with me always. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPeace, peace in
\nyour heart and your vital. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n Yes, Peace,
\nLight, Force and Bliss are always with you in  the Consciousness
\nthat is constantly by your side, bringing you the solicitude of my love. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n9 April 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nYes, you are and
\nwill be more and more a child of the Light. No obscurity must be allowed to
\nmanifest through you. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n12 April 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nDear little child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\n The paintings are
\nfine, they are like Japanese ones. As for the \u201cplane\u201d from which they come, it
\nis surely the subtle physical, where the memory of all the conceptions and works
\nof art realised on earth is stored. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n Very
\naffectionately yours. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n16 April 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMother, <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

 I do
\nnot want a life without energy. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nVery good then you
\nmust acquire energy, and after all, it is not so difficult, especially here
\nwhere you are as if bathed in a sea of energy. You have only to open and
\nreceive. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n Love from your
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n17 April 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nSweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 Give me
\npeace, energy and inspiration. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLearn to drink
\nfrom the eternal source; it contains everything. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith my love.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n


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\nMy child, my
\nchild, why this great sadness? Is it because someone to whom you had given your
\nfriendship has withdrawn for reasons that he thinks are very profound? <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nBut don’t you
\nstill have your mother’s friendship? And also all her love, and her solicitude
\nfor you? <\/span><\/p>\n

\nNo, all is not sad
\nand gloomy, neither the trees nor the sky nor the sea; everything is full of the
\ndivine Presence and is only too glad to speak of it to you. Shake off this
\nchildish depression and contemplate the Sun that is rising in your heart! <\/span>
\n
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n28 April 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMother, <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

You don
\n‘t love me at all. Is this the way that one loves one’s child? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy child, <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nCertainly I do not
\nlove you in the way you conceive of as love; and I do see how it could be
\notherwise. You first have to realise the Divine Consciousness only then will you
\nbe able to know what true love is. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n30 April 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Human
\ncontact has done me much harm, but I cannot give up this habit. I have made many
\nefforts to stop all human contacts, but I cannot. I don’t know what to do.
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mother,
\nlet me open to you and to no one else, always, always. Give me patience. <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI don’t think it
\nwould be good for you to live completely retired and turned in on yourself. The
\nwhole thing is to choose your relationships well. You must choose to enter into
\nrelation only with those whose contact does not veil my presence.  <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\t<\/p>\n
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\nThis is the important point which should
\nnever be forgotten. All that leads you away from me in thought and feeling is
\nbad. All that brings you closer to me and gives you the perception and joy of my
\npresence is good. You should judge things in the light of this rule. You will
\nsee that it will help you to protect yourself from many mistakes. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI send you much
\npatience and all my love. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n2 May 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

You are
\neverywhere. Remain with me always. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nYou are always in
\nmy arms and always I hold you close to my heart to comfort and protect you, to
\nstrengthen and illumine you. Never for a moment do I leave you and I am sure
\nthat if you are a little attentive you will very clearly feel the warmth of my
\narms around your shoulders. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYour mother.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n4 May 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nIt seems to me
\nthat you are so often sad and depressed because your nerves are not very strong.
\nYou should eat more, sleep longer, take some exercise in the open air, etc.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nAffectionately.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n9 May 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPeace, peace, my
\nlittle child, the sweet peace of inner silence and outer calm. May it always be
\nwith you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nAffectionately.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


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\nYou see, my child,
\nthe unfortunate thing is that you are too preoccupied with yourself. At your age
\nI was exclusively occupied with my studies \u2013 finding things out, learning,
\nunderstanding, knowing. That was my interest, even my passion. My mother, who
\nloved us very much \u2013 my brother and myself = never allowed us to be ill tempered
\nor discontented or lazy. If we went to complain to her about one thing or
\nanother, to tell her that we were discontented, she would make fun of us or
\nscold us and say, \u201cWhat is this nonsense? Don’t be ridiculous. Quick! Off you go
\nand work, and never mind whether you are in a good or a bad mood! That is of no
\ninterest at all.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy mother was
\nperfectly right and I have always been very grateful to her for having taught me
\nthe discipline and the necessity of self-forgetfulness through concentration on
\nwhat one is doing. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI have told you
\nthis because the anxiety you speak of comes from the fact that you are far too
\nconcerned about yourself. It would be better for you to pay more attention to
\nwhat you are doing and to do it well (painting or music), to develop your mind,
\nwhich is still very uncultivated, and to learn the elements of knowledge which
\nare indispensable to a man if he does not want to be ignorant and uncultured.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nIf you worked
\nregularly eight to nine hours a day, you would be hungry and you would eat well,
\nyou would feel sleepy and sleep peacefully, and you would have no time to wonder
\nwhether you are in a good or a bad mood. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am telling you
\nthese things with all my affection, and I hope that you will understand them.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nYour mother who
\nloves you. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n15 May 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear little
\nchild, <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI constantly
\nenvelop you in my peace: you must learn to keep it. I am constantly in your
\nheart: you must become conscious <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\t<\/p>\n
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\n of my presence
\nand receive and use the force that I am pouring into you to enable you to
\novercome all difficulties. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n21 May 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nCarefully keep
\nthis bliss, this repose, this assurance of Victory; they are more precious than
\nall the riches of this world, and they will keep you very close to me. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n22 May 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nOnly spiritual
\nforce has the power to impose peace on the vital, for if peace is not imposed on
\nit by a power greater than its own, the vital will never accept it. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nSo you must open
\nyourself to the spiritual force and allow it to work in you; then you will more
\nand more dwell in constant peace and joy. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith all my love.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n24 May 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI carry you always
\nin my arms, pressed close to my heart, and I have no doubt that you will become
\naware of it if you forget the world and concentrate on me. By turning your
\nthoughts towards me you will feel closer and closer to me and peace will come to
\ndwell in your heart. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove. <\/span><\/p>\n


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\nMy dear little
\nchild, <\/span><\/p>\n

\nIt is by inner
\nidentification that the true closeness can come. I am always with you in all
\nlove. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYour mother.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n2 June 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nYou will no longer
\nrevolt when you understand that it is the most useless and foolish of all
\nthings; and when you give up this bad habit of revolt, you will see that
\nsuffering too will go away and be replaced by an unvarying happiness. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nWith all my being,
\nI want this progress and this transformation for you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith love. <\/span>
\n
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n10 June 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I shall
\nbe what you want me to be. Dear mother, accept my childlike prayer. <\/span><\/i>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nFor you I want
\nconsciousness, knowledge, artistic capacity, self-mastery in peace and perfect
\nequality, and the happiness that is the result of spiritual realisation. Is this
\ntoo grand and vast a programme? <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith your mother’s
\nblessings. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n12 June 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMother, <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

I want a
\ndiscipline. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nThis is quite
\nexcellent and I approve of it. Without outer and inner discipline, one can
\nachieve nothing in life, either spiritually or materially.  <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\t<\/p>\n
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\nAll
\nthose who have been able to create something beautiful or useful have always
\nbeen persons who have known how to discipline themselves. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nAlways with you in
\nall love. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n23 June 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYes, my dear
\nchild, <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am your true
\nmother who will give birth in you to the true being, the being who is free,
\npeaceful, strong and happy always, independently of all circumstances. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n25 July 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy dear mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Give
\nenergy and force to your child. Oh, take me into your heart. Let me live in you.
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI carry you always
\nin my heart and you are bathed in energy; it is through a quiet and confident
\naspiration that you will receive it. All my love is with you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI hope you do not
\nshow my letters to anyone. It is better to keep them to yourself; otherwise, if
\nyou show them, all the force that I put into them evaporates. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n11 August 1934<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\nMother, my dear
\nmother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

You know
\neverything that I need. Take me into your heart. Surround me. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI know very well
\nwhat you need \u2013 is to be surrounded by my love as by a protection,   <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n

\nand truly my love is always with you, around you; but you, on your
\nside, must open to it and allow it to envelop you and help you. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n16 August 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy dear mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I want
\nto be like the lion on the envelope I am sending you this evening. <\/span><\/i>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear little
\nlion, <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am in your heart
\nthat it may be happy, in your head that it may be peaceful, and in your hand
\nthat it may be skilful. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith all my love.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n


\n21 August 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear little
\nchild, <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYour lions are
\nsuperb. How quiet they are in their strength. A strong being is always quiet. It
\nis weakness that causes restlessness. I am sending you (on my envelope, but in
\nreality too) the repose that comes from concentrated energy. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nBe sure that you
\nwill become strong and quiet, have faith in a perfect realisation and in the
\nDivine’s omnipotence to achieve it. The Force and Consciousness are always with
\nyou, as well as all my love. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYour mother.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n21 August 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy dear mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Purify
\nme. Dispel the shadows. I will not revolt any more. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYou must never
\nlose confidence in my unvarying love. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n30 August 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span>Page
\n\u2013 125<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n


\nMother, <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

I have a
\npain in my head. I am very tired. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy child, all my
\nlove is always with you; do not push it away. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n1 September 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI have been
\ninformed from the dining-room that you did not eat either yesterday evening or
\nthe whole day today. Why? If you are sick, you must be taken care of. I shall
\nsend the doctor to you. But if you are not sick, you must eat; if you do not eat
\nregularly, your brain will waste away and you will lose your intelligence, and
\nthen? <\/span><\/p>\n

\nIt grieves me when
\nyou do not eat regularly. Do you want to grieve your mother who loves you and
\nwants only your own good? <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\nSeptember 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy dear mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I won’t
\nbe irregular from today. You know very well that I am not sick; it was a cloud,
\nyou know. Now I am going to the dining-room. My mother, I want to be good.
\nEverything has gone now. I want to be your little child. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nYou are a very
\nnice child, and I am very pleased that you had your meal yesterday evening and
\nthat all the clouds have gone. Now you must not allow them to come back and for
\nthat the best thing is to remain always cradled in my arms, protected by my love
\nwhich never leaves you. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n7 September 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span>Page
\n\u2013 126<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n


\nMy dear mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\nHave I done
\nsomething that has displeased you? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

M head
\nhurts. I feel tired. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYou are quite
\nmistaken, I am not at all displeased with you. Only I am worried because you
\nalways have a headache and because you are tired.<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI want all that to
\ngo away and I want you to be perfectly healthy. For that, you must follow a
\nphysical discipline: sleep regularly, eat regularly, exercise regularly, etc.,
\netc. And unfortunately you refuse all discipline. This makes my task very
\ndifficult. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith all my love.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n


\n11 September 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nDearest mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I feel
\nso tired, and my head hurts. Mother, what shall I do? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nYou know that my
\nlove is always with you and my will is that you should get well; my force is
\nwith you to give you health. I take you into my arms, I take you to my heart.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n


\n20 September 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI don’t want you
\nto be ill and always I am with you to cure you but you too must want to be
\ncured. Do not torment yourself and always nestle in my arms so as to receive my
\nlove and force. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n23 September 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span>Page
\n\u2013 127<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\t<\/span><\/div>\n

\nMy dear little
\nchild, <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI fully agree with
\nyou that egoism, vanity and jealousy must disappear; they are indeed ugly, mean
\nand ignorant things that stop all progress. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy force is with
\nyou to conquer these things. And my love never leaves you. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n25 September 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy dear mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I am not
\nunhappy. All that is a falsehood. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\nMother, stay with
\nyour little child. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nAlways, always I
\nam with you and the quieter and happier you are, the more you will feel it.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith all my love.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n3 October 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy little mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Give me
\npeace. Give me joy in work. Make me your instrument. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am very happy to
\nknow that you want to be my instrument. To be able to be my instrument, you must
\nbe regular, energetic, courageous, enduring and always good-tempered. I have no
\ndoubt that you can acquire these qualities. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith you always.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n25 October 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy little mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I want
\npeace. I feel that everything is unquiet. Mother, give me peace. <\/span><\/i>
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 128<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n

\nMy child, <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nI envelop you
\nalways in peace and force, but most of the time you close yourself and refuse
\nwhat I give you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nHow will you feel
\nmy help and take advantage of it if you do not even trust in me? Yet my love is
\nalways with you. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n1 November 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy dearest mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Won’t
\nyou forgive me? Mother, take me into your arms. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy child, <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nCertainly I
\nforgive you, but you, on your side, must sweep your mind clean of all these bad
\nthoughts which are harmful to you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy love is with
\nyou. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n2 November 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy dear little
\nmother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Forgive
\nthe faults I have committed. Give me peace. Remain always in my heart. <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYes, my dear
\nchild, I forgive you; but how I would like you to become quieter, more
\nreasonable, more studious! <\/span><\/p>\n

\nDon’t you think it
\nis high time for you to develop these qualities, which are absolutely
\nindispensable if you want to do anything in life? <\/span><\/p>\n


\n5 December 1934<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nDearest mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\nStay with me
\nalways. You know everything.<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 129<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n

\nYes, I know
\neverything and that is why I know that my little child is not always reasonable
\nand that is why he has a headache and a stomachache. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n22 December 1934<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\nMy dear mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I want
\nto feel you near to me always. I want peace. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy little child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am always with
\nyou, bringing you peace and tranquillity, calm and force. But to feel my
\npresence, you know what you must do and especially what you must not do. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n1 February 1935<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe best thing for
\nyour headache is to take plenty of physical exercise (such as gardening for
\nexample). <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n25 February 1935<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Fill my
\nthoughts with you. Stay always with your little child. Give me a deep and
\nlasting peace. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am putting peace
\nin your heart; but to become conscious of it, you should repeat, as often as
\npossible, mentally turning to me: \u201cYou have put Peace in my heart; make me aware
\nof its presence.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith all my love.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n27 February 1935<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 130<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nDo not forget that
\nI am always with you and do only what you could do in front of me without
\nfeeling ashamed. I mean that you must never do what you would not dare to do in
\nmy physical presence, for I am always with you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n6 March 1935<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I don’t
\nknow why something in me is sad. Even when I am very happy, truly happy, this
\npart is still sad. Mother, which part in me is like this? Is it the heart, the
\nvital, or is it something very superficial and insignificant?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nIt is in fact
\nsomething very superficial, but still it should be cured. It is your body that
\ndoes not feel very strong and is sad because it does not have a sound balance of
\nhealth. The best cure is plenty of open-air exercise and abundant food. <\/span>
\n
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n16 March 1935<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy dear mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I don’t
\nknow why I have lost all my happiness and peace. I don’t know when it will come
\nback to my heart. My sweet mother, what shall I do? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nWhen one’s
\nattention is always turned towards oneself, one is never happy. When one allows
\noneself to be ruled by every passing impulse, one is never peaceful. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nIt is through work
\nand self-mastery that one can find happiness and peace. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n23 March 1935<\/span><\/i>  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 131<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n


\nSweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I want
\nto be happy, but how? Sadness comes during my work; I cannot forget it. My dear
\nmother, be with me always. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nThis causeless
\nsadness may also come while you work, but if you didn’t work it would be far
\nworse. It is in work that one finds balance and joy. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am always with
\nyou to help and support you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n12 June 1935<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I feel
\nvery tired; some part in me is not happy. I don’t know whether it is inside me
\nor outside; something feels completely lost and lifeless. You know everything,
\nmy mother. Will you tell me what it is? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nIt is something in
\nyour vital that cannot bear any vexation, even the slightest. This part of the
\nvital must learn to become stronger and more enduring. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n4 August 1935<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy dear mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I feel
\nvery tired. I also have a slight headache. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI don’t need to
\ntell you where your headache comes from; I suppose you know. Only when you
\nbecome absolutely regular in your material life will you be able to have good
\nhealth. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nfrom your mother.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n6 September 1935<\/span><\/i>  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 132<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

For
\nthree days I have been feeling sad in the evening. This morning I felt sad too.
\nI don’t know exactly why it comes. For two days I felt a great joy, but now the
\njoy has gone. When will all these things go away? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\n   
\n<\/span><\/font>You must not worry
\nabout these alternations. When the psychic being comes to the surface, it brings
\nits own joy with it; but when the mind or the vital comes, then the joy seems to
\nwithdraw, though it is always there, behind, ready to manifest again. But above
\nall you must not believe the suggestions of incapacity and failure; they come
\nfrom an adverse source and ought not to be given any credence. Certainly there
\nare difficulties on the path, but with perseverance the victory is sure.   
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\n   
\n<\/span><\/font>Love from your
\nmother.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n16 December 1936<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nSweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n   
\n<\/span><\/i><\/font>
\nYou told
\nme that I am making progress. Did you want to console me by telling me this?
\nWhen I look within myself, not just now but over the past two years, I find
\nnothing. Sometimes I feel: \u201cWhy all these efforts? They will be fruitless.\u201d You
\ntold me to open my heart and all will be well; but you know, mother, nothing
\nstays in me.
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\n   
\n<\/span><\/font>No, it is not to
\nconsole you that I told you that you have made progress. The progress is
\nundeniable even though it may not be apparent. Certainly the path of yoga is a
\nvery difficult one, and you should not expect to reap its fruits after only
\nthree or four years. It takes much longer than that. But you are young, you have
\nall of life before you; you need not be impatient. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 133<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n

\nYou say that you
\nare often depressed. It is the vital being that gets depressed when its desires
\nare not satisfied. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nIn ordinary life,
\none has to struggle to satisfy one’s desires; here one struggles not to do so.
\nActually, whatever path one follows, success always comes to those who are
\nstrong, courageous, enduring. And you know that here our force and our help are
\nalways available to you; you have only to learn to make use of them. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n26 July 1937<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy dear mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

No, I
\ncannot do all those things. Why did you think that? Is there any special reason?
\nWill you tell me one thing: why are you now so far away from me? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI don’t know at
\nall what things you mean. All I told you was that to develop your artistic
\nfaculties you are much better off here than anywhere else. I added that only if
\nyou wanted to marry would you have to leave the Ashram. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nBut you know that
\nI never advise anyone to marry; it is a terrible bondage. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI have never
\nthought that you really wanted to marry, but now and then it is good that I
\nremind you that you are free and that it is for you to make the decision; that’s
\nall. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI don’t feel that
\nyou are far from me; for me you are always in my arms. So if you feel that you
\nare far away, it is a false feeling which does not conform to the truth. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n28 July 1937<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

You told
\nme that you saw two things while I was playing: \u201cGaruda\u201d,
\nand the palace and river. What do they mean?  <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 134<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n

\nThe palace and
\nriver were the image of a moment from one of your past lives. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe great bird
\n\u201cGaruda\u201d standing immobile behind you with outspread wings is the vehicle of
\nVishnu, the destroyer of serpents. He seemed to be standing behind you to
\nprotect and inspire you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n28 August 1937<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe moon is the
\nsymbol of the spiritual light, one in its origin, multiple in its manifestation.
\nThere is only one moon and yet each reflection of the moon is different. This is
\nwhat I wanted to say in a poetic form. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n9 September 1937<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWhat I meant
\nyesterday is that all people very sensitive are opened to many influences and
\nthat is why it is difficult for them to be steady. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nBut with
\ndiscrimination one can distinguish the bad from the good influences and reject
\npersistently the bad ones. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n13 September 1937<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI understand your
\ndifficulty very well. It is very common and can only be solved with much
\nendurance in the will and much patience. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nFor on the one
\nhand you want to consecrate yourself to the  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 135<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n

\nDivine and take
\nyour place in the divine life in the making. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nOn the other hand
\nyou want the satisfactions of ordinary life and the pleasures of the vital
\nwithout considering, however, that these pleasures can only be obtained through
\nmuch struggle and effort and that always they go hand in hand with worry and
\nsuffering. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nOn the first path,
\nthere is no question of personal incapacity, since our help and protection are
\nalways there. Indeed, you must open yourself to this help and protection and
\nlearn to use them to conquer the adversary who is trying to draw you towards the
\nlower animal consciousness. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother who never leaves you. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n15 May 1938<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

These
\nlast few days I felt that I was going down step by step everything seemed to be
\ngradually closing in against me, against my heart. I feel, even now, that I am
\nsuffocated. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Are you
\nmaking me feel life without you in order to see whether I want this life or not?
\nMother, if you don’t know what my path is, then who does? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI know very well
\nwhat the true life for you is, and what your destiny is. But it is you who must
\nbecome aware of it and understand it so that you can realise it. In what way do
\nyou feel yourself going down? Are desires becoming stronger in you? Whatever
\nhappens, you can always rely on my help; do not hesitate to ask for it. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n29 May 1938<\/span><\/i>  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 136<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I feel
\ncompletely suffocated. The struggle has become fiercer. How many days must I go
\non like this? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nDo not lose heart
\nand do not be impatient; these things take a long time to disappear. You know,
\ndon’t you, that our force, our help and our blessings are always with you?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nKeep your interest
\nin the work this too will help you to pass through the difficult moments. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n28 June 1938<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMother, <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

This
\ninner condition is getting worse and worse instead of better. You said to be
\npatient, but as it is I am becoming like a stone, without energy, inert, and
\nmore and more closed . I feel your light and your force around me, but I cannot
\nreceive them. I am not asking you to tell me what to do you have told me to be
\npatient and I will be patient. I am only telling you about my condition, that’s
\nall. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYou are right to
\ntell me, my dear child; it helps you to open yourself. I know that it is
\ntroublesome to feel this resistance in yourself; but persist in your will to
\novercome it and it will suddenly give way. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n10 July 1938<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I want
\nto ask you something concerning my poetry. It has stopped now. Is there some
\ninner preparation at <\/span><\/i>
\n  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 137<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n


\nwork and is it
\nwaiting for the descent of a higher inspiration? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\n My dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nYes, I think in
\nfact that your poetry has stopped so that you can prepare yourself for a higher
\ninspiration. You were going round and round in the same forms; something new had
\nto come. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nOf course, if you
\nfeel that something wants to express itself, you must try. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am always with
\nyou, my dear child, and my love never leaves you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYour mother.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n17 July 1938<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYou have my full
\nconsent to write poetry, and Sri Aurobindo says that there is no doubt about
\nyour poetic capacity. Today’s poem is very good. But when you try to write every
\nday, it becomes more and more mental and you lose contact with the true
\ninspiration. That is why you should write only when you feel that the
\ninspiration is there. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n20 July 1938<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Were you
\nangry with me because I have decided to leave the Ashram? I want to go forward
\nnot to revolt against you, no, not at all. But I want to be sure of my path.
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Give me
\na chance, Mother, please. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

One thing
\nI want to ask you: Mother, will you always be in my heart? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am not at all
\nangry; but since you have decided to leave,  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 138<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n

\nI cannot detain
\nyou either, or do anything that might deprive you of the strength to leave. I am
\nand will always be in your heart; so you are sure to find me there if you enter
\ninto it deeply enough. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n30 August 1938<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\n(In October 1938,
\nat the age of eighteen, the sadhak left the Ashram for a period of eight years.
\nThe following letters were written while he was away.) <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI have just
\nreceived your letter of the 25th and I am glad to know you have recovered at
\nlast. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYou tell me in
\nyour letter: \u201cMother, I do not want the world, not because I am afraid of my
\nduty but because I want you.\u201d I would like to tell you something about this. To
\nbe sure that you are meant for the Ashram life, it is necessary that the
\nspiritual life and all the discipline it entails in short, the search for and
\nrealisation of the Divine must be the most important thing to you, the only
\nthing worth living for. {140<\/span><\/p>\n

\nFor this feeling
\nof wanting me can mislead you. Are you sure it is the Divine in me that you
\nwant? When you come back here and cannot see me (for, since Sri Aurobindo’s
\naccident, I am no longer giving any \u201cpranams\u201d or interviews), won’t you feel
\nonce again that you are giving up all the pleasures that ordinary life can give,
\nwithout getting anything much in exchange?<\/span><\/p>\n

\nOf course, if you
\nwant to lead the spiritual life at any cost, that is another thing. But in that
\ncase, you will have to rely on the inner help, not on an outer and superficial
\nhelp. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am telling you
\nall this so that you may not be disappointed once again after returning here.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nRead my letter
\nvery carefully<\/i>, think it over well to be sure that you have understood it
\ncompletely, and when you have seen  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 139<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n

\nvery clearly
\nwithin yourself, write to me again. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy love and
\nblessings are always with you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYour mother who
\nloves you. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n30 March 1939<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI received your
\nletter and I have no objection to your going to study music for three years at
\nLucknow, since that is what you want. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nHowever, I do not
\nthink it would be wise to come to Pondicherry in February, for once you are here
\nyou might again become troubled and uncertain, and that would arouse an
\nunnecessary conflict in you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nGo to Lucknow,
\nlearn all you can there, and then you will be able to consider the problem and
\nmake a definite decision concerning your future. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy love, my help
\nand my blessings will always be with you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYour mother.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n11 January 1940<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nIf you are so
\neager to come to the Ashram, you can come. But I must warn you about two things:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\n(1) Your vital
\nwill find no gratification here, as life has become very restricted in the
\npresent war conditions. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n(2) You will live
\nhere, as all of us, night and day under the constant threat of a sudden
\nbombardment. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nIf you do not mind
\nthese two dangers, you can come. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith my love and
\nblessings. <\/span><\/p>\n


\n10 April 1942<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 140<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n


\n(In April 1946,
\nthe sadhak returned to the Ashram, where he has remained ever since. The
\nfollowing letters were written after his return.) <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\nO my sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Accept
\nmy gratitude for having shown me the true path. Give me the strength to reject
\neverything that comes from outside. May your will be done. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy love and
\nblessings are with you to guide you on the way. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n4 June 1946<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I want
\nto be closer to you in my heart and in all my being. Give me the power to give
\nmyself completely to you. Stay with me always. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYes, my dear
\nlittle child, I am always with you to help you, to support you, to guide you. By
\ndoing your work with conscientiousness, honesty and perseverance, you will feel
\nmy presence closer and closer to you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith my blessings.
\n<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n29 June 1946<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The more
\nI look into myself, the more discouraged I am, and I don’t know whether there is
\nany chance of my making any progress. It seems that all the obscurities and
\nfalsehoods are rising up on every side, inside and outside, and want to swallow
\nme up. There are times when I cannot distinguish truth from falsehood and I am
\nthen on the verge of losing my mind. <\/span><\/i>
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 141<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n

Still,
\nthere is something in me which says very weakly that all will be well; but this
\nvoice is so feeble that I cannot rely on it.<\/span>\u00b9<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

My
\nfaults are so numerous and so great that I think I shall fail. On the other
\nhand, I have neither the inclination nor the capacity for the ordinary life. And
\nI know that I shall never be able to leave this life. This is my situation right
\nnow. The struggle is getting more and more acute, and worst of all I cannot lie
\nto you. What should I do? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nDo not torment
\nyourself, my child, and remain as quiet as you can; do not yield to the
\ntemptation to give up the struggle and let yourself fall into darkness. Persist,
\nand one day you will realise that I am close to you to console you and help you,
\nand then the hardest part will be over. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith all my love
\nand blessings. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n25 September 1947<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nBe sincere, always
\nsincere, more and more sincere. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n   
\n<\/span><\/font>Sincerity demands
\nof each one that he express only the truth of his being. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n26 January 1950 <\/span><\/i>
\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\nSweet Mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I feel
\nthat something is wrong and you are very displeased with me. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nIt is the very
\nfirst proposition that is wrong, I am not displeased with you \u2013 so all that
\nfollows cannot be correct.  <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\n\u00b9<\/font><\/span>The
\nMother underlined the words \u201call will be well\u201d and wrote beside them: \u201cThis is
\nthe voice of truth, the one you must listen to.\u201d  <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 142<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n


\nI will be very
\npleased to know the real cause of your discontent and shall try my best to
\nremove it. I cannot tell you how it pains me to know that you are displeased
\nwith me on any account. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nThere is no real
\ncause because there is no discontent. Your pain is quite gratuitous, so you
\nwould [do] better [to] get rid of it immediately. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith my love and
\nblessings. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n12 December 1953<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nSweet Mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I pray,
\nplease do not be vexed by my letter. I on my part can bear anything except your
\ndispleasure. I feel you are very vexed with me for some reason I cannot yet
\nunderstand. What is it you want me to do? What is your will? I cannot express
\nhow deeply I feel your displeasure. Do you want more work from me -more
\ndiscipline, more right attitude? I am a bundle of failings; please pardon them
\nfor I am human. Please pardon me for what I have done and let me know what
\nmistakes I have committed. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am not vexed, I
\nam not displeased this impression of yours is quite false and imaginary may be
\nthe result of a bad conscience, but you must learn once and for all that
\nwhatever mistakes people commit, it cannot vex me nor displease me. If there is
\nbad will or revolt, Kali may come and chastise but she always does it with love.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nSo, throw away all
\nthis nonsense and try to be quiet and happy. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith my love and
\nblessings. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n23 March 1954<\/span><\/i>  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 143<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\n   
\n<\/span><\/font>\u201cHe who chooses
\nthe Infinite has been chosen by the Infinite.\u201d
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nNever forget this
\npromise of Sri Aurobindo and keep courage in spite of all difficulties. You are
\nsure to reach the goal, and the more you keep confidence, the quicker it will
\ncome. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith my love and
\nblessings. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n26 January 1956<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n


\n(The following
\nletters are undated. Most were written between 1932 and 1938 during the sadhak’s
\nfirst stay in the Ashram.) <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nDo not torment
\nyourself, my dear child, and fear nothing; my grace will always be with you and
\nnever fail you. Moreover, there is no reason to believe that you will not
\nsucceed in this life; on the contrary, I see in you the signs of a vocation. And
\nsince you have resolved to be patient, the difficulties will surely be overcome.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYour going away
\nwill not help in the least. Exterior means are useless; it is the \u201cinside\u201d that
\nmust change. Keep your resolution and my help will work. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith my love and
\nblessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy little mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I shall
\nbe so happy when all the clouds and shadows are dissolved. I want a new life.
\n<\/span><\/i>
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 144<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nYou are quite
\nright in wanting a new life, and you may be sure that I shall do my best to help
\nyou in that. I am quite sure that perseverance in study and the acceptance of a
\ndiscipline of work and order in life will be a powerful help to you in renewing
\nyourself. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nAll my love is
\nwith you to help you and guide you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nWill and energy
\ncan be cultivated just as the muscles are: by exercise. You must exercise your
\nwill to be patient and your energy to reject depression. I am always near you to
\nhelp you with all my love. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYou need not worry
\nand must continue as you are doing except, perhaps, that you must not allow your
\nsuperficial and somewhat too light exterior being to interfere and spoil your
\nendeavour, as it does during marching for instance. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe most important
\n[thing] is a steady, quiet endurance that does not allow any upsetting or
\ndepression to interfere with your progress. The sincerity of the aspiration is
\nthe assurance of the victory. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith my love and
\nblessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy mother, <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

It is a
\nlack of energy that is preventing me from painting. Give me a strong energy. I
\nwant the inner and outer silence, peace in all my being, from the innermost part
\nto the outermost. Peace, peace in all my being. <\/span><\/i>
\n  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 145<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n


\nI cannot express
\nthis in proper words and it is becoming melodramatic. Pardon my mistake.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI don’t find your
\nexpression melodramatic and there is nothing to pardon. I know that it is from
\nlack of energy that you cannot paint. But I can give you all the energy needed;
\nyou have only to open yourself and receive and you will see that the source is
\ninexhaustible. It is the same thing for peace and for all the true things you
\ncan aspire for. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy dear mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I don’t
\nknow what to do. I want to open to you, but something prevents me from opening.
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nYou find it
\ndifficult to open because you have not yet made the resolution to allow my will,
\nand not your own, to govern your life. As soon as you have understood the need
\nfor this, everything will become easier and you will at last be able to acquire
\nthe peace you need so much. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am always with
\nyou in this effort and aspiration. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMother, <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

The
\nvital has become very, very bad. Today especially it is very rebellious. <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

You did
\nnot reply to my last letter. Do you mean that it isn’t necessary to make the
\nvital peaceful? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI did not answer
\nbecause what I say seems to have no effect. If you would express clearly, in a
\nprecise way, the nature of the  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 146<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n

\nrevolt, it would
\nhelp you very much to get rid of it, because it is {147a way of opening yourself
\nwhich allows the light to enter into the obscurity and illumine it. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMother, <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

There is
\na depression. And most often I feel that my mind is tired. I don’t know why.
\nToday, my vital too is in terrible revolt. What can I do? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nIt is the same
\ntiredness as that of the muscles when they do not work enough. Inactivity is
\njust as tiring as over-activity. Not to work enough is just as bad as working
\ntoo much. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe vital is a
\nmost bothersome character who prefers to be bad rather than to go unnoticed. You
\nmust teach him that he is not the master of the house. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMother, <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

I don’t
\nknow what to do with this vital. Will you please stop it? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nSri Aurobindo: Do
\nnot accept it when it comes and do not believe what it says. Do not act
\naccording to its indications. Then it will not be difficult to stop it. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nAnd when Sri
\nAurobindo tells you something, the first thing to do, and the most important if
\nyou want to conquer the difficulty, is to obey. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nThis craving for
\nstrong experiences belongs to the vital; it is  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 147<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n

\na very frequent
\ntendency in those whose vital is insufficiently developed and seeks violent
\nsensations in the hope of escaping from its heaviness and inertia. But it is an
\nignorant movement, for violent sensations can never be a remedy; on the
\ncontrary, they increase the confusion and obscurity. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe only remedy
\nlies in opening to the higher forces in order to let them do in the vital their
\nwork of organisation and classification, of light and peace. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother who is always there ready to help you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy dear mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

You are
\ndispleased with me, aren’t you? I feel so sad. What can I do? I stumble at every
\nstep. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\n No, my dear
\nlittle child, I am not displeased \u2013 why should I be? I understand your
\ndifficulties and I know your goodwill; I know that you want to do well, that you
\nwant to conquer, and that you aspire to overcome the weaknesses. When they come,
\nyou should not think that I am displeased, but on the contrary that I am always
\nwith you, supporting you, protecting you, encouraging you with an unvarying love
\nand tenderness. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am always with
\nyou to help you and protect you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nDo not allow
\nyourself to be dominated by vain imaginations. The peace is there in the depths
\nof your heart; concentrate there and you will find it. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nLove from your
\nmother.  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 148<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n


\nMy dear sweet
\nmother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\nTransform my whole nature. I shall be what you want me to be. Give me your
\npeace, your silence in my heart. I cannot express everything in words, but,
\nmother, you know everything. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYes, I understand
\nyou very well, my dear child, and my affection is always with you and it wants
\nyou to have a vast and lasting peace, a deep and luminous silence, a calm and
\nconcentrated force, and the immutable joy that comes from a constant contact
\nwith the Light. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith all my love.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I want a
\ndeep peace a very deep peace. I feel that I am always in your arms. <\/span><\/i>\n<\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nYes, it is good to
\nstay in my arms; there you will find the peace you aspire for so much, and also
\na repose from which the true energies come. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy love enfolds
\nyou and embraces you always. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMy sweet mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Light,
\nmore light. Enlighten me. Now I know that you are the greatest power. My mother,
\ntake me into your heart, dissolve the obstacles. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nAlways nestle in
\nmy heart which is always ready to welcome you, in my arms which are always ready
\nto enfold you, and fear no obstacles \u2013 we shall dispel them all. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith all my love.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 149<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n


\nO my dear mother,
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nTake me into
\nyour heart. No, no, I don’t want these miserable falsehoods. Take me into your
\nheart. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nI am always taking
\nyou into my heart, but what can I do if you run away from there? You must remain
\nquiet in my arms if you want me to be able to help you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\nMother, <\/span>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

Make me
\nmore peaceful. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nEach time that you
\nfeel restless you ought to repeat, speaking inside yourself without exterior
\nsound and thinking of me at the same time: <\/span><\/p>\n

\n\u201cPeace, peace, O
\nmy heart!\u201d Do it steadily and you will be pleased with the result. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy love and
\nblessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe peace is upon
\nyou; allow it to penetrate you, and in the peace you will find the light, and
\nthe light will bring you the knowledge. <\/span><\/p>\n

\nWith all my love.
\nYour mother. <\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nMy dear child,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nHow happy I shall
\nbe the day when you always feel strong and happy in all circumstances. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nWith all my love.  <\/span><\/p>\n

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