The Mother
A Smile of Consciousness
A Selection For Children of The Mother
Painting By The Mother - André (Her Son)
Sri Aurobindo - Childhood
I stretch it out to Thee with both arms
The Mother
in a gesture of offering
and I ask of Thee:
If my understanding is limited, widen it;
if my knowledge is obscure, enlighten it;
if my heart is empty of ardour, set it aflame;
if my love is insignificant, make it intense;
if my feelings are ignorant and egoistic,
give them the full consciousness in the Truth'.
बालकस्य रसास्वादात् तथा शास्त्रं प्रवर्तते ।
यथा कटु-भैषज्यं मधुना पाययेत् सुतम् ॥
Traditional Subhashita
Just as a father gives bitter medicine to his son by mixing it with sweet honey, so too does the wise teacher impart deep knowledge (Shastra) through the sweetness of stories (Rasa).
The Science of Living
An aimless life is always a miserable life.
Every one of you should have an aim. But do not forget that on the quality of your aim will depend the quality of your life.
-The Mother
Your aim should be high and wide, generous and disinterested; this will make your life precious to yourself and to others.
But whatever your ideal, it cannot be perfectly realised unless you have realised perfection in yourself.
सत्यमेव जयते नानृतं
सत्येन पन्था विततो देवयानः|
Mundaka Upanishad (3.1.6).
Truth alone triumphs, not falsehood. Through Truth, the divine path is spread out.
Handwritten by Sri Aurobindo
"Lead me from the unreal to the real.
Lead me from darkness to light.
Lead me from death to immortality."
So be it
- Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
First Adhyaya (Chapter),
Third Brahmana,
28th Verse (1.3.28).
यथा चित्तं तथा वाचो यथा वाचस्तथा क्रियाः ।
चित्तं वाचि क्रियायां च साधूनामेकरूपता ॥
Subhashita Ratna BhandagaraAs the mind is, so is the speech; as the speech is, so is the action. In the great ones (who move toward the future), there is perfect harmony between mind, speech, and action.
Mantra Given by Sri Aurobindo
Om Anandmayi Chaitanyamayi Satyamayi parame.
