![]() |
The Mother’s work took countless forms, visible to the outer sight and sensible to the subtlest consciousness. One of the new books introduced in this issue, the two-volume set titled The Mother: Her Miraculous Touch, uses a combination of photographs and quotations to trace the outlines of her work for earth and man. The quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother act in concert with the photographs, many of them familiar and some less frequently seen, to touch upon many aspects of the Mother’s life and evoke the far-reaching scope of her work. Volume One begins with photographs from her childhood, set among her reminiscences of early spiritual experiences and a quotation from Sri Aurobindo that “The Mother had been spiritually conscious from her youth, even from her childhood.”
Volume Two starts with quotations and messages on the supramental consciousness, its descent “a thing decreed and inevitable in the evolution of the earth-consciousness….
On a page at the very beginning of the book one finds the Mother’s explanation that her photos contain “a living presence, a vibrant Force and an Entity or an Emanation which is projected and has a tremendous power of action and a means of execution”. These quotations and photographs, which seek to portray what is essentially beyond words or images, reveal the splendid and miraculous touch of the Mother in our lives.
At the other end of the spectrum from this evocative chronicle of the Mother’s mission on earth is a new critical appreciation of Sri Aurobindo’s epic work Savitri. Grounded in serious research and presented with a dedicated teacher's enthusiasm for her subject, this book, Transformation of Consciousness in Savitri, approaches a study of the poem as it relates to the key tenets of Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy. The chapters on the involution and evolution of consciousness, the different levels of human consciousness as seen in Savitri, and the triple transformation of consciousness – psychic, spiritual, and supramental – are firmly seated in an analysis of the poem and supported by references to Sri Aurobindo’s other major works. The author blends exposition and citations from Savitri in a format that encourages a systematic study of the poem. For example, while presenting the idea of the involution of consciousness, she writes that
In addition to her analysis of the different levels of consciousness and its evolution and transformation as explained in Savitri, the author has expounded on the poem as an expression of Sri Aurobindo’s own theory of Overmind aesthesis. The final chapter, which also summarises the major themes of the book, claims Savitri as humanity’s guide for the radical transformation of consciousness that is required to solve today’s evolutionary crisis and achieve man’s future destiny as envisioned by Sri Aurobindo.
|
|
ENGLISH | |
![]() | The Mother: Her Miraculous Touch
Photographs of the Mother and quotations from the Mother and Sri Aurobindo |
This is a selection of black-and-white photographs of the Mother (and some of Sri Aurobindo), interspersed with short excerpts from their writings. Starting with Mirra Alfassa at six, the album covers segments of her entire lifein Paris, in Algeria, in Japan, and finally in Pondicherry. Chapter headings such as ‘Growing Consciously’, ‘Exploring Hidden Domains’, and ‘Meeting Sri Aurobindo’ suggest the sequence the compilers have chosen for the photographs. The collection covers a wide range of the Ashram’s activities in which the Mother was known to have been closely involved. Captions are provided separately at the end of each volume, tagged on to stamp-sized replicas of the original photographs. The high-grammage paper stock used and the sturdy binding provided enhance the appeal of the book. | |
![]() | Transformation of Consciousness in Savitri
Kalpana Bidwaikar |
This book explores several themes on the transformation of consciousness in Savitri. It expounds Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy of the involution and evolution of consciousness and relates it specifically to the poem, citing passages from his major works and verses from the epic. It explores the different levels of human consciousness as seen in Savitri and explains the psychic and spiritual transformations experienced by Savitri and Ashwapati, leading ultimately to the supramental transformation and the creation of a new kind of being and a divinised life on earth. | |
![]() | Three Stages of Progress in Sadhana
Words of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother |
| |
![]() | Our Present Natural Life and The True Soul Life
Compiled from the Works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother |
| |
HINDI | |
![]() | Prakash, Antahin Prakash
Sri Aravind ke Lekhon se Sankalit |
Hindi translation of Light, Endless Light 101 sayings from Sri Aurobindo. | |
BENGALI | |
![]() | Prachchhanna Alo
Ranajit Sarkar |
| |
![]() | Hajar "Ami"r Madhey Ami Hariye Jai
Debabrata Majumdar |
| |
![]() | Susanghata Bharat
Kichu Bhabna |
| |
![]() | Ahaituki Kripa
Baidyanath Mullick |
| |
ORIYA | |
![]() | Jai Ma: Srimanka Seva
Pashupati Bhattacharya |
Oriya translation of Jai Ma: On the Mother's Service Reproduced from a chapter in On the Mother Divine by Pashupati, this small booklet addresses the right attitude to be taken towards work as part of one’s sadhana. It urges the reader to begin seeing every work as the Mother’s work, to be carried out with a constant remembrance of her, and to abandon the notion of personal gain and egocentric success. Work done in the right spirit, in whatever field of endeavour, can bring about a change of consciousness and draw one nearer to the Divine. | |
KANNADA | |
![]() | Yugapurusha Sri Aravinda
Ko. Chennabasappa |
A collection of essays on Sri Aurobindo, his Yoga, and his Ashram. | |
FRENCH | |
![]() | Jai Ma: Au Service de Douce Mère
Pashupati Bhattacharya |
French translation of Jai Ma: On the Mother's Service Reproduced from a chapter in On the Mother Divine by Pashupati, this small booklet addresses the right attitude to be taken towards work as part of one’s sadhana. It urges the reader to begin seeing every work as the Mother’s work, to be carried out with a constant remembrance of her, and to abandon the notion of personal gain and egocentric success. Work done in the right spirit, in whatever field of endeavour, can bring about a change of consciousness and draw one nearer to the Divine. | |
RUSSIAN | |
![]() | Ob Istinnoyi Krasote
Iz rabot Sri Aurobindo i Materi |
|
You have received this as a subscriber to SABDA eNews. To unsubscribe, click here. To view previous issues of SABDA eNews, visit our Newsletters page.
|