June 25th - Savitri, an Unending Journey
12 of us
continued our exploration of Book 2, Canto 5 “The Godheads of the little life”
pictures 11 to 16. We attempted to see through the telepathy of Ashwapahy, the
grand purpose behind this seemingly chaotic and chance driven life journey
through time. Picture 11 reveals the secret and the fundamental operation of
the Universe – The Absolute or in other words ‘The One who is All’ or as
described in this passage, ‘The unknown self above’ is our goal; This One
becomes the Many and guides our progress as the unfelt involved-self within.
Mother’s powers in innumerable forms is the doer of all works in this unending
journey of love creating beauty, harmony and dynamic delight for the Divine.
We can
accelerate our progress through purification (Shuddi), liberation (Mukti),
enjoyment (Bukti) and perfection (Siddhi) of our physical, vital and mental
nature. Then through consecration and surrender, we can invoke the powers of
the cosmic and transcendent; these infinite boons can help us to shed our
mortal state and realize the union of the three Supramental existences – ‘The
Transcendent One who is All’, ‘The Cosmic All who is the One’ and
‘The Transcendent and Cosmic All who are in the involved One’;“Sarvam,
Anantam, Jnanam, Anandam iti Brahma” – Sapta Chatushtya, Quartet 7.
Picture 16
reveals the true nature of our view of our mortal life with inconscience,
falsehood, evil, ignorance, hatred, suffering, death, incapacity, conflicts and
contradictions. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel; we can and
should accelerate our journey towards God – towards consciousness, Truth,
Goodwill, Knowledge, Love, Enjoyment, Immortality and Power. With the right
(conscious) perspective, contradictions and conflicts can become
complementarities.
July 9th –
Savitri with Huta’s visuals
14 of us
watched the Book 2, Canto 6, ‘The Kingdoms and Godheads of the Greater Life’
video of Huta’s Paintings with The Mother’s voice and Sunil’s music. We
followed it with discussion on the overall theme of this canto. We read MP
Pandit’s summary; we also discussed the impact of ignorance: This subtle plane
of life represents the stage of involution; though ignorant due to exclusive
concentration, it is not yet corrupted; each part represents partial Truth -
these parts when properly assembled will represent the whole Truth. The wisdom
to correctly assemble is what is missing in this plane.
We
discussed in detail Pictures 1 and 2. Picture 1 represents the missing wisdom
trying to come down as illuminations and intuitions but tormented by wings of
doubtful haze. Picture 2 highlights in a nutshell this whole canto:
“A spirit
was there that sought for its own deep self,
Yet was
content with fragments pushed in front
And parts
of living that belied the Whole
But,
pieced together, might one day be true”
July 16th - Presentation by Mr. Joss Brooks
on “Greening of Auroville”
We had a
houseful response with close to 35 in attendance to this mesmerizing slide show
and talk by Mr. Joss. We were pleasantly surprised to hear about the origin of
Mr. Joss – Mancheter, where our beloved Master Sri Aurobindo, as a young boy,
lived and studied. Joss narrated his journey to Tasmania, Africa and India.
He finally
discovered his deep connection to Auroville and Mother - thus embarking on a
never ending delightful journey to unearth the hidden beauty and harmony out of
chaos.
We were
captivated and inspired by the stunning images of the transformations of
Auroville site, medicinal plant conservation park at Pichandikulam, Adyar
Poonga and Nadukuppam Environmental Education Centre – and the list continues
including learning collaborations with IAS officers.
Deep love
for Divine beauty coupled with Mother’s powers of aspiration, perseverance,
gratitude, humility, sincerity, peace, equality, generosity, goodness, courage,
focus on progress and receptivity are behind these unbelievable magical feats.
His team, through silent will (without any fanfare), has become role models and
influencers across the globe.
There were
number of questions such as
·
How Joss is so deeply committed to this journey and
accomplishing seemingly impossible
·
Can the experience be transferred to other regions
including Singapore
·
Can the seeds and the techniques be used to promote other
nurseries
·
How to sustain the Adyar park beauty from deteriorating
Joss's
answers were eye openers as he emphasized inclusive growth, participation at
all levels and the key role played by his team as silent influencers
transforming contradictions/conflicts to compliments through global view and
consciousness promotion.
Thus,
there is a lot to learn for us from his journey. Another key takeaway is the
positive perspective of seeing the hidden beauty beneath the chaos; in fact,
chaos is opportunity in waiting - as Sri Aurobindo says, “Manage your Attitude,
opportunities will surround you”. We can translate his knowledge and experience
to self-discover and create our own beauty and delight out of our deep love in
our own ways and fields.
-
Ramadoss
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