The Mother embraces all earth in her arms and has set the progression
towards the Truth as its noble aim. In order to hasten the progress, time and
again, she sends forth glorious lights on earth.
In the history of earth, there have been many such lives, those that were
and still are a music of Krishna’s light. They are lives offered at the feet of
Krishna and in living so, they spread breadcrumbs1 on the path for
others to follow on. The story of Aandaal in southern India is one such life.
Mirabai of Rajasthan lived devotion, her songs bring Krishna into our midst.
Our Sweet Mother’s life is also one such life. She is Mahalakshmi who has come
on earth and created a whole new world for us to be in. Like Aandaal’s
paasurams, are Mirabai’s songs on Krishna and so are Mother’s prayers and
meditations.
Mother lived a spiritually conscious life right from her childhood. Her
experiences were many, her records give a beautiful narration of them. India
was a place that was so dear to her heart. She was led to come to India where
she met Sri Aurobindo, and in him she saw the Krishna who had been guiding her
life. She offered herself at Sri Aurobindo’s feet and continued on to do his
work for the world.
Growing up with The Mother and learning with The Mother are beautiful
books that bring in us a growing attachment with The Mother. In this process, we
can enrich ourselves with skills that will express our devotion and enable us
to share it with others - be it in music, poetry or painting or any other form
of fine arts. By offering our works to her and serving as a beam of her light,
we participate in Mother’s project of bringing the earth a step closer to the Truth.
In Savitri, Book of Divine Mother is a hymn on The Mother by Sri
Aurobindo. It is a chant that glorifies her splendor and invokes her presence.
“One shall descend and break the iron law”
he sings, in Vision and the Boon, to mark the grant bestowed by The Mother to
send a light of hers on earth. The light is indeed Savitri, who is led to
discover the Truth of her being and live the same for the world. All her life
is a blossoming like a flower offering itself to the Divine.
Sandhya
*The word ‘breadcrumbs’ is a
terminology used in Software Engineering context of user interface design where
a web page shows the path of navigation. It is also from the story of Hansel
and Gretel where it is said that they scatter breadcrumbs on the path they
travel in order to remember the way.
*Title is a quote by the Mother.
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