A concluding part of a video series on educational activities led by the Sri Aurobindo Ashram - Delhi Branch, including the Mother's International School, school in Kechla, Mirambika Free Progress School, and "Sourcing Oneness" events.
The little mind is stratified in three layers. The first of these is closely tied to earth and the body. It is what develops into the physical mind whose field is largely what the senses determine.
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MOTHER BY MONA SARKAR (TEXT)
Be like a flower. One must try to become like a flower — open, frank, equal, generous and gentle. .... The flower is open to all that is around it — Nature, light, the rays of the sun, the wind, etcetera. It exerts a spontaneous influence on all that is around it. It radiates a joy and a beauty.
The sign that we have gathered pearls of wisdom and turned raw material into ingots of pure gold is the experience of immutable peace and joy that stays with us regardless of the ever-changing appearances.
The birth of Mind upon our earth marks a transition from the unconsciously driven animal to a self-conscious being. This transition begins with the advent of mind and the stirrings of a mental consciousness in the human brain.