278 — Number of the plant
at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7
Classification
► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
► Subclass Caryophyllidae
► Order Caryophyllales
► Family Caryophyllaceae - Pink family
► Subfamily Caryophylloideae
► Tribe Caryophylleae
► Genus Dianthus L. - Pink
Synonyms
Dianthus compactus Kit. [≡ Dianthus barbatus subsp. compactus]
Common names
Sweet-William (English)
Oeillet (French)
Oeillet barbu (French)
Oeillet de poète (French)
Clavel imperial (Spanish)
Mani-saythu-pan (Burmese)
Amerika-nadeshiko (Japanese)
Description
Small single slightly fragrant rotate flowers with fringed petals in white and shades of red, purple and pink, often variegated; borne in dense corymbs. A favourite garden annual, biennial or short-lived perennial.
The obedience is necessary so as to get away from one's own mind and vital and learn to follow the Truth.
Sri Aurobindo. Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library in 30 Volumes. - Volume 23. - Letters on Yoga.-P.2-3
In yoga obedience to the Guru or to the Divine and the law of the Truth as declared by the Guru is the foundation of discipline.
Sri Aurobindo. Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library in 30 Volumes. - Volume 23. - Letters on Yoga.-P.2-3
