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 Asteridae
► Order Dipsacales
► Family Dipsacaceae - Teasel family
► Genus Scabiosa L. - Pincushions
Synonyms
(=) Saponaria officinalis var. glaberrima Ser.
Scabiosa maritima L. [≡ Scabiosa atropurpurea subsp. maritima]
Small rounded heads composed of tiny mildly fragrant flowers with numerous white stamens resembling a pincushion, the outer row with larger rounded lobes; borne singly on long stems. An erect annual with somewhat leathery leaves.
It is for the Will of the Lord to be done, with full force and power. So it is not necessary that there should always be a success. There might be a failure also, if such is the Will of the Lord. And the Will is for the progress, I mean the inner progress. So whatever will happen will be for the best.
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The Mother. Collected Works of the Mother.- Volume 13. - Words of the Mother
The whole earth prostrated itself before Thee, imploring the benediction of Thy illumination, the beatitude of Thy love
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The Mother. Collected Works of the Mother.- Volume 1.- Prayers And Meditations
"Lo! here are flowers and benedictions! here is the smile of divine Love! It is without preferences and without repulsions. It streams out towards all in a generous flow and never takes back its marvellous gifts!"
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The Mother. Collected Works of the Mother.- Volume 1.- Prayers And Meditations
