Sri Aurobindo wrote this piece as a letter to Punamchand Shah, a disciple living in Gujarat, on 1 August 1927. In 1928 it was published as the third chapter of The Mother.
At the Feet of The Mother
Sri Aurobindo's Writings
To walk through life armoured against all fear, peril and disaster, only two things are needed, two that go always together — the Grace of the Divine Mother and on your side an inner state made up of faith, sincerity and surrender.
Chapter 2 is a piece written by Sri Aurobindo after he had finished replying to a series of questions asked by Motilal Mehta, a disciple living in Gujarat, in a letter dated 30 May 1927. Sri Aurobindo concluded his reply as follows: “Calling on God to do everything and save one all the trouble and struggle is a self-deception and does not lead to freedom and perfection.”
This brief reflection is based on the explanation of the phrase: Possession in oneness and not loss in oneness
In all that is done in the universe, the Divine through his Shakti is behind all action but he is veiled by his Yoga Maya and works through the ego of the Jiva in the lower nature.
A Talk in English (video)
Questions included other powers and personalities of The Mother, Equanimity, test by the forces, adhikar bheda, Asura and Deva, among others.
'The Mother' was first published in 1928. It consists of six chapters, all of which has a separate history. Chapter 1 is an essay Sri Aurobindo wrote as a message for distribution on 21 February 1927, the birthday of the Mother.
A Talk in Hindi (video)
This talk focuses on the attitude with which we should approach Sri Aurobindo and His works.
A Talk in English (video)
This brief talk is about Sri Aurobindo's work and vision for India.