At the Feet of The Mother

Book Two “The Book of the Traveller of the Worlds”

Canto I “The World-Stair”

Opening Remarks

The Cosmic Consciousness, pp. 95-96

The Cosmic Self, pp. 96-97

The Ladder of Consciousness, p. 98

The Secret of Evolution, pp. 98-99

Holocaust of the Divine Mother, pp. 99-100

The Fabric of Creation, pp. 100-101

The Call to Immense Discoveries, pp. 101-102

Canto II “The Kingdom of Subtle Matter”

Opening Remarks for Book Two Canto II

True Matter, pp. 103-104

The Meeting Ground, p. 104

The Beauty of Form, pp. 104-105

The Meeting Ground, pp. 105-106

Vest of the Spirit, pp. 106-107

The Last Step of Involution, pp. 107-108

Earth and the Higher Worlds, pp. 108-109

The Corporeal Difficulty, p. 109

The Higher Power and Earth Nature, pp. 109-110

The Vast Oneness of Creation, pp. 110-112

The Logic of Evolution, pp. 112-113

A Limited Perfection of Form, pp. 113-114

The Limited World of Beautiful Forms, pp. 114-115

Towards Greater Heights and Wider Horizons, pp. 115

Canto III “The Glory and the Fall of Life”

Opening Remarks for Book Two Canto III

A World of Shifting Base, p. 116

The Truth behind the Shift and Drift, pp. 116-117

The Misery and the Saga of Life, pp. 117-118

The Lost World-Rapture, pp. 118-119

Kingdoms of Life-Heavens, pp. 119-120

The Inner Truth and the Origin of Life, pp. 120-121

The Labour of Life, p. 121

The Fallen Angel, pp. 121-122

A Comprehensive Vision of the Life Worlds, p. 122

The Possibility of a Higher Life, p. 123

Worlds of the Deathless, pp. 123-124

Life in Life-Heavens, p. 124

Grandeur and Royalty, pp. 124-125

The union of Knowledge and Power, pp. 125-126

Childlike Mirth and Joy, pp. 126-127

Truth, Freedom, Love and Peace, p. 127

The Magician Builder, pp. 127-128

Earth and this World of Bliss, pp. 128-129

The Evolution of Life, pp. 129-130

The Descent of Life, p. 130

The Mask and the Deforming Spell, pp. 130-131

Canto IV “The Kingdoms of the Little Life”

Opening Remarks for Book Two Canto IV, and “A Strange Uneasy Meeting”, p. 132

The Troubled Passage in Man, pp. 132-133

The Seed of Life in the Womb of Darkness, p. 133

The Awakening Impulsion of Life, p. 134

The Ascent and Journey of Life, pp. 134-135

The Birth of Life, p. 135

The Deformation, pp. 135-136

The Struggle of Life, pp. 136-137

A Settled Anarchy, p. 137

God’s Great Purpose in Small Insignificant Things, pp. 137-138

The Divine Presence in All Things, pp. 138-139

The Emergence of Life, pp. 139-140

The First Attempt to Live, p. 140

The Divine Strategy, pp. 140-141

The Animal Kingdom, pp. 141-142

The Animal Experiment, pp. 142-143

A Primitive Humanity, pp. 143-144

A Titanic Race, p. 144

A Humanity Closer to the Animal Life, pp. 144-145

A Slow Evolution, pp. 145-146

Emergence of Early Mind, pp. 146-147

Pressure of a New Power, pp. 147-148

A Restricted Intelligence, pp. 148-149

A Limited Understanding; pp. 149-150

A Mind Made for Action and not for Knowledge; p. 150

Book Two Canto IV Summary

Canto V “The Godheads of the Little Life”

Opening Remarks for Book Two Canto V, and “The Empire of Little Life”, p, 151

Restless and Uncouth, pp.151-152

Field of Action of the Lower Vital World, pp. 152-153

The Truth behind Chaos and Confusion, pp. 153-154

The Sleep of Creation, pp. 154-155

Mystery of the Five Elements, pp. 155-156

The Dance of Energy, p. 156

The birth of Birth, pp. 156-157

Life Stretches Itself upon Earth, pp. 157-158

Emergence of the Animal-Man, pp. 158-159

The Dreams of Life, p. 159

The Hidden Glory, pp. 159-160

The Hidden Springs of Life, pp. 160-162

The Puppet, p. 162

The Dark Drama of Life, p. 163

The Nightmare, pp. 163-164

The Dreams of Life, pp 164-165

A Small Insignificant Life, pp. 165-166

A Material Illusionism, pp. 166-167

The Limitations of the Material View of Things, p. 167

The Deeper Seeing, pp. 167-168

The Greater Secret Behind The Scene, pp. 168-169

The Divine Presence Within, pp. 169-170

The Secret Plan, pp. 170-171

The Transforming Descent, p. 171

The First Necessity, pp. 171-172

Onwards to a Greater Life, p. 172. End of Canto

Canto VI “The Kingdoms and Godheads of the Greater Life”

Opening Remarks for the Canto 6. The Passage Towards a Greater Life, p. 173

A Magic Space, pp. 173-174

A Field of Imaginations and Desires, pp. 174-175

Kingdom of the Morning Star, p. 175

Might of the Secret Spirit, pp. 175-176

The Ladder of Possibilities, pp. 176-177

The Labour of Life, pp. 177-178

The Far-off Unseen End, p. 178

The Law of Vital Worlds, pp. 178-179

Life is Everywhere, pp. 179-180

The Indefatigable Power, pp. 180-181

The Works of Life, pp. 181-182

An Upsurge Towards Higher Things, p.182

A Wonder Realm, pp.182-183

Beings of a Larger Life Kingdom, p. 183

Human Beings Touched by the Greater Life, pp. 183-184

Grand and Sublime Impulses, pp. 184-185

Cults of the Vital worlds, pp. 185-186

The Playground of Higher Vital Forces, pp. 186-187

The Missing Piece, pp. 187-188

In the Trails of Life, p. 188

The Book of Life, pp. 188-189

A Dream-real World of Fantasy, pp. 189-190

The Two Faces of Fantasy, pp. 190-191

The Mystic Script of Life, pp. 191-192

A Window Glimpse of Truth, pp.192-193

Reading the Script of God, p. 193

Splendour of a Dream, pp. 193-194

The Joy of Life, pp.194-195

The Limits of Life, pp.195-196

The Missing Piece, p. 196

A Deeper Yearning, pp.196-197

A Restless Search, pp. 197-198

A Changeless Change, p. 198

A Greatness Yet Unreached, pp. 198-199

The Prayer and Invocation of Life, pp. 199-200

The Hope, pp. 200-201

The Present Reality, pp. 201. End of Canto Six.

Canto VII “The Descent into Night”

Canto VIII “The World of Falsehood, the Mother of Evil and the Sons of Darkness”

The Dark Anarchy, p. 220

The False Infinite, pp. 220-221

The Womb of Night, pp. 221-222

The Birth of Evil, pp. 222-223

The Inconceivable Purpose, p. 223

The Dire Antagonist Energy, p. 223-224

Ruin of a Soul, pp. 224-225

The Enemies of God, p.225-226

The Sons of Darkness, pp. 226-227

The Warrior Soul, p. 227

The Realm of Suffering and Pain, pp. 227-228

A Dark Religion, pp. 228-229

A Dark Philosophy, p. 229

The Dark and Dangerous Adventure, pp. 229-231

Wisdom Working in the Night, p. 231

The Transmutation, pp. 231-232

End of the reign of Night, p. 232. End of Canto Eight.

Canto IX “The Paradise of the Life-Gods”

A Happy and Luminous Realm, p. 233

City of Joy, pp. 233-234

The Shining Edens of the Vital Gods, pp. 234-235

A Lost Forbidden World, pp. 235-236

The Purified Earth Nature, p. 236

In the Company of Gods, pp. 236-237. Canto Nine Closing Remarks

Canto X “The Kingdoms and Godheads of the Little Mind”

Canto Ten “The Kingdoms and Godheads of the Little Mind”, Opening Remarks

Call Towards a Greater Adventure, p. 238-239

Stepping into the Worlds of Little Mind, p.239

The Ignorant Knower, pp. 239-240

Early Lights, pp. 240-241

A link Intelligence, pp. 241-242

The Power of Imagination, pp. 242-243

Mind’s Infant Steps, pp. 243-244

A Little Light upon Earth’s Darkness, pp. 244-245

Physical Mind, p. 245

The Conservative Mind, pp. 245-246

Its Purpose in the Grand Scheme of Things, pp. 246-247

The Dynamic Vital Mind, pp. 247-248

The Adventurer, pp. 248-249

The Impulsive Leader, p. 249

The Rational Mind, pp. 249-250

An Imperfect Light, p. 250

Birth of Science and Philosophy, pp. 250-251

Walls of Mind, pp. 251-252

The Limitations of Reason, p. 252

The Discoveries of Science, pp. 252-253

The Closing Arc of the Curve of Reason, pp. 253-254

Collapse of the World Built by Reason, pp. 254-255

A Last Effort, p. 255

The Greater Plan, p. 256

The Curve Beyond Reason, p. 256-257

A Deeper Yearning, pp. 257-258

A Labour in the Night, p. 258

Glimpse of a Greater Mind, pp. 258-259. Closing Remarks for Canto X.

Canto XI “The Kingdoms and Godheads of the Greater Mind”

Opening Remarks for the Canto XI. Beyond the Limits of Rational Mind, p. 260

Realms of Ideal Mentality, pp. 260-261

A Secret Kinship, pp. 261-262

Self-exiled, pp. 262-263

Our Unreached Heights, p. 263

Higher planes of Knowledge, pp. 263-264

Triple Realm of the Greater Mind, pp. 264-265

The Bright Hierarchies, pp. 265-266

The Form-Makers and Builders of the Worlds, pp. 266-267

The Links in Space and Time, p. 267

Event-Managers of the Cosmic Show, pp. 267-268

The Illumined Mind, pp. 268-269

The Birth Place of Formulas, p. 269

Design of the gods, pp. 269-270

The Mighty Mother’s Plans, pp. 270-271

Intuitive Mind, p. 271

The Workings of Truth, pp. 271-272

The Hidden Truth, pp. 272-273

The Limits of Mind’s Wisdom, p. 273

Bright Gods of Thought, p. 274

The Heart’s Beloved, pp. 274-275

The Grace that Leans Down, p. 275

The Infinite Mother, p. 276. Closing Remarks for the Canto 11.

Canto XII “The Heavens of the Ideal”

Opening Remarks for the Canto Twelve, The Heavens of the Ideal

The Luminous Heavens of the Mind, p. 277

Kingdoms of the Deathless Rose, pp. 277-278

The Path of Surrender and the Bud of Love, pp. 278-279

Secret Worlds of Splendour and Bliss, p. 279

Other Side of the Stair, pp. 279-280

The Path of Tapasya, pp. 280-281

Ideal’s Kingdom, p. 281

Towards the Great Summits, pp. 281-282. Closing Remarks for the Canto

Canto XIII “In the Self of Mind”

Opening Remarks for the Canto XIII In the Self of Mind

Immobile and Indifferent: p. 283

The Witness Self, pp. 283-284

Mental Liberation and a Free Intelligence, pp. 284-285

The Collapsing House of Mind, pp. 285-286

The World as a Shadow, p. 286

A Passage and Not the Last Step, pp. 286-287

The Two Firmaments, pp. 287-288

Closing Remarks for the Canto XIII

Canto XIV “The World Soul”

Opening Remarks for the Canto XIV The World-Soul

God’s Secret Tunnel, p. 289

The Cosmic Sound, pp. 289-290

The Invisible Beloved, pp. 290-291

The Seed of God, p. 291

The World of Souls 1, pp. 291-292

The World of Souls 2, pp. 292-293

Between Death and Rebirth, pp. 293-294

The Interval between Birth and Birth, p. 294

The Core of Creation, pp. 294-295

The World-Mother, p. 295

Parting of the Veil, pp. 295-296, and Closing Remarks for the Canto

Canto XV “The Kingdoms of the Greater Knowledge”

Opening Remarks for the Canto XV ‘The Kingdoms of the Greater Knowledge’

The Peace and Bliss of Brahman, p. 297

The Doors of the Unknowable, pp. 297-298

The Junction, p. 298

The Peaks and Summits, p. 299

The Edge of Creation, pp. 299-300

The Many Gods and the One, p. 300

Infinity’s Womb, p. 301

Empire of the Sun, pp. 301-302. Closing Remarks for the Canto.

Closing Remarks for the Book