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THE MOTHER Words of the Mother - III Words of the Mother – III i empty page ii The Mother Words of the Mother III Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry VOLUME 15 COLLECTED WORKS OF THE MOTHER Second Edition ISBN 81-7058-670-4 Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust 1980, 2004 Published by Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publication Department Pondicherry - 605 002 Website: http://sabda.sriaurobindoashram.org Printed at Sri Aurobindo Ashram Press, Pondicherry PRINTED IN INDIA The Mother in 1969 ii Publisher’s Note This volume is divided into two parts, the first part containing writings, the second part, conversations. Part One consists primarily of brief written statements by the Mother on various aspects of spiritual life. Written between the early 1930s and the early 1970s, the statements have been compiled from her public messages, private notes, and corres- pondence with disciples. About two-thirds of them were written in English; the rest were written in French and appear here in English translation. There are also a small number of spoken comments, most of them in English. Some are tape-recorded messages; others are reports by disciples that were later approved by the Mother for publication. These reports are identified by the symbol § placed at the end. This Part is arranged by theme in nineteen sections, each section having a number of subsections. Within the subsec- tions, dated statements have been placed in chronological order, undated ones where they best fit in thematically. The reader should note that most of these statements were given to particular persons under particular circumstances. The advice in them, therefore, may not apply to everyone. Part Two consists of thirty-two conversations not included else- where in the Collected Works. The first six conversations are the earliest recorded conversations of the 1950s’ period. About three-fourths of these conversations were spoken in French and appear here in English translation. v empty page vi Contents Part One: Letters, Messages and Other Short Written Statements The Divine and the Universe 3 The Universe: Manifestation of the Divine 3 The Divine Working in the Universe 5 Nature and the Forces of Nature 10 The Gods, Superior Beings and Adverse Forces 13 The Gods 13 Krishna and Radha 14 Kali, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati 15 The Avatar 18 Superior Beings 19 Adverse Forces 20 Religion and Occultism 27 Religion 27 Occultism 30 Astrology 34 Palmistry 35 Numbers 36 Colours 37 Symbols 37 Morality and War 42 Morality 42 War and Violence 43 Safety and Protection 46 Wealth and Government 48 Wealth and Economics 48 Government and Politics 53 Human Unity 58 The World Today 67 Darkness and Light 68 vii
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