It is rather like the movement of a little baby, neither a sensation nor a feeling, but something of both it is a spontaneous movement, a very special vibration. A flower does not have the equivalent of a mental consciousness. There is a mental projection when one gives a precise significance to a flower. Mother, each flower has its own significance, doesn't it? Mother, how do you give a significance to a flower?īy entering into contact with it and giving a meaning, more or less precise, to what I feel. Mother, when flowers are brought to you, how do you give them a significance?īy entering into contact with the nature of the flower, its inner truth. Note on the Texts and Photographs, the concluding section, identifies the sources of the quotations of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and provides general information on the texts and photographs. A Glossary of Philosophical and Psychological Terms provides definitions of the Sanskrit and other words that areįound in the quotations of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.Ī brief section, The Symbolism of Colours, explains the meaning of various colours and their relationship to the Mother's flower-significances.ĭescriptions of the Flowers, the largest section of the book, gives the full botanical name and family of each flower and indicates its size, shape, colour, lifespan, leaf-type, etc. A Glossary of Botanical Terms defines words that occur in the Descriptions of the Flowers. Two glossaries explain technical terms used in the book. The user should note that in all these indexes the reference numbers are those of the flowers as they are arranged in Part 1, not the page numbers of the book. There are three indexes giving the location of the flowers in Part 1: an Index of the Mother's Significances, an Index of Botanical Names and an Index of Common Names. This reference volume contains indexes, glossaries, descriptions of the flowers and other information. The three indexes make it possible to locate the flowers in Part 1 by looking under the Mother's significance, the botanical name or the common name. Part 2 is a reference volume containing indexes, glossaries, detailed descriptions of the flowers and other information. For most flowers there is a colour photograph to facilitate identification. Relevant quotations from the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother accompany many flower-significances as an aid to understanding them. The organisation of the chapters is outlined in the Contents.įor each flower in Part 1, the following details are given: the Mother's significance, her comment on the significance, the botanical name, and the colour or colours of the flower. In each of the twelve chapters, flowers of related significance are grouped together these groups are then placed in a sequence that develops the theme of the chapter. Part 1, the text and photographs, is arranged thematically on the basis of the Mother's flower-significances. The book consists of two separately bound parts. In this book, these flowers and their meanings are presented in the light of her vision and experience. "It is a subtle and fragrant language." As if to provide a key to this language, she identified the significances of almost nine hundred flowers. "Flowers speak to us when we know how to listen to them," the Mother said.
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