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The Mother's Name

OM Sri Aurobindo Mira
Open my mind, my heart, my life to your Light, your Love, your
Power. In all things may I see the Divine.
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That's good. What do we do with all this?
The first could make a message for the November darshan?
For November, yes, that's very good. (Mother repeats) "The
Light is closer to us..."
The other one could make a message for February?
I don't much like my name in it.
What about putting "Ma" [Mother] instead of "Mira"?
But he put "Mira."
I think you could put "Ma" instead of "Mira."
No, I don't much like to do things of that sort.
The message should be put as it is; if, later, we change it into a
mantra, then we can put "Ma."
Should we put it as it is for February?
Yes. Either not put it, or put it as it is. To quote Sri Aurobindo,
we must quote as it is. Then later on, we can make a mantra
out of it.
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You understand, when he uses this word ["Mira"], he refers to
this body (Mother touches her body), that is to say, he identifies
everything with the body.... And this process of change is being
carried out, so the body doesn't feel that it's legitimately hold-
ing the... I don't know how to say.... Or perhaps it's concerned
about its peace?1 I don't know.

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This [the mantra] is for when it [the body] has finished—when

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