Sri Aurobindo and Mira on Simplicity and Twin Souls

The above note from Mira states:
  "Life must blossom like a flower offering itself to the Divine"

During some of my last visitations with Mira and Sri Aurobindo, they presented to me a field of daisies.  I noted it without judgement and since have seen them again several times.  I have taken the liberty to look them up and was  pleased to find the corresponding information I sought.

As in the note at right, Mira (Mother) describes life like a flower.  That you must "blossom" over time, offering yourself to the divine.  Sri and Mira also had great insights on nature and the corresponding elements to life itself.  The daisy, it is said, represents integral simplicity.  This is simplicity that arises from perfect sincerity.  The message of simplicity was quite timely for me, so I thought I would share what Sri and Mira's views are on the subject.


Simplicity is the quiet strength of inner poise that is indifferent to outer appearance. You are who you are, you act according to your own sincerity and don't worry necessarily about how you might appear to others.  Luxury, on the other hand can be termed as focused attention on the external appearance.  Most luxury minded people will want to keep up with the Jones's, have the best car, the biggest house, yet it is the luxury mind that is in disregard of inner content. According to Mira and Sri, those who seek the non-existent inner strength, the luxury mind, are incapable of any worthwhile external appearance.  This would explain why most people aren't happy or fulfilled, even though they may seem to have all the luxuries life can offer them.

When we begin to simplify our lives, really get down to what our priorities are that truly make us happy this is what is said will happen:

Integral Simplicity

The simplicity that comes from perfect sincerity.

Creeping daisy

"As soon as all effort disappears from a manifestation, it becomes very simple, with the simplicity of a flower opening, manifesting its beauty and spreading its fragrance without clamour or vehement gesture. And in this simplicity lies the greatest power, the power which is least mixed and least gives rise to harmful reactions. Simplicity, simplicity! How sweet is the purity of Thy Presence!"
                   
                               - THE MOTHER

It is with this simplicity that we begin to make our way back to our twin soul as well.  For the inner content of being will be beginning to blossom.  When the effort of trying to "make" the union to occur disappears, the true nature of the union is allowed to blossom.

Sri has written a wonderful poem that highlights the twin soul relationship below:

"On the dumb bosom of this oblivious globe

Although as unknown beings we seem to meet,

Our lives are not aliens nor as strangers join,

Moved to each other by a causeless force.

The soul can recognise its answering soul

Across dividing Time and, on life’s roads

Absorbed wrapped traveller, turning it recovers

Familiar splendours in an unknown face

And touched by the warning finger of swift love

It thrills again to an immortal joy

Wearing a mortal body for delight.

There is a Power within that knows beyond

Our knowings; we are greater than our thoughts,

And sometimes earth unveils that vision here.

To live, to love are signs of infinite things,

Love is a glory from eternity’s spheres.

Abased, disfigured, mocked by baser mights

That steal his name and shape and ecstasy,

He is still the godhead by which all can change."

                                                                                      - Sri Aurobindo, Book V, Canto