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Insight

The flower of realisation

Dr. Shilpi Mohan

Abstract
The author describes vividly how the flower of Gulmohar evokes in her a process of
integration of the light and shadow parts of her being and a realisation of her life-purpose
on this earth.

have whispered the Divine Messages. The
Mother has beautifully discussed the colours,
spiritual significances and the messages
that her flowers bring to us. As we decode
these messages, we can transform our inner
being to our true soul — love, devotion and
surrender to the Divine.

These beautiful blooms of Gulmohar are what
I gaze upon from my balcony these days.
They have a spiritual message of Realisation.
The colour red signifies the existence or the
survival of the being in the vital. Its blooms
and bunches signify the growth in the group,
community or universal community. The
flower makes me realise in my being an aspect
Flowers are Divine Messengers. They are of consciousness, which I try to avoid. This
love, prayers, aspiration and the adoration is a painful part of me, which is not so very
of nature for the Divine. Sri Aurobindo in comfortable, is the shadow. My mind helps
his epic poem, Savitri writes, ”The world’s me escape this with its eclipsing thoughts
senseless beauty mirrors God’s delight(1).” after thoughts...

Amazing isn’t it? From our spiritual journey The realisation that my consciousness is so
to worldly exits or marital unions, flowers limited and the void or the vacuum is to

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