Writings by Nolini Kanta Gupta

The second part of Nolini-da's recollections about early days in Pondicherry.

"Sri Aurobindo came to Pondicherry and took shelter here. We might say of course from another point of view that it was he who gave shelter to Pondicherry within his own consciousness. But why this city in particular?"

"Not only has She been concerned with human beings, but the animal creation and the life of plants too have shared in her direct touch. The Veda speaks of the animal sacrifice, but the Mother has performed her consecration of animals in a very novel sense [...] She took a few cats as representatives of the animal world."