Savitri
A Legend and a Symbol

Chapter 2Light · Light and the Illumination of the Consciousness

Book 4. Part Two: The Opening of the Inner Senses · Section Two: Lights and Colours

working in the being to illumine or to purify or to awaken the consciousness or attune it to the Truth.

* It [Light] is the power that enlightens whatever it falls upon — the result may be vision, memory, knowledge, right will, right impulse etc.

* There are many lights of various planes — there is also the Divine Adhar.

* It is not necessary or possible to define [the Divine Light].

the consciousness and works as a force and makes knowledge possible.

* It [the Divine Light] has no function — it is just Light of Divine Consciousness. If you mean the result, it is supposed to illumine, to remove darkness and obscurity, to make the nature fit for true consciousness, Knowledge etc.

* mination that comes from above and liberates the being from obscurity and darkness. But this Light also assumes different forms such as the white light of the Mother, the pale blue light of Sri Aurobindo, the golden light of Truth, the psychic light (pink and rose) etc.

* The light, colours, flowers are always seen when there is a working of the forces within at a certain stage of the sadhana. The the colour the play of forces mental (yellow), physical and vital, but forces making for enlightenment of these parts of the being. The flowers usually indicate a psychic activity.