The Early Ashram
In the early history of the Ashram there was a regular routine. At 6:15 every morning The Mother appeared on the Ashram balcony to initiate the day with her blessings. Sadhaks(spiritual aspirants), used to get up very early, and completed good portion of the day’s work including Meditation, and then assembled under the balcony to receive Her blessings.
As the Ashram grew, many departments came up and were looked after by the Sadhaks as part of their Sadhana: the offices, library, dining room, book / photograph printing, workshops, sports / playground, art gallery, dispensary /nursing home, farms, dairies, flower gardens, guest houses, laundry, bakery, and many others, too. The heads of the departments met The Mother in the morning and took Her blessings and orders. Again at 10 a.m. She used to meet the sadhaks individually. Once again, in the evening at 5:30 PM, she conducted meditation and met the sadhak's.
In addition, four times a year Sri Aurobindo and The Mother used to give public Darshans (a spiritual gathering where the guru bestows blessings) to thousands of devotees gathered and received Her Grace.
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