at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7
Classification
► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
► Class Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
► Subclass Arecidae
► Order Arales
► Family Araceae - Arum family
Synonyms
Common names
Angel wings (English)
Elephant's ear (English)
Elephant's-ear (English)
Mother-in-law plant (English)
Caladium (French)
Description
Medium-sized mildly fragrant flower consisting of an erect white spadix partly enfolded by a hooded greenish white spathe; borne singly on a slender stalk. A tuberous perennial herb with large colourful patterned leaves.
Transformed sex centre
The transformation of the sex-centre and its energy is needed for the physical siddhi; for this is the support in the body of all the mental, vital and physical forces of the nature. It has to be changed into a mass and a movement of intimate Light, creative Power, pure divine Ananda. It is only the bringing down of the supramental Light, Power and Bliss into the centre that can change it.
Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo. Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library in 30 Volumes. - Volume 24. - Letters on Yoga.-P.4
