Sri Aurobindo
Writings in Bengali
Translated into English
Patrawaly: Letters to N. and S
6. Inner Vision — Symbols — Colours
The lotus situated above the head is the centre of the Higher Consciousness. Probably this lotus wants to bloom. The spirituality that began to shine in the vital was the half moon. There had been an eclipse of the moon. The green colour1 means the true vital force. The sunrise here is the manifestation of the true consciousness in the vital plane.
1 1961 ed.: colour green