It is often debated as how well did André realize the importance of the Work, that is, the Yoga of Transformation, the Mother was carrying on in her body. Some people claim that what he understood was next to nothing, for he never practised the Integral Yoga. On the other hand, those who knew him well and were quite close to him argue that he did practise the Integral Yoga and was fortunate enough to receive certain spiritual experiences, though he never talked about them, as the Mother had instructed him not to do so. Janine writes: “My father never talked about his spiritual experiences.” Pournaprema supported this statement and informs us: “André was a disciple of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. Following their advice, he never spoke about his spiritual experiences except to them.” This argument might go on for ever, for André was always silent about his spiritual experiences and since appearance is always different from reality, no conclusion would be drawn. But from his writings, one can at least get an idea about how well did he understand Sri Aurobindo and his teachings. Let’s quote some portions of an article he wrote soon after Sri Aurobindo’s mahasamadhi…   more »