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This Book Of Reminiscences, Essays, Letters, And Excerpts Evokes The Hours And Days Before And After The Passing Of Sri Aurobindo On 5 December 1950. It Begins With The Mother'S Words, Recalling His Sacrifice And Offering The Assurance Of His Continued Presence And Spiritual Action. There Are Personal Accounts By Nirodbaran, Dr Prabhat Sanyal, And Pavitra That Convey The Gravity And Emotion Surrounding Sri Aurobindo'S Final Withdrawal, And Essays By Amal Kiran, Udar Pinto, And K. R. S. Iyengar That Attempt Some Understanding Of Its Inner Significance. The Final Remembrance Is By The American Scholar Rhoda P. Lecocq, Who Had Come For The Darshan On 24 November, And Later Recorded Her First Impressions Of The Ashram And Her Own Experience Of The Grace.