Mirra alfassa s quest for spiritual fulfillment inspired her to traverse oceans and seas to reach india which was considered the fountainhead of mysticism, diverse philosophies and spirituality. Mirras hands were now to touch immaterial things, and the eyes she had so meticulously. Mirra alfassa 21 february 1878 17 november 1973, known to her followers as the mother. Mirra alfassa 21 february 1878 17 november 1973, known to her followers as the mother, was a spiritual guru, an occultist and a collaborator of sri aurobindo, who considered her to be of equal yogic stature to him and called her by the name the mother. Each entry should indicate the writers most wellknown work. The ashram grew out of a small community of disciples who had gathered around sri aurobindo after he retired from politics and settled in pondicherry in 1910. Whatever happens we must remain quiet and trust the divines grace. Sri aurobindo is the most overlooked and underestimated sage yogi philosopher of the modern era. The mother mirra alfassa, 18781973 was an extraordinary mystic and spiritual leader, and was sri aurobindos spiritual collaborator. Aurobindo began calling mirra alfassa the mother, and members.
Mirra alfassa was one of those rare individuals who was in life a living symbol, at once human, and identical to the indescribable higher reality. Jan 23, 2017 mirra alfassa 21 february 1878 17 november 1973, known to her followers as the mother, was the spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo. Mirra alfassa, the mother, the woman in charge of sri aurobindos legacy. She had spiritual and occult powers from birth which she mastered herself. Involved in the cultural and spiritual life of paris, she counted among her friends alexandra davidneel. Peter heehs, who has been part of the sri aurobindo ashram archives for nearly four decades, did extensive research on sri aurobindo which took him also to england and france. The mother a brief sketch of her life and work auroville.
It was founded in 1968 by mirra richard since her definitive settling in india called the mother and designed by architect roger anger. In 1914 she met sri aurobindo in pondicherry, india and in 1920 she moved permanently to pondicherry to join him as his spiritual collaborator. The list should include writers who have wikipedia articles who have written books about hinduism. Mirras journey began in 1878 when she born in paris to an egyptian mother and jewishturkish father.
The mother mirra alfassa, spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo. Madam theon, a great occultist, was her good friend. Oct 24, 2010 the mother was born mirra alfassa in paris on 21 february 1878. She studied art, music and occult sciences in her early life, guided by spiritual experience at a very early age. Mirra alfassa sri aurobindo people from puducherry scribd. Max theon and mirra alfassa in an aurobindo biography. Landscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of the things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from the mighty peaks to the smallest of the tiny flowers hidden in the meadows grass. Jung, death, integral yoga, mother mirra alfassa, psychic being, sri. Death and transformation in the yoga of mother mirra alfassa. Mirra alfassas quest for spiritual fulfillment inspired her to traverse oceans and seas to reach india which was considered the fountainhead of mysticism, diverse philosophies and spirituality. He was so revolutionary that even his own disciples and followers have failed to fully comprehend the most radical aspects of the message of savitri, which he considered his most important work. Interested in occultism, she visited tlemcen, algeria, in 1905 and l906 to study with the adept max theon and his wife. James webb speculates upon a randolph influence on the 20th century mystic g. It was the revolutionaryturnedascetic, sri aurobindo of pondicherry, who assisted mirra alfassa in attaining her goal.
Apr 22, 2012 there are passages quoted from the book that suggest sexual intimacy between sri aurobindo, and mirra alfassa, the mother who is also a spiritualist. Their story is amazing, you can find it on wikipedia here. Translate wiki to spanish, french, hindi, portuguese. For illumination of the origins of the church of light, the most intriguing scholarly biography of the past decade is the lives of sri aurobindo by peter heehs columbia university press 2008. The sri aurobindo ashram is a spiritual community located in pondicherry, in the indian territory of puducherry. Her yoga was to tear down the barrier that separates heaven and earth by defeating the lord of death, through breaking the habituated. Sri aurobindo sri aurobindo was an influential indian guru, poet, and nationalist. Jun 18, 2014 indian nationalist, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet, influential leader, spiritual reformer, philosopher with his own vision on human progress and spiritual evolution. The lives of sri aurobindo looks at the different stages of sri aurobindos life while he progressively develops into one of indias most groundbreaking spiritual leaders. The mother download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf. Mirra alfassa 21 february 1878 17 november 1973, also known as the mother, was the spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo, who wrote a book about her in. Madame theon, who was also known as una and alma, had a. The tiger and the deer by aurobindo linkedin slideshare. Mother mirra alfassa, quantum physics, science, singularity, spirituality, sri aurobindo, supermind.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of mirra alfassa books online. Sri aurobindo 1872 1950 was a key figure in the early movement for indian independence. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Mirra was born in paris on february 21, 1878, to turkish and egyptian parents. From his earliest days in the ashram, he served as personal secretary to the mother, who became the entire focus of his life. Mother meera, born kamala reddy born 26 december 1960 is believed by her devotees to be an embodiment avatar of the divine mother shakti or devi.
The cosmic movement was founded in the early 20th century by two mysterious esoteric teachers, max theon, and his wife, madame theon. The tiger and the deer by aurobindo is an interesting poem by sri aurobindo. As a child she had a series of spiritual experiences leading to her realization of the divine. When the authorities of the royal swedish academy were inclined to award the nobel prize to sri aurobindo, he passed away. Mirra alfassa, known to her followers as the mother, was the spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo. The yoga we practice is not for ourselves alone, but for the divine.
Interestingly, some of mother mirra alfassas experiences in bringing supramental consciousness into her body bear similarities to the discoveries of quantum physics. The passages referred to suggest that sri aurobindo had illicit relationship with the mother,he is a terrorist and was also mad. Jun 19, 2015 the mother, born mirra alfassa in 1878 in france, was the spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo. Pandurang shastri athavale 19 october 1920 25 october 2003, also known as dadaji, which literally translates as elder brother in marathi, was an indian philosopher, spiritual leader, social activist 2 and hinduism reformist, who founded the swadhyaya parivar swadhyaya family in 1954. Aug 30, 2017 the tiger and the deer by aurobindo is an interesting poem by sri aurobindo. Gurdjieff, and there is certainly an indirect influence on the church of light, the sri aurobindo movement through mirra alfassa and max theon, and, without question, on the oto. Julian, she became an accomplished artist, and also excelled as a pianist and writer. Mirra s hands were now to touch immaterial things, and the eyes she had so meticulously trained were now to become doors through which world after world would come bursting into sight. Paschal beverly randolph was born in new york, september 5, 1825 ev.
The mother mirra alfassa published by lotus light publications, silver lake, wisconsin 1992 isbn 10. The mother was born mirra alfassa in paris on 21 february 1878. The ppt serves to have some new ideas and helps for the betterment of understandin slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Multiple works should be listed only if each work has a wikipedia article. Her full name at birth was blanche rachel miriam mirra alfassa. Since her childhood she had had spiritual experiences.
Mirra alfassa, later known as the mother, was born in france on february 21, 1878. Christian image of this, writing that, this fire is the spiritual seed which our virgin has. Mirra alfassa 1878 1973 was born as the second child of an egyptian mother and a turkish father, a few months after her parents had settled in france. He was arrested by the british on charges of sedition and after a deep spiritual experience in jail, he left politics to pursue a path of spiritual seeking. They met on 29 march 1914 and she at once recognised him as the one who for many years had been guiding her spiritual development.
Mother mirra alfassa, quantum physics, science, singularity, spirituality, sri aurobindo. The collision of eastern and western spiritualities in the 19 th and 20 th centuries is nowhere more vividly illustrated than in the life of mirra alfassa. Both were from banking families, so mirra had an affluent childhood. Aurobindo ashram pondicherry aurobindo ashram timings.
On 24 november 1926, after a major spiritual realization, sri aurobindo withdrew from public view in order to continue his. Compiled from the mothers talks on the theme of creation and the creator. Mirra alfassa also known as the mother laid the base for the universal city auroville in south india. She went to pondicherry on march 29, 1914, finally settling there in 1920. The mother was born in paris as mirra alfassa in 1878. The mantric force of the writing is accentuated by the power of the mothers reading. Dec 29, 2010 max theon and mirra alfassa in an aurobindo biography posted on december 29, 2010 by admin for illumination of the origins of the church of light, the most intriguing scholarly biography of the past decade is the lives of sri aurobindo by peter heehs columbia university press 2008. The offer was still there, and it was considered that mother could. Poet,winner of the nobel prize for literature for his gitanjali and a great mystic, by peter heehs peter heehs was himself a follower of sri aurobindo and a member of sri aurobindo ashram in pondicherry,india, since 1971.
Born in chandepally a small village in the yadadri bhuvanagiri district of telangana, india, she allegedly. The mother used to see sri aurobindo in her visions even though she had never met him or even heard of him. As both a spiritual practitioner and a writer for a national science laboratory, i have. She founded the sri aurobindo ashram and established auroville as a universal town. As of january 2015 it keeps some 200 publications in english in print, of which 78 are books by sri aurobindo, 44 books by the mother, 27 compilations from their works, and 47 books by other authors. Original url the yoga we practice is not for ourselves alone, but for the divine. Interested in occultism, she visited tlemcen, algeria, in 1905 and l906 to. Yet her destiny lies not with materialism, but as mediator between earthly and subtle realms. The mother, born mirra alfassa in 1878 in france, was the spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo. The mother mirra alfassa the mother was born mirra alfassa in paris on 21 february 1878. Hitchcock facilitated contact with napoleon iii, the mystically inclined french emperor whose life seems so connected with. Sri aurobindo ashram is the primary publisher of the works of sri aurobindo and the mother. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Mirra alfassa 21 february 1878 17 november 1973, known to her followers as the mother, was the spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo. M p pandit madhav pundalik pandit was born in 1918 in sirsi, karnataka and joined the sri aurobindo ashram in 1939 after graduating from the university of bombay. Mirra alfassa who was one of aurobindos followers played a vital role in the establishment of the ashram. She was also an accomplished artist, musician, and writer. Mirra s hands were now to touch immaterial things, and the eyes she had so meticulously. See more ideas about sri aurobindo, spirituality and pondicherry. Unlike previous spiritual realizations, the supramental realization has the power to unify spirit and matter and usher in a life divine on earth. Working with the paper entitled spiritual education in sriaurobindo, 678 9 1012 concludes that spiritual education as is the highest level of education which helps to fulfill the. A pupil at the academie julian, she became an accomplished artist, and also excelled as a pianist and writer. The biography the lives of s aurobindo sparked off a controversy on the life of sri aurobindo,freedom fighter,yogi. The successive manifestation of the soulpower focused on will and force. He joined the indian movement for independence from british rule, for a while was one of its influential leaders and then became a spiritual reformer, introducing his visions on human progress and spiritual evolution. Soon after sri aurobindo ghoshs death in 1950, she took care of the aurobindo ashram and was known as the mother of the ashram.
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