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Mirra Alfassa (21 February 1878 – 17 November 1973), known to her followers as The Mother or La Mère, was a French-Indian spiritual guru, occultist and yoga teacher, 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".
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. An extraordinarily gifted child, who became an accomplished painter and musician, she had many inner experiences from early childhood on.
Aug 14, 2023 · Mirra Alfassa, or the Mother, was the most important person in Sri Aurobindo’s life, and carried forward his work following his death.
The Mother was born Mirra Alfassa in Paris on 21 February 1878. A pupil at the Academie Julian, she became an accomplished artist, and also excelled as a pianist and writer. Interested in occultism, she visited Tlemcen, Algeria, in 1905 and l906 to study with the adept Max Theon and his wife.
The Mother, Mirra Alfassa, was his spiritual collaborator. She had taken charge of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1926 and guided its growth and development in all details.
Apr 25, 2020 · Pages from the life of Mirra Alfassa who arrived in Pondicherry in April 1920 and became famous as the Mother of the Aurobindo Ashram. Published - April 25, 2020 05:31 pm IST. Manoj Das.
The Mother was born Mirra Alfassa in Paris on 21 February 1878. In April 1920 The Mother rejoined Sri Aurobindo in Pondicherry.
The Mother, born Mirra Alfassa, the spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo, an Indian philosopher, yogi, artist and a poet. She was born on February 21, 1878, in Paris, France. Her mother was Mathilde Ismalun from Egypt and a Turkish father named Moïse Maurice Alfassa.
Jul 25, 2023 · Mirra Alfassa’s influence, power, and authority are essential to the integral yoga according to Aurobindo Ghose, yet most scholars have so far refused to examine their contours.
Mirra Alfassa was born on February 21, 1878. She became a revered spiritual leader, holy figure, and yogic guru in India, founding multiple ashrams, a school, and an intentional, self-sustaining community. She held the title of Mother because of her connection to the divine mother.
