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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Mother<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sri Aurobindo\u2019s spiritual collaborator, the Mother was born in Paris on February 21, 1878. Mirra (The Mother) was spiritually conscious from her early childhood. She spontaneously followed an inner discipline which was accompanied by numerous psychic and spiritual experiences. She took interest in literature, philosophy and practiced painting, music. She had remarkable capacities in the field of occultism. In 1906 and 1907 the Mother voyaged to Tlemcen, Algeria, where she studied occultism for two years. Returning to Paris, she founded a group of spiritual seekers. Between 1911 and 1913 she gave many talks to various groups in Paris. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She first met Sri Aurobindo in 1914, and at once recognized in him the figure of the great guide of whom she had repeated visions. She remained in Pondicherry for eleven months helping Sri Aurobindo in the publication of the Arya. Because of the war, she had to return to France. After a stay of four years in Japan, she returned to Pondicherry on April 24, 1920, to resume her collaboration with Sri Aurobindo in his spiritual work and never left Pondicherry again. With her arrival the number of disciples around Sri Aurobindo gradually increased. This informal grouping eventually took shape as the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. <\/p>\n\n\n\n From 1926, when Sri Aurobindo withdrew into silence, she was\nin charge of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry and all its concerns,\ngiving great attention to the physical and spiritual development of each\nashramite as well as to the development of each collective service, each\ncommercial unit and an international school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She launched the project of Auroville in 1968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Sri Aurobindo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Born on August 15, 1872, Sri Aurobindo was sent at the age of\nseven to England to receive western education. He was a scholar par excellence\nand mastered his subjects first in London, then at Cambridge. At the age of 21\nhe returned to India and spent 13 years in the administration of the state of\nBaroda. In 1906, he went to Calcutta as Principal of the Bengal National\nCollege and openly joined the freedom movement of India, of which he became one\nof the undisputed leaders. His main demand was for total Swaraj and nothing\nshort of it. In 1908, he was accused of sedition and conspiracy and put in\nprison for one year. This period proved to be a turning point. He did intensive\ninner sadhan which led to a number of spiritual experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After leaving the Alipore jail he continued with his political\nand journalistic activities; then, in answer to an inner call, he withdrew from\npolitical life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sri Aurobindo arrived in Pondicherry on April 4, 1910. After four years of silent yoga, he started\nin 1914 a philosophical monthly magazine called Arya in which most of his major\nworks were published: The Life\nDivine, The Synthesis of Yoga, Essays on\nthe Gita, On the Veda, The Human Cycle, The Ideal of Human Unity and The Foundations\nof Indian Culture.\n\nIn 1926, he withdrew from outer contacts, though he kept up a huge\ncorrespondence with his disciples. He\nresumed the writing of his major literary creation, the epic poem, Savitri \u2013 A\nLegend and a Symbol.During this period, he gave priority to the work of bringing\ndown a new force, consciousness and light which he called the Supramental. This\nlasted until his passing away in 1950. \nHe entrusted the Mother with continuing the work he had undertaken.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Mother Sri Aurobindo\u2019s spiritual collaborator, the Mother was born in Paris on February 21, 1878. 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