After sri aurobindo withdrew to his room in 1926, mother took complete charge of the disciples and the development of sri aurobindo ashram. The house was named so because of a library on its ground floor. Table of contents chapter i chapter ii chapter iii chapter iv chapter v chapter vi. For first by the force of your devotion your contact with the divine mother will become so intimate that at all times you will have only to concentrate and to put everything into her hands to have her present guidance, her direct command or impulse, the sure indication of the thing to be done and the way to do it and the result. Discover more ebooks and other activities on our website. Sri aurobindo yoga, advent of new race,transformation of man,superman, search of immortality,true knowledge, light, delight, secrets of body and of matter an offering by at her lotus feet. This online library project is still under development and we are adding new ebooks every day. Life and work education in england sri aurobindo was born in calcutta on 15 august 1872. Sri aurobindo and mother book by kireet joshi, read online or download in pdf. The mother and sri aurobindo giving darshan on 24 april 1950. Download the complete works of sri aurobindo as a free pdf. Up with the mother thus turns out to be the book of beginnings for aspirants in the world of aurobindonian yoga. Interested in occultism, she visited tlemcen, algeria, in 1905 and l906 to study with the adept max theon and his wife.
They describe the triple movement of aspiration, rejection, and surrender, the conditions for a true faith and sincerity, the irresistible power of the divine. All books on are public domain texts and free to download as pdf files. Centenary edition01bandemataramvolume0102karmayoginvolume02. This website is a place of peace, harmony and love, above all conflicts and disagreements. In 1879, at the age of seven, he was taken with his two elder brothers to england for education and lived there for fourteen years. No one who enters mothers room fails to be invaded by the sweetness of the mother. Savitri pdf aurobindo published by sri aurobindo ashram publication department. During the days of sri aurobindo, mother used to go out to the ashram departments, and even to several other places in pondicherry. The mother or sri aurobindo birth centenary library, volume 25. The one whom we adore as the mother is the divine conscious force that dominates all existence, one and yet so manysided that to follow. Sri aurobindo and the mother access to integral yoga.
Besides, it is the worst possible way to get something from someone. Jun 19, 2015 the mother, born mirra alfassa in 1878 in france, was the spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo. Sadhaks and devotees addressed her as sweet mother. The mother was born mirra alfassa in paris on 21 february 1878. Kireet joshi studied philosophy and law in bombay university. The mother by sri aurobindo sri aurobindo,yoga,mother. These three constituents make up the three parts of the volume.
This ebook had been prepared by auro ebooks, a project dedicated to conversion, publishing and distribution of ebooks on wellbeing and spirituality. At the end of the list below is a zipped file containing all the pdfs available for download. The mud plashed under their feet as if in mocking commiseration. If you have an inner problem and want the solution, you concentrate on this problem. The mother s room was on the same floor and looked to north. Alfassa, came to be known as the mother simply because sri aurobindo started to call her by this name. Sri aurobindos cosmology, modern science and the metaphysics of alfred north whitehead, dissertation pdf. How the mothers quest brought her to sri aurobindo is a talk by lopa, given at the sri aurobindo ashram. During the days of sri aurobindo, mother used to go out to the ashram departments, and even to. 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. An account of her experiences in the course of this work is given in the mother s agenda, an intimate record of the last 18 years of her life. If our search is for action that ensures the highest good of the entire world, then the study of sri aurobindo and mother becomes inescapable.
The mother sri aurobindo chapter 1 as revealed by sat shree. When i purchased it i was expecting a discussion of the woman who ran the aurobindo ashram who was known as the mother. This was the foundation of the sri aurobindo ashram which grew up around him as its centre. It is not enough that the psychic should respond and the higher mental accept or even the inner vital submit and the inner physical consciousness feel the influence. The mothers occult action for answering calls for help wrong ideas about the mothers listening to calls unfailing help and protection conditions for the working of the mothers protection accidents and the mothers protection the mother protection on the vital plane rejection of difficulties by inward surrender. This is the house that you first see as you enter the main gate of the ashram main building. Use the search function above to find our free pdf ebooks or use the category list to browse to books.
To unite your physical lives, your material interests, to become partners in order to face together the difficulties and successes, the defeats and victories of life that is the very foundation of marriage, but you already know that it. Collected works of sri aurobindo collected works of sri. The book is based on the philosophy of sri aurobindo. You are still a child and ought to respect your elders. The rest of the volume consists primarily of letters on the mother on the divine mother and on sri aurobindos collaborator, the mother, who was the head of his ashram. Most of his major works have been published in us editions by lotus press. His mother was swarnalata devi, whose father was shri rajnarayan bose, a leading figure. According to sri aurobindo, consciousness is a fundamental thing which in the process of involution for fulfilling the divine purpose of god this divine purpose is due to sachchidanandas cosmic manifestation takes the form of apparently unconscious matter. In 1955, he was selected for the ias and posted as. He joined the indian movement for freedom from british rule and for a duration became one of its most important. A renouned spiritual leader and visionary, sri aurobindo is the driving force behind our instituition. He told them that man is only a transitional being living in a mental consciousness, but with the possibility of acquiring a new consciousness, the truthconsciousness, and capable of living a life perfectly harmonious, good and beautiful, happy and fully conscious. On being asked by why he called her the mother, sri aurobindo wrote an essay called the mother in order to shed light on the person of mirra.
Besides this my keen interest in mothers photographs continued to grow, and i dreamt of collecting and indexing every available photograph of sri aurobindo and the mother. The other books are powers within,growing within,the psychic being,looking from within and the yoga of sleep and dreams. The mother by sri aurobindo free ebook auro ebooks. Italso includes his translations of passages from the mothers prayers and meditations. Italso includes his translations of passages from the mother s prayers and meditations. Sri aurobindo and the mother strove together to embody and manifest upon earth this divine. First, i would like to make some distinctions here about the role the mother plays and the role that the bhagavad gita plays. Sri aurobindo ashram darshan message 24 april 2020. The mother reading savitri book i book ii book iii book iv book v book vi. They describe the triple movement of aspiration, rejection, and surrender, the conditions for a true faith and sincerity, the irresistible power of the divine mothers grace, the need to reconquer the moneyforce for the mothers work, and the joy of a. If sri aurobindo is an ocean of peace, mother is an eternal spring of sweetness. The mother download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf. The surrender must be total and seize all the parts of the being.
After sri aurobindo s passing, the mother continued his work of psychological and physical transformation with the help of the new force. O thou who comst to me out of times silences, yet thy voice has wakened my heart to an unknown bliss, immortal or mortal only in thy frame, for more than earth speaks to me from thy soul. All extracts and quotations from the written works of. Mirra was born in paris on february 21, 1878, to turkish and egyptian parents. The mother a brief sketch of her life and work auroville. These inspirational essays by sri aurobindo form a powerful statement of the true attitude to be taken by a sadhak of the integral yoga.
The hidden forces of life is one of the six books of wonderful selections from the works of sri aurobindo and the mother. Each volume can be viewed and downloaded in pdf format. Men are being constantly invaded by the hostiles occult forces and there are great numbers of men who are partly or entirely under their influence. The teacher is not an instructor or taskmaster, he is a helper and a guide. Sri aurobindo mira the original letter has both signatures in sabcl, volume 25, the mother and letters on the mother pages 1114 the mother has commented that text on july 28, 1954 in cmw, vol. The mother, sri aurobindo and the overmind 92 the mother, sri aurobindo and the supramental descent 92 the triple transformation and control over death 93 dif. 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. Sri aurobindo s room was on the first floor, on the southeast corner. To print pdf files, you will need to install adobe acrobat reader on your computer. Sri aurobindo in his hymn to the mother of radiances says, you have revealed to me more than i ignorantly asked for. James carse, chairman of the religion department at new york university, to give a series of lectures on kundalini yoga on consecutive wednesday evenings beginning 14 february 1973. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata, and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation, etc. So matter, in his theory, is nothing but a dormant form of divine consciousness.
The mother with letters on the mother this volume opens with sri aurobindos small book the mother, in which he describes the nature, character and role of the divine mother. The tale of satyavan and savitri is recited in the mahabharata as a story of. Sri aurobindo and the mother sage, poet, mystic, revolutionary, sri aurobindo 18721950 is a figure who cannot be easily described. But she loves to call herself a force in action endeavouring to evolve the next species. Some years ago i started uploading the 35 volumes, every single book in a single file. The mother by sri aurobindo chapter 1 as revealed by sat shree i am very happy to be able to make time for this revelation of the book, the mother. The first chapter was originally written as a message, the second to fifth chapters as letters. The mother with letters on the mother sri aurobindo. This volume consists of two different but related works of sri aurobindo. Jul 01, 2017 how the mother s quest brought her to sri aurobindo is a talk by lopa, given at the sri aurobindo ashram. In 1968, she founded auroville, the city of dawn, near pondicherry, an experiment to bring together human diversity in order to build an ideal human unity. Sri arobindo 15 august 1872 5 december 1950 was an indian nationalist and freedom fighter, major indian english poet, philosopher, and yogi.
The letters on the mother included in part two have been selected from the large body of letters that sri aurobindo wrote to disciples and others between 1927. 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. During the coming weeks we will publish all available works of sri aurobindo. At one time i owned the complete library of his works, but years later gave it away. The mother sri aurobindos most famous short work on the divine mother, with the letters on his spiritual collaborator, the mother. Mother suggested that the following letter of hers about marriage be published with the statement above. How the mothers quest brought her to sri aurobindo youtube. Starting page of the site dedicated to sri aurobindo and the mother. 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. I wrote a letter to the mother asking for permission for this work and she wrote back to say i approve and my blessings are always with you and what you do. Besides this my keen interest in mother s photographs continued to grow, and i dreamt of collecting and indexing every available photograph of sri aurobindo and the mother. He joined the movement for indias freedom from british rule and for a duration 1905 10, became one of its most important leaders,before turning.
He wrote over 150 books on sri aurobindos yoga, the mother, the vedas, upanishads, gita and tantra of the classical indian spiritual tradition. This work, the mother, is a very short piece but with so much information. A pupil at the academie julian, she became an accomplished artist, and also excelled as a pianist and writer. No one who enters mother s room fails to be invaded by the sweetness of the mother. I have been reading sri aurobindo for over 40 years. A collection of photographs of the mother and sri aurobindo. They describe the triple movement of aspiration, rejection, and surrender. Sri aurobindos room was on the first floor, on the southeast corner. Pandit was secretary to the mother of the sri aurobindo ashram and a disciple of sri t. The present text has been checked against sri aurobindos manuscripts. Bernards site for sri aurobindo and the mother as for the mother and myself, we have had to try all ways, follow all methods, to surmount mountains of difficulties, a far heavier burden to bear than you or anybody else in the ashram or outside, far more difficult conditions, battles to fight, wounds to endure, ways to cleave through impenetrable morass and desert and forest, hostile masses. They describe the triple movement of aspiration, rejection, and surrender, the conditions for a true faith. He joined the movement for indias freedom from british rule and for a duration 190510, became one of its most important leaders, before turning to developing his own vision and. The mother consists of six chapters, all of them written in 1927.
The sixth and longest chapter was written for inclusion in a booklet that eventually comprised the message, the letters, and chapter 6. In 1953, he was awarded gold medal and vedanta prize for having stood 1st class 1st at the m. Sunils music is the splendour of the future creation. In this house sri aurobindo and the mother lived from 1922 till 1927. Here on, you can find all the works of the indian scholar, yogi, revolutionary and mystic sri aurobindo. Book 1, as read by the mother is an illumined version of the mother reading selected passages of book one. Sri aurobindo the hidden forces of life piercing the veil. Guidance from the words of sri aurobindo and the mother. Sri aurobindo the hidden forces of life piercing the. Sri aurobindo was an indian philosopher, yogi, guru, poet, and nationalist. It refers here to seeing sri aurobindo and the mother and to receive their. Mother smothers her devotees with a copious shower of her grace. Book 1, as read by the mother is an illumined version of the mother reading selected passages of book one with background enhancement that befits the epic. The mothers power and not any human endeavor and tapasya can alone rend the lid and tear the covering and shape the vessel and bring down into this world of obscurity and falsehood and death and suffering truth and light and life divine and the immortals ananda.