Dec 11, 2010 through his research as a truth seeker and whistle blower, aaron mccollum has amassed a huge collection of pdf s pertaining to pretty much all of the topics covered here on ats. Sri aurobindo and mira alfassa the mother picture gallery. Sujata nahar cites a postcard which was sent on august 25 1905 from tlemcen in which theon who signed the letter aia aziz theon applauds mirra alfassa for her rendering of the chronicle of chi. Mirapuri city of peace and futureman in europe, italy vol. After sri aurobindo renounced the worldly life and went into seclusion, she looked after auroville, also known as sri aurobindo ashram.
An extraordinarily gifted child, who became an accomplished painter and musician, she had many inner experiences from early childhood on. Part i of the book relates to the lives and teachings of sri aurobindo and the mother. Their legacy is perhaps most apparent in the experiment in social living that the mother initiated, to great fanfare, in 1968 with auroville, just outside pondicherry to realise human. The mother the mother was born mirra alfassa in paris on 21 february 1878. Information and translations of mirra alfassa in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Alternative and sustainable building materials and.
They were a bourgeois family, and mirras full name at birth was blanche rachel mirra alfassa. Postcolonial theory is a groundbreaking critical introduction to the burgeoning field of postcolonial studies. Discover how much the famous religious leader is worth in 2020. Mirra alfassa was born on 1878 in paris to moise maurice alfassa a turkish jew father, and mathilde ismalun an egyptian jewish mother, a bourgeoisie family. A look into mirra alfassas net worth, money and current earnings. 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.
Mirra alfassa 18781973 is often known as mirra of pondicherry. Eras of major change involve transfers of power between those who maintained power. Auroville represents a valid response, a living lab, an exemplary model not only for india. Ranging from ebooks to government and military documentation. 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. Mirra alfassa is a indian spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo, who was born on 21 february, 1878 in paris, france. Psychology at the california institute of integral studies in san francisco. She studied art, music and occult sciences in her early life, guided by spiritual experience at a very early age. Part ii contains the english originals of articles published in amudhasurabhi magazine over the past eight years. If you want to know more about the biography of sri aurobindo and mira alfassa the mother, read sri aurobindo on himself and the mother in english, and also in english. Greetings, welcome to the january issue of the newsletter for the forum on religion and ecology. Mirra alfassa was the spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo, who held the notion that man is a transitional being.
Migra am french by birth and xlfassa education, i am indian by choice and predilection. Divine experience with the mother mirra alfassa of sri aurobindo ashram this occurred back in 2006. Divine experience with the mother mirra alfassa of sri. She is reverently known as the mother, which is a title of respect for a female spiritual teacher in india. He joined a research project on a nineteenthcentury buddhist educator kinza hirai, who invited henry s. Ignorance of the law evidently does not free human beings from the requirement to observe it, be they even ra himself. It was founded in 1968 by mirra richard since her definitive settling in india called the mother and designed by architect roger anger.
The mother was born in paris as mirra alfassa in 1878. This page is about the various possible words that rhymes or sounds like mirra alfassa. Transcript of a talk the mother delivered to some bahais in paris in 1912 by request of abdulbaha. Mirra or mira alfassa was born in paris in 1878, of a turkish jewish father, maurice, and an egyptian jewish mother, mathilde. Mirra alfassa biography facts, childhood, family life. Actually auroville has about 2200 permanent resident more than 40 different nationalities. Mira alfassa, later named as the mother, was the spiritual partner of sri aurobindo. She reached pondicherry on 29 march 1914 to accept the spiritual world.
The mother download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf. Flowers and their messages by mirra alfassa 19731201 by mirra alfassa jan 1, 1796. Swami vivekananda, the great soul loved and revered in east and west alike as the rejuvenator of hinduism in india and the preacher of its eternal truths abroad, was born at 6. Use it for writing poetry, composing lyrics for your song or coming up with rap verses. January 2014 forum newsletters publications yale forum. Mirra alfassa 18781973 otherwise known as the mother not to be confused with a number of female gurus who bear the same title, was an extraordinary spiritual teacher. Aurobindo download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf e.
The mother mirra alfassa the mother was born mirra alfassa in paris on 21 february 1878. Use the search function above to find our free pdf ebooks or use the category list to browse to books. Your transcription of the chron of chi is full of life and of liveliness. As the mother, she administered all of the daily functions of the ashram and personally guided residents in their. Puduceryje, veliau mirra morisset ir mirra richard politiko revoliucionieriaus, poeto, filosofo ir mistiko sri aurobindo dvasine bendrazyge bei bendradarbe ir jo darbo teseja, aurovilio ikureja, savo sekeju zinoma kaip motina. Graphing a similarly nuanced meshing of matter and action are mirras 16mm films of latitude linesclear film leader paint. Mirra alfassa was born in 1878 in paris to moise maurice alfassa a turkish jew father, and mathilde ismalun an egyptian jewish mother, a bourgeoisie family. Mirra alfassa, also known as the mother, was the spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo. Auroville is meant to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. This online library project is still under development and we are adding new ebooks every day.
Browse through our collection of god pictures, deity pictures at. Mirra alfassa profile, biography and life history veethi. He believed in a spiritual realisation that not only liberated man but transformed his nature, enabling a divine life on earth. The mother mirra alfassa spirituality was thus envisaged to be part and parcel of her everyday life. Death and transformation in the yoga of mother mirra alfassa. 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. Over 2,000 members, many from distant lands, call this place home, but never own a piece of property. Remembered for her spiritual collaboration with the renowned yogi sri aurobindo, alfassa founded the sri aurobindo ashram after training under the respected guru. The matrimandir or temple of the mother is the citys most famous landmark. The mothers recollections of abdulbaha speaking to her about sacrifice and suffering.
Leela gandhi is the first to clearly map out this field in terms of its wider philosophical and intellectual context, drawing important connections between postcolonial theory and poststructuralism, postmodernism, marxism and feminism. Mirra alfassa was born on 21 february, 1878 in paris, france, as blanche rachel mirra alfassa. It was founded on 28th february, 1968, by mirra alfassa known as the mother as a project of the sri aurobindo society. This is an experimental township founded in 1968 by mirra alfassa and designed by arc. A collection of mirra alfassa ji pictures, mirra alfassa ji images. Apr 02, 2018 chardin in the west and by sri aurobindo and the mother mirra alfassa in india, ghisi is firmly convinced based on many personal observations. Money does not change hands here, but cottage enterprises that have been set up enjoy turnover running into crores of rupees. Amitakh stanford republished from nara site 8th march 2005. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The mother was born as mira alfassa in the year 1878, in france.
In 1926, with the help of his spiritual collaborator, mirra alfassa referred to as the mother, he founded the sri aurobindo ashram. All books on are public domain texts and free to download as pdf files. In 1914 she met sri aurobindo in pondicherry, india and in 1920 she moved permanently to pondicherry to join him as his spiritual collaborator. Display boards at auroville or city of dawn, pondicherry, india.
Her father, moise maurice alfassa, was a turkish banker while her mother, mathilde ismalun, was egyptian. The family migrated to france the year before she was born. Aurobindo, the mother mirra alfassa, madame blavatsky, helena roerich, nisargadatta maharaj, vanga dimitrova, osho bhagwan shree rajneesh, castaneda and many others have also succumbed to cancer. Swami vivekananda a biography by swami nikhilananda. Mirra alfassa was one of those rare individuals who was in life a. Mirra alfassa or the mother of auroville was the spiritual collaborator and companion of sri aurobindo, the great hindu sage, seer, scholar, poet, patriot and guru. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation etc. Usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. A pupil at the academie julian, she became an accomplished artist, and also excelled as a pianist and writer.
Mirra alfassa 21 february 1878 17 november 1973, also known as the mother, was the spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo. Interested in occultism, she visited tlemcen, algeria, in 1905 and l906 to study with the adept max theon and his wife. Her mother was an egyptian, while her father was turkish. An extraordinar ily gifted child, who became an accomplished painter and musician, she had many inner experiences from early childhood on. Cottingley fairies photographs and spirit photography, and contributed an article on mirra alfassa and max theon to a japanese publication.
The dissertation, entitled death and transformation in the yoga of mirra alfassa 18781973, mother of the. She is particularly famous for a posthumouslypublished, multivolume spiritual journal known as the agenda alternate title. Born second of her parents two children, she had an elder brother named matteo mathieu maurice alfassa. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term mirra alfassa from the lyrics. Deepening talks on 25 topics about bahai history and teachings, downloadable in mp3 audio format and pdf transcripts. Sri aurobindo considered her an incarnation of the mother divine and called her by that name. Then i took one step, gently, and indeed on the other side there was a snake. She came to sri aurobindos spiritual retreat on 29 march 1914 in pondicherry, india. It was the revolutionaryturnedascetic, sri aurobindo of pondicherry, who assisted mirra alfassa in attaining her goal.
It was the day of the great hindu festival makarasamkranti, when special worship is offered to the. The mother a brief sketch of her life and work auroville. In the 1960s, she established auroville or city of dawn as a place where normal people from all over the world could live together in harmony, seeking spirituality. The community numbers about 1,300 individuals from india and some 36 other countries who are engaged in diverse activities which range from regenerating the environment to educational and cultural activities serving surrounding villages, to techno logical innovation in renewable energy, third world. She had an elder brother named matteo mathieu maurice alfassa, who is later known to have held numerous french governmental posts in africa. Mirra alfassa, fondly called the mother was the spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo. The rush of experiences would have swept anybody else off his feet. Mira alfassa lost all interest in worldly life when she was only five years old and from then onwards began her journey on the path of meditation and spirituality.
Jun 19, 2015 download free pdf ebooks download pdf s. 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 which he promoted her by the name mother. Mirra alfassa as an urban experiment to develop a society based on human unity and higher consciousness. Mirra alfassa 21 february 1878 17 november 1973, known to her followers as the mother, was the spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo. Her full name at birth was blanche rachel mirra alfassa. Mirra or mira alfassathe mother was born in paris in 1878, of a jewish turkish father maurice, a banker, and a jewish egyptian mother mathilde ismaloun. She had visits from v v girithe dalai lama and especially mjrra gandhi who was in close contact with her and often visited her for guidance. Sri aurobindo was born in calcutta, on 15th august 1872. We have much to share with you this month with regards to developments in the field of religion and ecology, including publications, conferences, events, and more.
Mirra alfassa stock photos and images 76 narrow your search. Mirra guide for windows sync and share personal server. Questions and answers 195051, by mirra alfassa 1951. The sadhana is done by the mother according to the truth and necessity of each nature and of each plane of nature. Media in category mirra alfassa the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. For the first eight years of her life she lived at 62 boulevard haussmann. Apr 02, 2018 mirra alfassa was born in paris in 1878 as the second child of an egyptian mother and a turkish father, a few months after her parents had settled in france. Apr 11, 2016 the central theme of his vision was the evolution of human life into a life divine. Originally belonged to paris, her birth name is blanche rachel mirra alfassa. Within the ashram, alfassa came to be called the mother, in accordance with how female spiritual. As i stood there gazing around i noticed the many different. Theosophy and the arts home the heyman center for the.
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