In reading Savitri [...] we constantly soar upwards, ascending to levels of consciousness far beyond our normal ken. We can reach to terrestrial, universal and even cosmic states of consciousness. _
Whether one is from America, from East or West, it doesn’t matter, the truth is the same for everyone. Only by surrendering to the divine Mother will they discover true and lasting happiness.
Among all the experiments going on in the world, this experiment of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother is possibly the most difficult because it aims at a collective realisation, with far-reaching goals.
Recollections of Ramkrishna Das, known as Babaji Maharaj, written by Dakshina in 1998. Babaji has named the Sri Aurobindo Sadhana Peetham and supported its work.
[Relics came] ... into this far off corner of the world that is yet so ignorant of its Divine origin and purpose; radiating here too where it is so very needed, “Truth and Light and Life Divine.”
It was only towards the end of 1926 that the disciples in Pondicherry began referring to Aurobindo Ghose and Mirra Alfassa as ‘Sri Aurobindo’ and the ‘Mother’ in their diary notes, etc.
An interview with Amrit (Howard) Iriyama by Anie Nunnally
I came into contact with the Mother in March 1967. ... Frankly, I could not really connect physically with the Mother. ... She wanted me to find her inside. This was always the message I received.
I was introduced to the Mother (and Sri Aurobindo) in 1971 while I was posted in Calcutta. We were preparing for the war with Pakistan that resulted in East Pakistan becoming an independent country — Bangladesh.... From my point of view, it was clearly a Divine Intervention.
Her name was changed to Aster by the Mother. It is remarkable to note here that Dr. Sen named his daughter Mira (the same name as the Mother) before ever having met the Mother or knowing anything about her.
Anu Purani is the only daughter of the late A.B. Purani, one of Sri Aurobindo’s original disciples, who was the recorder of Evening Talks with Sri Aurobindo. ... She was brought to the Ashram when she was an infant at which time she and her mother joined her father who was already in residence there.
Anurakta, whose name was given by the Mother, and means Lovingly Devoted — One Enamoured, is a sensitive man with a round face and fair skin. His eyes are deep blue and though he speaks with a slight stammer he has great inner strength and possesses a highly developed capacity for mental concentration.