The Mahashakti

Who is The Mother we talk of? When did she meet Sri

Aurobindo? Why was she called The Mother?

To answer this question could take volumes; however, here is

the brief answer to it:

The Mother was a collaborator of Sri Aurobindo. Her name was Mirra Alfassa. She was French by birth. Since her childhood

she had had spiritual experiences. She had spiritual and occult

powers from birth which she mastered herself. Madam Theon, a

great occultist, was her good friend.

The Mother used to see Sri Aurobindo in her visions even though

she had never met him or even heard of him. She drew the

portrait of this face whom she called 'Krishna.' She knew that

she would meet him someday somewhere.

She came to India accompanying her husband Paul Richard to

Pondicherry. When she met Sri Aurobindo, she at once

recognized that it was he whom she used to see in her visions.

At first, Sri Aurobindo used to call her Mira. Later, after

November 24, 1926, when he withdrew from his daily meetings,

he handed over the charge of the Ashram to her. From that time

onwards she was known as The Mother. She looked after the

spiritual progress and material needs of the Ashramites.

The Mother left Her body on November 17, 1973.