Quotes Mirra Alfassa – The Mother

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. Sri Aurobindo considered her an incarnation of the Mother Divine and called her by that name: “The Mother”. On November 24, 1926 later declared as Siddhi day (victory day) and still celebrated by Sri Aurobindo Ashram [31] as Mirra and Aurobindo claimed that overmind Consciousness had manifested directly on earth allowing the possibility for Human consciousness to be directly aware and be in the overmind consciousness.

Be grateful for all ordeals they are the shortest way to the Divine.

It is only when we are not disturbed that we can always do the right thing at the right time in the right way.

Peace in the storm, calm in the effort, Joy in the surrender, a luminous Faith, and you will become aware of the Lord’s constant Presence.

Higher always higher! Let us never be satisfied with what is accomplished.

‘O my sweet Lord, teach me to be Thy instrument of love.