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.

Do not look behind, look always in front, at what you want to do- and you are sure of progressing.

A hero fears nothing, complains of nothing and never gives away.

The greatest enemies of a perfect sincerity are preferences (whither mental, vital or physical) and preconceived ideas. It is these obstacles that must be overcome.

Be fearless and resolute, all obstacles will melt away before you.

Sleep child, sleep, with the Sweet Mother in thy heart! Awake, child, awake, with the Sweet Mother in thy heart!