Savitri

Luminari · 03-16-2009, 02:02 AM

Thank you for posting this.. I have heard of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, but have not learnt their teachings before.

I will read the book.
The audio was too difficult to listen to, with deepest respect to The Mother.. her voice was far too distracting to be able to hear the message clearly,
deep Seth-like dramatic voice with an intense vibrato effect, not to mention thick german accent on words frequently used such as 'surrender'. How is it that she has a german accent? the information I found below does not mention that:

Mirra Alfassa, later Mirra Morisset and Mirra Richard (February 21, 1878 - November 17, 1973), also known as The Mother, was the spiritual partner of Sri Aurobindo.

She was born in Paris to Turkish and Egyptian parents and came to Sri Aurobindo's retreat on March 29, 1914 in Pondicherry to collaborate on editing the Arya. Having to leave Pondicherry during the War, she spent most of her time in Japan where she met the poet Rabindranath Tagore. Finally she returned to Pondicherry and settled there in 1920. After November 24, 1926, when Sri Aurobindo retired into seclusion, she founded his ashram (Sri Aurobindo Ashram), with a handful of disciples living around the Master. With Sri Aurobindo's full approval she became the leader of the community, a position she held until her death. The Trust she had registered after Sri Aurobindo's death in 1950 continues to look after the institution.

03-16-2009, 02:02 AM	#6
Luminari Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,570	Re: Savitri Thank you for posting this.. I have heard of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, but have not learnt their teachings before. I will read the book. The audio was too difficult to listen to, with deepest respect to The Mother.. her voice was far too distracting to be able to hear the message clearly, deep Seth-like dramatic voice with an intense vibrato effect, not to mention thick german accent on words frequently used such as 'surrender'. How is it that she has a german accent? the information I found below does not mention that: Mirra Alfassa, later Mirra Morisset and Mirra Richard (February 21, 1878 - November 17, 1973), also known as The Mother, was the spiritual partner of Sri Aurobindo. She was born in Paris to Turkish and Egyptian parents and came to Sri Aurobindo's retreat on March 29, 1914 in Pondicherry to collaborate on editing the Arya. Having to leave Pondicherry during the War, she spent most of her time in Japan where she met the poet Rabindranath Tagore. Finally she returned to Pondicherry and settled there in 1920. After November 24, 1926, when Sri Aurobindo retired into seclusion, she founded his ashram (Sri Aurobindo Ashram), with a handful of disciples living around the Master. With Sri Aurobindo's full approval she became the leader of the community, a position she held until her death. The Trust she had registered after Sri Aurobindo's death in 1950 continues to look after the institution. Last edited by Luminari; 03-16-2009 at 04:13 AM.