Max Théon : Mother's Teacher of Occultism

Théon (Louis-Maximilian Bimstein) was an enigmatic occultist
whose evolutionary and occult teachings were indirectly taken up by Sri
Aurobindo, and may have also had some influence on the metaphysics of H.P.
Blavatsky.
A Polish Jew, he travelled to London, France, Egypt, and finally Algeria,
founding several esoteric groups along the way. He was known under several
names, but we can refer

Lord Ganesha and the Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Ganesha is the Power that removes obstacles by the
force of Knowledge.



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Ganesha
(among other things) is the Devata of spiritual Knowledge.



                   -   Sri Aurobindo




(On
Yoga 2, Letters on Yoga, Tome 1, pp. 377-378)



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Le vrai Moi

Le vrai Moi ne se trouve nulle part à la surface, mais
profondément au-dedans et en haut. Au-dedans, se trouve l'âme, qui soutient le
mental intérieur, le vital intérieur et le physique intérieur, et ceux-ci ont
une capacité d'extension universelle qui peut apporter ce dont nous avons
besoin maintenant : un contact direct avec la vérité de nous-mêmes et des
choses, un goût de la béatitude

Auroville : A link between the old way of being and the new

September 4, 1971What do you have?... You don't have anything?... Some people came to see you? Satprem: No, aside from one or two exceptions, I refuse to see anybody. I don't know, but I've found that now it is better for me to remain quiet.Because I was told about someone who came to see you. Satprem: The only person I've seen is E.Oh, he's a nice man! Satprem: But otherwise I refuse to see

The State of the Nation : A Questionnaire Answered by the Mother

THE STATE OF THE NATION

The Mother answers

(A questionnaire from The Illustrated Weekly of India, Republic
Day issue of 1964 - original English)





1. If you were asked to sum up, just in one sentence, your vision of
India, what would be your answer?

India's true destiny is to be the Guru of the world.

2. Similarly, if you were asked

The Mother : Sublime Guide by Prof. Manoj Das

THE genius who
not only propounded colossal ideas but also put them into practice, the
visionary who dared to launch the process of transfiguring the vision into
gross reality, is widely known as the Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram though, in
truth, Sri Aurobindo Ashram is of the Mother, as is the Auroville, the `city of
dawn' which she designed for a new community of seekers from all over the

"Mother's Agenda"

"The conditions in which men live on earth are the
result of their state of   consciousness. Wanting to change the
conditions without changing the consciousness is a vain chimera."    
                                                                                                                         - The Mother