Questions and Answers 1957-1958

by The Mother

This book contains conversations of the Mother with members of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and the students of the Ashram's school. During this period the Mother answered questions about three works of Sri Aurobindo: Thoughts and Glimpses (second part), The Supramental Manifestation upon Earth, and The Life Divine (two of the concluding chapters).

433 pages

About the author

Mirra Alfassa, later Mirra Morisset and Mirra Richard, also known as The Mother, was the spiritual collaborator 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, India to collaborate on editing the Arya. Having to leave Pondicherry during World War I, 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.