Collected Works of the Mother

by The Mother

This new edition of the Collected Works of the Mother is a uniform library set of 17 volumes, printed on acid-free paper for longevity. The volumes are hardbound in cloth, with handmade-paper jackets wrapped in plastic.

In these writings and conversations, the Mother offers an uplifting vision of life and the promise of a luminous future. Drawing upon her wide occult, spiritual and practical experience, she explains the purpose of our life on earth, the Divine’s way of working in the world, the reason for our sorrows and struggles and the way to deal with them. In simple and direct language she speaks of the qualities needed to make inner progress, relate well with others, work effectively and lead a dedicated spiritual life.

In these writings and conversations, the Mother offers an uplifting vision of life and the promise of a luminous future. Drawing upon her wide occult, spiritual and practical experience, she explains the purpose of our life on earth, the Divine’s way of working in the world, the reason for our sorrows and struggles and the way to deal with them. In simple and direct language she speaks of the qualities needed to make inner progress, relate well with others, work effectively and lead a dedicated spiritual life.

CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTED WORKS

1.  Prayers and Meditations

A record of the Mother’s early spiritual life, from her diaries. Most   entries are from 1912 to 1917. 395 pp. 

2.  Words of Long Ago

Early writings from 1893 to 1920. Essays, reflections and talks in France, Japan and Puducherry; with stories for children. 295 pp.

3.  Questions and Answers 1929-1931

Early conversations on various aspects of spiritual life; and commentaries on the Dhammapada. 325 pp. 

4.  Questions and Answers 1950-1951

Conversations based on Sri Aurobindo’s book The Mother, the Mother’s essays on education and her conversations.

5.  Questions and Answers 1953

Conversations based on the Mother’s conversations of 1929. 439 pp. 

6.  Questions and Answers 1954

Conversations based on the Mother’s essays on education and three small books by Sri Aurobindo: Elements of Yoga, Bases of Yoga and The Mother. 478 pp. 

7.  Questions and Answers 1955

Conversations based on three works by Sri Aurobindo: Bases of Yoga, Lights on Yoga and The Synthesis of Yoga. 441 pp. 

8.  Questions and Answers 1956

Conversations based on two works by Sri Aurobindo: The Synthesis of Yoga and Thoughts and Glimpses. 424 pp. 

9.  Questions and Answers 1957-1958

Conversations based on three works by Sri Aurobindo: Thoughts and Glimpses, The Supramental Manifestation upon Earth and The Life Divine. 446 pp. 

10. On Thoughts and Aphorisms

Conversations based on Thoughts and Aphorisms by Sri Aurobindo; with his aphorisms. 381 pp. 

11. Notes on the Way

Conversations with a disciple about the Mother’s own sadhana between 1965 and 1973. 352 pp. 

12. On Education

Writings and conversations on education and self-development; with three plays. 525 pp. 

13. Words of the Mother - I

Short written statements on Sri Aurobindo, herself, the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Auroville, India and nations other than India; and a few conversations. 393 pp. 

14. Words of the Mother - II

Short written statements on various aspects of spiritual life. 380 pp. 

15. Words of the Mother - III

Short written statements on various aspects of spiritual life; and thirty conversations. 424 pp. 

16. Some Answers from the Mother

Correspondence with fourteen sadhaks and students. 450 pp. 

17. More Answers from the Mother

Correspondence with seven sadhaks and students. 418 pp. 

About the Author:

Born in Paris in 1878, the Mother studied painting at an art studio and became an accomplished artist. Primarily interested in inner development, she was associated with several groups of spiritual seekers in France.

In 1914 she journeyed to India to meet the Indian mystic Sri Aurobindo in Puducherry and settled there permanently in 1920. For nearly fifty years, she was the head of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, from its founding in 1926 until her passing in 1973. She also established a school, the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, in 1952, and an international township, Auroville, in 1968.