Prayers and Meditations of the Mother (selected)

by The Mother

A collection of sixty-four prayers and meditations translated from the original French, six of them by Sri Aurobindo. In an introductory note to this book the Mother wrote, "This booklet is meant for those who aspire for an utter consecration to the Divine."

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.