The Sunlit Path

by The Mother

In this book, which is a collection of brief passages mostly from conversations with disciples and students at the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, the Mother invites her listeners and readers to answer the call of adventure by courageously taking the path of spiritual self-perfection and transformation.

The excerpts are arranged thematically to present the Mother’s guidance to the seeker, showing the way through shadows and stumbles to a sunlit path through such topics as:

• How to control one’s thoughts
• Breaking the hard shell of the ego
• The absolute necessity of a perfect sincerity
• The right attitude to take when faced with even the most mundane affairs of life
• The nature of dynamic meditation
• The liberation of a complete surrender 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.