Song of Mother Mira, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry

Mirra Alfassa (later Mirra Morisset and Mirra Richard) (February 21, 1878 -- November 17, 1973), also known as The Mother, was the spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo. She came to Sri Aurobindo's retreat on March 29, 1914 in Pondicherry, India. 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. 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.