, 12 tweets, 7 min read
My Authors
Read all threads
On this day, exactly 46 years ago, The Mother's body was placed in the Samadhi in Ashram courtyard, in a vault above #SriAurobindo's

Let us try to go through Her & Sri Aurobindo's inner & outer journey in Pondicherry, from Her Arrival in 1920 till Her apparent Departure in 1973.
1) Arrival in Pondicherry, Mother's stay in Bayoud House:

The Mother arrived in Pondicherry on 24 Apr, 1920 along with Paul Richard & Datta, & stayed in Bayoud House for ~half year.

Along with the ongoing work on the 'Arya', the 'Deva-Sangha' was slowly beginning to be formed:
2) Mother moves to Guest House:

Due to a tumultuous relationship with the Mother, Paul decided to leave Pondicherry in Nov-1920. She moved to #SriAurobindo's residence on 24 Nov as advised by Him after a local cyclone..

The Yoga was now beginning to extend to the nether realms:
3) Moving to the Library House:

After their stay in the Guest House (during which the "Arya" was completed & the famous stone throwing incident happened), #SriAurobindo & the Mother decided to shift to "Library House" ~Sep-1922.

A new routine with the inmates was being created:
4) New Buildings acquired, New Sadhaks join:

With the no. of inmates increasing, new buildings were inspected & rented around Library House (Rosary House, Meditation House, Secretariat).

"Heaven's call is rare, rarer the heart that heeds." - A few hearts did heed to Their call:
5) Siddhi Day, Ashram Established, Overmental creation:

The descent of Krishna Consc. on 24 Nov. 1926 led to an almost total withdrawal of #SriAurobindo, & Mother took charge of the new 'Ashram' community..

What followed was perhaps the greatest feat of renunciation in history:
6) Moving to Meditation House:

With the Sadhana moving from vital to physical, #SriAurobindo & Mother moved Their residence to Meditation House on Feb 8, 1927; & Darshan Days began from Feb 21.

Despite some resistance, Mother's organizational genius was becoming visible to all:
7) Letters & Actions, Construction of Golconde (1938):

A great deal of correspondence started after #SriAurobindo's seclusion; along with Savitri's revision. Mother also used collective activities to transform Ashram life.

Conditions for Supramental descent were being prepared:
8) The Accident in #SriAurobindo's room, The war:

The Hostiles were looking for a chance to stop the Supramental work, & got a minor success with an injury to #SriAurobindo's leg on 24 Nov. 1938, a few hours before the Darshan..

World situation was simultaneously getting worse:
9) Turning the tide of WW2, Cripps Proposal, Opening of Ashram School:

The modern Kurukshetra needed full attention of #SriAurobindo & Mother, & Their intervention at crucial moments saved humanity's future..

Now with children in the Ashram, a new harmony had to be established:
10) Independence Celebration & Message, Descent of Ananda:

WW2 was won by evolutionary forces, & world conditions led to India's freedom on #SriAurobindo's 75th birth anniversary (with the shadow of Partition & Anti Ashram attacks)

Another key event happened just a year before:
11) #SriAurobindo's Mysterious Withdrawal; Samadhi Construction:

The world wasn't yet ready, & in an act of supreme sacrifice #SriAurobindo left His material body on Dec. 5, 1950 to hasten the arrival of New World.

What the God's labour had accomplished passed on to His Shakti:
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh.

Enjoying this thread?

Keep Current with Mohit Bansal

Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!