Document Type
Audio File
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
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Mirra Alfassa (21 February 1878 – 17 November 1973), known to her followers as The Mother, was the spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo. [...] The experiences of the last thirty years of Alfassa's life were captured in the 13-volume work The Agenda. (Wikipedia)
Recommended Citation
Ryan, James, "In the Lap of the Mother: Gleanings from the Mother’s Agenda on Higher Integral Practice" (2014). Founders Symposium. 24.
https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/founderssymposium/24
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James Ryan, Ph.D. is director of the Asian and Comparative concentration in the Philosophy & Religion Program at CIIS. Jim’s general interests are in the culture, history, and philosophies of India. He is specifically interested in the various forms of Hindu Tantra, particularly the Kashmir Shaiva traditions and the tradition of Sri Aurobindo. A secondary interest is in Jainism and the historical interplay between the non-theistic philosophical traditions and Hinduism. Jim is a Sanskrit scholar and co-author of Encyclopedia Of Hinduism.