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DESPITE their essential contribution to the present world, Sri Aurobindo and the Mother are still mostly unknown outside the circles of their disciples and devotees. It is Georges Van Vrekhem’s intention in this biography of the Mother to examine all available material about her life and to present it in an accessible and interesting way. He attempts to draw the full picture, including the oft-neglected but important last years of her life, and even of some reincarnations explicitly confirmed by the Mother herself. The Mother was born as Mirra Alfassa in Paris in 1878. She became an artist, married an artist, and participated in the vibrant life of the metropolis during the fin de siècle and early twentieth century. She became the Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1926. This book is a rigorous description of the incredible effort of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo. Their vision is an important perspective allowing for the understanding of what awaits humanity in the new millennium. About the Author George Van Vrekhem is the author of the successful Beyond Man: The Life and Work of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. After gaining repute in his home country of Belgium as a poet and playwright, he became acquainted with the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother in 1964. In 1978 he became a member of Auroville. He has translated into Dutch several books of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and Satprem, as well as selections from the Ramayana and Mahabharata.