Within Sri Aurobindo’s vision of Integral Yoga, The Mother, Mirra Alfassa, is understood as the embodiment of the Divine Mother, the conscious force or Shakti of the Supreme. Sri Aurobindo is often associated with the transcendent, static aspect of the Divine, while The Mother represents the dynamic, active power that makes the integral transformation effective in the world. She is thus not merely an associate or disciple, but the Divine Shakti without whom the supramental realization would remain incomplete on the earthly plane. In this sense, she is regarded as the necessary complement to Sri Aurobindo’s consciousness for the full manifestation of the yoga’s aim.

For aspirants of Integral Yoga, The Mother functions as the primary guide, mediator, and bridge between the human seeker and the higher consciousness. Surrender to her and an opening to her presence and force are presented as central means of receiving help, grace, and guidance. She is described as the power that works within the seeker to transform mind, life, and body, leading toward supramentalization and the manifestation of the Divine in earthly existence. In practical terms, disciples are directed to relate to her as their immediate spiritual guide, trusting her and offering their being to her for the yoga to proceed in depth.

The Mother’s role is also profoundly practical and collective. She organized and directed the Sri Aurobindo Ashram as a living laboratory of Integral Yoga, shaping its discipline, work, education, and community life so that spiritual practice could permeate every aspect of existence. Her efforts were not confined to individual liberation; she consciously worked for the collective spiritual progress of humanity and the earth, seeking to anchor the descending supramental force in the very fabric of material life. Through this, the yoga becomes not only a personal path but a collective evolutionary endeavor.

Finally, The Mother stands as a concrete example of the integral transformation that Integral Yoga envisages. Through her own spiritual realization and rigorous inner and outer discipline, she demonstrated how the divine consciousness can act down to the most material levels, including the body. Her life and work are thus seen as a living illustration of the yoga’s ultimate promise: the divinization of the whole being and the progressive transformation of human nature by the supramental consciousness.