Mirra Alfassa, known as The Mother, shared with Sri Aurobindo a vision of Integral Yoga in which the aim is not escape from the world but the transformation and divinization of life itself. Spiritual realization and liberation are seen as only a beginning; the deeper task is the progressive change of the mental, vital, and physical nature through the action of a higher consciousness. Central to this vision is the supramental or Supermind, a divine Truth-Consciousness that represents the next stage of evolution beyond the ordinary mental being. This supramental consciousness, understood as both an individual and collective possibility, is held to be descending into earthly life to reshape human nature and even matter itself.

Within this framework, The Mother placed great emphasis on the discovery and rule of the psychic being, the soul or divine spark at the core of the heart. When this psychic presence comes forward, it brings sincerity, purity, devotion, and a discerning sense of the Divine Will, and it is this inner poise that can truly govern mind, life, and body. Spiritual practice, therefore, is not limited to inner experiences but must extend to every domain of existence, including the body, which is regarded as a field for transformation rather than an obstacle. The Divine is affirmed as present in matter, and the body and material world are treated as sacred, capable of being progressively permeated by a higher consciousness.

Her practical teaching can be summed up in a disciplined movement of aspiration, rejection, and surrender. Aspiration is a steady call for the Divine and for truth; rejection is the refusal of egoism, desire, falsehood, and inertia; surrender is the offering of one’s whole being to the Divine Mother’s guidance. This surrender is not passive resignation but a conscious collaboration with the Divine Work, expressed in every activity of life. Work, relationships, and daily occupations are to be done as offerings to the Divine, free from egoistic motives, and lived in an inner equality that remains quiet and open amid success and failure, praise and blame.

The Mother’s outlook extended to education and collective life, where she envisaged an integral development of the physical, vital, mental, and spiritual parts of the being. Education, in this light, is a means for each individual to discover and unfold unique capacities and the true inner calling, rather than conforming to rigid social molds or competitive egoism. She encouraged a spirituality that is universal and non-sectarian, seeing different paths as partial expressions of one Truth and resisting dogma, ritualism for its own sake, and any attempt to create a new religion. Her guidance consistently stressed inner experience, scrupulous honesty, and psychological change—overcoming pride, depression, fear, and desire, and cultivating peace, wideness, goodwill, perseverance, and a quiet, concentrated mind—as the living foundation for a new consciousness on earth.