On March 6th, 2016, Eric Hughes passed away after suffering
a stroke. He was 84 years old.
Eric was well-known as the caretaker of Matagiri (meaning
Mother's Mountain), a 42-acre retreat in Woodstock, New York, which he
co-founded with his life-long partner Sam Spanier who he had met over fifty
years ago. Sam, an accomplished painter, had become a disciple of the Mother.
Both went to Pondicherry and met with her, meetings which led to profound
spiritual experiences which changed the course of their lives.
Winner of the Edward Albee award for his play The Empty
Room, Eric had a deep love of theatre and the opera. He worked as a copy editor
for many years both in Manhattan and later in upstate New York. Eric translated
the 13 Volumes of Mother's Agenda of the Supramental Action Upon Earth from the
original French into English for the Matagiri community. His work contributed
to the final official translation. He also edited a book entitled On Collective
Yoga containing ...
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