Article on The Mother’s Flower Garden.pdf Uniting Hearts Across the World Through the Love of Flowers Love of flowers is a valuable help for finding and uniting with the psychic. The Mother A Dream Blossoms It all began in 2018, during the celebrations of Auroville’s 50th Anniversary. A small group of flower lovers in Auroville […]
In “Conditions for Living in Auroville”, The Mother wrote as a first condition: “To be convinced of the essential unity of mankind and to have the will to collaborate for the material realisation of that unity”. Then, one year after Auroville’s inauguration, she affirmed her certitude of the arrival of a new consciousness, for a new creation. About this, she later clearly stated: “What the New Consciousness wants (it insists on this) is: no more divisions”. For the new consciousness, this necessity of no more divisions applies also to “the opposition” between spiritual and material life. Calling Auroville “Tomorrow’s City” she conceived it to be a place of non-division on every level: people, cultures, nationalities, matter, and spirit, with Auroville as the home for the new consciousness and the new creation it will bring. Version française en pdf … பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு
August 15th is Sri Aurobindo’s 154th Birthday. But this is only one aspect of its total reality, for The Mother called Sri Aurobindo’s birth “an Eternal Birth” with deep significance on many levels. We believe that this is also true for Auroville. Physically, Auroville is 58 – but its age in years is just one aspect of its existence on many dimensions. The struggles, successes, failures and delays are embedded into a larger reality – just as Sri Aurobindo’s physical embodiment is embedded in a vaster eternal dimension. At Acres for Auroville, we see the township’s multiple realities, phases and changes in the context of a larger evolution and continuity. This understanding gives us the vision to carry on with confidence as we launch Year 13 of our unity action for Auroville’s secure and enduring future. Version française en pdf … பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு
Antoine had never heard of Auroville, nor Sri Aurobindo and The Mother until he attended a piano workshop in France in 2011 held by the nomadic pianist Marc Vella. Founder of the “Caravanes Amoureuses” (Caravans of Love), Marc travelled the world to bring peace and understanding through music. Motivated, Antoine joined the 2013 Caravan whose destination was India. “It was there that I discovered Auroville, a learning experience which held so many great insights. And I discovered southern India, where I felt very much at home.” After subsequent visits, his life path was clear and Antoine joined Auroville in 2015. Following his work with Svaram and his years at Sunship, he is now an executive at the Matrimandir, and also founder of the “Auroville Harmonies” choir. “I always trust Mother and I have always followed my intuition. Whatever trials life throws at us, I would say that I feel right at home here in Auroville.”
Brahmanaspati Kshetram – The Mother & Sri Aurobindo Centre is located in Edyanchavady and was founded by Aurovilian Rajan on 29 March 2014, the centenary of the first meeting of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo. In this beautiful and evocative article, Auroville Newcomer Purvi Bhanot shares Rajan’s inspiring life story that led to the Centre’s creation, and her experiences there with its joy, humanity, and spiritual aspiration. What began as Rajan and Kasthuri’s quiet family meditation room has become a Centre dedicated to aspiration, study, meditation and service to The Mother and Sri Aurobindo. With its weekly activities and its annual Darshan events and exhibitions, Brahmanaspati Kshetram lives up to its spiritual meaning: “field of action for the power and expression of the divine soul.”
“I gravitate towards art that is inspired by nature because I feel very little of human imagination can compare to the beauty and wonder of natural forms.” In Art for Land’s ‘Conversation with an Artist’ N° 3, Ashramite Dilip Patel shares his artistic journey starting with his early life in Uganda, where he was forever shaped by its natural beauty and his mother’s work with crafts. After his family relocated to India, he studied at the Ashram school and trained with Ashram artists. On his birthdays, he offered his work to The Mother and received her encouragement. Further influences came from his art studies in London. Returning to Pondicherry in the ‘90s, he became involved in the dynamic art scene of Auroville. Well-known for his work with lotuses and watercolor, he sees art as “a sadhana, an introspective search for the deeper truths … and an abiding joy.”
The new ART FOR LAND exhibition ‘FROM ASPIRATION TO INSPIRATION’ – launched at the anniversaries of Sri Aurobindo’s birth and India’s Independence – celebrates the spiritual aspiration that gave birth to Auroville, and the Township’s vitality as a hub of artistic expression, at the service of consciousness. This new exhibition presents a curated selection of works from the Art for Land archives alongside selected artworks donated towards establishing a permanent Auroville Art Collection. Featuring works by Ashramite Usha Patel, Auroville artist Crystal Michielsen, and Pondicherry artist Janakiraman, the exhibition offers a rare glimpse into each artist’s aspiration and inspiration. The sale of selected works also contributes support for Auroville’s vital land consolidation via the Acres for Auroville campaign. Ongoing till 10 October at the Unity Pavilion.
We are very pleased to present a special selection of The Mother’s conversations as recorded in the Agenda during the two years following the inauguration of Auroville. In it, we follow the development of her experiences and the unfolding of her understanding of the New Consciousness and the New Creation it wishes to create. While operating on multiple layers of the Being, it at the same time, makes an insistance on non-division on all levels. On March 29, 1969, The Mother received a persistant message as follows : “We will strive to make Auroville the cradle of the Superman”. When she asked “Why we’?” it answered, “It’s because the attempt will be to get those who will live in Auroville to COLLABORATE.”We are grateful to an Acres for Auroville supporter for contributing this enlightening and most encouraging compilation.
A4A’s new issue marks the special day of April 24, 1920 – the date of The Mother’s final return to India and the start of her intensive spiritual work with Sri Aurobindo. Our six articles weave together the progress of land consolidation, additions to Auroville’s life built on its land, the profiles of two dedicated Aurovilians and their work in the areas of vital community service and artistic creativity and education, along with quotes from The Mother on aspiration. Our solidarity action is the only source of financing for Auroville’s crucially-needed land consolidation and protection. We are happy to report that in the two months since our last newsletter, 30.87 new acres have been registered, paid for by Acres for Auroville – all thanks to your generous support! (with the newsletter summary in French and Tamil pdfs)
One thing unites all who come to Auroville – it is aspiration, that seeking for something higher, and the possibility of making this something higher a reality. Auroville gives us the opportunity to manifest our individual and collective aspiration for this goal, here, on its physical land, designated for this purpose. But this role and possibility is not just limited to Auroville’s space – for Auroville is meant to be a place of positive contagion, a beacon, showing the world what aspiration can bring. Version française en pdf … பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு
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