Acres for Auroville

This is the month of The Mother’s definitive return to India to collaborate with Sri Aurobindo, and our April Darshan bulletin is devoted to the “Shakti” power – the dynamic principle of energy behind all manifestation. In this issue, we share articles by three “Auroville Shaktis” – two pioneers and a volunteer – plus we announce the happy news of the purchase of new land for Auroville, entirely made possible by donations to the Acres for Auroville land campaign. With our warm thank-you to all the donors! Version française en pdf … பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

Auroville is an entirely new approach to individual and collective living. The aims and energy and the goal are all different in the sense that the bedrock of attempt and inspiration is ascent – ascent to the heights of a mountain top. However each Aurovilian and friend of Auroville may specifically define this high goal – as human unity, the soul, new consciousness, the Divine – it means rising to something higher than where we are now. And, as in every ascent, the most important thing is patience, endurance, and perseverance, born of faith. Version française en pdf … பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

Last year 14 new plots were added to Auroville’s Master Plan area and this good-news trend is continuing ! We are happy to announce that 2023 kicked off with the purchase of two new plots. Both are located in the City area near Certitude, adding 2.20 acres of new Auroville land. We thank all of you who are supporting A4A’s unity action for completing the City of Dawn’s physical body and needed material base. Dear donors, your contributions and support are achieving real results !

In 1973, Mallika saw a report on French television about a visionary new place in India called Auroville. She then left everything to come to Pondicherry with her two young children, and began sharing her life between the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville. Becoming an official Aurovilian in 1986, she has devoted her life and energies to building the City of Dawn, teaching, practicing Eastern and Western forms of healing work, and helping develop the Matrimandir. Mallika’s story shares her 50 years of aspiration and dedication to the growth of “Auroville – The City at the Service of Truth”.

Sudha first studied Sri Aurobindo’s “Savitri” and the principal books on Integral Yoga through online courses and in private study with friends. Then, after two visits to Auroville, she came to the City of Dawn from Bangalore as a volunteer via the Deeksha Program. For the past ten months, she has been participating in the rich events celebrating the 150th year of Sri Aurobindo’s birth, bringing her energy, enthusiasm and talent to the Art for Land exhibition and the week of the annual Auroville Festival, among many other actions. Sudha’s comment on this past Auroville year of personal growth and life transformation is “Wow!”

Art for Land, now in its seventh year, with beauty and inspiration brings material support to A4A for the purchase of Auroville’s still-missing land. AFL is a unity action, so it’s not surprising that its “home” is the Unity Pavilion! Here is a report of the recent inspiring actions of Art for Land and the Unity Pavilion – exhibitions, events, creations, and the encouraging solidarity received – plus a preview of the ones to come. We sincerely thank all the contributing artists and the AFL team!

In this issue of our Bulletin, we are pleased to share excerpts from Sri Aurobindo’s booklet “The Mother”. It is in Chapter VI where he speaks of the four great Shakti powers – Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Maheshwari, and Mahasaraswati – and describes their roles for the material manifestation through their actions of strength, beauty, wisdom and perfection in works. We will continue to share excerpts from this all-important section of “The Mother” in our forthcoming August 15th issue.

We are happy to present the « February Birthdays » issue of our LFAU – A4A quarterly newsletter. Our news bulletins aim to raise awareness and the needed funds for completing Auroville’s Master Plan area, its designated physical base. Each issue shares good news about land consolidation, inspiring life stories from Auroville’s pioneers, and creative solidarity actions for developing and realizing the City of Dawn. This issue, as the others preceding it, provides rich nourishment and encouragement for our collective journey of building Auroville.

The Mother called us to “Come to the Future”. One very concrete way was to invite us to “the great adventure” and participate in creating the City of Dawn. Today, at least three generations have been born in this unique space for discovery, growth and creation. It is the privilege of all of us, Auroville-born and not Auroville-born, to participate in building this bridge to another age. For by building the City of Dawn, it is we who are calling the Future to come.Version française en pdf … பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு