LFAU LETTER – 21 FEBRUARY 2024

This year, 29th February 2024 will be the 26th anniversary of the Supramental descent. A day before on 28th February 2024, it will be the 56th anniversary of Auroville’s inauguration. At the same time, we see the acceleration of change in human life, shaking up our notions, breaking structures down, making way for something new. What this “new” will be depends a lot on us. If Auroville develops as The Mother envisioned, the soul of humanity will find an external vehicle, and the future direction of human life could proceed on the sunlit path. Version française en pdf … பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

NEW LAND FOR AUROVILLE ACQUIRED IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER’23

In just the months of November and December 2023, 21 new plots totalling 19.5 acres were acquired for consolidating Auroville’s Master Plan area via purchase and exchange. In addition to the plots we announced earlier in the year, this brings the total of previously-missing land added to Auroville in 2023 to a total of 29 new plots and 26.02 new acres – a record increase for land consolidation! The new November-December land is located in 10 central parts of the City (including near the Matrimandir) as well as in 6 key Greenbelt farms and nature preserves.

THILLAI, MY LIFE WITH AUROVILLE – FROM INCEPTION TO INFORMATION

We’re pleased to share the life journey of Auroville pioneer Thillai Ganapathi, presenting yet another facet of Auroville’s great diversity. Thillai was born in a bioregion community five kilometers north of Auroville, and at age nine, walked with his friends to attend Auroville’s Inauguration ceremony on 28 February 1968. After receiving his Master’s degree, he and his wife Kalai joined Auroville as teachers at New Creation school. Thillai has served on a large number of AV committees, and notably as a translator for Tamil books and texts (10 million words so far!). His family now counts 3 generations in Auroville.
In English and in Tamil பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

ART FOR LAND EXHIBITION – FEBRUARY – APRIL 2024

Over a hundred artists have donated their creations to Art for Land whose sale proceeds are dedicated for land purchase via the Acres for Auroville campaign. It is thanks to this generosity, and the solidarity of friends who purchase their works, that AFL has made significant contributions to land consolidation over the past nine years. Also, AFL is a showcase for Auroville as a dynamic creative hub. The new current exhibition at UPAV – devoted to the theme of “Dhyanam” (Contemplation) – is a most beautiful one, with works of a great variety of techniques and styles. All the works are for viewing, and for sale!

INSPIRING QUOTES – TWO TEXTS BY SRI AUROBINDO

As usual, we close our bulletin with soul inspiration and nourishment for our individual and collective paths. Both texts are by Sri Aurobindo – the first is an extract from “The Divine and Undivine” – a chapter in “The Life Divine”, and the second is the continuation of “Man, A Transitional Being”, which we began in our November 2023 issue. The common theme is an exploration of who we are and who we may become. We end with The Mother’s words: “The more we concentrate on the goal, the more it blossoms forth and becomes precise”.

OUR 2024 NEW YEAR’S CARD FOR THE LAND

The New Year 2024 is upon us. Auroville, a luminous pearl of the unfolding human future, too, is continuing her onward march. In our 2024 New Year card, we have tried to capture the spirit of Auroville with two photographs of its pioneering days, and also the “Auroville flowers” with their qualities as given by The Mother. The photos are also a reminder of how far the international township has come, and all the work and commitment that has accomplished such miracles. We will be sending the hard copy of this card to land donors, and to friends at their request, and it is available for free for Aurovilians and guests at Town Hall, Unity Pavilion, and many sites around Auroville.

ACRES FOR AUROVILLE – 24TH NOVEMBER 2023 NEWSLETTER

“Auroville is the attempt towards collective realisation” said the Mother, and this attempt towards a collective realisation is not limited to those who live in Auroville. All Auroville International centers, all committed friends and associates and donors are equally “volunteers” aspiring for this “collective realisation”. It can be said that the core of Auroville stands for the soul of humanity, meaning all that is lofty and noble and good and beautiful in the life of humanity. In this issue of our newsletter, we share inspiring stories of commitment and giving in the service of this ideal by Auroville’s pioneers, newcomers, AVI centers, and supporters. Version française en pdf … பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

ACRES FOR AUROVILLE FLIER – 24 NOVEMBER 2023

November 24th, 1926 marked the advent of a major transformative step in Sri Aurobindo’s integral yoga of individual and societal evolution. This profound experience was the landmark moment in his path and the turning point that launched the next steps – the founding of the Ashram, and then of Auroville. On this evolutionary goal, Sri Aurobindo wrote: “Man is a transitional being; he is not final…. ” Since 1968, Auroville has existed as a special dynamism and space dedicated to this progress for humanity. Version française en pdf … பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

LFAU LETTER – 24 NOVEMBER 2023

Auroville plays a key role in giving a concrete form to Sri Aurobindo’s great vision of a new world, new humanity, and new society expressing and embodying a new consciousness. It is “a collective ideal that calls for a collective effort so that it may be realised in the terms of an integral human perfection.…” For the past 10 years, the Acres for Auroville land campaign has played a dynamic part in helping manifest this vision with the goal of raising funds to complete the Township’s designated physical base. Version française en pdf … பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

LOUIS – MOTHER’S ALWAYS OPTIMISTIC BUILDER

Louis came to Auroville from France in 1971 to briefly deliver spare parts for the vehicles of the mythic « Caravan”. Instead he stayed on, participating in the development of Auropolyester and the digging and building of Matrimandir from the start to the end. A close associate and friend of Roger Anger, over the decades, Louis has played a major role in constructing Auroville’s most important residential and service buildings. He says “I would like to tell those who read this testimony about my JOY for being at Auroville and for constructing The Mother’s City. This joy has never left me.” We are happy to present Louis’s story in English and in French.

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