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THE ACRES FOR AUROVILLE FLIER 15TH AUGUST 2026

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

THE LANDS FOR AUROVILLE UNIFIED LETTER – 15TH AUGUST 2026

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. These 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

BRAHAMANASPATI KSHETRAM- THE MOTHER AND SRI AUROBINDO

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: “a field of action for the power and expression of the divine soul.”

CONVERSATION WITH AN ARTIST – DILIP PATEL

“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.”

INSPIRING QUOTES -AUROVILLE, THE CRADLE OF THE SUPERMAN CONSCIOUSNESS

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.

ACRES FOR AUROVILLE (A4A) APRIL 2026 NEWSLETTER

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)

THE ACRES FOR AUROVILLE FLIER 24TH APRIL 2026

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

THE LANDS FOR AUROVILLE UNIFIED LETTER – 24TH APRIL 2026

April 24th celebrates a pivotal moment in human history: the 106th anniversary of the Mother’s final 1920 arrival in Pondicherry. It was, she said “… the tangible sign of the sure Victory over the adverse forces.” The Mother’s founding of Auroville is a part of this profound spiritual “certainty, for just as the Mother’s physical presence in 1920 anchored the new evolutionary force on earth, the consolidation of Auroville’s physical land anchors Auroville’s lofty ideals into the material plane. Version française en pdf … பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

LA PETITE EPICERIE – A NEW COMMUNITY SERVICE ON AUROVILLE’S LAND

February 28th, Auroville’s birthday, saw the joyful opening of Sunship’s ‘La Petite Epicerie’ (‘The Little Grocery Store’) inaugurating this beautiful space created with an aspiration for collective participation. Situated in the Habitat Zone of the City Centre, it serves the residential communities of the area and the surrounding neighbourhood. It has been a story of dedication by the team of Louis, Anandi, Arul and Ananda, who patiently bore several years of hurdles to be able to offer this service to the community.

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