content (News) Under the Matrimandir Banyan Tree John Harper speaks of how it looks here. Juan, professional tree pruner called in to cut the badly broken limb of the Banyan, cyclone damage. Juan offers a class in safe handling of chainsaws. All service connections in Auroville and surrounding villages without power since the cyclone struck. A total of 42 distribution transformers affected. Funding priorities: to restore Electricity, Water, Security, Access, and Shelter. Pavilion of Tibetan Culture: Lighting of Lamps and Meditation Tuesday Tuesday 7 pm.
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Monday, 09 January 2012 (City Life) A presentation on Pumped Storage Systems has been given in the Town Hall Conference Room on Friday 06-01-2012. The presentation team includes Harald Kraft (Water Engineering Consultant, see: ib-kraft.de/eng/), Michael Bonke (who has studied the pumped storage systems of Ruselkraftwerke, Germany) and Toine Van Megen (who presented the relevance of pumped storage systems in the context of renewable energy). The presentation and discussion had also look at the possibilities of utilizing the Matrimandir Lake as the lower elevation
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Monday, 09 January 2012 (News) For tropical Cyclone Thane warning is on we can expect max sustained winds 118 km/h with stronger gusts possible. At Multimedia Center in Town Hall on Saturday 31st of December at 5pm we can see a Puppet show.
Pavilion of Tibetan Culture invites us for the 2012 Light Mandala , A Prayer for Peace ar 7pm.The WC, AC and AV Security Team published special New Year Eve Message that for New Year's Eve special Security arrangements have been made. There will be a Police presence in and around the Auroville area. AV Security -9443090107, 9443362691
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Thursday, 29 December 2011 (News) Featured is Ludovica who presents a one-day workshop with partner Paola to share the language of music, of composing and playing; another workshop on the deeper level of the community and remembering those who left us this year: Aurovilians Lucia, Tenzin, Bhavana, Alumelu, Tatiana and Anna Maria. Living abroad Mark Aspi, Erica and Myriam, ShyamSundar in Pondy and Mia Berden in Holland. a moment of remembrance..at Matrimandir no bonfire at the Amphitheatre on 1st January... 6 pm to 9 a Meditative Space in Candle Light under the Banyan Tree.
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Monday, 26 December 2011 (Arts & Culture) The word is a sound expressive of the idea. In the supra-physical plane when an idea has to be realised, one can by repeating the word-expression of it, produce vibrations which prepare the mind for the realisation of the idea. That is the principle of the Mantra and of japa. One repeats the name of the Divine and the vibrations created in the consciousness prepare the realisation of the Divine. It is the same idea that is expressed in the Bible, God said, Let there be Light, and there was Light. It is creation by the Word. - [Sri Aurobindo]
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Tuesday, 08 November 2011 (City Life) On our regular update from L'Avenir d'Auroville or Town Development Council Renu shared some points on administrative process of proposed projects, and as she says in Auroville everything depend very much on the capacity and energy of the person in charge of the project. And TDC should be there just to assist the project with the use of the footprint of the galaxy loosely while looking at the ground reality, and that way keep the dynamism of the galaxy without being to attached to the map. Water Task Team will be soon ready to present plans.
Thursday, 22 September 2011 (Arts & Culture) Auroville is a universal playground that offers us richness of sounds as well as human diversity. And we were playing. In the Creative Radio workshop, we were playing with sounds - listening to the morning sounds of waking nature, bees buzzing, sounds of children playing with grains of sand, passing through sports grounds listening to the boisterous cries of kids engrossed in their games. We ended our sound journey with the flowing water at lotus pond at Matrimandir. Read more Monday, 05 September 2011 (News) In today's news we feature interview with Renu from L'Avenir d"Auroville / Town Development Council on updates from them. Adrien, Elsa and Sophie have been working with TDC/ Avenir and Road Service and Marie since June on a design for the Mahalakshmi Park (SK to Arka area) Their concept will be presented next Thursday, 18th of August at 4pm at Conference Room in Town Hall.
For the Sri Aurobindo's birthday and for the Independence Day of India many programs and offerings are prepared. From morning bonfire...to colective meditation at UP.
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Thursday, 11 August 2011 (Spirituality) Sunday morning, hot summer day, Matrimandir...Sitting quietly beneath the inner chamber, next to lotus pond one can hear chirping birds, accompanied by the wind finding its way trough all four sides of the sky, and by the gentle sound of water cascading down over the lotus petals toward the small crystal ball. Timeless and yet so present, one might drift in a sweet oblivion of a peaceful moment...
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Saturday, 02 July 2011 (News) Hi everybody! This is a special edition of Kidz News straight from Auroville...Huoolow now straight form the sky it the weather. First off the bear are back to Auroville...wait wait...since when are the bears in Auroville??? its because of global warming they are coming from Alaska, and anyways its going to snow in Auroville some day...
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Friday, 24 June 2011 (News) In this news segment the end of EndoSulfan is targeted with the suggestion to shed light on the topic to mothers of the afflicted youngsters in the neighbouring villages, by making an epidemiological study in those villages. Also in the news, news of a film creating awareness of another impact on the world's ecosystem: the disappearing frogs. And, gratitude for the successful fund-raising concert put on by Suryan and Friends.
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Monday, 09 May 2011 (Education) Younger children of Deepanam School prepared for the end of the year their own unique presentation of their project works. The youngest ones were visiting Matrimandir, while elder were researching their own social and biological environment and others were busy by visiting services and work units of Auroville. Presentation was for their school friends, holders or representatives of units and services they visited and for teachers.
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Friday, 29 April 2011 (Spirituality) The Amphitheater Team had chosen to play the first disc of Savitri read by the Mother along with Sunil's music this Thursday 21st of April for the weekly meditation between 6 pm to 6:30 pm.
Around thirty persons gathered all around the Amphitheater at Matrimandir to enjoy Sri Aurobindo's initiatory poem expressed by the Mother during this privileged moment.
Also an appropriate time to remind one of the Mother's final arrival in Pondicherry on April 24th, ninety-one years ago.
Friday, 22 April 2011 (Environment) "The Divine plan is always there, all we have to do is open up, and take a next step...keep going..." told us B in an interview about his life, passion for waste management and other projects he's involved in. He came to Auroville in 1974, in its early beginning when town was is the survival mode; saw all the changes and transitions, and yet he feels extremely grateful that he was born at the right time to go trough this incredible adventure, as he named it. B is strongly convinced that Zero Waste Management is and achievable goal, because is something that people can understand. Up to today we managed to come to the point that we recycle 60 percents of the garbage, the rest 40 percents can be slowly chipped away by technology which is already available today.
Friday, 15 April 2011 (Arts & Culture) It was over-packed at the Visitors' Center on Saturday evening, in anticipation of a new production of 'Genius Incorporated Presents' causing laughs way before the show began. As previously announced, the 'Doppelganger' is a scientific fiction of future possibilities, with the advent of dual consciousness; each of us might have expected various options for the play we were all anxious to see. The Genius team didn't let the public down – this humorous piece was insightfully critical as usual, with some new approaches and excellent video clips. And of course, with an original story of three beings (which highly resembled three known friends in Auroville) coming for a visit, and a possible encounter with a new conscious human being, a superhuman. Tuesday, 12 April 2011 (News) Featured in the news a remembrance of 40 years ago today, when Mother sent a special message to those early Aurovilians who would begin the initial digging for what would become the foundation of Matrimandir: 'The fraternity of collaboration; the aspiration towards Unity in Joy and Light. Blessings.' Also in the news some announcements: a call for volunteers to do farm work and building at Windarra Farm in exchange for accommodation; another call goes out for a high level English teacher for Future School and, a chance to use writing skills in Sadhana Forest's 'This I Believe' essay series. And finally a reminder to reserve an evening next weekend to hear the Auroville Choir sing a concert of Celtic songs.
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Monday, 14 March 2011 (Arts & Culture) Femme rayonnante au grand cœur, Véronique Jannot choisit résolument le bonheur: sourire en toutes circonstances est sa manière à elle de nourrir cette "graine d'éveil présente en chacun de nous,” et de transformer les épreuves, tremplins d'évolution. Profondément engagée pour la cause tibétaine, elle écrit et réalise seule son premier documentaire consacrée à ce principe féminin intangible et puissant, que les tibétains appelle « Dakini ». Pour sa seconde visite à Auroville, elle est donc venue présenter « DAKINIS, le féminin de la sagesse »: une série de portraits de femmes extraordinaires d'orient et d'occident. L'occasion de la rencontrer à son hôtel et de l'interroger sur la création de son film, le rôle de la femme aujourd'hui, sa perception d' Auroville et sur son chemin personnel vers une spiritualité libre et vivante....Interview illustré par la musique du documentaire.
Friday, 11 March 2011 (News) Today's news bring us a great variate of subjects that are part of our daily life in Auroville, starting with the announcement of the festival Panorama of Contemporary Indian Cinema, that is happening this weekend at Bharat Nivas. The dance performance:Repeated Act of Giving that was programed for tomorrow the 3th of March at Sri Aurobindo Auditorium is canceled, new date will be informed soon. The electrical service inform: new timings for power shut-down started on the 1th of march, be plugged! If you love flowers, a great opportunity: Sri Aurobindo's Compassion (Portulaca) are available at Unity Garden. Want to know more? Contact Alain or Lieve at Matrimandir office.
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 (News) Yes, Mutation II starts tomorrow at 8.30 am at Conference Room in Town Hall, and we will broadcast and record it LIVE for whole three days of the seminar. Nadaka and Gopika prepared for Saturday between 6 ot 7pm at Amphitheater at Matrimandir Suryaya Namaha - a special meditative musical event. At Youth Centre Children's Art Festival 2011 starts today at 2pm for three days. And tonight at 8pm at Sri Aruobindo Auditorium Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of Indian Culture we are all invited to "Auroville Promenade”. Tibetan Student Association of Madras, and Pavilion of Tibetan Culture prepared a Tibet Festival with exhibition, cultural program on Monday at Visitor Center, and lots of Food from the Roof of the World.
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Thursday, 24 February 2011 (News) On Saturday between 2.30 and 4.30 at Unity Pavilion we are all invited by The International Zone to participate to a first creative session to initiate a series of activities around the “Exploration of National Soul”. On the auspicious day of December 12th at theBharat Nivas Auditorium we have a chance to see Bharat Natyam dance – Arangetram by Sundaraya , Seraphina Arumugam. And in Verite at 7.30 pm we can enjoy in the one woman performance with Magda San Milano. AT Cinema Paradiso, Cine Club, Eco Club at Saddhana Forest this weekend we can see some interesting and good movies.
Thursday, 09 December 2010 (City Life) The most interesting to Mr. Shimelis Adugna is the Auroville approach and active way on how to make this planet a better place to live in for all of us, as he emphasized – to go back to truth,to our inner strength, and to work on these to work together. He sees hope as a moving agent to create reality from the dreams and vision as the Mother envisioned. To him, and so many of us, this world has to be the world of sharing. Auroville could do better when it comes to the awareness of the Mother's vision in Africa, by going there and sharing these dreams.
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Friday, 26 November 2010 (Arts & Culture) The Miraculous Theater Group once again made a very large audience laugh, and think. Very witty observations pointing out our foibles, greatly humorous verse of this latest play by Johnny, Jessie, Jana and Muktha, 'The Little Bang' brought wide smiles and laughter from those of every age in the audience, while little ones were enthusiastic about the event itself. And of course the acting of brilliant big little actors who took their job very seriously who all contributed to this creation in barely two weeks time. All began with A Little Bang, which lead to a complete transformation of the population (mostly carpenters and architects) living in the small town of Fevicol.
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Monday, 04 October 2010 (News) Jean Pougault is featured in an interview in today's news; he came to live and work in Auroville in its earliest days. Matrimandir is his place of work and growth, his gift and his playground. And tonight at Bhlarat Nivas Auditorium an Arangetram performance.
Tomorrow Saturday is the day of Ganesh Puja, the Hindu festival of Ganesha, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees during this festival. It is the birthday of Lord Ganesha; He is widely worshipped as the god of wisdom, prosperity, good fortune and the remover of all obstacles. Jai Ganesha!
Friday, 10 September 2010 (City Life) Following on from the discussion series facilitated by the Auroville Council and Resident's Assemble Service earlier this year, the Council has invited all community members to a General Meeting to discuss the the benches and pathways beneath the Matrimandir banyan tree and how we make decisions as a community in Auroville. The meeting was held in SAWCHU on the 3rd of September. The discussion was vibrant and in some parts the emotional side came up. Anyway the interaction was conductive and some sort of results came up at the end. Jesse chaired the meeting. Here the 2 hours and 14 minutes recording of the full meeting.
Saturday, 04 September 2010 (News) Today's news features an excerpt from an interview with Uma of Upasana on Silk; research and the resultant book are nearing completion which presents the humble beginnings of silk and the various processes of how it becomes silk as the world knows it. The interview in its entirety can be heard next week. Also a reminder for a General Meeting at 5 PM today at SAWCHU, topics twofold: the ongoing discussion around Matrimandir's Banyan, those benches and pathways beneath it and, more dialogue on how we make decisions as a community in Auroville. The Council strongly urges all members of the community to be present and to participate; your input is valuable.
Friday, 03 September 2010 (City Life) Not many visitors from Iran come to Auroville. We had a chance to met Dr. Bijan Vala, who told us that fate has brought him here, and he would like to get involved and be active mostly on the field of expressive arts such as music and theater. He sees Auroville as an example of good thoughts, which proved that dreams can turn into reality, and yet he's aware that in the process problems do arise. He likes the Love, The Dream, Matrimandir,... For him the beauty of Matrimandir is that there's nothing religious about it, everybody is left to his/her own thoughts. Read more Friday, 03 September 2010 (Arts & Culture) A Dana, Basile (alias Tutsy Navarathna) et Claudine nous ouvrent les portes de leur studio, où ils distillent avec précision des documentaires et des courts métrages sur Auroville. Installés ici depuis dix ans, ils nous livrent leurs impressions sur les évolutions culturelles et artistiques dont ils ont été témoins. Entre Second Life, le Bhagavad-Gitâ et Rimbaud, nous découvrons avec enthousiasme le travail de recherche et d'expérimentation de ces professionels. Ils posent ainsi les premières pierres d'une scène culturelle de haut niveau à Auroville.
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 (News) Tuesday, 31th of August, and northern hemisphere is saying slowly goodbye to the summer, but here around is sunny with some clouds, and comfortable temperature. Over then phone we spoke with Jaya about yesterday's meeting at Unity Pavilion of members of International Zone. Auroville Council is inviting all members to General Meeting on Firday, 3rd of Septemeber at SAWCHU about benches and pathways beneath the Matrimandir banyan tree, and about decision making process.
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 (News) Tuesday, 24th of August and in the area still feels like monsoon time is here. This morning meeting of L'Avenir d'Auroville with new ideas and designs, which developed in a lively discussion will be publish on net in next days. Tonight you can see an Italian movie Due Partitie, and tomorrow afternoon in the Town Hall is meeting for all who would like to do something useful for the community and for the safety of us all, and are healthy and physically fit, are patient and always cool, responsible and reliable, can respond adequately in a crisis situation, and would like to join the team of volunteers to address the security issues in the area.
Tuesday, 24 August 2010 (Spirituality) How Auroville sounds... to me, to you ? This sound is just to express my fully and deep gratitude towards my Auroville's friends et ce quelque chose de si particulier ici à Auroville que j'aime tant. One may recognize the 15th august dawn fire, the famous Dalai Lama's question, the Matrimandir inner chamber silence, monsoon and more. Just listen and experience how beautiful sounds Auroville.
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