Since December 2008 a group of Aurovilians have been meeting weekly at Savitri Bhavan for group study of Sri Aurobindo’s major philosophical work. In 1913, Sri Aurobindo noted that part of his mission was to restate the truths of the Veda and Vedanta in terms accessible to the modern mind. In The Life Divine the ancient truths, illumined by his own experience, are made accessible to the human reason and shown to be the foundation for his affirmative vision of the evolutionary process and the significance of our individual existence on earth. Read more

The Rainbow Bridge - Sri Aurobindo's Savitri as a mantra for transformation.

Under this title the second Dr. M.V. Nadkarni Memorial Lecture was given by Sonia Dyne at Savitri Bhavan on February 20, 2011. Sonia was associated with Dr. Nadkarni at the Sri Aurobindo Centre in Singpore during the time when he was teaching at the Univeristy there. In her clear voice and perfect English, she shared illuminating insights about Sri Aurobindo's poem and its significance for us, as a Rainbow Bridge that can carry us from our present state towards our higher goal. Read more

The latest talk of Georges van Vrekhem on Thursday December 9 was about Sri Aurobindo's take on the Big Bang theory. Sri Aurobindo’s works are seldom approached for their scientific contents, yet he has followed the evolution of scientific thought up close. He wrote at the time of Einstein and the quantum mechanic revolution. In Savitri, his ‘testament’, Sri Aurobindo takes a clear stand for the Big Bang theory, even before the general consensus it has today.

The Mother has said explicitly that one of the reasons for her incarnation was to provide a safe passage to the deceased on their way to the psychic world through the vital and mental domains. She built these passages when she was still quite young. Since then more cases have been reported of ‘near-death experiences’, where people who return from such an experience describe it in ecstatic terms. In the lecture by Georges Van Vrekhem held on the November 18 at Savitri Bhavan, he re-accounted such experiences and related it to the passing and realisation of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.

It was a real pleasure to see children of Udavi School on Friday morning being excited about the theater play. Under the gentle guidance of versatile director Jill children proved to the audience that they can be great actors, beside expressing themselves in other language. The beauty of classical great poem Savitri lies also in that, that it can be told and expressed on many ways, and the time doesn't play significant role in it. Jill skillfully engaged the sited audience, mostly consisted of Udavi School children, to keep them alert and active as she gave them a role to play as well. Read more

Vinu gets on location to Udavi school where the rehearsal for the Theater play 'Savitri-story of a soul for any age' adapted of Sri Aurobindo's 'Savitri' is going on. The Play is scheduled to be performed in the month of August in Udavi school complex and Bharat Nivas. The Children from Udavi school who act in the Characters of the play share their experiences and emotions while performing the play and working with the Artistic director and writer of the play Jill Navarre and other team members

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La mousson en fond sonore, nous avons rencontré dans la salle de musculation de New Creation Gym, Savitri, la maitresse des lieux. Personnalité intense, pleine de volonté, Savitri décide à l'âge de 60 ans de reprendre ses études et de passer un BAC Scientifique pour ensuite entrer à l'université. Passionnée par le corps dans tout ces aspect, elle souhaite monter à Auroville une véritable école de sport. Mais Savitri c'est aussi celle qui nous fait suer, celle qu'on maudit presque lorsqu'elle dit « last 10 » alors qu'on croyait la série d'abdo finie. C'est aussi elle qui nous réconcilie avec notre corps, celle qui nous montre qu'il n'est jamais trop tard, que le temps est relatif comme la jeunesse.

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Ameeta Mehra came last week to Auroville for the last meeting of the Governing Board. She took the time in her busy schedule to give at Savitri Bavhan a conference on the theme ''What Savitri is for me.'' In front of a large public, she spoke of her own deep experience with Sri Aurobindo and how, in a  tragic moment in her life, she found in Sri Aurobindo the key to progress. To listen you can pass by the radio and ask for a CD or send an email here. But you can listen to the beginning of it.

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Ulli, who works at Thamarai, is featured in an interview. Thamarai is a cultural center, founded one and a half years ago by Aurovilians Kathy and Bridget. Its purpose is to create a bridge between the culture of the West and the culture of the village. This center is situated in Edayanchavadi; it proposes numerous activities including womens workshops, evening homework support for students and creative activities for children. Tamarai also organizes events to promote Tamil culture.

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Poetessa per vocazione e professione, Paola alla fine degli anni '70 “incontra”, sul piano artistico, Sri Aurobindo leggendo e traducendo parte delle sue opere.Paola in oltre due decenni di attivita' ha tradotto in italiano alcune tra le maggiori opere di Sri Aurobindo, tra cui Savitri, pubblicandole in Italia per Edizioni Mediterranee.Negli ultimi due anni ha preparato una produzione teatrale basata sul testo di Savirti.ha debuttato a novembre all'Auditorium di Roma e 500 persone hanno assistito alla prima. La regia e' stata curata da Agostino Marfella. Nel cast Maria Monti, Carla Cassola, Chiara Tomarelli, Giampiero Fortebraccio, Alberto Rossatti, Agata Lombardo e Gioia Giannini. Accompagnamento musicale di Luca Spagnoletti.

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Il y a quelques mois, l'équipe française avait décidée de suivre Chloé qui à l'époque, souhaitait devenir NewComer. Aujourd'hui nous la retrouvons et la rencontrons de nouveau pour savoir où elle en est de ses démarches. Elle nous dévoile aussi un nouveau projet de logement que nous tâcherons de suivre durant les prochain mois.Ce programme que vous pouvez télécharger, sera diffusé à partir du lundi 7 octobre, accompagné de l'Agenda de Mère et de Savitri lus par Gangalakshmi,

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Savitri is Sri Aurobindo's revelatory mantric epic poem. The Mother has referred to it as "the supreme revelation of Sri Aurobindo's vision". The writing of Savitri extended over much of the later part of Sri Aurobindo's life. The first known manuscript dates from 1916. By around 1930 he had begun to turn it into an epic with a larger scope and deeper significance. Transformed into 'A Legend and a Symbol' Savitri became his major literary work which he continued to expand and perfect until his last days. In the late 1940s, when his eyesight was failing, he took the help of a scribe, Nirodbaran, and dictated the extensive final stages of revision. It was the last thing he worked on, a few days before leaving his body in December 1950.

Savitri, read by Loretta and Savriti, recorded by AurovilleRadio, is boradcast weekly. This week you can listen to the second Canto.

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At Savitri Bhavan, AurovilleThe Problem of PainTalk by Dr. Alok Pandey on Book VI, Canto 2 of Savitri on Saturday, Nov 19th, 5 - 6.30 pmAs a professional psychotherapist as well as a lover of Sri Aurobindo's writings and especially Savitri, Dr. Pandey is uniquely qualified to speak on this topic.