content (Arts & Culture) On Saturday 28th January, 4.30 pm at the Tibetan Pavillion, Auroville was graced with a visit by Prof Samdhong Rinpoche. Rinpoche was greeted by children and guests who had arrived for the inauguration of a rare photo gallery documenting the 1959 departure of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from Tibet and arrival into India. There was a sense of nostalgia and appreciation to be present at such an auspicious event that dated decades back, during which His Holiness's asylum had been facilitated by the Government of India and, at their invitation.
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012 (Spirituality) ..."But the hour is often terrible, of fire and whirlwind and the tempest, a threading of the winepress of the feed of God..." says Sri Aurobindo on the Hour of God which Loretta quote in our interview or reflections on recent cyclone Thane raging over Auroville and nearby villages. And as she says that when something happens that hurts you, and it hurts you much, you stop and ask, although the Hour of God is not physical thing but it does crush down something inside of us. The bottom line is LOVE, which made and manifest the Universe.
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Saturday, 28 January 2012 (News) An interview with Sathiya, secretary for the Council; she is enthusiastic about this Council. Auroville Wood-link, an initiative of the Auroville Forest group seeks people to run, maintain and manage the project. The financial impact of the storm is devastating to many forests; there is a lot of timber on the floor, but the forest will not have any other source of income for the next 10 to 15 years. Concert on 7 January: French nomadic pianist Marc Vella with Ana, Hartmut, Suryan, Joy, Jivatman, Taranti, Caroline, Elisa, Anisha and Tiago.
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Wednesday, 11 January 2012 (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 (News) Auroville Council member Sonja gives an update on what's current on their table; not surprisingly, a lot on cyclone relief. Info on making a donation provided in the news; see more at cyclonehelp@auroville.org.in. Cyclone Relief Services information listed for water, generators, solar, tree clearing, housing and help in the Greebelt.
Matrimandir closed to visitors until Pongal, mid-January. Wind/Solar Renewable Energy Design Workshop coming up on January 9 to 14. For more images open the READ MORE section.
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Wednesday, 04 January 2012 (News) Cyclone Thane swirled around Auroville at the end of 2011 changing the landscape; people reuniting, working together, small differences forgotten, cleaning and clearing the roads, the land. Interviewed is Alok, organizer of clean-up work teams, meeting daily 9 a.m. Town Hall parking. Auroville Electrical Service asks for assistance both financially and physically to help their team to hasten the return of power. Carrie Dashow NYC-based interdisciplinary artist shares her work at Paradiso.
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Monday, 02 January 2012 (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 (News) Ricardo of New Dawn Carpentery speaks about his work in Auroville, his work in fine woodworking, his work as his yoga. Announcements: Thamarai, a cross cultural project that provides informal education, offers an open house 18th December, 10 a.m. E-mobility: a solution for AV Guests and Volunteers; they would like to offer an alternative to th rental of petrol vehicles. Contact chandresh@auroville.org.in for more information.
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Wednesday, 14 December 2011 (News) Lola speaks about the Hibiscus Art Village project, which finally has a site location; it plans to be a place for arts and crafts to flourish, a place to work and to learn. Announcements: a Rudra Veena concert Saturday 17 December, 7:30 pm at Bharat Nivas; a monthly mime workshop at Life Education Centre; a 5-day course in Organic Food Growing at Buddha Garden and free interactive seminars offered by Insight Seminars at Auroshilpam. See the photo of the total lunar eclipse during last Saturday's full moon taken by Lalit (read more section).
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Monday, 12 December 2011 (News) 5 December 2011, significant for AurovilleRadio: it's our 7th birthday. Hear Andrea, AurovilleRadio's founder. Also today: the anniversary of the passing of Sri Aurobindo the great avatar, who has given more than can be told. Road construction: Bharat Nivas gate to existent paved road built by Martanda some 4 years ago, promised completion for the 2012 Marathon. Housing news: Line of Force Housing Project has conditional site permission for a first phase for 75 residents and, Kalpana Housing Project, a phased development of 64 apartments.
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Monday, 05 December 2011 (Education) No doubt that talk on Lucy - mother of us all at the National Museum of Ethiopia , and the interaction on "Human Unity in Evolution" deeply impressed all the participants. Dr. Berhane Asfaw, leading Ethiopian Paleontologist presented Ethiopian archeological finds related to the evolution of the hominid to man, and after seeing Lucy in the next door we were following with huge respect and anticipation. Deepti followed by presentation of the view of Evolutions as seen by Sri Aurobindo, and both talks and interaction were presented by Haimanot.
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Thursday, 24 November 2011 (Spirituality) In and interesting interview with Latif Bolat , who is a Sufi musician and sufi scholar, born in Turkey and lived for a long time in the USA we can hear interseting comparisons - on Auroville with other alternative communities he has been visited troughout years of traveling around the globe; on Sri Aurobindo life with Latif Bolat's life and the way of thinking. The later is tryin to create the positive environment for his countrymen and society in general. And in his eyes Auroville got more spiritual perspective than most of the others he saw
Tuesday, 22 November 2011 (Education) In the continuation of opening ceremony on first day of the Auroville International Conference at the Red Cross Society Training Institution facilitate by versatile Mr. Haimanot Alemu Deepti talked on Auroville and Human Unity as A living expression of Sri Aurobindo's evolutionary vision. Joss has continued with his presentation with tittle On Auroville and the Environment in which we saw an over view of Auroville development trough years. trough his talk he also presented hsi and his team huge work on the project of Adyar Poonga in Chennai.
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Monday, 21 November 2011 (Education) During the Auroville International meeting in Addis Abbaba at the Red Cross Society Training Institute Deepti presented "An Auroville Perspective" on the topic of education and Lourdes Nadine talked about "Activity Based Learning for Primary Education in India". Both talks were very much interesting for numerous local audience, and practical questions on methods arose after the presentations. Integral education, based on Sri Aurobindo and the Mother's principals, and Activity Based Learning trough cards over years proved their effeciency.
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Sunday, 20 November 2011 (News) An interview with Auroville Telephone Service Sub Group member Min, speaking about the current challenge faced by many with their telephone/online connection featured today.
Meeting for 'Lively Up Your Earth' Eco-Music Festival today at Solitude. The first Auroville "Holi" Tango Festival to be held during Holi weekend next March, as well as current classes and practica.
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011 (Education) The aim of the Sri Aurobindo-Mother avatar was to establish the foundations of a new species beyond the human: superman. In The Supramental Manifestation (1949) Sri Aurobindo wrote that, for the superman to be incarnated on the Earth, an intermediary range of transitory beings would be necessary. The Mother called these beings surhommes, overmen. Moreover, she said explicitly that to realize the transitory beings in their presumably huge variety was our task. This talk given by Georges van Vrekhem at Savitri Bhavan on 12 November 2011 is the
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011 (News) Announcements in today's news. Mother's and Sri Aurobindo's knowledge of significance of numbers: Friday it will be 11-11-11 followed by 20-11-2011... to meditate on the idea of oneness on these dates. A documentary on Auroville artists, their art, being made by AVRadio and Hans. Residents' Assembly Service presents an update, emphasis on attendance in gemeral meetings, on consensus as a tool. Bamboo Centre offers service and items custom designed.
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Wednesday, 09 November 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 (News) Listen to JV talking about a pollution solution: green mobile phones, inspired by the pollution spread through their use and their towers. Telos: a research project to make integral yoga easily accessible and practical in one's everyday life. A workshop - 'Explore seven states of Consciousness Experientially' next week.
Georges Van Vrekhem's next talk: An intermediary range of transitory beings the Mother called 'surhommes,overmen.' To realize the transitory beings in their huge variety was our task. And, training for Marathon 2012 has begun.
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Monday, 07 November 2011 (News) The feature today is Anne, one of the talented ladies of Nandini, explaining the services Nandini offers. Announcements include a farewell tea for Mr. Ramaswamy whose term as Secretary, Auroville Foundation, is over today. Georges Van Vrekhem lectures Saturday next: 'Present and future science: unending paradigms.' From monkey motion to monk emotion: an acting-workshop via exploration of emotional patterns. Ancient instrument Didgeridoo: playing skills on offer. Discover Capoeira in its various forms through 3 workshops being offered.
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Monday, 31 October 2011 (Education) During the formation of Christianity, a series of hard fought councils and creeds formulated what was the authorized thinking in the Christian West. This catholic faith dominated the minds for centuries, till its irrationality was eroded, attacked and finally overcome by a rational movement culminating in the Enlightenment. Sri Aurobindo calls its main ideas liberty, equality and fraternity godheads of the soul, and has fought to keep them alive in the build-up of the new world. The Georges van Vrekhem's talk was held in Savitri Bhavan.
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Tuesday, 25 October 2011 (News) Frequent visitor from Woodstock NY Julian Lines, International Advisory Council member speaks about the many things in which hes involved. Announcements: Auroville Ultimate Frisbee team came 3rd in the 2011Chennai Heat tournament.
Caregiver training in basic nursing skills to 8 female graduates completed. "Water Cell" presentation on the need for a new water policy for Auroville at Cinema Paradiso,Friday 21st October, 5pm.
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Monday, 17 October 2011 (Education) 'Evolution' is generally thought to be well-known. Looking deeper into the subject however, it proves to be an extremely complex subject, and so is the term 'Darwinism', commonly used by the media. As evolution is about life and life is about humans, evolution also had from the outset of its various theories a close connection with religion and life. Most importantly, the spiritual interpretation of evolution is the backbone of Sri Aurobindo's worldview, directly impacting on our understanding of the Yoga and the aim of life.
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Thursday, 13 October 2011 (News) Listen to Jean-Marc , chef extraordinaire of Cafe le Morgan, in Town Hall plaza, tell about his offer of a 5-day plan for dinners during the Film Festival.Tomorrow opens Aurovilles second Film Festival, running 5 consecutive days; 3 venues: Cinema Paradiso, Bharat Nivas and Sadhana. Tomorrow a General Meeting 4:30 SAWCHU: Complete Review of the AVC and WC selection process. Talkin' Trash offers another bit on plastic. The Selection Committee presents an update.
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Wednesday, 28 September 2011 (Education) Since December 2008 a group of Aurovilians have been meeting weekly at Savitri Bhavan for group study of Sri Aurobindos 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 Monday, 12 September 2011 (News) Evolution, Religion, and the Unknown God" by Georges Van Vrekhem now published; from Upasana an exhibition Cotton-A Way Forward to be showcased in Nov. 2011; the second edition of the Auroville Triathlon will take place on Sunday 11th at New Creation Sports; White Sails from Arseny: the idea of starting sailing action in Auroville, inspired by past experience, and time spent with a sailing and fencing club The Carabela' in Russia and, lAvenir d'Auroville announces 9 housing projects: 245 units followed by at least 270 more to follow.
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Monday, 05 September 2011 (News) Tomorrow is the birthday of Lord Ganesh, celebrated in the UK, USA, Canada and Mauritius as well as throughout India. Ganesh is the god of wisdom, prosperity and remover of all obstacles. The whole cosmos is known to be the belly of Ganesha. Parvati, the primordial energy. All realms, all oceans are inside the cosmic belly of Ganesha, held together by the cosmic energy symbolized as the snake Ganesha ties round Himself. The mouse-vehicle is our ego, controlled by Ganesh. One who controls the ego has Ganesha consciousness or God-consciousness.
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Wednesday, 31 August 2011 (Spirituality) On Saturday, 14th August, a memorial gathering was held in Savitri Bhavan dedicated to Syam Sundar who recently passed away. Shyam Sundar was appointed by the Mother as the secretary of Auroville affairs and was involved in the township project from the very beginning. About thirty Aurovilians and fifteen Ashramites gathered in Savitri Bhavan to pay tribute to Shyam Sundar. After a short meditation, several friends spontaneously shared their reminiscences of Shyamsunder, who had taken significant roles in his lifetime.
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Thursday, 25 August 2011 (News) In today's news we featured Andrea's interview with Emanuele on his new book - The Salt of Life, which will be aviable in few days. Today's interesting presentation created by three French interms at L'Avenir d'Auroville / Town Development Council on Mahalakshmi Park will be held at 4pm at Conference Room at Town Hall. On Saturday 20th of August at 3pm at Solitude Farm will be a meeting to discuss planting vegetables and fruit trees in public spaces. Nw Indian film Narthaki (The Dancer) will be screen on Monday at 7.30 pm at Cinema Paradiso
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Thursday, 18 August 2011 (Spirituality) This talk of Manoj Pavitran was part of a series of talks on the topic "mutation" that were held in February 2010. We feel that it still has a great value since we are in the middle of a world crisis that seems to bring the advent of mutation. First we hear an introduction to the three-day event on "mutation", then Aurevan is reading three poems from Anu and after Manoj Pavitran is giving a talk titled "Surrendering to change". He speaks of a poise of peace and silence and the presence of the sacred that we have to establish in ourselves. Read more Friday, 12 August 2011 |
