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

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.

On Sunday 15 th of August at Bharat Nivas in the morning was the celebration for the birthday of Sri Aurobindo and for the Independence day of India. In the opening talk of Anu we could remember that Sri Aurobidno saw that for the evolution of mankind was important for all nations to be free, and India had to take the role to start that process. In the ideal human unity this evolution would regard mankind as one single nation, that a free world union must it in its very nature be a complex unity, based on diversity, and that diversity must be based on a free self determination. Final dream was not limited in time. It carry the seeds of evolution into the future of humanity, and there we see the birth of Auroville already placed as a seed to experiment of the future of Humanity. Read more

The Auroville Language Lab is a full-fledged language laboratory that draws upon the unique linguistic culture of Auroville. Alive with the rich vibrant sounds of languages from all over the world, Auroville is the perfect place to learn a new one.ALL offers Tomatis Ear Re-Education Therapy for both language learning as well as therapeutic applications. While it does not replace the need for language classes covering grammar, vocabulary acquisition etc, Tomatis method gives one the hearing of a native speaker, and consequently results in extremely precise and correct pronunciation. Here the presentation made by Mita about Tomatis and Auroville Language Lab.

Yesterday afternoon more than 120 residents of Auroville met with the new team of L'avenir d'Auroville. After the personal introduction made by all the new members the microphone was shared with the people who took the opportunity to share their feelings, comments and ideas. The focus of the gathering was on the planning and development of the City and as usual, questions were raised about the Galaxy plan and vision of the City. The explanation given by the planners was well accepted and some clapping accompanied the meeting. Some criticism was also expressed but the discussion never degenerated. The Gathering was facilitated by the Residents’ Assembly Service. Read more

Come raccontare Auroville ad un gruppo di Italiani di passaggio ad Auroville? Come spiegare in un'ora la filosofia di vita che sta dietro ad ogni dettaglio della nostra citta'? Come rendere interessante la presentazione ed al tempo stesso non cadere nel paternalismo? Luigi, aurovilliano di lungo corso, prova a rinnovare l'esercizio comunicativo nell'idioma a lui piu' congegnale: l'italiano. Da oltre 20 anni impegnato a promuovere Auroville in giro per il mondo, in questa ora di conversazione Luigi concentra le conoscenze accumulate in una vita spesa ad Auroville.

Sraddhalu Ranade, invited by the Newcomer Program Team, offered a lecture at Savitri Bhavan the 19th of June 2010. Sraddhalu is a scientist, educationist and scholar residing at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram; Pondicherry. This talk covers a broad spectrum of themes relating to life in Auroville, from the essential spiritual truths that it seeks to realize, to the practical forms and means that need to be worked on. Among other things, it covers issues such as Auroville's relationship to other communities, attitude in dealing with daily trials and struggles in the community, critical difference between daily work and karma-yoga, practical hints and secrets to Auroville's success that are embedded in the Charter of Auroville. Introduction by Julia for the Newcomer Program team.

Nadaka and Gopika just returned from their last journey which took them from Canada to Southern California, LA, San Diego and finally British Columbia – a place which they describe as amazing. Listen to their experiences about traveling with their three children, the different vibrations they felt in the USA and in Canada and the inspiration they got from their trip. And of course, you will be able to hear some samples of their beautiful music as well. For more more information about Nadaka and Gopika visit the website www.shantakaram.net.

Kids from Deepanam, Auroville come out with a pleasing performance for the Radio play 'Alexander's encounter' for Auroville Radio. The kids perform roles from the present day to an ancient Prince. Little Prince Alexander of Macedonia had a secret dream which is somehow related to Auroville!.pretty mysterious isn't it? Our Ganesh is there to talk with the little prince. to know more about his wish and plans and their connections to Auroville click on.

Shakti works at the Auroville reception care. But aside from that she is also one of Auroville's artists. Marlenka talked to her about her painting experiences and her emotional journey with her first painting of the Mother. Being a self trained artist, Shakti talks about her accidental initiation into painting and the connection between Auroville and art in general. Shakti feels that Auroville is a new Dawn, that is constantly progressing with Art being a part of it. Here you can listen to an interview with the painter.

Despues de dos semanas estamos de vuelta con las noticias en Espanol. Y este martes esta lleno de casualidades, como el encuentro con Anandi, que resulto en la entrevista en la que nos cuenta como ha sido su experiencia en Japon y la conexion profunda con la energia de Madre. Ademas tenemos la participacion muy especial de Edo, que tiene nueve anos y fue el responsable por la grabacion de hoy. Para terminar, tenemos un Tanka, que es una forma de la poesía japonesa muy antigua y que fue escrito por Okura.

Jean-Pierre was only 24 years old when he first stepped in Sri Aurobindo's Ashram in 1966 after having sailed from Marseille, France 11 months before. He then met Mother and the day of his 26th birthday she gave to him this name of Guru Prasad “Goupi” that he still carries nowadays. Last time that he had been out of station was May 1968's chaotic students events in France, and mainly because he crossed all the steps towards Auroville's present situation, our team decided to interview him at the eve of his “fabulous travel” back to France.

Nandini is a cooperative which supplies clothes on a need basis rather than enticing people to browse and buy things they might not really want, like a shop. Membership is paid for annually and people are given what they need regardless of cost. The clothes are bought in Pondicherry as and when they are required. Yet there are questions about defining need - how many t-shirts a person really needs - and this is monitored carefully. Sometimes people are found to be taking too much and Marie has to talk with them about what they really need. There is also a tailoring service to alter clothes and have things such as curtains and bedclothes made for houses. That piece was uploaded as one from the serie of past articles.

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On Saturday 27th March, CIC Group of Bharat Nivas had invited some 50 people from Auroville to commemorate at a simple function the Anniversary of Sri Aurobindo’s arrival at Pondicherry in 1910. The participants were requested to share their feelings in this regard. The atmosphere was filled with the presence of Sri Aurobindo and Mother, and was very sublime and deep. The gathering took place under the Peepal tree in the Bhatar Nivas compound.

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Cip, Cip, Craa, Craa, Cip, Cip, Craa, Craa, Cip, Cip, Craa, Craa, Cip, Cip, Craa, Craa... Seduto davanti al Service Tree al Samadhi di Pondicherry. Suoni lontani e vicini di braccialetti di vetro in tinta coi sari. Clacson ed accellerazioni di veicoli diesel. Passi di sadhak e visitatori. Colpi di tosse trattenuta e squittii di scoiattoli che contendono ai corvi i rami migliori. Messaggini ricevuti e non letti. Passi felpanti con cavigliere d'argento. Foglie e fiori che cadono in sincrono. Silenzio e rumore si rincorrono in circolo. Cip, Cip, Cip, Craa, Craa, Craa...

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Today's news features an excerpt from this past Friday's concert of The Brand New Band, played at the Visitor Center. Opening at Town Hall today is the Planning Resource Exhibition by L'avenir. The Ramayana Festival 2010 continues through the week, culminating on Thursday the 18th. And on Wednesday the 17th from 3:30pm to 6:30pm in Savitri Bhavan is "The Mother" – an introductory multimedia presentation and workshop on the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, bringing one closer to their respective spiritual approach towards yoga.

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A talk by Sraddhalu Ranade at Savitri Bhavan on Saturday February 20.The Psychic realisation is the first of three realisations aimed at in the Integral Yoga. The psychic being is the evolving representative of the Divine Truth deep within each of us. When it can open and come forward to lead the whole life, it may produce a first transformation of the whole nature, and prepares the way towards the spiritual and supramental realisations.Sraddhalu Ranade has grown up in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram under the guidance of his mentor the late M.P. Pandit, and is a much appreciated speaker on the Integral Yoga worldwide..

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On the 17th of February there was a presentation by Binu Mukherjee, an eminent scientist and a professor, which many people attended. The presentation was about his experiences of being a scientist and a spiritual person at the same time. He discussed how, unlike common feeling, his spiritual attitude complimented with the scientific view of the world. The discussion made its way into thoughts such as how application of mind on science and logic helps on finding the limitations of mind in understanding the nature. Spirituality can lead science to areas that could help life become better by making the world more safe and beautiful to live in. He stated, that since science and spirituality are in essence search for the truth they are similar and can be at some point unified...

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A sense of 'mutation' seizes us. Not as individuals ...  but as a collective of humanity. The changes taking place are not within the 'established order' of things and of  beings.  The 'established order' itself is ceasing to be. An 'otherness' of  'being'  has begun to take its place. Is it a shift of  'dimension' . . .  of 'hemisphere'  that is happening? “All the ages and millennia of human life that have elapsed so far have prepared the advent of this new state, and now the time has come for its concrete and tangible realisation. That is the very essence of  Sri Aurobindo’s teaching...”  The Mother The conference it's broadcast live from SAWCHU.Click here to tisten here in hi quality (aac+). Click here to tisten here in low quality (mp3).

For the final day and last part of the Auro Olympics was the Run for the Heart on 13th of January. All the children were excited about that race for over a month, because it was postponed due to the monsoon rain from December, and that is the race nobody wants to miss it. Some children were preparing themselves for long time for it. And the final day came! Hot sunny day, but that didn't stop the ehtusiasm of maybe small by the size, but big on their will, runners. Parents and friends came to cheer them up, and the feeling of excitment was contagious. We recorded some soundscapes of the race itself and some short interviews with children and their parents..

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After the official part of the January 12th visit of UNESCO Director General Mrs. Irina Bokova,  a reception was held in the Garden of Unity. Questions, praise and expressions of gratitude poured out to Madame Bokova. She  listened, and she answered  everyone with great patience, respect and grace , emphasizing the strong message of Auroville: human unity in diversity with its tolerance and respectful attitudes toward nature, which was clear from the beginning of Auroville. In the recordings you can hear some bits of lively conversation along with expressions from Aurovilians, moved by her visit....

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On Thursday 21st of January in the Unity Pavilion was meeting to formalized and widened the group of people who would like to support the work  in the pavilion for Africa named Africa House. Before the formal inauguration of Auroville Kailas was appointed by the Mother to be in charge of the International Zone. In the part of introduction Kailas told us that interesting part of the history, as she call it, about the cultural pavilions of all nations. After the Mother left her body Kailas proposed to UNESCO what cultural pavilions intend to serve. As for Africa, the real plan of the pavilion is here already, made by young Ethiopian architect who was volunteering in Auroville.

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In 2006 the construction of "Pour Tous II" building situated next to the Solar Kitchen was finished, and a new experiment in the Auroville community life began. Pour Tous Distribution Center is a fresh step towards resurrecting “prosperity” within Auroville. After 3 and a half years of activity PTDC wanted to thank all those who participated in the creation and development of the center as well as the 573 members who give support and energy day after day. To express gratitude to everyone, all were invited to enjoy some snacks and exchange wishes for a happy new year. AurovilleRadio took the opportunity of this event to ask the users about their opinion and suggestions for the future development of Pour Tour. .

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Visiting artist Michael Parker shared with us at Kala Kendra on 14th of January a video presentation of his latest work where he's contemplating on accidental and intentional utopias. Amongst others he's diving into three myhts or ideas – the myth of final frontier, the myth of artist fullfilling the place in the society or what is the role of today's artist, and the myth  of class differences, for which he found that is only in our mind, and it doesn't need to be our reality, its merley convention that we have been thaught.  Auroville is interesting for him as an intential community and because art is the part of it from the day one..

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Interview de Mala ancienne ashramite, qui travaille dans l'école "Le libre progrès" à New Creation. Crée en 2001 par Mala, cette école ce distingue par ses méthodes d'apprentissages hors du commun. L'espace est donné en priorité à la liberté d'expression et à la creativité pour assurer aux enfants une croissance autonome et plus motivée. Principalement dédiée aux enfants des villages, cette école permet aux enfants de progresser à leur rythme et sans examens.Pour télécharger ce programme cliquez ici.

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Beautiful, sunny afternoon in January... Town Hall... people started to gather for the official visit of General-Director of UNESCO Mrs. Irina Bokova... "When is she coming, what she will tell us... "were the questions, and temperature seemed all of the sudden started to raise... "She's here!", and first greetings from Tatiana in Bulgarian brought tears on the edge of Mrs. Bokova eyes. Her visions about most important things are so close to what Auroville stands for, and the fact that she came for a visit, which was the first of the kind from the side of UNESCO, clearly express the recognition of Auroville in the world. And when she finally addressed us all... feelings were so intense, it was one of the moments when you can clearly feel conectendess between all of us, and the world...then you know, that even is hard sometimes, Auroville is the place where you have to and want to be....

Madame Irina Bokova graced Auroville today with her visit. This gracious lady of Bulgaria has just been recently appointed as Genereal Director of UNESCO. The Conference Room at Town Hall overflowed with Auroville's residents as they listened to Dr. Aster Patel's welcoming words followed by Kripa: Aurovilian by birth and by choice as she elaborated the ideals of Auroville. Madam Bokova spoke in the same vein, stressing the need worldwide for tolerance and respect for one another, to work harmoniously with science, with technology and nature for the benefit of humanity. And for this, she promises to work tirelessly. Her recognition of Auroville's role toward this goal was appreciated by all. .Click Read More to see more images.Read more

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En esta charla,Tiago Rouxinol nos habla del proyecto Tierra de Niños, que empezó con ANIE en Perú en 1995. ANIA es una asociación para los niños y el medio ambiente que ya ganó muchos premios por su trabajo y su misión es crear con los niños un mundo mejor para todos los organismos vivos en la tierra. Tiago nos cuenta el histórico del proyecto en Brasil, en Perú y en la fase actual en Auroville, en Sadhana Forest. Para saber mas accede al : http://sadhanaforest.org/wp/category/childrens-land

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On December 28 Dr. Debashish Banerji gave a presentation on the theme "A New Emergence: The Need for Policy Change". Debashish Banerji is the former president of the East-West Cultural Center and Sri Aurobindo Center, Los Angeles. Teacher of Asian Art History and Indian Spiritual Culture. Educational Coordinator for the University of Philosophical Research, Los Angeles. Ph.D., Indian Art History, University of California, Los Angeles; MA Computer Science, University of Louisville, KY; BA English Literature, Elphinstone College, Bombay University. In REAM MORE the other parts.Read more

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