Sunday, November 29, 2009

Surrender & shelter, gymnastics & devotion

The Hindu : Engagements: Chennai today Sri Aurobindo Society: Meeting, 5, Smith Rd., ...

A Flower To Auroville Mother 6 by Indira Renganathan A Flower To Auroville Mother-6 - by Indira Renganathan .. Semparuthi (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Shoe-flower, Japa Kusuma) You cast yourself apart in a divine ...

Supermind's First Poise Is Based In Transcendent Unity « Sri ...
27 Nov 2009 by sriaurobindostudies Consciousness and Force are unified and Spirit and Matter are themselves unified with matter simply showing the face of Spirit. reference: Sri Aurobindo, The Life Divine, Chapter 16, The Triple Status of Supermind ...

Toward a Wisdom Based Society Prout Journal
Various integral philosophers and mystics—from Sri Aurobindo to Teilhard de Chardin to P. R. Sarkar—have proposed the novel idea that natural evolution is a ...

How freedom movement is related to social and religious reform ...
The beginning of the early 1900s saw a more radical approach towards political independence proposed by leaders such as the Lal Bal Pal and Sri Aurobindo. ...

Is 'Hindu Atheism' Valid? A Rationalist Critique Of The 'Hindu ... By Ajita Kamal - For example Aurobindo Ghose emphasized that 'all great awakenings in India, all her periods of mightiest and most varied vigour have drawn their vitality from the fountainhead of some deep religious awakening' (Purani 1964: 81). ... Nirmukta Posted on 28 November 2009

Mirror of Tomorrow :: Sanatana Dharma XXVIII—Worship of God as ...
Poetry Time: 21 November 2009—Sri Aurobindo's Rose of God and its Poetic Appreciation by RY Deshpande · A case of mistaken paternity?—by Mahir Ali ...

talks, notes, and travelogues: christ in evolution
by Cyprian Consiglio Christ is spirit wedding itself to matter, and matter then empowered to tend toward spirit. (Remember again here Sri Aurobindo: “Matter will reveal spirit's face.”) Among the many paragraphs that I entirely underlined is this one: ...

Spirit Speaks: How To Attract/Meet The Beloved
by Theofilia Roy Poser in his analysis of Sri Aurobindo Life Divine on The Ascent Towards Supermind chapter (in "Details") writes: "The psychic and spiritual transformation are within our mental conception. The supramental has a radically different ...

The Journey in Consciousness – Osho « Life is real only when I Am
25 Nov 2009 by premG He says Sri Aurobindo became creative when his kundalini arose. But Sri Aurobindo has written poetry which is simply mediocre. Although it is not creative, at least it is mediocre. But Gopi Krishna has written poetry which cannot even ...

Your Guide to India - Pondicherry
23 Nov 2009 Colonial buildings, some which trace back to the 18th century, line along a grid of straight clean streets and house the French institutions, private homes and businesses, and the sprawling premises of the famous Sri Aurobindo Ashram. ...

eka Christmas Mailout -FREE POSTAGE OFFER! « Ekawear's Weblog By Gilly Every item in the eka collection is hand made in the eco village of Auroville in India where profits go towards developing the town and surrounding landscape in environmentally friendly ways. Each employee working in Auroville is given ...

Three Poems: Playground Meditation (II)
by Rich on Sat 28 Nov 2009 08:45 AM PST Permanent Link initiates who long ago bargained away chance in the world, for a destiny here,/ trading surrender for shelter, thought for a regiment of gymnastics and devotion,/After their ritual exercises they come here to sit and stare intensely inward/ into an inner sarcophagus mind that houses the guru’s samadhi

Friday, November 27, 2009

Role of the Ashram Centres in the Path of Sadhana shown by Sri Aurobindo

West Bengal 'Sri Aurobindo Kendra Sammelan' on 20 December 2009
'Sri Aurobindo Kendra Sammelan' has organized a reunion of all Sri Aurobindo Ashram Centres in West Bengal in the premises of Lakshmi's House, (Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, 3 Regent Park, Ranikuthi, Kolkata-700040) on 20 December ...

International Congress in Auroville “Spirituality beyond Religions”, 5-8 January 2010 Mon, 06/15/2009 - 11:42am — International Congress in Auroville, 5-8 January 2010 “Spirituality beyond Religions” A New Path to a Universal Cultural Dialogue

Auroville International meeting in Bhubaneswar, 1-6 February 2010
Home > Organisation & Credentials > Auroville International > AVI meeting in Orissa 1 st to 6 th February 2010 We will stay in the beautiful Mayfair Lagoon hotel in Bhubaneswar, for which we have negotiated a very special rate. There will be two days of presentations to local people and visits to some of the most beautiful temples of North India, including the famous Jagannath and Konark Sun temples.

Mirror of Tomorrow :: Sanatana Dharma XXVI—the Four luminous ...
21 Nov 2009 by RY Deshpande In The Guardians of the Light Sri Aurobindo reveals the greatness of these four luminous and mighty Lords which is freely paraphrased and rendered in the following to get a general idea about the cosmic-transcendental working. ...

Mirror of Tomorrow An essay on the psychic being—by Paulette
Thu 19 Nov 2009 Permanent Link Cosmos
People are quite poor sadhaks if they need questions and answers sessions to find out whether they have, or had, “the knowledge of the psychic being”—eventually, after decades here or at the Ashram! [...] If only people took the trouble to read Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and find out things by themselves, directly through the Guru. [...] There are psychic qualities (also typical of the Christian saints, Sri Aurobindo explained) which are immediately recognizable in a person: simplicity, humility, sincerity, straightforwardness, aspiration, self-offering, self-effacing, generosity and so on. Conversely, one thing often ignored is that the psychic is a warrior, a warrior for Truth; but it fights calmly, steadily, with detachment and equipoise, without the vital’s anger, despair and revolt. ~ Paulette

The Metamorphosis of a Sadhak-Scholar -- by Raman Reddy
24 Nov 2009 by Raman Reddy On the one hand, Sri Aurobindo and the Mother have given us absolute certainty with regard to the general direction we should be heading in, that is, if we don't want to get into unnecessary difficulties. On the other hand, ...

Fwd:-The Sunlit Path: November 15, 2009
19 Nov 2009 by RAHUL GANDHI SRI AUROBINDO CHAIR OF INTEGRAL STUDIES SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY Dear all, I am happy to send herewith the November 15,2009 issue of " The Sunlit Path", e magazine of Sri Aurobindo Chair of Integral Studies, Sardar Patel University. ...

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Tuesday, 01 Dec
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Tue ::: 6:45 AM
Capoeira ::: New Creation Dance studio ::: Tue ::: 7:00 PM
Verite - Weekly “Drop-In” Class ::: Verite Hall ::: Tue ::: 7:30 PM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Tue ::: 8:00 AM
Wednesday, 02 Dec
Integral Meditation ::: New Creation Sport Resource Center ::: Wed ::: 4:30 PM
Yoga Nidra ::: New Creation Sports Resource Center ::: Wed ::: 5:30 PM
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Wed ::: 6:45 AM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Wed ::: 8:00 AM
Yoga Nidra at ATB Hall ::: Transition ATB Hall ::: Wed ::: 5:00 PM
GIM on Roads ::: Town Hall Conference Room ::: Wed ::: 5:00 PM
Thursday, 03 Dec
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Thu ::: 6:45 AM
Dancing Astrology ::: New Creation Sports Resource Center ::: Thu ::: 7:30 PM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Thu ::: 8:00 AM

Events Calendar Coming Events Aspiration Savitri: the Light of the Supreme Mirror of Tomorrow SCIY Recent Comments IYF SAOW Saaba A critique of the book by Peter Heehs Events - University of Human Unity Inputs may be mailed to tusarnmohapatra@gmail.com

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Santwana Chowdhury and Debashis Mitra; Nupurchhanda Ghosh and Goutom Banerjee

SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM DARSHAN MESSAGES - Current message: 24 November, Siddhi Day

The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) Metro Timeout
November 24 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, 8 Shakespeare Sarani; 6 pm: Sri Aurobindo Jayanti Function: Reading and recitation by Santwana Chowdhury and Debashis Mitra; song by Nupurchhanda Ghosh; and talk by Goutom Banerjee.

The Hindu : Engagements: Chennai today
Sri Aurobindo Society: Musical and cultural show, AP514, J Block, 8th St., Anna Nagar, 6 p.m..

The Hindu : Engagements: Coimbatore today
Sri Aurobindo Society, Coimbatore Centre: Sri Aurobindo's Siddhi Day, special meditation, Santinikethan, No 8, Race Course, 6 a.m.; 7 p.m. ...

Personal Growth: Well Being Workshop at SAWCHU, Auroville By JV On the first day and the fourth day, it was raining so heavily and Auroville was so waterlogged that it is a miracle that we held the sessions at all: It is more than a miracle that we held the session on time. ...

Opinion divided on managing heritage buildings The Hindu - Chennai, India The house Usha lives in has great significance to heritage, as it is the house Sri Aurobindo stayed in on his arrival in Puducherry. ...

Supermind Functions Through Knowledge By Identity « Sri Aurobindo ...
Sri Aurobindo Studies. Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga ... reference: Sri Aurobindo, The Life Divine, Chapter 15, The Supreme Truth Consciousness ...

Mirror of Tomorrow :: Main Page
Sanatana Dharma XXV—towards Integral Transformation by Sri Aurobindo [B] ... Re: Poetry Time: 21 November 2009—Sri Aurobindo's Rose of God and its Poetic ...

the seventh waves: The Awakeing Of Matter
Sri Aurobindo says that everything is involved down here - the mind, ... It's like the old story: when what Sri Aurobindo calls the universal Mother or the ...

Lisa's Yoga Blog: Backbends
by Lisa V. In the epic poem Savitri, the Indian sage Sri Aurobindo writes, "Where ignorance is, there suffering too must come." Avidya in our physical body also manifests in the mind, which becomes unable to pay attention or retain and recall ...

Cosmic Connection: Animal Sacrifices in Nepal
by Cosmic Piper All this is especially sad for me because November 24 is the day of Sri Aurobindo's Siddhi, the day he acquired supernormal powers of a magnitude unheard of in the history of the world (1926). He did this not by animal sacrifices or ...

Applied Integral Studies Postgraduate Programmes (Online) - DEP ...
Psychological interpretation of the Veda in the light of Sri Aurobindo, its relevance to ... A deeper understanding of Sri Aurobindo's and Mother's Works. ...

A Very Canadian Film/Toronto: Spooky Ted The Hippy Astrologer
by Hubert Oak: It says here and I quote, "It is well known publicly that Sri Aurobindo declared on November 24th 1926 , that "Krishna consciousness had descended into the physical," and proposed that this was the motivation for Sai Baba to ...

Change The Quality Of Life: Meditate Under All Circumstances ...
by fleicap (Written works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother). kundalini_transcendence What is needed is to succeed in meditating under all circumstances, and I call “medi- tating” not emptying your head but concentrating yourself in a contemplation ...

ChickLitGurrl™ :: high on LATTES and WRITING: Inspiration to Write ...
(Chick Lit Gurrl) Haridas Chaudhuri, a student of Sri Aurobindo, founded The California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco with the belief that the process of becoming psychotherapist required one to look not only their mind and that of their ...

Travelling without moving: Another Gem from Savitri
by Daniel His splendour and his greatness and the light. Of self-creation in Time's infinity. As into a sublimely mirroring glass. Man in the world's life works out the dreams of God. Sri Aurobindo's Savitri Book VII Canto II ...

Yoga: Integral Yoga
by Mosaddaque Integral Yoga or Purna Yoga (translated from Sanskrit as a complete yoga), sometimes called Yoga Supermind This name refers to the teachings of Sri Aurobindo on the integration of all parts of the T here with the Divine, and treatment ...

Le 24 novembre 1926, "Siddhi Day". - Supramentale.com Forum - [ Translate this page ]
by Agni C'est cela: c'est Krishna qui a consenti à descendre dans le corps de Sri Aurobindo -- fixé là, tu comprends (il y a une grande différence entre s'incarner, se fixer, et puis agir comme une influence qui vient et va, qui bouge). ...

Timeline results for Sri Aurobindo
1872 - SRI AUROBINDO was born on August 15, 1872, in Calcutta, India. For the remainder of his life Sri Aurobindo worked tirelessly for the ... slashfictionfisted.homelinux.net
1926 - Founded on November 24, 1926, Sri Aurobindo Ashram had only 24 disciples in its early days. In the month of December, the same year, a French ... www.thefamouspeople.com

Tuesday, 24 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Tue ::: 6:45 AM
Capoeira ::: New Creation Dance studio ::: Tue ::: 7:00 PM
Verite - Weekly “Drop-In” Class ::: Verite Hall ::: Tue ::: 7:30 PM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Tue ::: 8:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Anbazhagan ::: Gallery Square Circle, Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas (till 28th) ::: Tue ::: 10:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Tue ::: 8:00 AM
Wednesday, 25 Nov
Integral Meditation ::: New Creation Sport Resource Center ::: Wed ::: 4:30 PM
Yoga Nidra ::: New Creation Sports Resource Center ::: Wed ::: 5:30 PM
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Wed ::: 6:45 AM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Wed ::: 8:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Anbazhagan ::: Gallery Square Circle, Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas (till 28th) ::: Wed ::: 10:00 AM
Thursday, 26 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Thu ::: 6:45 AM
Dancing Astrology ::: New Creation Sports Resource Center ::: Thu ::: 7:30 PM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Thu ::: 8:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Anbazhagan ::: Gallery Square Circle, Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas (till 28th) ::: Thu ::: 10:00 AM
Friday, 27 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Fri ::: 6:45 AM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Fri ::: 8:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Anbazhagan ::: Gallery Square Circle, Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas (till 28th) ::: Fri ::: 10:00 AM
Workshop: Veganism, Deep Ecology and Spirituality ::: Aurelec Cafeteria ::: Fri ::: 3:00 PM
"Self-realisation" - Introductory workshop on the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother ::: Savitri Bhavan ::: Fri ::: 9:00 PM
Saturday, 28 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Sat ::: 6:45 AM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Sat ::: 8:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Anbazhagan ::: Gallery Square Circle, Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas (till 28th) ::: Sat ::: 10:00 AM
Sunday, 29 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Sun ::: 6:45 AM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Sun ::: 8:00 AM
Monday, 30 Nov
Dancing Astrology ::: New Creation Dance Studio ::: Mon ::: 6:00 PM
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Mon ::: 6:45 AM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Mon ::: 8:00 AM
3 days - Glorious Body Workshop ::: New Creation Sports Resource Center ::: Mon ::: 9:00 AM
Introduction to sustainable food growing ::: Buddha Garden ::: Mon ::: 10:00 AM
DANCE SPACE ::: Verite Hall ::: Mon ::: 5:00 PM

Mother and Gathering Written by Steffi aurovilleradio.org Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Today's news features an interview with Rakhal from the Resident's Assembly Service about a gathering on Thursday, November 19th. The central questions for this gathering are: What is Auroville? What do we aspire for in Auroville? These questions will set the frame for a discussion. Besides that the new Entry Service team will introduce itself. All interested people are welcome. Also in the news: The new Auroville Planner 2010 is now available and Darshan Day in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry. To download the news click here

Sunday, November 22, 2009

It is debatable whether Sri Aurobindo's work can be called Vedantic at all (if one was to take the Mother's formulation of it)

Re: The Post-human, Evolution and the Avatar by Debashish on Sat 25 Nov 2006 12:56 PM PST Profile Permanent Link

And where has Sri Aurobindo (or the Mother) said that his work is dependent on the Vedanta?
His interpreting the Veda, the Vedanta and the Gita does not make his work dependent on these. Where possible, he has also coined a new language. The Life Divine does not mention avatar or the sacrifice of the Purusha (as far as I know).

If other works do, we must take it that these concepts are handy to express what is important to his experience and woul have taken many more volumes of words otherwise. Again, the essence of "incarnation" as understood in Christianity does not find any representation in the Indic idea of avatarhood. But Sri Aurobindo sees some truth in the idea and brings it out in Savitri. It is debatable whether his work can be called Vedantic at all (particularly if one was to take the Mother's formulation of it). 9:09 AM

The Hindu : Tamil Nadu : Engagements - Coimbatore
Sri Aurobindo Devotees: Pushpanjali sevai, Sasi Balika Vidya Mandir, R.S. Puram, 9.30 a.m.; Sri Annai Meditation Centre, 4 p.m.

The Hindu : Engagements: In Chennai Today
Sri Aurobindo Society: Meeting, 5, Smith Rd., Anna Salai, 10-30 a.m.

Events Happening on 16-01-2010-Saturday - Click India Events
Daily meditation works is organized at Sri Aurobindo Ashrm. This program includes meditation workshop for sound health and long life.

Mirror of Tomorrow :: Sanatana Dharma XXVI—the Four luminous ...
In The Secret of the Veda there is a chapter entitled The Guardians of the Light in which Sri Aurobindo describes a few of the Vedic gods,

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Sri Aurobindo presented a fresh perspective on the epistemology of perception

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Devotees performed milk bath to Sri Aurobindo's statue.

Andhra Pradesh - Tirupati Tributes paid to Sri Aurobindo
The Hindu Sunday, Sep 13, 2009 Staff Reporter TIRUPATI:

Rich tributes were paid to renowned spiritual guru Sri Aurobindo by his devotees and general public on Saturday. Devotees performed milk bath to his statue.

Sri Aurobindo Society’s Tirupati branch observed the tenth anniversary of the enshrinement of his relics at its NGO’s colony premises. Preserving physical parts or remnants as a relic is not only in remembrance of the great souls, but also to draw magical powers and inspiration from them. It is an age-old practice transcending faiths and religious affiliations. Sri Aurobindo’s nail and hair were enshrined as relics in the Tirupati branch alongside his statue, making it one of the 223 relic shrines in the world.

B.Venkatramaiah, a retired IAS officer and chairman of Sri Aurobindo Society’s state committee, explained the significance of relics. P.V. Ramasubba Reddy, principal of SV Medical College, said one could feel the area reverberating with tranquility due to the presence of the relics. A book, Prayers and Meditation, authored by The Mother and translated into Telugu by Kamalakara Venkat Rao, was released on the occasion. M. Balarama Reddy, president of the Tirupati branch, explained the activities.

India 2009 A Pioneer's Perspective
18 Nov 2009 by cjd002 It was by coming here that she discovered freedom through spirituality. In the interview, I ask questions about Auroville, difficulties faced by Auroville, possibilities and dealing with these difficulties, potential disapointments, lessons learned, etc... We spoke a decent bit about religion and Auroville; it's fears of being considered a religious cult, its fear of religion in general, and also the relationship of religion and spirituality.

For Sri Aurobindo, religion is, at its heart, indistinquishable from spirituality, but religionism indicates the empty, blindly followed conventions and rituals of mass religions, such as Christianity in Christendom. In fact, in Turning Points, she even relates meeting the Mother to meeting Jesus. During the interview, she reflects upon the difficulty of discerning the truth without the Mother:

"And it is true, you see, I mean I am always a little hesitant [to declare the truth] because I lived with the Mother; what is true, what is false. And for me, what I learned with Mother, everyone could write and you had this feeling that this is totally the truth, you know."

Without the Mother as a vessel of the Divine Mother, or the Higher Consciousness (as Sri Aurobindo named her), S sees Auroville as struggling to recognize the truth. In regard to the politics of Auroville, she says "there is something old and stuck...playing in Auroville, which is a pity." But S does not lose hope, despite her disapointments and criticism of AV today.

Manifesting Definite Forms Out of Infinite Possibility « Sri ...
Sri Aurobindo, The Life Divine, Chapter 14, The Supermind As Creator. For more information on Sri Aurobindo visit our website

Sri Aurobindo on shadow and light « peony moon
Sri Aurobindo on shadow and light. By Michelle. “You carry in yourself all the obstacles necessary to make your realisation perfect.

I Now Officially Declare « Yes and no
by buttersisonly myname I also believe in Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga, though my own practice (to whatever extent I do anything, which is unfortunately not much these days) is a Christianized version. Anyway, here is a line that has enormous impact on me: ...

City's rich heritage a tourist's dream destination in state Prashant Rupera
MS University campus has Lord Buddha's ashes within a radius of 75 km and one can relive the royal Gaekwadi era passing by the sprawling Laxmi Vilas Palace... It's here that the rare paintings of father of modern Indian art Raja Ravi Varma have been preserved. The varsity houses the country's second largest masonry dome at arts faculty. Given an opportunity, no tourist would want to go back without knowing how Shri Aurobindo had taught at MSU before moving to Pondicherry and how father of India's constitution Dr BR Ambedkar had received patronage by Baroda state's erstwhile ruler Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad.

Maharaja Sayajirao University, a treasure royale of heritage ...
Times of India - Darshana Chaturvedi - In fact, the Faculty of Arts building itself was the oldest centre of learning in western India, where Sri Aurobindo once taught.

Indian English literature : retrospect and prospect /
The Nature of Conflict in Sri Aurobindo's Perseus the Deliverer Vinod Kumar Singh, 109. Yajna as the Central Metaphor in Girish Karnad's the Fire ad the ...

International Children`s Short Film Festival 2009 Bosco Information Service - New Delhi,India... City Montessori School (CMS ICFF), Eurovision TV and Auroville Film Festival. with Goethe Intitut, Montessori School (CMS ICFF), Eurovision TV (EBU/UER), ...

International Children's Short Film Fest starts Express Buzz - Chennai, and Don Bosco Egmore, in collaboration with Goethe Institut, City Montessori School (CMS ICFF), Eurovision TV, Switzerland, and Auroville Film Festival.

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we are Sri Aurobindo devotees. We prefer a groom who is also a Sri Aurobindo devotee. Education and teaching is first and last cho More. ...

Era Savitri - Indonesia Facebook Era Savitri (Indonesia) is on Facebook. Join Facebook to connect with Era Savitri (Indonesia) and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to ...

Roselle, the wonder plant Economic Times - Naturellement, the excellent food brand from Auroville that is now sold in Fabindia stores, makes roselle syrup. I have just realised, while researching ...

Thursday, November 19, 2009

The Sunlit Path, e-magazine of Sri Aurobindo Chair of Integral Studies, Sardar Patel University

Mirror of Tomorrow :: An essay on the psychic being—by Paulette
by RY Deshpande If only people took the trouble to read Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and find out things by themselves, directly through the Guru… The simple fact of resorting to questions & answers session to find out whether one has experiences of ...

States of self-realization defined in the Gita « Integral Yoga of ...
by Sandeep This post is a collection of some interesting terms from the Bhagavad Gita that denote various states of self-realization, along with explanatory text from the works of Sri Aurobindo. The terms covered in this post are Vyavasaya-yukta ...

Subtle forms of the ego « Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo & The Mother
It is these little things that differentiate Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga from other Yoga systems. In other Yogas, the aim was solely liberation of the ...

RAHUL GANDHI: Fwd:-The Sunlit Path: November 15, 2009
by RAHUL GANDHI SRI AUROBINDO CHAIR OF INTEGRAL STUDIES SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY Dear all, I am happy to send herewith the November 15,2009 issue of " The Sunlit Path", e magazine of Sri Aurobindo Chair of Integral Studies, Sardar Patel University. ...

The New Platform: From: Srikant Jivarajani
by Barindranath Chaki Sri Aurobindo - All of you are centred around your own selves, and you don't care about him because he is a simple man, but Gangadharan is constantly in our consciousness. He is a great soul. He is lying ill in his room, somebody kindly ...

Barin Chaki: Into the New Body
17 Nov 2009 by Barindranath Chaki Sri Aurobindo and The Mother came to earth in order to lead the earthly Evolution beyond Man, beyond all the imperfections and incompleteness of Man, beyond all the sorrows and miseries of Man, beyond Death : and They have, jointly, ...

Sri Aurobindo on the Future of Scientific Study in the Light of ...
17 Nov 2009 by Yoga Meditation India sri aurobindo …rationalistic and physical Science has overpassed itself and must before long be overtaken by a mounting flood of psychological and psychic knowledge which cannot fail to compel quite a new view of the human being and ...

The world is preparing for a big change. Will you help? -Sri Aurobindo
Among the many sayings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, which are posted throughout the ashram, the following is typical: “The world is preparing for a big ...

Management-for-CEOs: Parable of the Eagle
by SUBHASHIS If one looks at some of the more well-known turnaround stories in India Inc's backyard, it will show how crucial homily is. For survival and rebirth in business. By Bijoya Sengupta - Sri Aurobindo Society. Posted by SUBHASHIS at 7:42 PM ...

manisha's blog
by Manisha Sri Aurobindo Ashram there also attracts many tourists from around the world. It is the perfect destination for people who are in the search for peace. Andaman Beaches. Andaman islands are surrounded by the sea and are,blessed with the ...

Delhi Education » The Mother's International School: Sri Aurobindo ...
17 Nov 2009 by admin Address : The Mother's International School, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110016. Phone : 011-26964140, 26524806. Fax : 011-26854512. Website : www.themis.in Facilities : Computer Lab, Science Lab, Well Stocked Libraries, ...

Chennai to Auroville « Frequencies of an altered mind
18 Nov 2009 by lucasiei Auroville is an amazing place. The people, the landscape, and of course the philosophy about communal living was truly inspiring. I invite any and all to google Auroville India to check out what's going on in the area. ...

Environmental planning: A Laboratory of Sustainability
17 Nov 2009 by Kirti Located near Pondicherry in south India, Auroville is an experimental township with global mix of residents. Based on Sri Aurobindo's vision of a perfect society with higher consciousness; his spiritual collaborator, Mirra Richard, ...

Auroville : an experiment in spiritual society
15 Nov 2009 Auroville draws its inspiration from the vision and work of the renowned Indian seer and spiritual visionary, Sri Aurobindo. His spiritual collaborator, The Mother, founded the township in 1968 and gave its Charter which is as follows: ...

Postcards from Cairo: India
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India 2009 AV Today
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

17th Nov 2009 - Mother's Maha Samadhi Day

17th November 2009 (Tuesday)
The Mother's Room will be open from 4 a. m.
Programme
4 to 4-15 a. m. For Bakery, Dining Room, Corner House, Farms people and Nursing Home
4-30 a. m. General queue
6 a. m. to 6-30 a. m. Meditation around the Samadhi
6-40 a. m. General queue
12 noon. Closing time
The Birthday people of 17th November are requested to be present near the Incense Room at 12 noon.
3 to 3-30 p. m. Only for Aged and Invalid in walking group
3-30 to 4 p. m. Invalids to be carried by Chair

Golden Jubilee Year of Sri Aurobindo Society (2009-10)

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"ARISE, TRANSCEND THYSELF. THOU ART MAN AND THE WHOLE NATURE OF MANIS TO BECOME MORE THAN HIMSELF." Sri Aurobindo
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17th November 2009 - Darshan Card Golden Jubilee Year of Sri Aurobindo Society (2009-10)
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Inspired by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, we are working for the dynamic application of spirituality to life through a change of consciousness, individually and collectively.

The basic aim of Sri Aurobindo Society is to work towards individual perfection, social transformation and human unity based on a spiritual foundation. To help realise these objectives the Society has undertaken various projects and activities.

Savitri Study Sessions

Dr. Alok Pandey will conduct sessions on Sri Aurobindo's epic 'Savitri' at the Society's Beach Office, Pondicherry, from 22nd to 28th February 2010. The sessions will be held at 5.15 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. and 6.15 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. All are welcome to attend the talk series!

Tuesday, 17 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Tue ::: 6:45 AM
Verite - Weekly “Drop-In” Class ::: Verite Hall ::: Tue ::: 7:30 PM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Tue ::: 8:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Anbazhagan ::: Gallery Square Circle, Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas (till 28th) ::: Tue ::: 10:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Tue ::: 8:00 AM
CHANTING THE RAINBOW led by Jivan ::: Verite Hall ::: Tue ::: 7:30 PM
Wednesday, 18 Nov
Integral Meditation ::: New Creation Sport Resource Center ::: Wed ::: 4:30 PM
Yoga Nidra ::: New Creation Sports Resource Center ::: Wed ::: 5:30 PM
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Wed ::: 6:45 AM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Wed ::: 8:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Anbazhagan ::: Gallery Square Circle, Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas (till 28th) ::: Wed ::: 10:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Wed ::: 8:00 AM
Thursday, 19 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Thu ::: 6:45 AM
Dancing Astrology ::: New Creation Sports Resource Center ::: Thu ::: 7:30 PM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Thu ::: 8:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Anbazhagan ::: Gallery Square Circle, Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas (till 28th) ::: Thu ::: 10:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Thu ::: 8:00 AM
KIRTAN (bhajans) with Jivan ::: Verite Hall ::: Thu ::: 5:30 PM
Friday, 20 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Fri ::: 6:45 AM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Fri ::: 8:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Anbazhagan ::: Gallery Square Circle, Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas (till 28th) ::: Fri ::: 10:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Fri ::: 8:00 AM
The Convergence project in Evergreen offers: Family Convergence ::: Evergreen ::: Fri ::: 7:30 PM
Saturday, 21 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Sat ::: 6:45 AM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Sat ::: 8:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Anbazhagan ::: Gallery Square Circle, Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas (till 28th) ::: Sat ::: 10:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Sat ::: 8:00 AM
Laughter Yoga at Verite ::: Vérité Hall ::: Sat ::: 9:00 AM
Sunday, 22 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Sun ::: 6:45 AM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Sun ::: 8:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Anbazhagan ::: Gallery Square Circle, Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas (till 28th) ::: Sun ::: 10:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Sun ::: 8:00 AM
Monday, 23 Nov
Dancing Astrology ::: New Creation Dance Studio ::: Mon ::: 6:00 PM
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Mon ::: 6:45 AM
Ashtanga yoga daily class ::: Harmony (Auromodele) ::: Mon ::: 8:00 AM
Introduction to sustainable food growing ::: Buddha Garden ::: Mon ::: 10:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Anbazhagan ::: Gallery Square Circle, Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas (till 28th) ::: Mon ::: 10:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Mon ::: 8:00 AM

Events Calendar Coming Events Aspiration Savitri: the Light of the Supreme Mirror of Tomorrow SCIY Recent Comments IYF SAOW Saaba A critique of the book by Peter Heehs Events - University of Human Unity Inputs may be mailed to tusarnmohapatra@gmail.com

Monday, November 16, 2009

Sri Aurobindo's work gave me a perspective of the whole problem of the body

Gnostic Collectivity and Transhuman Evolution: From Sri Aurobindo to the Gr
Schedule Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m Venue Cultural Integration Fellowship 2650 Fulton Street @ 3rd Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118 lecture by Lynda Lester, a well-known lecturer in the Aurobindo spiritual community.

37th Anniversary Of Pondichery Mother Is Going To Be Celebrated
Venue : AP 514, 8 th St, J Block, Annanagar, Chennai Event Schedule : 17-11-2009
Sri Aurobindo Society Centre is going to celebrate 37th anniversary of Pondichery mother. The society will observe the 37th Mahasamadhi day of the mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Pushpanjali, collective meditation and Ashram darshan, Maathru nama Saharasam with the recital of 1008 namavallis from the holy scrips .

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Annual sports meet of Sri Aurobindo Integral Schools of Koraput district

The Hindu : Other States - Orissa News : Sports meet inaugurated
KORAPUT: The district-level annual sports meet of Sri Aurobindo Integral Schools of Koraput district was inaugurated by Gadadhar Parida, district Collector, at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan here on Saturday.
While more than 300 children from different integral schools of the district took part in the festival, the students of the host school exhibited a spectacular PET display during the inauguration ceremony.
The Hindu : Engagements: Chennai Today
Sri Aurobindo Society: Meeting, AP-514, J Block, 8th St., Anna Nagar, 6 p.m.

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Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center — 1218 Wittenberg Road, holds weekly reading and meditation, 9 a.m. Sat. Readings are chosen from the writings of Indian ...

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Daily meditation works is organized at Sri Aurobindo Ashrm. This program includes meditation workshop for sound health and long life.

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Sri Aurobindo Institute of Education- proposed under CBSE curriculum will impart world class education with modern facilities.

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She also takes online and onsite advanced research courses in Sri Aurobindo's philosophy and practice, and is the youngest board member ever to be appointed by the Government on the Governing Board of Auroville.

Transformation Posted November 14th, 2009 by Bill Kilburg: The Latest on Sri Aurobindo
To me its simple the case of epistomology. We come to know ourself through a sytem of agreement based on concepts and symbols. Thus we feel that we are never going to make it, or were never quite yet there.

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... Waldo Emerson, Lewis Turco, T.S. Eliot, Harold Bloom, Sri Aurobindo, and Patrick Laude, among others. His own poetry is predominantly ...
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