Sunday, August 31, 2008

Lecture by Dr. D.N. Srivastava on “Dharm aur Adhyatm”

August 31, 2008: Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Aurobindo Jogakendra Study Circle, Khajuriapada, Odisha Events Calendar

August 31, 2008: Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Aurobindo Aloksena Study Circle, Dhodra, Odisha Events Calendar

August 31, 2008: Spiritual Workshop at Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Centre - SAIEC, Shahidnagar, Bhubaneswar, 10 AM - 12 Noon.

Sun Aug 31 – Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Kolkata: Founder Chairman Sri Pradyot Kumar Bhattacharya's Birth Anniversary

Sri Aurobindo Ashram: Lecture by Dr. D.N. Srivastava on “Dharm aur Adhyatm”, Sri Aurobindo Marg, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Engagements - New Delhi In the Capital Today GENERAL : The Hindu Sunday, Aug 31, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Society: Meeting, 5, Smith Rd., Anna Salai, 10.30 a.m.. Sri Aurobindo Society Centre: Meeting, J Block, 8th St., Anna Nagar, 6 p.m. The Hindu: Engagements: Chennai Today Sunday, Aug 31, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Devotees: Joint Prayer meeting, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, Kovaipudur, 4 p.m.; Sasi Balika Vidya Mandir, 9.30 a.m.; writing of Savithri Episode, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, Tatabad, 10 a.m. The Hindu: Engagements: Coimbatore Today Sunday, Aug 31, 2008

Sunday, 31 Aug Photo Exhibition: The Mothers Shrine Reaching Completion ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Sun ::: 8:00 AM

Food festival at Shaam: Paranthe Wali Gali ::: Shaam: Kala Kendra: Bharat Nivas: Auroville ::: Sun ::: 6:30 PM

Liquid Flow Essence - Sun Aug 31 map Water Workshops at Quiet Healing Center, Auroville

Heartwork Lomi Lomi Massage – Sun Aug 31 map Land Workshops at Quiet Healing Center, Auroville

Sri Aurobindo Society, Singapore 31st August 2008 Sunday 6.00 pm Sri Aurobindo's Thoughts and Aphorishms

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Discourse on the ‘Upanishad’ by Dr. Shikha Mukherjee

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Collection: Annual AUM conference on Sri Aurobindo & the Mother The All USA Meeting (AUM) is an annual conference for people interested in the vision of Sri Aurobindo and Mother, the practice of Integral Yoga, and the sustainable international community of Auroville -- and for those interested in consciousness, evolution, and the future of humanity... Kathryn Van Note adds goldens disks to the Matrimandir jigsaw puzzle at AUM 2008. DSC04312 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Uploaded on August 28, 2008 by lesterlyn

Discourse on the ‘Upanishad’ – by Dr. Shikha Mukherjee, Sat Aug 30, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Kolkata

The Mother’s Prayers and meditation: M.K. Ramaswamy, 5, Smith Rd., Anna Salai, 6.30 p.m. Chennai Today The Hindu Saturday, Aug 30, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Devotees Prayer Group: Writing of Savithiri Episode, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, West Power House Road, Tatabad, 10 a.m. Coimbatore Today The Hindu Saturday, Aug 30, 2008

Saturday, 30 Aug Photo Exhibition: The Mothers Shrine Reaching Completion ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Sat ::: 8:00 AM
Food festival at Shaam: Paranthe Wali Gali ::: Shaam: Kala Kendra: Bharat Nivas: Auroville ::: Sat ::: 6:30 PM

Liquid Flow Essence Aug 26 – 31 2008 Quiet Healing Center (map) This is a 6 day course with the main sequence of Liquid Flow. It is for those who wish to dive deeper into the beauty of body work in warm water. During the course we will expand our movement sequence and practically experience deepening of the multilayered effects of this powerful and softening work. Timings: 9:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 18:00

The Glorious Body Aug 28 – 30 2008 Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India (map) Exploring Truth in Substance through the Integration of Dance and Meditation Two and a half days 1st day: 3:00 - 6:00 PM, 2nd, 3rd day: 9:00 – 12:00, 14:00 – 16:00 Facilitated by Mikael.

Heartwork Lomi Lomi Massage Aug 29 – 31 2008 Quiet Healing Center, Auroville (map) Heartwork Lomi Lomi Lomi Lomi is the Hawaiian word for massage. Literally meaning to push, pull and knead. This healing system brings balance, restoration and heart-opening peace to the body. Energetic, emotional and muscular blockages are released allowing spirit, circulation, oxygen and life, to flow through mind and body.

Friday, August 29, 2008

Nirmal Nahar has refuted the preposterous claim of Peter Heehs

Sri Aurobindo: His Birth Place, Nirmal Nahar and Peter Heehs
By Anurag Banerjee <anuragbanerjee2002@yahoo.co.in> date 29 August 2008 16:54

On the auspicious day of 15 August 2008, the second edition of Nirmal Nahar’s book Sri Aurobindo: His Birth Place saw the light of the day at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, Kolkata. This book is of immense significance and it won’t be an exaggeration if one calls it a ‘priceless document’ for Nirmal Nahar has removed all the misconceptions that were prevalent regarding the actual birth-place of Sri Aurobindo in it. For those who are unaware of those misconceptions, here are a few words to explain to them.

It was assumed that Sri Aurobindo was born, not in Theatre Road, but at 237 Lower Circular Road (now known as Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road) by many. Why was this house considered to be the birth-place of Sri Aurobindo is explained in Sri Aurobindo: His Birth Place, so repetitions would not be necessary; the interested reader is requested to go through the book. This building currently houses the Ministry of External Affairs and Foreigners’ Registration Office. As a result, on 15 August 1949 Sri Aurobindo’s birthday was celebrated over there with pomp and splendour under the initiative of Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee (father of present speaker Somnath Chatterjee), Bar-at-Law, who was also a member of the Hindu Mahasabha and eventually became a member of the Lok Sabha. At that time, that house on Lower Circular Road was owned by Nalini Ranjan Sarkar, the Finance Minister of the West Bengal Government and Chairman of Hindustan Cooperative Insurance Company Ltd. He attempted to declare the house to be a heritage property (as Sri Aurobindo was supposed to be born over there) and a group of intellectuals was formed to put forward the claim. But in reality this claim was erroneous. When Sri Aurobindo was informed about it and was shown a photograph of the house, he had remarked: “No, not this house.”

Ten years earlier in 1939, Sri Aurobindo had specifically told Nirodbaran that he was born in House no. 4 at Theatre Road which was owned by his father’s friend Monomohan Ghose, a lawyer by profession. In 1949 when this misconception regarding his place of birth was raised again, Sri Aurobindo dictated a note to Nolini Kanta Gupta. This note was sent to P.T.I. through telegram by Nirmal Nahar who was then a correspondent of P.T.I. as well as an inmate of Sri Aurobindo Ashram. For those who are unaware of Nirmal Nahar’s identity, the author takes this opportunity of informing them that he is the patriarch of the illustrious Nahar family, the son of Prithwi Singh Nahar (a direct disciple of Sri Aurobindo), the elder brother of Sujata Nahar and he himself was a member of Sri Aurobindo Ashram from 1942 to 1951; he left the Ashram after Sri Aurobindo’s mahasamadhi. He was also one of the founder-trustees of Sri Aurobindo Bhavan. The telegram to P.T.I. is as follows:

“When attention was drawn to several press enquiries particularly in Bengal as to the exact birthplace of SRI AUROBINDO, Srijut Nolinikanto Gupta, Secretary of Sri Aurobindo Asram told P.T.I.: “SRI AUROBINDO WAS BORN IN THE HOUSE OF LATE BARRISTER MONOMOHON GHOSE, A CLOSE FRIEND OF HIS FATHER, DR. KRISHNA DHAN GHOSE. THE HOUSE WAS IN THE THEATRE ROAD AND THE NUMBER BEING MOST PROBABLY 4 (FOUR). WE ARE NOT AWARE WHETHER THE HOUSE STILL EXISTS OR NOT.”

Nirmal Nahar has seen the original note that was dictated by Sri Aurobindo to Nolini Kanta Gupta and he remembers that there were some corrections in the original manuscript in Nolini Kanta Gupta’s handwriting. It implies that after Sri Aurobindo had dictated it, Nolini Kanta Gupta must have read it out to him for confirmation and Sri Aurobindo had changed a word or two.

But there is one person who strongly disapproved that Theatre Road was actually the birth place of Sri Aurobindo. He is Peter Heehs, a noted historian and biographer who is also in-charge of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram Archives. He claimed that Sri Aurobindo was actually born in 237 Lower Circular Road and presented some evidences to prove his point of argument based on the following:
1) The Calcutta Street Directory of 1872 which states that the house at 237 Lower Circular Road was owned by Monomohan Ghose.
2) Ambalal B. Purani’s Note in the Appendix of his biography of Sri Aurobindo and a photo of the so-called house where Sri Aurobindo was said to be born.
3) The claims of the daughters of Monomohan Ghose that Sri Aurobindo was born in their house.
4) A claim by Basanti Chakravorty, the daughter of Krishna Kumar Mitra, Sri Aurobindo’s uncle.

Thus, based on these arguments Peter Heehs did not give any credence to Sri Aurobindo’s own claim and challenged his memory as well. According to him, Sri Aurobindo’s memory had failed! Such impudence is intolerable! He considered the statements of the daughters of Monomohan Ghose to be more precise and faithful and dismissed Sri Aurobindo’s own proclamation!

But Nirmal Nahar has refuted the preposterous claim of Peter Heehs and provided the actual facts that lead to the elimination of this entirely misleading claim of Peter Heehs. Mr. Heehs is a noted historian, yet he writes: “All historians know that historiography deals in probabilities, not certitude.” What does it mean? History stands on the pillars of mere ‘probabilities’ only? Only probable facts, no matter how incorrect they are, will be taken into consideration without evaluating their accuracy! What strange notions! History means nothing but certitude. And the study of historiography does not deal in probabilities but precise evaluation of authentic facts and figures.

Nirmal Nahar is not a historian but as a researcher, he is far better than Peter Heehs. His research is not superficial; he looks into each aspect meticulously and brings out the actual facts which have been long ignored. Many are not aware of the fact that he had played a significant role in bringing out undiscovered truths about Sri Aurobindo and the Mother which helped Sujata Nahar to pen her spectacular series titled Mother’s Chronicles. How he has routed Peter Heehs’s claim has been explained in his book so the author won’t go into the details of it and would request the readers to go through the book instead.

But the author would like to say a few words regarding Peter Heehs’s claim that Sri Aurobindo’s memory had failed. In 1949 Sri Aurobindo had dictated a series of articles to Nirodbaran for the Bulletin of Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education. The initial articles dealt with the importance of sports and gymnastics. In his book Twelve Years With Sri Aurobindo, Nirodbaran writes about it:

“Quite a series commenced and the most memorable of the lot was the article “The Divine Body”. It was a long piece and took more than a week, since we daily had just about an hour to spare. As he was dictating, I marvelled at so much knowledge of Ancient Greece and Ancient India stored up somewhere in his superconscious memory and now pouring down at his command in a smooth flow. No notes were consulted, no books were needed, yet after a lapse of so many decades everything was fresh, spontaneous and recalled in vivid detail!”(pp. 247-248)

Dear Reader, please make a note of the year. It was in 1949, a year before his mahasamadhi. And his own statements regarding his place of birth dates 2nd and 3rd October 1939 and 2nd September 1949. My question is: is it possible that Sri Aurobindo, who could remember so much about the sports and gymnastics of ancient Greece and India, would forget his own place of birth? For the sake of argument (though quite unnecessary) even if we admit that his memory could have failed in 1949, but what about his earlier statement of 1939? Certainly his memory could not have failed twice and if it had, both the time he could not have mentioned the exact place, that is, 4 Theatre Road (which is now 8 Theatre Road where Sri Aurobindo Bhavan now stands).

Page 29 of Sri Aurobindo: His Birth Place quotes Peter Heehs:

“Sri Aurobindo’s impressions that he was born in Theatre Road was not based on his personal knowledge; it must have been communicated to him by members of his family, other than his father and mother. It is not surprising that when Sri Aurobindo was informed that he was born in the house of Mono Mohan Ghosh, he or his informant came to the incorrect conclusion that his house was 4 Theatre Road.”

The author would like to ask Mr. Heehs: “Why would anyone come to the ‘incorrect conclusion’ that Sri Aurobindo was born in Theatre Road?”

Peter Heehs claims that Sri Aurobindo was informed about the house where he was born by ‘members of his family, other than his father and mother’. Sri Aurobindo’s father Dr. Krishnadhan Ghosh had died in December 1892 before Sri Aurobindo could reach India. So he could not have informed Sri Aurobindo about his place of birth. All right, agreed. But he could have told Sri Aurobindo about his birth-place when they were staying in England; that does not seem improbable. And what about Swarnalata Devi, his mother? She was alive at that time. Peter Heehs might argue that since she was insane, her statements could not be relied on. If that is his point of argument, the author would like to quote a small incident narrated by Sarojini Ghose, Sri Aurobindo’s sister where she describes his first meeting with his mother. On 5 July 1940, Sarojini recalls:

“Sejda [meaning Sri Aurobindo] went to see Mother at Rohini, Deogarh [the place where Swarnalata Devi resided]. Mother did not recognize him. She said, ‘My Aurobindo was small, he was not so big!’ She said again, ‘My Aurobindo’s finger had a cut on it.’ As a matter of fact Sejda, in his childhood, had cut his finger on a glass bottle, and since then he had had a cross mark on it. Sejda was identified by showing his finger to Mother. Borda [Benoybhusan] was also recognized by her in a similar manner. His identity was accepted when she was shown a cut mark on his chin.” (Sujata Nahar, Mother’s Chronicles, Volume V, p. 64)

So Swarnalata Devi’s memory was not so bad after all despite her illness! Moreover, Benoybhusan, Sri Aurobindo’s eldest brother had also said that Sri Aurobindo was born in Theatre Road. There is no reason to disbelieve him. At the same time, the author would like to ask Mr. Heehs what made him conclude that Sri Aurobindo’s family members would give him the wrong information regarding his place of birth? Sri Aurobindo’s maternal grandparents Rajnarain Bose and Nistarini Devi could have told him about his birth place; his maternal uncles and aunts could have also done the same. Perhaps Mr. Heehs is unaware that when a child is born, the elders of the family to which he belongs, goes to the new-born to bless him. This practice was prevalent when Sri Aurobindo was born 136 years ago and exists even now. Moreover, he was not born in a Nursing Home. So there is no reason to assume that Sri Aurobindo’s family members or those who were the informants “came to the incorrect conclusion that his house was 4 Theatre Road.”

At the same time, the author would like to say that “ALL HISTORIANS ARE NOT ALWAYS RIGHT.”
Any person who has the minimum regards for Sri Aurobindo would not even dare to disbelieve him. But Peter Heehs, being Peter Heehs, did so. To him, the statements made by the daughter of Mono Mohan Ghosh and Basanti Chakrovorty were nothing but truth and the one made by Sri Aurobindo himself was ‘incorrect.’

In his book Sri Aurobindo: A Brief Biography, Peter Heehs states the place of Sri Aurobindo’s birth to be Chowringhee which is a huge area that covers both Theatre Road and Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road (formerly Lower Circular Road) so that no one can claim that he was wrong. He has been politically correct; thus, he had prevented his own ego from being hurt. After all, what else can be expected from a person like him who writes:

“What about the assertion that Aurobindo was an avatar? I can’t say that the question interests me very much…The Aurobindo that interests me is the one who turned from a life of hectic action to a life of contemplation but was able, during his forty-year retirement, to write a shelf full of books on philosophy, political theory and textual criticism, along with thousands of letters and, yes, that epic in iambic pentameter.”

This statement proves Peter Heehs has no interest regarding the evolutionary Yoga initiated by Sri Aurobindo, yet he is still a part and parcel of the Ashram!
Sri Aurobindo, the Seer-Poet must have had a vision of the future due to which he has said: “…my biographers probably know more…than I do…” (Nirodbaran, Correspondence With Sri Aurobindo, p. 79).
And:
“I do not want to be murdered by my own disciples in cold print.”
***

Sri Aurobindo Madhumayi Study Circle, Kankadahada, Odisha

August 29, 2008: Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Aurobindo Madhumayi Study Circle, Kankadahada, Odisha Events Calendar

Sri Aurobindo Devotees Prayer Group: Writing of Savithiri Episode, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, West Power House Road, Tatabad, 10 a.m. The Hindu: Engagements: Coimbatore Today

"Freedom 2008" - an Exhibition of paintings by eminent artists; Mon, Aug 25, 4pm – 8pm, Galerie La Mere, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Kolkata - map Inaugurated on Sri Aurobindo's 136th Birth Anniversary

Friday, 29 Aug
Photo Exhibition: The Mothers Shrine Reaching Completion ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Fri ::: 8:00 AM
Food festival at Shaam: Paranthe Wali Gali ::: Shaam: Kala Kendra: Bharat Nivas: Auroville ::: Fri ::: 6:30 PM
Children's Choir and Dance ::: Cinema Paradiso, Media Centre ::: Fri ::: 6:00 PM
Literary Evening with Vipul Rikhi at Shaam: Kala Kendra ::: Shaam: Kala Kendra: Bharat Nivas: Auroville ::: Fri ::: 6:00 PM
C I N E M A - Flags of Our Fathers ::: Bharat NIvas, Auditorium ::: Fri ::: 7:45 PM
Hawaiian Massage Workshop ::: Quiet Healing Center ::: Fri ::: 8:00 AM

Liquid Flow Essence Aug 26 – 31 2008 Quiet Healing Center (map) This is a 6 day course with the main sequence of Liquid Flow. It is for those who wish to dive deeper into the beauty of body work in warm water. During the course we will expand our movement sequence and practically experience deepening of the multilayered effects of this powerful and softening work. Timings: 9:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 18:00

The Glorious Body Aug 28 – 30 2008 Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India (map) Exploring Truth in Substance through the Integration of Dance and Meditation Two and a half days 1st day: 3:00 - 6:00 PM, 2nd, 3rd day: 9:00 – 12:00, 14:00 – 16:00 Facilitated by Mikael.

Heartwork Lomi Lomi Massage Aug 29 – 31 2008 Quiet Healing Center, Auroville (map) Heartwork Lomi Lomi Lomi Lomi is the Hawaiian word for massage. Literally meaning to push, pull and knead. This healing system brings balance, restoration and heart-opening peace to the body. Energetic, emotional and muscular blockages are released allowing spirit, circulation, oxygen and life, to flow through mind and body. On all levels there is unity. While the whole body is loved unconditionally, the muscles and connective tissue are stretched in length and width, the skin glows and stiff joints are loosened, circulation improves and internal organs are gently manipulated into their correct relationships. This relaxing style of Hawaiian bodywork includes long fluid rhythmic strokes over the whole body using the hands. We use the hands as an instrument of the heart and work with focused deep breathing leaving the practitioner in a clear meditative space and the client in a place of healing and harmony. On a physical level Lomi Lomi massage will stimulate the lymphatic system, improve your circulation, relax and lengthen muscles, and detoxify the body. Where it originated? Hawaii based Sherman Duboit is the international acclaimed founder of the Heartwork’s method of bodywork and massage. His system is a synthesis of ancient and modern methods as well as directly channeled work that has moved through him and became an integral part of his work and teaching. Sherman has happily given his blessing to continue these teachings. The workshop experience Step out of your day-to-day routine and join us in the beautiful surroundings of a natural retreat. Here we will nourish your body with scrumptious vegetarian food, gentle exercises and swims. Guided meditations will encourage a still mind and this connection with you to learn and heal with aloha (love). Giving and receiving 10 massages over the weekend you will experience true learning via this ancient wisdom, leaving you confident to treat family, friends and clients.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

The Independence Day celebrations at Bidya Bharati Girls’ High School, New Alipore

Beauty is his footprint showing us where he has passed By Sri Aurobindo Society, Singapore. In the precious little book, ‘The Mother’, Sri Aurobindo says that this “miracle of eternal beauty, and unseizable secret of divine harmonies” manifests in conditions where there is harmony and beauty in our “mind and soul, ...

Sri Aurobindo Devotees: Writing of Savithiri Episode, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, Tatabad, 10 a.m. The Hindu: Engagements: Coimbatore Today

Sri Aurobindo Society, Adhchini, Delhi: "Free Mantra Healing & Yoga" by Swami Vidyanandji, 5.30 pm (Ph: 26529022) [HT Engagements, vrathore@hindustantimes.com]

Thursday, 28 Aug
Photo Exhibition: The Mothers Shrine Reaching Completion ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Thu ::: 8:00 AM
INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD GROWING IN AUROVILLE ::: Buddha Garden Community Farm ::: Thu ::: 10:00 AM

"Freedom 2008" - an Exhibition of paintings by eminent artists; Mon, Aug 25, 4pm – 8pm, Galerie La Mere, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Kolkata - map Inaugurated on Sri Aurobindo's 136th Birth Anniversary

Liquid Flow Essence Aug 26 – 31 2008 Quiet Healing Center (map) This is a 6 day course with the main sequence of Liquid Flow. It is for those who wish to dive deeper into the beauty of body work in warm water. During the course we will expand our movement sequence and practically experience deepening of the multilayered effects of this powerful and softening work. To participate in this course you need to have completed at least one basic course of Liquid Flow or basic Watsu and Aquawellness course, and given at least a few practice sessions in the meantime. Timings: 9:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 18:00 For more info: http://www.quiethealingcenter.info/free_flow_w.htm#2

The Glorious Body Aug 28 – 30 2008 Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India (map) Exploring Truth in Substance through the Integration of Dance and Meditation Two and a half days 1st day: 3:00 - 6:00 PM, 2nd, 3rd day: 9:00 – 12:00, 14:00 – 16:00 Facilitated by Mikael. The very substance of our bodies is structured and charged with an intelligence that is vast, detailed and inclusive. The workshop will consist of a progressive concentration and activation of the physical, energetic and spiritual potentialities within and around the body. Through the integration of meditation, bodywork and dance, we learn to perceive, to harmonize, and to unify different conditions of substance, qualities of energy and levels of consciousness. Our body is a jewel in matter, a lotus in energy, a pyramid of power, a vortex of the soul, a sun of radiant bliss, a sphere of consciousness, a point in the infinity of being. We work individually, with partners and with the group as a whole. Guided and spontaneous exploration will bring new possibilities for the body into vibrant living focus.

Day-long celebration The Independence Day celebrations at Bidya Bharati Girls’ High School, New Alipore was a day long celebration. The focus this year was on an exhibition to honour the birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo and the 100th death anniversary of martyr Khudiram Bose. Such exhibitions and interaction with historians and educationists help the students of Bidya Bharati remain focused on our rich culture and heritage KOELINA GANGULY, Class IX, Bidya Bharati Girls’ High School, New Alipore

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Wednesday, 27 Aug
Photo Exhibition: The Mothers Shrine Reaching Completion ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Wed ::: 8:00 AM
KIRTAN!!! Chanting the Divine Names ::: Verite Hall ::: Wed ::: 7:00 PM

"Freedom 2008" - an Exhibition of paintings by eminent artists; Mon, Aug 25, 4pm – 8pm, Galerie La Mere, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Kolkata - map Inaugurated on Sri Aurobindo's 136th Birth Anniversary

Sri Aurobindo Devotees: Writing of Savithiri Episode, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, Tatabad, 10 a.m. Coimbatore Today http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/27/stories

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

"Freedom 2008" - an Exhibition of paintings by eminent artists

Tuesday, 26 Aug Photo Exhibition: The Mothers Shrine Reaching Completion ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Tue ::: 8:00 AM

"Freedom 2008" - an Exhibition of paintings by eminent artists; Mon, Aug 25, 4pm – 8pm, Galerie La Mere, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Kolkata - map Inaugurated on Sri Aurobindo's 136th Birth Anniversary

Sri Aurobindo Devotees Prayer Group: Writing of Savithri episode, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, West Power House, Tatabad, 10 a.m. Date:26/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/26/stories

The Hindu : Book Review : Role models for all time As early as 1899, Sri Aurobindo found that basically the Hindu myths were “straight and sheer.” It is by reading them in the original setting that we can draw strength

Monday, August 25, 2008

Sri Aurobindo--successively poet, critic, scholar, thinker, nationalist, humanist--is the most significant and perhaps the most interesting person

SRI AURBINDO AS THE PIONEER INDIAN ENGLISH CRITIC
22 Aug 2008 by Dr Shaleen Kumar Singh. The fact that Sri Aurobindo is one of the pioneers of Indian English critics grows more and more vibrant and authentic when one journeys through the works of him where he appears to be a chief living authority on Indo-English criticism.

Mamta Shenoy said...
Dear Shaleen Meticulous Work ! It is very delightful to read about Sri Aurobindo . Of all modern writers Aurobindo---successively poet, critic, scholar, thinker, nationalist, humanist---is the most significant and perhaps the most interesting person.

Poetry from the Innermost Recesses of the Heart: An Interview with D. C. Chambial... myHimachal, India - 20 Aug 2008 Interest and one’s inclination are the foremost ingredients to enjoy any work of art. There have been writers/poets, like Kabir and Tulsidas who never went to school, yet they are everyman’s writers. While Eliot, Pound, Yeats and Sri Aurobindo are the centre of interest to the only few.

Essays On The Gita
21 Aug 2008 It was after reading these essays, in particular, that in the 1930's President Wilson's daughter went to Sri Aurobindo and devoted her life - receiving the name Nishtha via his vision in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry.

The Vedic rishis worked in the opposite direction from above downwards, raising and expanding their powers of consciousness and then directed that consciousness to illuminate the reality of nature. They discovered the underlying reality from which all phenomena are created. Sri Aurobindo says this discovery is of greater practical significance to the world that the discoveries of Copernicus and Newton. In Life Divine, he has described in logical and rational terms that reality and the complete process of creation by which it manifests in the universe as mind, life and matter and evolves from matter higher forms of life and higher levels of consciousness. Marriage of Science and Spirituality
Posted by livingfromwithin on August 23, 2008


"Freedom 2008" - an Exhibition of paintings by eminent artists; Mon, Aug 25, 4pm – 8pm, Galerie La Mere, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Kolkata - map Inaugurated on Sri Aurobindo's 136th Birth Anniversary

Monday, 25 Aug
Photo Exhibition: The Mothers Shrine Reaching Completion ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Mon ::: 8:00 AM
University of Human Unity. Presentation of the Game on Global Warming ::: Unity Pavilion ::: Mon ::: 9:30 AM

Sri Aurobindo Devotees Prayer Group: Writing of Savithri Episode, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, West Power House, Tatabad, 10 a.m. The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Coimbatore Today

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Kala Parishada Study Circle Conference, Papadahandi, Odisha

Aug 24, 2008: Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Aurobindo Dibya Janani Women's Study Circle, at the residence of Tamala Sahu, Matrupitha, Ratnapur, Nayagarh, Odisha Events Calendar

Aug 24, 2008: Sri Aurobindo Kala Parishada Study Circle Conference, Papadahandi, Odisha Events Calendar

Sri Aurobindo Ashram: A lecture by Ramesh Bijlani on “The Human Cycle”, Sri Aurobindo Marg, 10 a.m. In the Capital Today The Hindu Sunday, Aug 24, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Society: Study circle meeting on ‘The Mother on Savitri,’ 3 Lajapathi Roy Road, Chinna Chokkikulam, 10.30 a.m. The Hindu: Engagements: Madurai today Sunday, Aug 24, 2008

Dr. Ananda Reddy will give a series of talks on selected chapters from The Life Divine, Book Two, Part Two Special Topic: The Philosophy of Rebirth Dates: August 18-24 Time: 9 AM--11:30 AM (with a small break in between) Venue: Ground floor conference hall at SACAR SACAR 39 Vanniar Street Vaithikuppam, Pondicherry 605012 Contact: (0413) 234-8067 or sacar@auromail.net

"Freedom 2008" - an Exhibition of paintings by eminent artists: Sun Aug 24 4 pm – 8 pm (Daily at 4 pm until Sat Aug 30 4 pm), Galerie La Mere, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture. map Inaugurated on Sri Aurobindo's 136th Birth Anniversary

Sunday, 24 Aug
Photo Exhibition: The Mothers Shrine Reaching Completion ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Sun ::: 8:00 AM
University of Human Unity. Presentation of the Game on Global Warming ::: Unity Pavilion ::: Sun ::: 9:30 AM
V5: Group Show by Pondicherry Artists ::: Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of India ::: Sun ::: 11:00 AM

Sri Aurobindo Society, Singapore 24th August 2008 Sunday 6.00 pm Talk by Mr. Rajah on Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri

Inputs may be mailed to tusarnmohapatra@gmail.com Coming Events

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Dr Dilip Kumar Roy will speak on Sri Aurobindo and the Modern Mind

Of Messiahs and Monsters
by Gagdad Bob. Sri Aurobindo stressed the crucial importance of the individual, always of a higher consciousness than the group or the mass, and the center or 'dynamo' of the cosmic forces in humanity.... The message of Sri Aurobindo lay precisely in ...
One Cosmos - http://onecosmos.blogspot.com/ - References

My Prayers - The Ashram
I have always visited the Sri Aurobindo ashram in pondicherry whenever I happen to go . I could say its the single most place on this earth where I actually find peace... Posted by Bhu at
Friday, August 22, 2008

August 23 at Sri Aurobindo Pathamandir, 15 Bankim Chatterjee Street; 6 pm: Dr Dilip Kumar Roy will speak on Sri Aurobindo and the Modern Mind. Calcutta Telegraph

Dr. Ananda Reddy will give a series of talks on selected chapters from The Life Divine, Book Two, Part Two Special Topic: The Philosophy of Rebirth Dates: August 18-24 Time: 9 AM--11:30 AM (with a small break in between) Venue: Ground floor conference hall at SACAR SACAR 39 Vanniar Street Vaithikuppam, Pondicherry 605012 Contact: (0413) 234-8067 or sacar@auromail.net

Saturday, 23 Aug
Photo Exhibition: The Mothers Shrine Reaching Completion ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Sat ::: 8:00 AM
University of Human Unity. Presentation of the Game on Global Warming ::: Unity Pavilion ::: Sat ::: 9:30 AM
V5: Group Show by Pondicherry Artists ::: Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of India ::: Sat ::: 11:00 AM
Concert: "My Peace, My Joy, My Hope" ::: Verite - ILC building ::: Sat ::: 8:00 PM
Presentation of the Game on global warming ::: Unity Pavilion ::: Sat ::: 9:30 AM

Inputs may be mailed to tusarnmohapatra@gmail.com Coming Events

Author: Vassia Time: 2008-8-22 02:16 Where can i find a skit for about 5 min or less based on unity? it needs to be performed by school children.
Best Answer I am suggeting a
Conversation from the Dead by Sri Aurobindo , between Jaisingh and Chhatrapati Shivaji

Friday, August 22, 2008

Dr. Ananda Reddy's talk on The Philosophy of Rebirth

I am happy I had a ticket to ride in the 50s: novelist Sankar ... SINDH TODAY - Sindh, Pakistan.‘Sankar’s latest biography, ‘The Unknown Face of Vivekananda - Part I’ has sold more than 89,000 copies, which according to the author is a feat in itself for a biography. ‘I am almost through with my Part II and then I will begin work on ‘Unknown Face of Aurobindo’.’
The Aurobindo biography will have an interesting detail about the revolutionary-turned-spiritualist’s personal life - his equation with his wife. ‘Aurobindo advertised on the matrimonial columns of newspapers while in Baroda for a suitable partner. And came to Calcutta to marry,’ Sankar disclosed.


Dr. Ananda Reddy will give a series of talks on selected chapters from The Life Divine, Book Two, Part Two Special Topic: The Philosophy of Rebirth Dates: August 18-24 Time: 9 AM--11:30 AM (with a small break in between) Venue: Ground floor conference hall at SACAR SACAR 39 Vanniar Street Vaithikuppam, Pondicherry 605012 Contact: (0413) 234-8067 or sacar@auromail.net

Friday, 22 Aug
Photo Exhibition: The Mothers Shrine Reaching Completion ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Fri ::: 8:00 AM
V5: Group Show by Pondicherry Artists ::: Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of India ::: Fri ::: 11:00 AM
Classical Music Recital ::: Pitanga ::: Fri ::: 7:30 PM
C I N E M A - "Habana Blues" ::: Bharat Nivas, Auditorium ::: Fri ::: 7:45 PM

Craft of the matter Chandigarh Newsline - Chandigarh, India. Also coming in for the first time as a part of Poompuhar are products from Auroville. These are perfumed candles, coasters and table mats made from pressed ...

Thursday, August 21, 2008

India and her Spiritual Destiny: Prema Nandakumar

What August means to INDIA by indiaremixed. Sri Aurobindo's series of articles in Indu Prakash in August 1893 signalled a radical change in the congress's policy ultimately making the paper the hereald of independance Bande Mataram, the great nationalist newspaper, was born in August 1906. ...indiaremixed - http://indiaremixed.blogspot.com/


Dr. Ananda Reddy will give a series of talks on selected chapters from The Life Divine, Book Two, Part Two Special Topic: The Philosophy of Rebirth Dates: August 18-24 Time: 9 AM--11:30 AM (with a small break in between) Venue: Ground floor conference hall at SACAR SACAR 39 Vanniar Street Vaithikuppam, Pondicherry 605012 Contact: (0413) 234-8067 or sacar@auromail.net

Thursday, 21 Aug
Introduction to sustainable farming in Auroville ::: Buddha Garden Community Farm ::: Thu ::: 10:00 AM
Photo Exhibition: The Mothers Shrine Reaching Completion ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Thu ::: 8:00 AM
V5: Group Show by Pondicherry Artists ::: Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of India ::: Thu ::: 11:00 AM
India and her Spiritual Destiny: A Future Perspective ::: Thu ::: 9:00 AM. Dr. (Smt.)Prema Nandakumar will speak to us (both in English and in Tamil) on August 21, 2008, Thursday, at 5 p.m. at Sri Aurobindo World Centre for Human Unity Bharat Nivas
Awareness through the Body ::: Transition School Awareness Hall ::: Thu ::: 4:30 PM

Sri Aurobindo's Birth Day Celebrations
by sriaurobindostlouis. Sri Aurobindo's Birth Day was celebrated by Stlouis Aurobindo society on August 14th 2008 at Dr. Chinnadurai's house 1739 Stieffel Lane DrMO-63017 ph: 314-542-6001 The kids Sadhana, Sharayu, Mahitha, Meghana and presented the self made ...
The Mother - http://sriaurobindo-stlouis.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Karunamayi Study Circle, Parjanga, Odisha

August 20, 2008: Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Aurobindo Karunamayi Study Circle, Parjanga, Odisha

Wednesday, 20 Aug
Photo Exhibition: The Mothers Shrine Reaching Completion ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Wed ::: 8:00 AM
V5: Group Show by Pondicherry Artists ::: Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of India ::: Wed ::: 11:00 AM
India and her Spiritual Destiny: A Future Perspective ::: coming events ::: Wed ::: 9:00 AM
Awareness through the Body ::: Transition School Awareness Hall ::: Wed ::: 4:30 PM
Photo Exhibition on the Dalai Lama's first two visits ::: Pavilion of Tibetan Culture ::: Wed ::: 5:30 PM

If the inner being is not happy with it, has reservations, even objections, then one should just forget him and be on a newer quest

Re: Sri Aurobindo and the Future of Humanity--Adesh and History
by RY Deshpande on Tue 19 Aug 2008 08:59 PM PDT Profile Permanent Link

Rich, It’s immaterial whether one calls it religious or mythological or secular or worldly or mundane or plain earthly or historical or scientific, or even spiritual life; Sri Aurobindo’s life is Sri Aurobindo’s life—“a decisive action direct from the Supreme”. We may not be aware of it, but then nor can we deny the scope for its happening. What is not exactingly historical you would prefer to call mythological. Well, it’s up to you. But these are spiritual matters and must be seen in that way, I suppose.

There is absolutely no question of imposing this view on others, as one goes entirely by one’s own authentic perceptions—and it is these which must count in this kind of reckoning. In any case, it must be recognized that spirituality means a many-faceted Possibility and the rational is only one small arc of this wide-stretching spectrum.

If the strict rationalist for his own reasons sticks to this small arc only, and dismisses everything else, perhaps then he is missing the opportunities that can open to enlarge his own rationality; but the choice is his. When one goes to a spiritual person, one goes with the intention of making spiritual progress, and accepts what is conducive for it, rejects what stands in its way, trusts in the guidance and help coming from such a person, expresses his gratitude for it. It’s according to one’s own free volonté that one follows what is necessary for it.

I feel that we approach Sri Aurobindo with that intention, which is not to deny that his philosophy, his interpretations of the scriptures, his poetry, his aesthetics, his political thought, his deep considerations of social issues, any one of them or several of them cannot attract us towards him. Nor can we make a fetish of one single aspect of his personality, rationality alone for instance.

If one feels that for making spiritual progress one is getting help from a spiritual Master, then one should be grateful to him; but if the inner being is not happy with it, has reservations, even objections, then one should just forget him and be on a newer quest, the unfettered quest. The inner sincerity will surely guide him on the right path, and there’s no doubt about it. In that case there’s no question of frustration creeping in anywhere. ~ RYD Reply

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

"Freedom 2008" - an Exhibition of paintings by eminent artists Galerie La Mere, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture (map) Tue Aug 19 (Today) 4pm
Tuesday, 19 Aug Exhibition: The Mother ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Tue ::: 8:00 AM
V5: Group Show by Pondicherry Artists ::: Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of India ::: Tue ::: 11:00 AM
DARSHAN EVENTS AT SACAR AUGUST 2008
Dr. Ananda Reddy will give a series of talks on selected chapters from The Life Divine, Book Two, Part Two
Special Topic: The Philosophy of Rebirth
Dates: August 11-13 & 18-24
Time: 9AM--11:30 AM (with a small break in between)
Venue: Ground floor conference hall at SACAR
SACAR 39 Vanniar Street Vaithikuppam, Pondicherry 605012 Contact: (0413) 234-8067 or sacar@auromail.net

IGNOU - SACAR M.A. in Sri Aurobindo Studies

M.A. PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE (Total Credits = 64) YEAR ONE YEAR TWO
Semester I Semester II PCP I Semester III Semester IV PCP II

Course
Sri Aurobindo and His Essential Thought (2)
The Philosophy of Evolutionof Consciousness (5)
Critical Review of Sri Aurobindo’s Thought
Secret of Indian Scriptures OR Independent Study (5)
Principles of Integral Education(5)
Contemporary Relevance of Sri Aurobindo’s Vision and Work
Course
Foundations of Indian Culture (5)
The Psychology of Yoga(5)
Towards Human Unity (5)
Poetry of the Future (5)

Course
The Rhythm of Social Development(5)
Science of Living (5)
Adv. Course of Learner Choice (7)
Adv. Course of Learner Choice (7)

Monday, August 18, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Ashram: Lecture on “Message of the Bhagwadgita” by Dr Karan Singh, Sri Aurobindo Marg, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Hindu : Engagements / New Delhi : In the capital today

Sri Aurobindo Devotees: Writing of Savithri Episode, Sri Annai Meditation centre, Tatabad, 10 a.m. The Hindu : Engagements / Coimbatore : Coimbatore today

Monday, 18 Aug Exhibition: The Mother ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Mon ::: 8:00 AM

V5: Group Show by Pondicherry Artists ::: Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of India ::: Mon ::: 11:00 AM

Three-day Bamboo Furniture design workshop ::: Svaram ::: Fri ::: 8:30 AM

DANCE SPACE ::: VERITE ::: Mon ::: 5:00 PM

"Sri Aurobindo Mandir" in the Presidency Jail at Kolkata

from saroj patnaik <sarojpatna@gmail.com> to tusarnmohapatra@gmail.com
date 18 August 2008 06:25 subject Visit to Sri Aurobindo's Cell in the Presidency Jail, Kolkata.

On 15th August, 2008 one had the rare privilege of visiting the Cell in the Presidency Jail at Kolkata where Sri Aurobindo was held by the Britishers in the year 1908. The Jail authorities had, however, limited the number of visitors to the Cell to 25 this year as against 200-300 two years back, reportedly due to security reasons. Since this was the centenary of that great occasion some special celebration was expected to be held inside the Jail premises and outside as well.

But one was stunned to find the Cell already converted into a temple, namely, "Sri Aurobindo Mandir" and normal pujas/rituals, as we find in traditional temples taking place there. Will Sri Aurobindo Bhavan at Kolkata or Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry kindly take up the matter?

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Ashram: Talk on “The Life Divine” by Prashant Khanna, Sri Aurobindo Marg, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Hindu: Engagements - New Delhi : In the Capital Today

Sri Aurobindo Society: Meeting, 5, Smith Rd., Anna Salai, 10.30 a.m.. The Hindu: Engagements: In Chennai Today

Sri Aurobindo Devotees Prayer Group: Talk on “Sri Aravindarum Anantha Suthanthiramum”, Gujarthi Samaj Bhavan, 4 p.m.; joint prayers to annai, Sri Annai ...The Hindu: Engagements: In Coimbatore Today

Chennai: As part of Independence Day celebrations and the 136th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo a quiz on ‘Sri Aurobindo and Freedom Movement’ was ... The Hindu : Tamil Nadu - Chennai News : Quiz conducted

Sunday, 17 Aug Exhibition: The Mother ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Sun ::: 8:00 AM

V5: Group Show by Pondicherry Artists ::: Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of India ::: Sun ::: 11:00 AM

Three-day Bamboo Furniture design workshop ::: Svaram ::: Fri ::: 8:30 AM

Kabir Festival: Chalo Hamara Desh; Journeys with Kabir and Friends ::: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sun ::: 11:30 AM

Kabir Festival: Films; Concerts; Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sun ::: 4:30 PM

Kabir Festival: Kabira Khada Bazar Mein; Journeys with Sacred and Secular Kabir ::: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sun ::: 4:30 PM

Kabir Festival: Concert: Mukhtiar Ali; Rajasthani Sufi Folk ::: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sun ::: 8:00 PM

People Tree: Exhibition cum Sale ::: First Floor Foyer: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sun ::: 9:00 AM

August 17 Sunday India Currents - Talk on Work of Yogi Sri Aurobindo, by Richard Lipschutz, who leads a Yoga Study Group at CIF. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cultural Integration Fellowship, 2650 Fulton St., San Francisco. Free will donation. (415) 668-1559. August 17, Sri Aurobindo Birthday Celebrations: On the Four Great Realizations of Yogi Sri Aurobindo About the Speaker: Rick Lipschutz leads an Integral Studies Group at CIF and also teaches the Synthesis of Yoga. He is also a poet, and a student of Western Esotericism and Theosophy. www.culturalintegrationfellowship.org

The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) Metro TV Schedule
... 9.10 Biplaber Panchti Bachhar (A documentary on Sri Aurobindo and Freedom

Aurobindo's Words #151 Yesterday 03:27 AM
Even though Sri Aurobindo is not living in this world, we can associate with him through the kindness of his words. Glancing at the words of this scientist of spirituality, I am impressed with the depth and profundity.
http://www.cosmicharmony.com/Sp/Aurobndo/Aurobndo.htm This website is a very rich contribution to spiritual knowledge.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Karan Singh will deliver a lecture on “Message of the Upanishads”

The Hindu : Engagements / New Delhi : In the Capital Today
Sri Aurobindo Ashram: Indian Council for Cultural Relations president Karan Singh will deliver a lecture on “Message of the Upanishads”, Sri Aurobindo Marg, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Engagements - New Delhi In the Capital Today RELIGION Saturday, Aug 16, 2008

The Hindu : Other States / Puducherry News : Birth anniversary
PUDUCHERRY: The 136th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo was celebrated here on Friday at the ashram. A large number of devotees from different parts of the ...

Saturday, 16 Aug Exhibition: The Mother ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Sat ::: 8:00 AM

V5: Group Show by Pondicherry Artists ::: Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of India ::: Sat ::: 11:00 AM

Three-day Bamboo Furniture design workshop ::: Svaram ::: Fri ::: 8:30 AM

Kabir Festival: Films; Concerts; Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sat ::: 4:30 PM

People Tree: Exhibition cum Sale ::: First Floor Foyer: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sat ::: 9:00 AM

Kabir Festival: Koi Sunta Hai; Journeys with Kumar & Kabir ::: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sat ::: 4:30 PM

Kabir Festival: Concert: Vidhya Rao; Classical ::: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sat ::: 8:00 PM

Devotees throng Aurobindo Ashram
Thousands of devotees from all over the country and abroad thronged the Sri Aurobindo Ashram here on the occasion of the 136th birth anniversary of ...

Sri Aurobindo remembered his 136th birth anniversary - www.ddinews.com
A large number of followers of Sri Aurobindo from across the country paid homage to the spiritual leader at his ashram in Puducherry on the occasion of the ...

IGNOU launches courses on Sri Aurobindo - www.ddinews.com
The Indira Gandhi National Open University on Friday launched various academic courses on the vision and philosophy of Sri Aurobindo on his 136th birth ...

In the Light of Sri Aurobindo : In the Light of Sri Aurobindo ...
In the Light of Sri Aurobindo - This is a great opportunity today, on the birthday anniversary of Sri Aurobindo, on the aug.

Sri Aurobindo's Darshan by Ellen Davis www.ellendavis.org
Read Ellen Davis www.ellendavis.org's latest blog entry titled Sri Aurobindo's Darshan on Gaia Community.

Date:15/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/15/stories ...
Sri Aurobindo Society, Pudur Uthamanur: Aurobindo’s birthday celebration, floral and photo exhibition, paamalai, 10 a.m.; discourse by Prema Nandakumar, ...

Date:15/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/15/stories ...
Sri Aurobindo Devotees Prayer Group: Writing of Savithiri Episode, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, West Power House Road, Tatabad, 10 a.m. ...

Asia Observer - news, guide, community and forums - Re:On this day ...
1872 : Birth of Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, died in December 1950

The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation
Aurobindo’s birth anniversary PUDUCHERRY: Thousands of devotees from all over ... of the 136th birth anniversary of celebrated philosopher Sri Aurobindo. ...

The Guardian, The Protector = Al-Mohaimin: An Attribute of God ...
My ideas are influenced in not a minor degree by The Mother (Mirra Alfasso) and Sri Aurobindo, who have written more extensively on the subject, ...

Friday, August 15, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Jayanti at Mahajati Sadan, Kolkata

News> August 14, 2008 > Full Story
People visited Aurobindo ashram to pay homage Thursday, August 14 2008 13:54 (IST) Puducherry, Aug 14: A large number of people from different parts of the country and abroad on Thursday, Aug 14 visited the Sri Aurobindo ashram here to pay homage to the celebrated philosopher Sri Aurobindo on the eve of his 136th birth
anniversary. The room used by Sri Aurobindo and the mother was thrown open for public darshan. Elaborate arrangements were made by the ashramites for celebrating the occasion on Friday, Aug 15.UNI

Sri Aurobindo Jayanti, at Mahajati Sadan, 9.30am. Homage to Sri Aurobindo at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, 10.30am. The Telegraph Front Page > Calcutta > Good Morning Friday , August 15 , 2008

Sri Aurobindo Society: 136th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo, AP 514, J- block, 8th St., Anna Nagar, 6 p.m. The Hindu: Engagements: In Chennai Today

Sri Aurobindo Society, Pudur Uthamanur: Aurobindo’s birthday celebration, floral and photo exhibition, paamalai, 10 a.m.; discourse by Prema Nandakumar, The Hindu: Engagements: In Tiruchi Today

August 15, 2008: Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Aurobindo Study Circles:
Cement Nagar, Odisha
Sohela, Odisha
Silet, Odisha
Paikamal, Odisha
Jamala, Odisha
Padmapur, Odisha
Jharibandha, Odisha
Kathadera, Odisha
Kalapani, Odisha
Greendola, Odisha
Kansingha, Odisha
Mandosil, Odisha
Sanimal, Odisha
Gudeipali, Odisha
Bank Colony, Tankapani Road, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Sri Aurobindo Allied Science Institute, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
At the residence of Lila apa, Jharsuguda, Odisha
Atimanas Kendra, Bhalumal

August 15, 2008: Foundation Day Celebrations of Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Centres:
SAIEC: Bhabanipatna, Odisha
SAIEC: Koraput, Odisha
SAIEC: Bareniput, Odisha
SAIEC: Kotpad, Odisha
SAIEC: Tarudihi, Odisha
SAIEC: Sunabeda, Odisha
SAIEC: Digisalpa , Odisha

Friday, 15 Aug Exhibition: The Mother ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Fri ::: 8:00 AM

V5: Group Show by Pondicherry Artists ::: Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of India ::: Fri ::: 11:00 AM

Three-day Bamboo Furniture design workshop ::: Svaram ::: Fri ::: 8:30 AM

Kabir Festival: Films; Concerts; Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Fri ::: 4:30 PM

People Tree: Exhibition cum Sale ::: First Floor Foyer: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Fri ::: 9:00 AM

Kabir Festival: Hadh - Anhadh: Journeys with Ram & Kabir ::: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Fri ::: 4:30 PM

Kabir Festival: Concert: Prahlad Tipanya: Malwi Folk ::: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Fri ::: 8:00 PM

India's Independence Celebration ::: Bharat Nivas ::: Fri ::: 8:30 AM

Sri Aurobindo's birth anniversary celebrations Sri Aurobindo Society, Singapore, 2A Starlight Road, #01-07 Singapore 217755: 136th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Aurobindo On Friday 15th August 2008 - Welcome Address by Mr. K S Rajah, Special Musical offering by SIFAS teachers -Ms. Sonali Biswas – Hindustani Classical Vocal

March-past, Bandemataram, Ashram Brass Band Orchestra, Meditation

DARSHAN
15th August 2008 Fri-Day
Sri Aurobindo's Room will be open from 4 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Program
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. to 6 p. m.
General queue
6 p. m.
Closing time
The Birthday people of 15th August to come on 16th August
***
16th August 2008 Sri Aurobindo's Room will be reopen from 9 a. m. to 10 a. m.
Only for Aged and Invalid people who could not stand in the General queue
Program
9 to 9:30 a. m.
Only for Aged and Invalid in walking group
9:30 to 10 a. m.
Invalids to be carried by Chair
10:30 a.m.
The Birthday people of 15th and 16th August to assemble near Incense Room
***
Dept of Physical Education
15th August 2008 Tuesday
Darshan Day
15th August is the Sri Aurobindo's Birthday
The Mother
6- 45 p. m. - Reassamblement at the Playground in full uniform
March-past, Bandemataram, Ashram Brass Band Orchestra, Meditation

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Birth Centenary of Babaji Maharaj Shri Ramakrushna Das

We do not belong to past dawns, but to the noons of the future Rediff - Mumbai, Maharashtra,India On August 15, 1947 Sri Aurobindo celebrated his 75th birthday. It was a day for rejoicing; India was free at last. But it was not entirely a happy day: ...
The Political Goddess: Aurobindo's Use of Bengali kta Tantrism to Justify Political Violence in the Indian Anti-Colonial Movement
269 – 292 Author: Rachael Fabish
The Mother: Mother's Mediation - August
Dr. Chinnadurai family invites everyone for Sri Aurobindo's Birthday On Thursday Aug 14th @ 7.00pm at their residence The Agenda ...

Thursday, 14 Aug: Birth Centenary of Babaji Maharaj Shri Ramakrushna Das

Thursday, 14 Aug
Introduction to sustainable farming in Auroville ::: Buddha Garden Community Farm ::: Thu ::: 10:00 AM
Exhibition: The Mother ::: Pitanga Hall ::: Thu ::: 8:00 AM
V5: Group Show by Pondicherry Artists ::: Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of India ::: Thu ::: 11:00 AM

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

The Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center is celebrating its 40th anniversary

Wed 13 Aug. Birth Anniversary of Shri Surendra Nath Jauhar "Faquir". Satsang at 6.30 p.m. to Sri Aurobindo Ashram Delhi Branch

Wednesday, 13 Aug V5: Group Show by Pondicherry Artists ::: Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of India ::: Wed ::: 11:00 AM
Exhibition "Miniatures" by Firooza ::: Pitanga ::: Wed ::: 8:00 AM
"Water and our Health" ::: Cinema Paradiso ::: Wed ::: 5:30 PM

Events Poughkeepsie
The Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center is celebrating its 40th anniversary from Aug. ... Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center. Wittenburg Road. Mount Tremper, New York

Mother's Mediation - August
Dr. Chinnadurai family invites everyone for Sri Aurobindo's Birthday On Thursday Aug 14th @ 7.00pm at their residence The Agenda 7.00 pm to 7.15 pm - Invocation (includes Children Section) 7.15 to 7.30 - Songs 7.30 to 8.00 - Reading Savitri and Speech 8.00 to 8.15 - Meditation 8.15 to 8.30 - Blessings 8.30 to 9.00 - Dinner Thanks for Mr. Venkat for preparing the Agenda of the month Posted by sriaurobindostlouis at
5:06 PM

IGNOU offers online courses through Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research

Aurobindo Ashram getting ready to receive devotees Monday, August 11, 2008 14:21 [IST] News Home IndiaSouth Puducherry:

The Sri Aurobindo Ashram here is making all arrangements to receive visitors on the 136th birth anniversary of the spiritual leader, which falls on August 15. Ashram sources told PTI that collective meditation around the samadhis of the saint philosopher would be conducted. Devotees from various parts of the country are expected to visit the ashram on the same day. They could a visit the room where Sri Aurobindo carried out his philosophical experiments in the ashram premises, they said. The Ashram authorities would distribute cards containing the spiritual leader's message to the devotees. Source : PTI

IGNOU to launch online courses By Indo-Asian News Service on Sunday, August 10, 2008 Filed Under: Latest India News

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will launch various online courses this week. The university said in a statement Sunday that it will extend its distance learning programmes. IGNOU would now have online courses for PhD, M. Phil, MA and post-graduate diploma. Besides, post-graduate certificate courses would also be launched with Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research (SACAR), Puducherry, this month. Students can apply for these courses online through SACAR’s website. The courses will start from the first week of September. SACAR offers variety of online courses in the fields of integral social and political thought, integral education, philosophy, yoga-psychology, Indian culture, literature and aesthetics.