Foundation Day of Sri Aurobindo Srikshetra, Dalijoda, Odisha

June 30, 2008: Foundation Day of Sri Aurobindo Srikshetra, Dalijoda, Odisha More Information
It is an Ashram having 250 acres of land. They have agriculture, Cottage industry, Integral School, Dairy, Horticulture activities. Celebration of Darshan days and annual day etc. are regular functions... Sri Aurobindo University was inaugurated on 4th April 2007 at Sri Aurobindo Srikhetra, Dalijoda, Orissa. by Dr. M. V. Nadkarni. BRIEF HISTORY :
There was a Sri Aurobindo Chatra Samaj from 1969 in the family of Dr. Jyosna Dei. A proposal was received by Babaji Maharaj Sri Ramakrishna Das and Sri Prapatti from one of their family member Dr. Shyama Kanungo in 1974 to take over this land which was partly under mortgage. The entire Orissa participated to the call of Prapatti to collect interest free loan and donations to pay off the loan. Finally the family donated the rest of the land. Sri Aurobindo's sacred Relics was established in the year 1978 by Sri Ramkrishna Das. It was the only place in Orissa which was always under the direct guidance of Sri Babaji Maharaj and Prapatti till they were in their material bodies.Sri Madhusudan Mishra who is now at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry was the first in charge of the place.

June 30, 2008: Prapatti Memorial Lecture at Matrubhaban, Sri Aurobindo Marg, Cuttack-753013 Orissa India Phone: 0671- 2344338 email: matrubhaban@bsnl.in

Sri Aurobindo Devotees Prayer Group: Writing of Savithiri Episode, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, West Power House Road, Tatabad, 10 a.m.; Engagements - In Coimbatore Today Religion The Hindu Monday, June 30, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Complex Trust ALL MONDAYS Collective Meditation 10.30 A.M. Sri Aurobindo Marg, J.P.Nagar I Phase, Bangalore - 560 078 Ph: 91-080-26349882, Website: http://www.newrace.org/ Email: sactmsf@vsnl.net

Every Monday Classes: Rig Veda, 6.00 P.M. to 7.00 P.M. Venue: SAKSI Meditation Hall About SAKSI > Classes Workshops Conferences Sri Aurobindo Kapali Sastry Institute of Vedic Culture # 63, 13 Main, Jayanagar, IV Block, Bangalore- 560011 Phone: +91-80-22456315 Email: info@vedah.com

Mondays and Tuesdays 3–4 pm : “Cultivating Concentration”, led by Jai Singh Savitri Bhavan Auroville

On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday there is a collective meditation around the samadhi from 7.25 pm to 7.50 pm. This is open to everyone. No pass is required. Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry

Every Monday Study Group - Words of the Mother 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm. Selections from the Mother's detailed insights on the practice of a conscious life directed towards the future, are read and discussed. THE EAST-WEST CULTURAL CENTER Sri Aurobindo Center of Los Angeles

Sri Aurobindo Society, Adichini, Mehrauli Road, Delhi # 26512491 Yoga Programme DailyAsanas, pranayama meditation and shatkarmas 6.30 to 7.30 a.m., 11 to 12 noon, 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.and 6.30 to 7.30 p.m. Mantra chanting 6.30 p.m. to 7.30. p.m.

The Mother's Meditation Centre, 90B, Gyan Khand-IV, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad: Prayers and Meditation every Monday 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm.

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Wednesday, 02 Jul Exploring a new way for farming ::: Town Hall ::: Wed ::: 5:00 PM
Thursday, 03 Jul Introduction to sustainable farming in Auroville ::: Buddha Garden Community Farm ::: Thu ::: 10:00 AM

Sri Aurobindo Study Circle Conference, Gautam Nagar, Koraput, Odisha

Sri Aurobindo Society, Singapore 29th June 2008 Sunday 6.00 pm Sri Aurobindo's Thoughts and Aphorisms

Cultural Integration Fellowship. June 29, Satsang - Chanting, Mantra, Meditation: Community Event. All are invited to participate! CIF Home About CIF 57th Anniversary Program Listing Special Events Bookstore Membership Address: 2650 Fulton Street at 3rd Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118 Phone: 415.668.1559 E-Mail: info@culturalintegrationfellowship.org

Sunday, 29 Jun 4-hand piano recital ::: Pitanga ::: Sun ::: 8:00 PM Auroville

June 29, 2008: Spiritual Workshop in SAIEC, Shahidnagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha: 10 AM-12 Noon Events Calendar

June 29, 2008: Malkangiri District Annual Meet on Sri Aurobindo and The Mother's Work in Odisha

June 29, 2008: Jaypur District Annual Meet on Sri Aurobindo and The Mother's Work in Odisha, Irrigation Colony

June 29, 2008: Sri Aurobindo Study Circle Conference, Gautam Nagar, Koraput, Odisha

Sri Aurobindo Ashram: Lecture on “The Human Cycle” by Ramesh Bijlani, Sri Aurobindo Marg, 10 a.m. to 11-15 a.m. Engagements - New Delhi In the Capital Today The Hindu Sunday, Jun 29, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Society: Meeting, 5, Smith Rd., Anna Salai, 10.30 a.m.
Sri Aravinda Bharathi: Meeting, 56/28, Fifth Main Rd., Jawahar Nagar, 5.30 p.m. Chennai Today The Hindu Sunday, Jun 29, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Devotees Prayer Group: Joint prayers to Sri Annai, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, W 7/C, Kovaipudur, 4 p.m.; Sasibalika Vidya Mandir, Azad Road, R.S. Puram, 9.30 a.m. Coimbatore Today The Hindu Sunday, Jun 29, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Centre, Surat: Satsang on "Savitri" Prayer, Recorded Devotional Songs, Satsang Talk, Every Thursday evening 7:30 to 8:30 and Every Sunday Morning 9:30 to 11:00. 108 - Adarsh Society, Near State Bank Society, Ghod Dod Road Side, Athwa Lines, Surat - 395007.

Sri Aurobindo Institute of Education, Salt Lake, Kolkata: The Study Centre Library remains open every Sunday from 5 PM-6 PM All are welcome

Sundays 10.30–12 am: Savitri Study Circle 5-6 pm: Foundations of Indian Culture, led by Kittu Reddy Savitri Bhavan Programme REGULAR COURSES Auroville

Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry: On Thursdays and Sundays, a collective meditation is held in the Ashram Playground between 7.45 pm and 8.15 pm. This is open only to the Ashramites and the visitors staying in the Ashram guest houses who have been given Playground passes. These must be shown at the gate.

Inputs may be mailed to tusarnmohapatra@gmail.com Coming Events
Wednesday, 02 Jul Exploring a new way for farming ::: Town Hall ::: Wed ::: 5:00 PM
Thursday, 03 Jul Introduction to sustainable farming in Auroville ::: Buddha Garden Community Farm ::: Thu ::: 10:00 AM

Discourse on Upanishad at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture

Sri Aurobindo and Avatar-hood By (Barindranath Chaki) Sri Aurobindo and The Mother have never and nowhere stated that He was an Avatar of Vishnu. As The Mother has stated, Sri Aurobindo is an emanation of the Supreme. Vishnu is an aspect of the Supreme, according to the Indian mythology. ... All choice - http://allchoice-barin.blogspot.com

June 28, 2008: Relay-recitation of Savitri on the Anniversary of Prapatti's passing away, Matrubhaban, Cuttack, Odisha Events Calendar

June 28, 2008: Foundation Day of SAIEC, Matrupitha, Nuapatna, Odisha Events Calendar

June 28, 2008: Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Aurobindo Women's Study Circle at the residence of Kamini Jena, Brajaraj-Nagar, Odisha

Sri Aurobindo Society, Adhchini, Delhi: Discourse on "The Gita" by Prashant Khanna, 5.30 pm (Ph:26512491) [HT] Saturday, June 28, 2008

Discourse on the Upanishad at Hall of Light at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Kolkata (map) Sat, June 28, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm more details» Add to Calendar»

Sri Aurobindo Institute of Education, Salt Lake, Kolkata Weekly programmes are held at 5 PM every Saturday as usual.

Saturday, 28 Jun "Four Sisters" - Bharat Natya Aranketram (graduation performance) by Mohanam students ::: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sat ::: 6:00 PM Auroville

Sri Aurobindo Devotees: Writing of Savithiri Episode, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, West Power House Road, Tatabad, 10 a.m. Engagements - Coimbatore Today Religion The Hindu Saturday, June 28, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Complex Trust ALL SATURDAYS Patha Chakra (Study Circle) 10.30 A.M. Sri Aurobindo Marg, J.P.Nagar I Phase, Bangalore - 560 078 Ph: 91-080-26349882, Website: http://www.newrace.org/ Email: sactmsf@vsnl.net

Sri Aurobindo Integral Yoga Meditation and Reading, Sat, 28 Jun 2008 6:00 PM, Every Saturday, Venue 3401 Leighton Ridge DrPlano, TX 75025; Sri Aurobindo Center Study Group. Every Saturday at 6:00 PM. Meditation, Reading and discussion. Phone 469-951-4324 Organized by Sri Aurobindo Center Dallas

THE EAST-WEST CULTURAL CENTER welcomes you to participate in the following discussion and study groups: Other Saturdays Sanskrit Mantric Chanting 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Use the Language of the Gods in joyful chanting to raise your consciousness and invoke the Truth. Savitri 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Sri Aurobindo's magnificent epic mantra in the English language is recited and studied with receptivity and concentration on its power to induce spiritual experience and change our consciousness.. Sri Aurobindo Center of Los Angeles

Sri Aurobindo Sadhana Peetham Another regular activity that strengthens our group cohesion is a study circle held on Saturday evenings from 8:00-9:00 p.m. For this, we read and discuss a selected work of The Mother or Sri Aurobindo. Our current study group is focusing on The Mother's Vision. On the week of the monthly retreat (see below), however, we do not hold the study circle, having instead the special retreat activities. please arrange your visit in advance either by calling (209) 339-1342 Ext. 5 or sending email to sasp@lodinet.com [8:30 AM]

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Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Aurobindo Study Circle, Sri-Chandan-Pur, Banki, Odisha

June 27, 2008: Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Aurobindo Study Circle at the residence of Apartti Bhai (Organiser), Sri-Chandan-Pur, Banki, Odisha

Sri Aurobindo Devotees: Writing of Savithiri Episode, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, West Power House Road, Tatabad, 10 a.m. Engagements - Coimbatore Today Religion The Hindu Friday, Jun 27, 2008

Friday, 27 Jun C I N E M A - Bharat Nivas, Auditorium ::: Bharat Nivas, Auditorium ::: Fri ::: 7:45 PM Auroville MEET THE ROBINSONS Directed by Stephen ANDERSON, USA, 2007

Fridays 5–6.30 pm: The Synthesis of Yoga, led by Sraddhalu Savitri Bhavan Programme REGULAR COURSES, Auroville Reading Room : Monday to Saturday, 9 – 12, 3 – 6 Everyone is welcome

ASHRAM LIBRARY: The Ashram Library...also has a large collection of Indian and Western classical records and tapes. Indian classical music is played at the Library every Wednesday starting at 8.30 pm and Western classical music every Tuesday and Friday at the same time. Phone: +91413 2334648 Timings: 7.30 am - 11.30 am, 2.00 pm - 4.45 pm

Sri Aurobindo Complex Trust ALL FRIDAYS Weekly Discourse on "Prayers & Meditation" 5.00 P.M. Sri Aurobindo Marg, J.P.Nagar I Phase, Bangalore - 560 078 Ph: 91-080-26349882, Website: http://www.newrace.org/ Email: sactmsf@vsnl.net

Prānāyāma - Time: Every Friday 6.00 P.M. to 7.00 P.M. Venue: SAKSI Meditation Hall SAKSI Activities News & Events Sri Aurobindo Kapali Sastry Institute of Vedic Culture # 63, 13 Main, Jayanagar, IV Block, Bangalore- 560011 Phone: +91-80-22456315 Email: info@vedah.com

Online Study Session: ICIS has a weekly Online Study Session on Sri Aurobindo's book 'Life Divine' (Book Two, Part II), every Friday morning (IST) 8am to 9.30 or 10.00am (US West Coast time: Thursday evening, 7.30 to 9.00 or 9.30pm). The study is conducted over Skype, an internet based voice messaging system and is free. It is conducted by Dr. Debashish Banerji, director and faculty member of ICIS.

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Saturday, 28 Jun "Four Sisters" - Bharat Natya Aranketram(graduation performance) by Mohanam students ::: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sat ::: 6:00 PM
Sunday, 29 Jun 4-hand piano recital ::: Pitanga ::: Sun ::: 8:00 PM
Thursday, 03 Jul Introduction to sustainable farming in Auroville ::: Buddha Garden Community Farm ::: Thu ::: 10:00 AM

Auroville, The City That Unites Humanity By Shaman Traveler (Shaman Traveler) Auroville would be the model for cities of the future, which should combine the possibilities of the modern age with the delight of great landscapes, nature having an important role in the day-to-day course of ...Inner and Outer Journeys of the... - http://shamantraveler.livejournal.com/

IEP cycling at Pulau Ubin: 15th June 2008
from Sri Aurobindo Society, Singapore Our cycling trip began a little later than had been planned as some of our group had lost their way to the meeting point. Nevertheless, it was a merry 19 people who departed from the Changi Point ferry terminal at 9am on Sunday, 15th June for the island of Pulau Ubin for a long awaited cycling trip.

Youth-Students Camp at Sri Aurobindo Gyana Mandir, Nachuni, Sunakhala, Odisha

Sri Aurobindo Devotees: Writing of Savithiri episodes, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, West Power House Road, Tatabad, 10 a.m. Engagements - Coimbatore today Religion The Hindu Thursday, Jun 26, 2008

June 24 to 26, 2008: Youth-Students Camp at Sri Aurobindo Gyana Mandir, Nachuni, Sunakhala, Odisha

Every Thursday "The Life Divine" Study Group 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm: Sri Aurobindo's magnum opus, in words that stretch the English language to embody the Divine Reason, covers all the philosophical issues related to man's existence on earth, his relationship with the Cosmos, the gods, the planes of existence and the conditions for his Divine collective future. THE EAST-WEST CULTURAL CENTER Sri Aurobindo Center of Los Angeles

Thursday, 26 June Introduction to sustainable farming in Auroville ::: Buddha Garden Community Farm ::: Thu ::: 10:00 AM

Thursdays 4–5 pm: The English of Savitri, led by Shraddhavan. Savitri Bhavan Programme REGULAR COURSES, Auroville

Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry: On Thursdays and Sundays, a collective meditation is held in the Ashram Playground between 7.45 pm and 8.15 pm. This is open only to the Ashramites and the visitors staying in the Ashram guest houses who have been given Playground passes. These must be shown at the gate.

Sri Aurobindo Centre, Surat: Satsang on "Savitri" Prayer, Recorded Devotional Songs, Satsang Talk, Every Thursday evening 7:30 to 8:30 and Every Sunday Morning 9:30 to 11:00. 108 - Adarsh Society, Near State Bank Society, Ghod Dod Road Side, Athwa Lines, Surat - 395007.

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Friday, 27 Jun C I N E M A - Bharat Nivas, Auditorium ::: Bharat Nivas, Auditorium ::: Fri ::: 7:45 PM
Saturday, 28 Jun "Four Sisters" - Bharat Natya Aranketram(graduation performance) by Mohanam students ::: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ::: Sat ::: 6:00 PM
Sunday, 29 Jun 4-hand piano recital ::: Pitanga ::: Sun ::: 8:00 PM

Consciousness is the fundamental thing in the universe

Don Salmon Our ultimate aim in suggesting the compatibility between science and yoga is to encourage a greater willingness to seriously consider the yogic view — namely, that, as Sri Aurobindo writes, "Consciousness is the fundamental thing in the universe — it is the energy, the motion, the movement of consciousness that creates that universe and all that is in it." INTEGRAL PSYCHOLOGY BEYOND WILBER-V Inviting Open-Minded Skepticism of the Materialist View The Challenge of Writing about Sri Aurobindo's Integral Psychology Integral World, yoga psychology

Sri Aurobindo Devotees Prayer Group: Writing of Savithiri Episode, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, West Power House Road, Tatabad, 10 a.m. Engagements - Coimbatore today Religion The Hindu Monday, June 25, 2008

June 24 to 26, 2008: Youth-Students Camp at Sri Aurobindo Gyana Mandir, Nachuni, Sunakhala, Odisha

June 25, 2008: Foundation Day of SAIEC, Kelakata, Baudha, Odisha Events Calendar

June 25, 2008: Anniversay Celebrations of Sri Aurobindo Study Circle at 504, Sudarshan Apartments, Plot No. 7, Shahidnagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Youth Section of Sri Aurobindo Pathamandir, Kolkata: We meet every Wednesday at 6 P.M

About SAKSI > Classes: Satsang on Upanishad, Time: Every Wednesday 6.00 P.M. to 7.00 P.M., Venue: SAKSI Meditation Hall, Sri Aurobindo Kapali Sastry Institute of Vedic Culture # 63, 13 Main, Jayanagar, IV Block, Bangalore - 560011 Phone: +91-80-22456315 Email: info@vedah.com

Wednesdays 4-5.30 pm: “The Upanishads in the Light of Sri Aurobindo”, led by Vladimir Savitri Bhavan Programme REGULAR COURSES Auroville

ASHRAM LIBRARY: The Ashram Library...also has a large collection of Indian and Western classical records and tapes. Indian classical music is played at the Library every Wednesday starting at 8.30 pm. Phone: +91413 2334648 Timings: 7.30 am - 11.30 am, 2.00 pm - 4.45 pm

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Tibet: The Lost Frontier and Missed Opportunity Tibetan Culture & News Online, UK - 21 Jun 2008 He has been living in Auroville, India, where he is married to an Indian. Today, he is well known for writing authoritative books and articles about ...
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Sri Aurobindo speaks with more fluidity than both Milton and Kant put together

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Who thinks that Sri Aurobindo is one of the foremost thinkers of all time?
He has given us a synthesis of the East and West by "The Life Divine,"(which if you wish to read it, it is quite fun to read 1100+ pages of philosophy), he has given his own vision of unity with diversity through "The Ideal of Human Unity," and has granted one of the foremost epics of the English Language, "Savitri." Although I am of the West, he speaks with more fluidity than both Milton and Kant put together. 1 year ago

by koantum Member since: July 08, 2006 Total points: 219 (Level 1) Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

He is much more than that. Actually, he never thought. He SAW, and expressed his vision in such a way that we thinking people are able to grasp some of it. And he DID, so that things that weren't possible became possible. 1 year ago Source(s): http://thisquantumworld.com/PDF/GEBCONF1...

koantum Member since: July 08, 2006 Total points: 219 (Level 1) Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

Whenever a higher principle manifests itself, it transforms the lower ones. Life transforms matter, mind transforms life and matter, supermind transforms mind, life, and matter. Sri Aurobindo and the Mother are the only ones of which I can say with confidence that they have completed the supramental transformation of mind and life. If anyone completes the supramental transformation of the body, it will be BIG news indeed. You won't miss it. 1 year ago

by Pmath Member since: November 08, 2006 Total points: 708 (Level 2)

Hinduism has an inherent strength of syncretism of opposing views and Sri Aurobindo has successfully and genuinely expounded on the Being and the non-Being through the process of Becoming. We the Western scholars have lot many to learn in Hindu Philosophy and Indians are neglecting their treasure which is made simpler by Sri Aurobindo like erudite philosophers.

Supratim Kar Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Started out as a technology nerd, swam into management, and a would-be entrepreneur whose's first venture never really took off! Spirituality attracts me and am an ardent follower of Sri Aurobindo and Swami Vivekananda. View my complete profile

Divya-jîvan vârtâ did not have the poetic impetus and felicity of Anirvan's language

to "Tusar N. Mohapatra" <tusarnmohapatra@gmail.com> date 24 June 2008 18:22 subject Re: Anirvan

Friends,

I have in my collection the beautiful 2002 edition of Divya-jîvana brought out by the Ashram Trust, clearly mentioning : "The Life Divine" by Sri Aurobindo; Translator: Anirban.

In the preliminaries we find : Volume I: 1st edition (1948, 2nd revised edition 1970); Volume II: 1st edition (1951); Integral 3rd edition (1981), 4th edition (1986), 5th edition (1994), reprinted (1999, 2002). Price: Rs 210.00.

This shows that the translation has received constant and full attention of the Ashram Trust.

Revised by Nolinikanta Gupta, Professor Surendranath Bose brought out his scholarly Bengali translation, Divya-jîvan vârtâ, which did not have, however, the poetic impetus and felicity of Anirvan's language, re-created to suit the needs of the magnum opus.

All the best. Prithwindra Mukherjee

Auroville is one of the most effective development projects in India

Home > Response to BBC broadcast - Georges Van Vrekhem

Dear Sirs,

I have been a resident of Auroville since 1978. I have been teaching for fourteen years in several Auroville schools to children of many nationalities, a great number of them from the Tamil villages. I am also the author of several books, for which I have been awarded with the Sri Aurobindo Puraskar for 2006 by the Government of West-Bengal.

I am deeply hurt by your report on alleged child-abuse in Auroville. Auroville is not only an international idealistic city-in-the-making, it is also one of the most effective development projects in India . One reason is that we are not involved in it for a short time, but for the further duration of our lives; another reason is that to us all human beings are equal, literally.

That your journalist who put the report on Auroville together had no idea of the background against which she was moving, is one thing. Quite another is that, if qualified, she should at least have been aware of the disgruntled and malicious character of her "witnesses".

But worst of all is the decision of the persons responsible for programming this totally unfounded report, without checking whether or in how far it was justified. As BBC-professionals they must have been aware of the harm muck-raking sensationalism of this kind can cause the targeted people, organisations or communities.

Your slogan is "putting news first". Indeed -- and I should have known better -- this does not mean "putting the truth first".
Georges Van Vrekhem
Auroville
India May 25 th 2008 Home > Response to BBC broadcast - Georges Van Vrekhem

If complaints had been dealt with iron hands instead of shielding culprits

DRAVIDA PERAVAI 24 Jun STATUS REPORT ON CASES CONCERNING AUROBINDO ASHRAM By nandhivarman 0 Comments
Categories: Uncategorized AUROBINDO ASHRAM UNDER SCANNER

We live in days when Right to Information Act is passed, thanks to all those who fought for it to become a reality. Aurobindo Ashram Trust had all these days expelled people who raised their voices from within. Using food as weapon to subjugate inmates was shamelessly practiced by the Trustees headed by Mr. Manoj Das Gupta. All institutions and religions had faced internal problems, that had been dealt by punishing those who erred or by eliminating the misdeeds and doers. Only here ego makes Mr. Manoj Das Gupta shield all wrong happenings within. The list of cases given below should help the activists fighting under Right to Information Act, to cleanse the system.

Mr. Shyamsundar Jhunjhunwala, Editor of Sri Aurobindo's Action, octogenarian and famous among Aurovillians, and me joined hands in nineties to see that a hundred year and more old Distillery situated in Pondicherry beach which was drawing more than 2 lakh litres of ground water, shifted from beach to a inland location. Supreme Court Advocate Sanjay Parikh got us success in Supreme Court. But politicians were not willing to comply. It was made an election issue in 1996, and the new Government shifted the distillery.

This contact made many from within Ashram approach me for guidance when they formed associations to air their grievances from within. If complaints like peadophilia and sexual harassment had been dealt with iron hands instead of shielding culprits, so much dirty linen about Ashram would not have been washed in public.

The arrogance of the trustees is the root cause of all that goes wrong, only time will give them the average consciousness of a human being in a civilized society, to see wrong as wrong and to weed out weeds, not those who point out the wrong happenings. N. Nandhivarman, General Secretary Dravida Peravai

Anniversary of Sri Aurobindo's Relics Installation at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Kolkata

31st Anniversary of Sri Aurobindo’s Relics Installation with Songs by Sri Manomay Bhattacharya and Special Meditation at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Lakshmi’s House, 3 Regent Park, Kolkata (map) Tue, June 24, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm more details» Add to Calendar» Time out, The Telegraph, Monday , June 23 , 2008

June 24 to 26, 2008: Youth-Students Camp at Sri Aurobindo Gyana Mandir, Nachuni, Sunakhala, Odisha

June 24, 2008: Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Aurobindo Collective Study Circle, Ghitipiri, Dhenkanal, Odisha

Sri Aurobindo Devotees Prayer Group: Writing of Savithiri Episode, Sri Annai Mediation Centre, West Power House Road, Tatabad, 10 a.m. Coimbatore Today RELIGION Engagements - The Hindu Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Tuesdays 3–4 pm: “Cultivating Concentration”, led by Jai Singh. 5-6 pm: Savitri study in Tamil, led by Bhuvana and Sudarshan Savitri Bhavan current program REGULAR COURSES Auroville

ASHRAM LIBRARY: The Ashram Library...also has a large collection of Indian and Western classical records and tapes. Indian classical music is played at the Library every Wednesday starting at 8.30 pm and Western classical music every Tuesday and Friday at the same time. Phone: +91413 2334648 Timings: 7.30 am - 11.30 am, 2.00 pm - 4.45 pm

Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday there is a collective meditation around the samadhi from 7.25 pm to 7.50 pm. This is open to everyone. No pass is required.

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Orissa police arrested four persons for trafficking Ganja in Berhampur odishatoday.com, India - 21 Jun 2008 According to Gosaninuagam police OIC MR Mishra, after getting information about the trafficking of contraband things, they raided Aurobindo lodge located at ...

SAS Singapore July 2008 Program

July 2008 Program SAS Singapore DATE TIME DETAILS
6th July 2008 Sunday 6.00 pm Living Question and The Mother’s Answer conducted by Shailaja
13th June 2008 Sunday 6.00 pm Talk by Sundari on Sri Aurobindo’s Essays on The Gita
20th July 2008 Sunday 5.00 pm Essays on The Gita Reading Circle
6.00 pm Savitri Circle
27th July 2008 Sunday 6.00 pm Talk by Mr. Rajah on Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri

Between 1906 and 1908, ten ‘actions’ were undertaken by the al-Qaeda-like (non-centralised) Maniktola Secret Society

Home Views Editorials Offtrack Blowing up a silly question Red herring Indrajit Hazra, Hindustan Times June 22, 2008

The first decade of the 20th century has been considered the most ‘terroristic’ in the history of India’s struggle for independence. And if one goes by inspiration, the Bengal Bombers — led by the revolutionary-turned-proto-Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Aurobindo Ghose — were the closest we ever came to Balasaheb’s ‘Hindu fidayeen squad’. Even with iconic chaps like Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki, both romanticised by Bengalis to this day — and replicated in their own heads by bomb-throwing cadres of West Bengal political parties — the record is abysmal. Between 1906 and 1908, ten ‘actions’ were undertaken by the al-Qaeda-like (non-centralised) Maniktola Secret Society. Not one was successful. Five were aborted because of failure of nerves or lack of planning; four were failures because the explosives wouldn’t work; and one killed the wrong target. Not totally unlike Balasaheb, Aurobindo Ghose — full of Garibaldi-sh notions and Hindu nationalistic-religious ideas inspired by reading Bankimchandra — wanted terrorist actions “to prepare the young men to have some sort of military training, to kill and get killed” before the imminent “open armed revolution”. It didn’t happen.

So, as far as Balasaheb’s desire to see local Hindu boys blowing themselves up into smithereens by picking up tips from the existing (?) fidayeen go, I think all this is the result of the Chief Shiv Sainik being extremely bored. As am I, too lazy to paint the town outside my hotel red, but knowing that Subhas Chandra Bose was dead right when he wrote in his ‘Prison Diaries’: “Those who are considered good boys in society are in fact nothing but eunuchs... The Bengali will never become manly unless the so-called good boys are totally uprooted from the West End Hotel.” Oh, all right. I made up that bit about the hotel.

New Creation Bilingual School (NCBS), Auroville, India

Sri Aurobindo Devotees Prayer Group: ‘Writing of Savithri Episode,’ Sri Annai Meditation Centre, West Power House, Tatabad, 10 a.m. Engagements - Coimbatore today RELIGION The Hindu Monday, June 23, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Complex Trust ALL MONDAYS Collective Meditation 10.30 A.M. Sri Aurobindo Marg, J.P.Nagar I Phase, Bangalore - 560 078 Ph: 91-080-26349882, Website: http://www.newrace.org/ Email: sactmsf@vsnl.net

Every Monday Classes: Rig Veda, 6.00 P.M. to 7.00 P.M. Venue: SAKSI Meditation Hall About SAKSI > Classes Workshops Conferences Sri Aurobindo Kapali Sastry Institute of Vedic Culture # 63, 13 Main, Jayanagar, IV Block, Bangalore- 560011 Phone: +91-80-22456315 Email: info@vedah.com

Mondays and Tuesdays 3–4 pm : “Cultivating Concentration”, led by Jai Singh Savitri Bhavan Auroville

On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday there is a collective meditation around the samadhi from 7.25 pm to 7.50 pm. This is open to everyone. No pass is required. Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry

Every Monday Study Group - Words of the Mother 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm. Selections from the Mother's detailed insights on the practice of a conscious life directed towards the future, are read and discussed. THE EAST-WEST CULTURAL CENTER Sri Aurobindo Center of Los Angeles

Sri Aurobindo Society, Adichini, Mehrauli Road, Delhi # 26512491 Yoga Programme Daily
Asanas, pranayama meditation and shatkarmas 6.30 to 7.30 a.m., 11 to 12 noon, 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.and 6.30 to 7.30 p.m. Mantra chanting 6.30 p.m. to 7.30. p.m.

Inputs may be mailed to tusarnmohapatra@gmail.com Coming Events
Thursday, 26 Jun Introduction to sustainable farming in Auroville ::: Buddha Garden Community Farm ::: Thu ::: 10:00 AM
Friday, 27 Jun C I N E M A - Bharat Nivas, Auditorium ::: Bharat Nivas, Auditorium ::: Fri ::: 7:45 PM

June 24 at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Lakshmi’s House, 3 Regent Park; 6 pm: Manomoy Bhattacharya will offer a solo recital on the occasion of 31st anniversary of installation of Sri Aurobindo’s relics. Time out, The Telegraph, Monday , June 23 , 2008

Ontology of Consciousness: Percipient Action - Blackwell Online- 8:41am
13, The Evolution of Consciousness in Sri Aurobindo's Cosmopsychology by Matthijs Cornelissen

With great devotion and respect, people visit Sri Aurobindo Ashram through out the year. But what is actually going inside the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry? nandivarman.rediffiland.com/

Karunamayee sings at Dr. Haridas and Bina Chaudhuri Memorial Annual Celebration

Bande Satyamayi
Sarveshwari Jagdishwari

Sri Aurobindo Society, Singapore 22nd June 2008 Sunday 6.00 pm Talk by Mr. Rajah on Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri

Cultural Integration Fellowship, June 22, Sacred Indian Music: Dr. Haridas and Bina Chaudhuri Memorial Annual Celebration About the Speaker: Sri Karunamayee, M.A. is renowned for her soul-empoweing music. She has refined her rendering of North Indian Classical Music under the tutelage of master musician Pandit Pran Nathji and holds Masters degrees in both philosophy and music, having served as an innovative educator in academic settings. She has founded Mother's Temple of Fine Arts at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Delhi. As a member of the Ashram, she has guided daily meditations through the help of music for 38 years. She has also edited its spiritual journal, Sri Aurobindo Karmadhara, and represents the path of integral yoga as conveyed by Sri Aurobindo and the Holy Mother. CIF Home About CIF 57th Anniversary Program Listing Special Events Bookstore Membership Address: 2650 Fulton Street at 3rd Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118 Phone: 415.668.1559 E-Mail: info@culturalintegrationfellowship.org

June 22, 2008: Foundation Day of SAIEC, Kantha, Baudha, Odisha Events Calendar

June 22, 2008: Kalahandi District Annual Meet on Sri Aurobindo and The Mother's Work in Odisha

June 22, 2008: Sri Aurobindo Study Circle Conference, Tentuli-khunti, Odisha

Sri Aurobindo Society: Discourse, 5, Smith Rd., Anna Salai, 10-30 a.m. Chennai today Engagements - The Hindu Sunday, Jun 22, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Society: Pradeep Narang, Chairman, addresses, Kumarappa Kudil, Gandhi Museum, 10.30 a.m. Madurai Today Engagements - The Hindu Sunday, Jun 22, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Ashram: Lecture on “Total Quality Person” by Prof. C.V. Ramanan, Sri Aurobindo Marg, 10 a.m. In the Capital today - New Delhi Engagements - The Hindu Sunday, Jun 22, 2008

Sri Aurobindo Centre, Surat: Satsang on "Savitri" Prayer, Recorded Devotional Songs, Satsang Talk, Every Thursday evening 7:30 to 8:30 and Every Sunday Morning 9:30 to 11:00. 108 - Adarsh Society, Near State Bank Society, Ghod Dod Road Side, Athwa Lines, Surat - 395007.

Sri Aurobindo Institute of Education, Salt Lake, Kolkata: The Study Centre Library remains open every Sunday from 5 PM-6 PM All are welcome

Sundays 10.30–12 am: Savitri Study Circle 5-6 pm: Foundations of Indian Culture, led by Kittu Reddy Savitri Bhavan Programme REGULAR COURSES Auroville

Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry: On Thursdays and Sundays, a collective meditation is held in the Ashram Playground between 7.45 pm and 8.15 pm. This is open only to the Ashramites and the visitors staying in the Ashram guest houses who have been given Playground passes. These must be shown at the gate.

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REPORT TO INDIAN PEOPLE ON STATUS OF CASES CONNECTED WITH ... LIST OF CASES AGAINST SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM TRUST MANAGEMENT & OTHER CONNECTED MATTERS AS ... indiainteracts.com Blogs latest - www.indiainteracts.com

Foundation Day of SAIEC, Jatni, and Kalupadaghata, Odisha

June 21, 2008: Foundation Day of SAIEC, Jatni, Odisha Events Calendar

June 21, 2008: Foundation Day of SAIEC, Matrubihar, Kalupadaghata (map) The Mother's Work In Odisha Events Calendar

June 21, 2008: Foundation Day of Sri Aurobindo's Relics Centre, Matrubihar, Kalupadaghata (map) The Mother's Work In Odisha Events Calendar

June 21, 2008: Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Aurobindo Mirambika Study Circle at the residence of Pankaj Swain , Itamati, Narayani-Patna, Odisha

Sri Aurobindo Institute of Education, Salt Lake, Kolkata Weekly programmes are held at 5 PM every Saturday as usual.

Sri Aurobindo Complex Trust ALL SATURDAYS Patha Chakra (Study Circle) 10.30 A.M. Sri Aurobindo Marg, J.P.Nagar I Phase, Bangalore - 560 078 Ph: 91-080-26349882, Website: http://www.newrace.org/ Email: sactmsf@vsnl.net

THE EAST-WEST CULTURAL CENTER welcomes you to participate in the following discussion and study groups: Other Saturdays Sanskrit Mantric Chanting 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Use the Language of the Gods in joyful chanting to raise your consciousness and invoke the Truth. Savitri 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Sri Aurobindo's magnificent epic mantra in the English language is recited and studied with receptivity and concentration on its power to induce spiritual experience and change our consciousness.. Sri Aurobindo Center of Los Angeles

Sri Aurobindo Sadhana Peetham Another regular activity that strengthens our group cohesion is a study circle held on Saturday evenings from 8:00-9:00 p.m. For this, we read and discuss a selected work of The Mother or Sri Aurobindo. Our current study group is focusing on The Mother's Vision. On the week of the monthly retreat (see below), however, we do not hold the study circle, having instead the special retreat activities. please arrange your visit in advance either by calling (209) 339-1342 Ext. 5 or sending email to sasp@lodinet.com [8:30 AM]

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The Hindu : Friday Review Delhi / Arts & Crafts : Of hues varied ...
Students of the Creative Photography department, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Mass Communication (SAIMC), recently held their first annual photography ... www.thehindu.com/fr/2008/06/20/stories/2008062050060200.htm - 21k - 19 Jun 2008 -

Deccan Herald » Metro Life - Thurs » Topper
Aayush Agarwal From Sri Aurobindo Memorial School (AISC), Aayush Agarwal topped the school with 96.4% marks followed by Rohitha M with 96% and Meghana V with 95.6% marks.

Auroville Board of Commerce - Central Fund Management Group

Auroville In collaboration with the Auroville Council and the Working Committee, the Residents’ Assembly Service calls a General Meeting On Friday 20 June 2008, 5:00 pm, Town Hall Conference room to introduce the Proposed Members Budget Coordination Committee (BCC)
and related questions / answers... Proposed Members and Representation in the BCC:
• Auroville Board of Commerce - Joster • Education and Culture -Ramnarayan
• Central Fund Management Group (Economy Group) - Ulli • Matrimandir -Divya
• Development & Infrastructure and L’Av d’Av - Sauro • Project Coordination Group -Sauro
• Housing Service - Chris • Land Consolidation Committee -Ramalingam
• Farms & Forests/Green Group - Agnes • Village Outreach/Bio- regional Development -Selvaraj
• Community at Large / Auroville Board of Service - Anandi • AUF executives -Lyle and Otto
• Human Resources Team - not yet proposed
• Core members of BCC (Secretariat) - Stephanie, Venkat, Anandi, Divya and Lyle
All Aurovilians and Newcomers are heartily encouraged to attend.
The Residents’ Assembly Service: posted by RAService

Friday, 20 Jun General Meeting on proposed BCC members ::: Towh Hall Conference Room ::: Fri ::: 5:00 PM Auroville

Fridays 5–6.30 pm: The Synthesis of Yoga, led by Sraddhalu Savitri Bhavan Programme REGULAR COURSES, Auroville Reading Room : Monday to Saturday, 9 – 12, 3 – 6 Everyone is welcome

ASHRAM LIBRARY: The Ashram Library...also has a large collection of Indian and Western classical records and tapes. Indian classical music is played at the Library every Wednesday starting at 8.30 pm and Western classical music every Tuesday and Friday at the same time. Phone: +91413 2334648 Timings: 7.30 am - 11.30 am, 2.00 pm - 4.45 pm

Sri Aurobindo Complex Trust ALL FRIDAYS Weekly Discourse on "Prayers & Meditation" 5.00 P.M. Sri Aurobindo Marg, J.P.Nagar I Phase, Bangalore - 560 078 Ph: 91-080-26349882, Website: http://www.newrace.org/ Email: sactmsf@vsnl.net

Prānāyāma - Time: Every Friday 6.00 P.M. to 7.00 P.M. Venue: SAKSI Meditation Hall SAKSI Activities News & Events Sri Aurobindo Kapali Sastry Institute of Vedic Culture # 63, 13 Main, Jayanagar, IV Block, Bangalore- 560011 Phone: +91-80-22456315 Email: info@vedah.com

Online Study Session: ICIS has a weekly Online Study Session on Sri Aurobindo's book 'Life Divine' (Book Two, Part II), every Friday morning (IST) 8am to 9.30 or 10.00am (US West Coast time: Thursday evening, 7.30 to 9.00 or 9.30pm). The study is conducted over Skype, an internet based voice messaging system and is free. It is conducted by Dr. Debashish Banerji, director and faculty member of ICIS.

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Booksigning by Peter Heehs will be introduced by Michael Murphy

Peter Heehs reading & booksigning for The Lives of Sri Aurobindo on June 19 at 7 pm... This special event will be introduced by Esalen co-founder Michael Murphy. One of the founders of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram Archives, Heehs is currently a member of the editorial board of the Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo. [11:30 AM] Say what? Fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, biography, mystery ... San Francisco Chronicle, USA - SF Reads from "The Lives of Sri Aurobindo." 7 pm Thurs. The Booksmith, 1644 Haight St. (415) 863-8688.

Every Thursday "The Life Divine" Study Group 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm: Sri Aurobindo's magnum opus, in words that stretch the English language to embody the Divine Reason, covers all the philosophical issues related to man's existence on earth, his relationship with the Cosmos, the gods, the planes of existence and the conditions for his Divine collective future. THE EAST-WEST CULTURAL CENTER Sri Aurobindo Center of Los Angeles

Thursday, 19 June INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE FARMING IN AUROVILLE ::: Buddha Garden Community Farm ::: Thu ::: 10:00 AM

Thursdays 4–5 pm: The English of Savitri, led by Shraddhavan. Savitri Bhavan Programme REGULAR COURSES, Auroville

Sri Aurobindo Centre, Surat: Satsang on "Savitri" Prayer, Recorded Devotional Songs, Satsang Talk, Every Thursday evening 7:30 to 8:30 and Every Sunday Morning 9:30 to 11:00. 108 - Adarsh Society, Near State Bank Society, Ghod Dod Road Side, Athwa Lines, Surat - 395007.

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Evening colleges hit by quota expansion Times of India, India - In our case, students of the evening college have limited access even to the library," says Dr Bimlesh Yadav, principal of Sri Aurobindo College (Evening).

Pilgrimage Through India, Installment 1 By admin - Early pioneers, inspired by the visionary activity of Sri Aurobindo’s shakti, a French woman called everywhere the Mother, began roughing it among the scorpions and serpents, creating a community of the future where human unity would be ...Roaming the Mind - http://www.roamingthemind.com

At the Transcendent’s Hem By mjd - You might call Aurobindo one of the fathers of New Age thought, in that his influences and background stem from both Western and Eastern sources. He was born in India, educated at Cambridge, a very smart guy; the principle that drives ...The Mossy Skull - http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress