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In a world where neither hope nor joy could comeThe ordeal he suffered of evil’s absolute reign,Yet kept intact his spirit’s radiant truth.Sri Aurobindo, Savitri, Book II, Canto VIII, page 230 But in any case the Divine Power is working always behind and one day, perhaps when one least expects it, the obstacle breaks, theContinue reading “Sri Aurobindo, Savitri, Book II, Canto VIII, page 230”

The first quarter of 2026 has moved swiftly in Auroville, filled with the quiet intensity of collective work. At the Matrimandir Offerings Desk, we are heartened by the steady rhythm of progress and the growing support from our global family. As we look toward the horizon, our focus remains unwavering: The Goal. By February 21st, 2028 the 150thContinue reading “A Gift for the Mother: Progress Toward the 2028 Goal”

If earth were all and this were not in her,Thought could not be nor life-delight’s response:Only material forms could then be her guestsDriven by an inanimate world-force.Sri Aurobindo, Savitri, Book II, Canto I, page 99.  These are questions that I cannot answer—it is not for me to reply to such queries. I can only say thatContinue reading “The Mother with Letters on the Mother”

As when a timeless Eye annuls the hoursAbolishing the agent and the act,So now his spirit shone out wide, blank, pure:His wakened mind became an empty slateOn which the Universal and Sole could write.Sri Aurobindo, Savitri, Book I, Canto V, page 81April 3, 1914 It seems to me that I am being born to aContinue reading “Sri Aurobindo, Savitri, Book I”

Then the small bodily ego thins and falls;No more insisting on its separate self,Losing the punctilio of its separate birth,It leaves us one with Nature and with God.Sri Aurobindo, Savitri, Book I, Canto IV, page 47.3.2.56 Bonjour My dear little child,You ask in your letter what comes between you and the love, help and forceContinue reading “Sri Aurobindo, Savitri, Book I, Canto IV”

In sudden moments of revealing flame,In passionate responses half-unveiledHe reached the rim of ecstasies unknown;A touch supreme surprised his hurrying heart,The clasp was remembered of the Wonderful,And hints leaped down of white beatitudes.Sri Aurobindo, Savitri, Book II, Canto IX, pages 236-237. We are so fond of remembrances because they already belong to the Universal; theyContinue reading “Remembrances – 11.03.26”

On March 29, 1914, at 3:30 PM, a French woman named Mirra Alfassa climbed the stairs of a house in Pondicherry and met Sri Aurobindo for the first time. the world saw a traveler meeting a revolutionary-turned-yogi, they recognized something far deeper. Mirra who would later be known as The Mother instantly recognized Sri Aurobindo asContinue reading “The Day of the Radiant Meeting”

Saturday, 21st February 2026 Sri Aurobindo Trust warmly invites all seekers, devotees, and friends to join us in observing Darshan Day on the sacred occasion of the 148th Anniversary of The Mother’s Birthday, to be held at Auromira Centre. Darshan Days hold a special significance in the spiritual calendar, offering an opportunity for collective reflection, inner stillness, andContinue reading “DARSHAN DAY Celebrating The Mother’s 148th Birth Anniversary”

On 21st February 1878, Mirra Alfassa, known to the world as The Mother, was born in Paris, France. From her earliest years, she was spiritually conscious, drawn to the divine, and dedicated to the path of inner transformation. Her life was a living testament to the possibility of manifesting higher consciousness in the material world. “Since theContinue reading “Celebrating the Birth of The Mother – 21st February”

At last was won a firm spiritual poise,A constant lodging in the Eternal’s realm,A safety in the Silence and the Ray,A settlement in the Immutable.Sri Aurobindo, Savitri, Book I, Canto III, page 36.February 15th 1914 O thou, sole Reality, Light of our light and Life of our life, Love supreme, Saviour of the world, grantContinue reading “The Mother, Prayers and Meditations”