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Today it’s difficult to pick up any publication without reading about the state of the environment. But the first Aurovilians, struggling in the late sixties, early seventies to gain a foothold on a scorched and almost barren plateau in south India, did not agonise over pH-levels, the destruction of the ozone layer or the greenhouse effect. They had no choice. They dug, they planted, they watered. And this basic, uncomplicated approach, taken up by many others and refined over the years, has made Auroville what it is today – a comparatively green and pleasant land which is the indispensable physical base for its dreams and its experiments.

The first necessity is the inner discovery in order to know what one truly is behind social, moral, cultural, racial and hereditary appearances.
At the centre there is a being free, vast and knowing, who awaits our discovery and who ought to become the active centre of our being and our life in Auroville.

A message to the trust from SOAS university…. “Now in our fifth year of the Modern Indian Philosophy module, which is made possible with the generous support of the Sri Aurobindo Trust.

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers who have a passion for the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. We are keen to recruit those who may have some interest in charity, education or similar. Enthusiasm and the ability to think creatively, working alongside a small Trustee Board and Senior Management Team.

Citing COVID-19 lockdown, the Aurobindo Ashram here has appealed to its devotees to do meditation in their homes on Friday on the occasion of the centenary of the final arrival of its spiritual leader The Mother here.

The focus of our last quarter has been working with local groups to improve bus networks. We believe that it is vital to provide transportation options for children

SOAS, University of London has formally signed a new partnership agreement with the Sri Aurobindo Trust in order to launch a brand new module – ‘Modern Indian Philosophy with a focus on the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother’. Sri Aurobindo Trust Dr Erica Hunter; Professor Nirmala Rao; Pruthvish Patel, Sri Aurobindo Trust TreasurerContinue reading “SOAS University Partnership Agreeement”