Sri Aurobindo University, Dalijoda

The Mother’s message- “If one reads Sri Aurobindo carefully,
one finds the answers to all that one wants to know”- unfolds
a world of significance which is reiterated by another of Her
declarations- “By studying carefully what Sri Aurobindo has
said on all subjects one can easily reach a complete knowledge
of the things of this world.” To this She adds an interesting
revelation-”It is not by books that Sri Aurobindo ought to be
studied but by subjects – what he has said on the Divine, on
Unity, on religion, on evolution, on education, on self-perfection,
on supermind, etc, etc”. To top it all when She was questioned
‘Mother, how can one become wise?’ She emphatically replied–
“Read Sri Aurobindo” (12/208),
From these statements of The Mother one gets sufficient
indications to enter the gateway of true Knowledge.
The Objective :
We initiate this venture with the conviction that the global
solution to the problems that confronts the world today, are to
be found in Sri Aurobindo and The Mother’s writings (books).
The objective of the University is to encourage aspiring
individuals to participate in Sri Aurobindo and The Mother’s
Vision of the New World through the study of Their works. Sri
Aurobindo University aspires to be the instrument of His Force
to propagate Their dynamic message to humanity. A candidate
of this university is a student of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother.
In an attempt to embrace the whole of human existence, and
raise it to a higher status, Sri Aurobindo University will spread
its illuminating and enlightening activities to different
disciplines of education and thereby embrace the entire life.
At present, the University consists of — Learner, Counselor,
Library and the Office. The pattern of working will be that of an
open university with distance learning methodology.
Learners : To be a learner of the University one has to apply
in a prescribed form which will be available in the office.
Those who wish to take up a serious study of life and its
activities in the Light of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother will be
accepted as a student of Sri Aurobindo and a ‘Learner’ of this
University. A list of subjects is being prepared from which the
learner may choose one; or he may take up a subject of his
liking, which of course has to be approved by the University.
The learner may be at any distance but continue to study the
selected topic with the help of the counselor. Once in a year a
contact (meeting) of all the Learners and Counselors will be
arranged at Sri Aurobindo Shreekshetra, Dalijoda to have a
broad based exchange of views on the lected topics. With the
instruction and help of the counselor, the learner will arrange
all the required study materials.
Counselor: The learner of the Unversity will choose his/her
own Counselor or may request the office to select one for him/
her.
The Counselors of this University are expected to be aware
of the writings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. They should
be able to guide the thought process of the learner and mould
his perceptions towards the Vision of a New World. Practically
it will be a joint venture of the counselor and the learner to
navigate through the ocean of Sri Aurobindo’s Thoughts.
The Counselor should collect all required references on the
selected subject and help the learner to write the thesis. He will
be in constant touch with the learner through the office. The
thesis, prepared by the learner with help of the Counselor, will
be sent, by the University for review, to a reviewer who is well
versed on the subject. The final acceptance of the thesis will
depend on the assessment by the board of the University.
Once in a year, all the Counselors will come together at Dalijoda
and exchange their views on the purpose and working of the
University.
Library : There is a proposal to build a central Library at
Dalijoda with all modern facilities This will have collections of all
the writings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, the writings of
other persons on Them and all references like published
papers , articles etc on the subject. The arrangement will be
made for the learners to consult the library by staying at Sri
Aurobindo Srikshetra, Dalijoda.

At the same time all the Relics Centres and Integral Schools will
be requested to upgrade their library facilities subject-wise. For
example a centre will be requested to equip their library with all
literature on Human Unity, so that the student who is carrying out his
research on Human Unity will get all help from this unit. In this way
a decentralized empire of reference libraries will be established
throughout the state. Learners can use this facility by producing the
Sri Auribindo University registration card of membership.
Office and Functioning : Babaji Maharaj and Prapatti always dreamt
of a University at Sri Aurobindo Shreekshetra, Dalijoda. With profound
regards to their wish the Head Office of the University shall be at
Sri Aurobindo Shreekshetra, Dalijoda. It will be gradually equipped
with all modern facilities of communication.
All Zonal organisers, District Organisers along with special invitees
will constitute the prime body of the University. They will ensure and
guard the University, against becoming a seat of intellectual
superiority divorced from the spirit of Sadhana. Once a year they
will come together to pass the audited accounts and discuss lines
of further action.
The referral person of the University will be called the Convenor.
The Secretary of the University will work under the instruction of the
Convenor. A working group will carry out the day-to-day activities of
the University.
The office will be in contact with the students and guides and
help them to solve their problems if any.
The University will accept donations from all persons sharing its
thought and aspirations.
The Present Project
Sri Aurobindo Study circle members, teachers of Sri Aurobindo
Integral Schools, students and others who are interested in cultivating
Sri Aurobindo’s and The Mother’s works are specially requested to
join in this new project of the University. This will be an effective
way of breaking away from the shackles of inertia, sluggishness of
the brain and dormancy of thought process and liberate the an
aspiring intellectual to a new dynamism of a globally, all fulfilling, all
understanding, all harmonising thought and action in the Light of Sri
Aurobindo and The Mother.