Sri Aurobindo Srikshetra, Dalijoda (Estd. 1974), is a cradle for the evolution of the future man

Sri Aurobindo Srikshetra
Dalijoda
Sri Aurobindo Srikshetra, Kotashahi, Cuttack-754022 Orissa, India. Phone : 0091 6712873405

SRI AUROBINDO SRIKSHETRA TRUST
SRI Aurobindo Srikshetra, established since 1974, is a cradle for the evolution of the future man., inevitably entering into the spiritual and cosmic consciousness, surpassing the egoistic and ignorant physical prison. Man will grow in subtlety and strength unto the native domain of the spirit unfolding itself from secret cavern of the heart. Thereby the growth of population will be arrested and the immensity of physical needs shall be curtailed to the minimum. This is the vision that inspired Sri Babaji Maharaj and Prapatti to take this spiritual venture. We all members pray at the Lotus Feet of Sweet Mother to be worthy of it Dreaming on such a luminous future Sri Aurobindo Srikshetra marches onto discover the all fulfilling spiritual being beyond the range of the reasoning animal that is man in it's manifold activities.

1. AGRICULTURE - The kharif cultivation of paddy was enhanced to 40 acres but sugarcane decreased to 7 acres due to lack of rain water. Other crops like pulses, vegetables and tubers were continued as before. The practice of green manuring by broadcasting Sesbania in late summer was done.

2. DIARY - Few country varieties of cows were sold out and improved cross bread Jersey cows were purchased to have more milk yield as needed by the vegeterian sadhaks of the Ashram. Our milk product, the popular "Peda" fiend a good taste of appreciators at Cuttack.

3. ECO AND ENVIORNMENTS - Our green jewel, The forest, firm and the fields again radiated its shining three years after the super cyclone disaster. Visitors couldn't even apprehend if ever was there a cyclone sweeping this part. Champak Lake was excavated and widened by the financial benevolence of sister Elisabeth of Switzerland. We could be able to make cactus grafts in our Mother nursery of plants, ready for sale.

4. HANDICRAFTS AND COTTAGE INDUSTRIES - Our persons get trained in terra filter use. Dr. Surendra Ku. Khuntia of RRL gave demonstration and training at our campus. Our mango pickles and lemon pickles were appreciated after Ananda agarbatti. These are processed by our school students as a vocational training.

5. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS - We are officially permitted to open class VIII by the D.P.I. Secondary Education. Before this our students were appearing HSC examination under correspondence course since 1986.

6. HEALTH AND SANITATION - The Health center of Ashram was inaugurated by Mena Gupta, Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare, on 13.04.2002. It was decided to make provision for general check up, laboratory diagnosis and gynic check-up here with the holistic approach of treatment amalgamating Ayurveda, Allopathy and Homeopathy. Devoted doctors from Cuttack offering free medical service were also taken to distant villages to conduct medical check-up and health awareness programmmes. Immunisation programmme of children once in a month are being regularly conducted. The Govt. has directed the doctor of Safa PHC to give service on each Friday at this Health Centre. The collector of Cuttack has also assisted for a bore well providing drinking water at the health centre campus.

7. INTEGRAL YOGA AND CULTURE - Shradhhalu Ranaday, a promising young sadhak of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry addressed a gathering of 3000 audience on the Annual Day of the Ashram on 04.04.2003. Free lunch was provided to the participants. Other periodical functions and daily deliberations are carried out in the usual decorum like study circle and meditation.

Our Study circle organisors toured over Anugul, Raghunathpur, Jaleswar, Rajgangpur and its interior areas in April, Indravati, Kotpad, Damanjodi of Koraput in May, Aska, R-Damodarpalli in June, all district level organisors meet at the district head quarters in July, Taharpur, Gopinathpur, Rourkela, Sundergarh, Kindira in August, Dharmagarh, Bhawanipatna, Ganailo, Berhampur, Anugul, Barkote and Deogarh in September, Duburi Dahanigadia, Taharpur, Rajsunakhala, Gania, Kalupada, Nachhuni, Berhampur in October, Kujanga, J.K. Road, TISCO, Chitri, Khallikote in November, Jharsuguda, Cuttack, Sabulia, Mundula, Kainipura and Ragunathpur in December, Panikoili, Talarampalli, Bhuban, Kaptipada, Khallikote, Kabisuryanagar, Baleswar, Bhubaneswar, Jaleswar, Jajpur and Rourkela in January 2003, Talarampalli, Sankhachilla, Kuchinda, Chhatrapur, Bhatalaida, Marugatha, Kindiara and Jagiapada in February and Kalapada, Taranga, Bhanjanagar, Jajpur, Alinagar, Chandabali and Panikoili in March. They conducted training camps and addressed seminars and conferences to give the message of Integral yoga of Mother and Sri Aurobindo.

ESTABLISHMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE - The Health centre was equipped with the basic medical instrument and facilities for laboratory and to start with elementary medicine of allopathy, ayurveda and homeopathy. To maintain perfect hygiene a washing section was annexed to the dining complex.

SOCIAL INTERACTION AND INTEGRATION - Apart from providing economic shelter to more than 150 tribal families and giving them regular work and training the Ashram has become a tourist spot for its scenic beauty, purity, healthy air, plant nursery, seed bank, and spiritual way of living. Devotees and students from Sri Aurobindo Integral Schools of Orissa are coming in study tours to have the field knowledge on ecology and spiritual environment.

10676 Centres of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo in Odisha - August, 2008

Sri Aurobindo's action in Orissa
8488 Sri Aurobindo Study Circles
1443 Sri Aurobindo Women's Study Circles
745 Sri Aurobindo Students' Study Circles
10676 Total No. of Sri Aurobindo Study Circles
477 Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Centres
115 Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Centres with Hostels
65 Sri Aurobindo's Relics Centres
78 Publications
217 Sales Outlets
59 Industrial Sites
74 Agricultural Farms
39 Dairy Farms
154 Centres with campus of 1 acre or more

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Sri Aurobindo and the Freedom Struggle of India

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Bhagavad Gita in the Light of Sri Aurobindo — Edited by MaheshwarBinding: Soft Cover Pages: 297Price: Rs 180
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Auroville's handling of its ageing population

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The main topic of the August 2008 issue is dedicated to Sri Aurobindo. The main article is about an important new biography The Lives of Sri Aurobindo which has just been published in the U.S.A. Written by Peter Heehs of the Ashram Archives, it is the product of many years of painstaking research. Auroville Today spoke to him about the challenges involved in writing about Sri Aurobindo and presents a review of the book.
The issue also carries interviews with Dr. Karan Singh, Chairman of the Governing Board of the Auroville Foundation, and with members of the Auroville International Advisory Council. The Governing Board and International Advisory Council had meetings in Auroville at the end of July. These were their last meetings as their term of office will expire in September and October 2008.
The third main issue is Auroville's handling of its ageing population. In four articles we look at the many aspects of ageing in Auroville: how to age gracefully; the material problems of ageing; and we profile how two elderly gentlemen cope with getting older.
The issue further carries the last interview of Serge Brelin, given a few months before his untimely death; and reports on Women's Day 2008, and how nice it is to return from the West and be home again!
Here follow a few of the articles. We wish you happy reading. Please subscribe if you want to read more, or ask for a free copy. Details are elsewhere on this web page.

A Glimpse of the Mother's Love and Action describes the genesis and growth of Sri Aurobindo Society and the Mother's way of working

News from Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry)
Upcoming Events
19 September 2008 - 48th Anniversary of Sri Aurobindo Society
The Headquarters of Sri Aurobindo Society at Puducherry
The year 1956 was a milestone in the spiritual mission of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, as it was on 29 February of this year that the Manifestation of the Supramental Consciousness took place. In the very first commemorative year of this momentous event, in 1960, Sri Aurobindo Society was formed on 19th of September with the Mother as the Founder and Executive President, "to make known to the members and people in general the aims and ideals of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, their system of Integral Yoga, and to work for its fulfilment in all possible ways and for the attainment of a spiritual society as envisaged by Sri Aurobindo."
The Mother gave the following Motto for the Society:
The book A Glimpse of the Mother's Love and Action published by the Society, describes the genesis and growth of the Society and the Mother's way of working, as she developed it in its formative years. The Society has been growing over the years and has now more than 300 Centres and 70 Branches all over India and abroad. More details of the various activities of the Society are given here. http://www.sriaurobindosociety.org.in/activity/activity.htm
On this day we rededicate ourselves to Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and to the realisation of the great future they have revealed to us.

Annual Seminar of the Women's Council - November 2008: "Organisation of Action in Life"
Organisation of action is the key to success in life. Life covers the whole gamut of our ideas and aims, our aspirations and endeavours, and our day-to-day physical activities and dealings. It is very essential to bring clarity and cohesiveness in our mind, a rhythm of harmony in our feelings and emotions and a flow of grace and beauty in our body's movements.
All who are interested are invited to attend Sri Aurobindo Society's Women's Council annual seminar on "Organisation of Action in Life" to be held on 21, 22, 23 November 2008, at the Society's Beach Office hall, No.1, Rangapillai Street, Puducherry - 605 002. For further information, accommodation etc., write to The Secretary Women's Council Sri Aurobindo Society Puducherry - 605 002. E-mail: sushila@sriaurobindosociety.org.in

Recent Events at Beach Office 136th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo: 15 August 2008
15 August was Sri Aurobindo's 136th Birth Anniversary. At the Ashram the day was observed with a visit to Sri Aurobindo's Room (kept open from 4 am to 7 pm), meditation around the Samadhi (6:00 to 6:30 a.m.), and March-past by the members of the Ashram's Physical Education Department at the Ashram's Playground in the evening. The day concluded with meditation.

Annual Lectures - 13 & 14 August 2008
A series of lectures was organised by the Society at the Beach Office in Puducherry on 13 and 14 August 2008. Members and workers from different branches and centres participated. There were questions and answers session talks by Prof. Manoj Das, talks by Prof. Kittu Reddy on "Sri Aurobindo and Parliamentary Democracy", Dr. Alok Pandey on "Reading Sri Aurobindo", a Powerpoint presentation by Shri Kaivalya Smart on "Sri Aurobindo in Surat", talks by Shri Sraddhalu on "The Outstanding Features of Integral Yoga", Shri Matri Prasad on The Concept of Evolution", Shri Vijay K. Poddar on "The Work Ahead". A session of Women's Council was also held on 13 August, on the theme of "Sri Aurobindo's India".

Study Camp by Dr. Alok Pandey on "Summary of Savitri" - August 2008
From 16 to 20 August 2008, Dr. Alok Pandey conducted study sessions summarising 'Savitri' at the Society's Beach Office, Puducherry. Sessions were held from 5:00 to 6:45 pm. About 150 persons regularly attended the Talks.
Some Special Days in September 2008
3 September 2008 - Ganesha Chaturthi
Shri Ganehsa
This year Ganesha Chaturthi, the birthday of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha, will be celebrated on 3 September. In India all important tasks start with the worship of Ganesha -the son of the Supreme Mother and god of material knowledge and wealth - so that the work undertaken may be free from all obstacles. In his letters Sri Aurobindo writes:
"Ganesha is the Power that removes obstacles by the force of Knowledge;…"
"Ganesha (among other things) is the Devata of spiritual Knowledge."
Here is the Mother's first encounter with Lord Ganesha, as narrated by herself sometime during 1958:
"We had a meditation (this was more than thirty years ago) in the room where 'Prosperity' is now distributed. There were eight or ten of us, I believe. We used to make sentences with flowers; I arranged the flowers, and each one made a sentence with the different flowers I had put there. And one day when the subject of prosperity or wealth came up, I thought (they always say that Ganesh is the god of money, of fortune, of the world's wealth), I thought, 'Isn't this whole story of the god with an elephant trunk merely a lot of human imagination?' Thereupon, we meditated. And who should I see walk in and park himself in front of me but a living being, absolutely alive and luminous, with a trunk that long ... and smiling! So then, in my meditation, I said, 'Ah! So it's true that you exist!' - 'Of course I exist! And you may ask me for whatever you wish, from a monetary standpoint, of course, and I will give it to you!' "So I asked. And for about ten years, it poured in, like this (gesture of torrents). It was incredible. I would ask, and at the next Darshan, or a month or several days later, depending, there it was."

News from Branches and Centres
News from India
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) - Study and Research on Sri Aurobindo
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, has started a Ph.D. programme along with a Diploma and Masters Degree on Sri Aurobindo. IGNOU has started this course to help the younger generation to become aware of Sri Aurobindo and his immense contribution in several fields. The subjects covered are meta-physics, yoga, psychology, social and political thought, spiritual poetry and literature.

Paigmberpur (U.P.)
The Paigmberpur Centre celebrated Sri Aurobindo's birthday on 15th August 2008. Shri K. Pawan, Chairman of the Patiala branch of the Society, spoke to a group of young girls about the importance of Sri Aurobindo's birthday and India's independence on 15th August.
Audience listening to Dr. Anand speaking on Sri Aurobindo
The Mother's flag was hoisted. A team from Delhi along with Mrs. Kuku Mathur rendered songs. There were participants from 10 villages. Dr. Anand, an inmate of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, New Delhi, spoke on Sri Aurobindo's life and vision.
The march past and the salute
This was followed by a cultural programme by the people of Paigmberpur. The programme started with a group of 65 people comprising men, young girls and boys and small children marching with the Mother's Flag accompanied by Ashram marching music. After the lighting of diyas by volunteers, all sang song "Vande Mataram" collectively, followed by the recitation of "Morning prayer by The Mother" by the group of elderly men.
The human pyramid, by the boys and girls of Paigmberpur
A play enacted by the women of Paigmberpur
Small boys and girls performed the human pyramid. The women of the village enacted a play, conveying the message that there is goodness in everyone, waiting to manifest - it is up to each one to put in the necessary effort to bring this goodness out in to their daily lives.
A beautiful dance was performed together by young boys and girls depicting a theme whichinspires one to move ahead in life by learning from the past. The song went like this: "Beete kal se humko sikhte jana hai..naye kal ki kal kal se pal pal sajana hai...."

Noida (U.P.) - August 2008 Programmes
Special Programmes: 9 August 2008: A programme of Devotional Songs & Bhajans on Sri Aurobindo and the Mother by Mrs. Kuntala Dasgupta was held at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan on Saturday, the 9th August, 2008 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. About 40 devotees and their families participated in the Programme.
15 August 2008: The Noida branch celebrated Sri Aurobindo's birthday on 15th August 2008. There was collective meditation in the morning at the Bhavan. On this occasion a Homeopathy Dispensary was opened at the Bhavan. 110 saplings of trees were planted in the park opposite Sri Aurobindo Bhavan.
Shri Gopesh Goswamy giving the talk "Krishnastu Bhagwan Swayam"
23 August 2008: On this day of Krishna Janmashtami, a talk on "Krishnastu Bhagwan Swayam" by Shri Gopesh Goswami was organised by the branch at the Bhavan.
Education at Sri Aurobindo Shiksha Niketan: 15 August Celebrations
Salute to National Flag by Shri S.K. Jain, Chairman; Shri V.P. Goyal; Shri Ajay K. Singh, Director, Jan Shikshan Sansthan and others dignitaries present on the occasion of 15th August
The branch celebrated the Independence Day & Birthday of Sri Aurobindo with members and their families and the students of Sri Aurobindo Shiksha Niketan on Friday, the 15th August, 2008, at the Sri Aurobindo Bhavan. At 10:00 am, the National Flag was unfurled at the Sri Aurobindo Bhavan by Shri Suresh Kumar Jain, Chairman of the Branch, and Shri Ajay K. Singh, Director, Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Noida.
Sri Aurobindo Shiksha Niketan's children offering prayers to the Mother
After offering prayers to the Mother, Dr. Puneesh Taneja explained the importance of 15th August, which is both the Independence Day of India and the Birthday of Sri Aurobindo. He also spoke about Sri Aurobindo's message delivered through the All India Radio on the eve of India's Independence, on 14th August 1947.
Sri Aurobindo Shiksha Niketan's Children gathering
The students of Sri Aurobindo Shiksha Niketan sang patriotic songs, performed drama and folk dance. Sewing and Tailoring Training Course was running for the last four months with the collaboration of Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. On this occasion, Certificates to successful students were awarded by Shri Ajay K. Singh, Director of the Sansthan. About 200 people attended the function and sweets were distributed to all.
2, 9, 16 and 23 August 2008: On 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd August 2008, Dr. Puneesh Taneja came to Sri Aurobindo Bhavan and interacted for two hours on respective days with the children of Sri Aurobindo Shiksha Niketan. Poems, Stories, good manners and discipline were conveyed to the children in an interesting manner. Children were told about teaching of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and all of them paid tributes to them at the Holy Shrine.
Health: Treatment by Homeopathy: Homeopathy Dispensary for two hours daily from Monday to Saturday by Dr. Ajay Srivastava at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan has been started from 15th August, 2008. On Saturday, the 23rd August 2008, medicines for preventing Malaria, Dengue etc. were given to 110 children.
Treatment by Acupressure Therapy: Acupressure Treatment for two hours daily from Monday to Friday by Mrs. Sudha Kesharwani at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan is going on well. While giving treatment, she is also using the relevant quotations of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, and the persons coming for acupressure treatment are evincing keen interest in them. Free Eye Check-up/Consultation on every Sunday at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan: Free Eye Check-up/Consultation is being organised on every Sunday, for two hours from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm by Dr. P.S. Chauhan, Eye Specialist and Project Director, National Blindness Control Programme, Govt. of India, at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, Noida.
Development of Women: Sewing & Tailoring Classes: Sewing & Tailoring Classes are being conducted daily from Monday to Friday at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan by Smt. Jaishree Nigam and about twenty ladies are learning the same.
Other Activities: Besides the above, regular activities of Meditation with the Mother's music daily in the morning and evening, Library, Playing of spiritual audio/video CDs etc. are held.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
Shri K. Pawan, Chairman Sri Aurobindo Society, Patiala Branch, delivered the following talks:
On 26.07.08 from 12.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. on "Self Development" to the students numbering approximately 30.
To members & devotees on 'Savitri' from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, 26.07.08 and continued it again on Sunday, 27.07.2008 from 10.30 a.m. to12.00. These talks were attended by about 30 devotees.

Bhopal (M.P.)
At Bhopal, on 14 August 2008, a programme was organised by M. P. Hindi Sahitya Acadamy with the active participation of Sri Aurobindo Society Bhopal. This programme was held at Swaraj Bhawan under the title "Sri Aurobindo ka Hindi Sahitya par Prabhav (Sri Aurobindo's Influence on Hindi Literature)." Dr. Devki Nandan Shrivastav from New Delhi was the keynote speaker. Shri Rajendra Mishra, Editor of Hindi magazine 'Veena" and Shri Indra Neel Chaudhari, Editor of the Hindi magazine "Kalindi" spoke on the topic. "Padma Shri" Dr. Ramesh Dave, noted Hindi Sahityakar, presided over the function. Dr Devendra Deepak, Director of Hindi Sahitya Acadamy of M.P., conducted the programme. Shri Mourya and Shri Satish Chitwar of Sri Aurobindo Society, Bhopal, welcomed the guests. A large number of general public and Sadhaks attended the programme.

Neyveli (Tamil Nadu)
Sri Aurobindo Society, Neyveli Centre, and SABDA, Puducherry, jointly took part in the annual Book Fair organised by the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) Ltd., Neyveli, from 05.07.2008 to 16.07.2008. About 3 lakhs people visited the Book Fair.

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Sri Aurobindo Society, Visakhapatnam Centre, released a book in Telugu titled "Sri Aravinda Tattwa Darshanam" written by Sri K. Bhaskararao and published by Shri K. Apparao.
The Centre arranged two talks by Prof. Kittu Reddy of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry, on 30th and 31st July 2008 commemorating the historic event of "Alipore Case and Sri Aurobindo in 1908". One of them was an interactive talk with the youth on Sri Aurobindo and the other was on Sri Aurobindo and his contribution. The two talks were broadcast by the All India Radio, Visakhapatnam.
The Centre also organised two public lectures by Prof. Kittu Reddy at the public library. On 30.07.2008 he spoke on "Sri Aurobindo and the Freedom Movement" and on 31.07.2008 on "Sri Aurobindo's Vision of India". Shri T.V. Ramana Rao, Chairman of the Centre, presided over the meeting and Prof. K.V. Ramana, former Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University, introduced the speaker to the audience.
Prof. Kittu Reddy also participated in a lively interaction with the young students of Sri Krishna Vidya Mandir, Visakhapatnam, on 31.07.2008.

Purnea (Bihar)
The Purnea branch celebrated Sri Aurobindo's birthday by organising a collective study of Sri Aurobindo's 'Essays on the Gita' and 'Savitri'. The Mother's flag was hoisted during the occasion.

Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)
The Cuddalore Centre celebrated its 6th anniversary on 17 August 2008 with flower offering and collective meditation. Shri C. Gopalakrishnan, Chairman of the Cuddalore Centre, presided over the function. Smt. Sushila Melvani and Shri M.S. Sundararajan of Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry, spoke on the occasion. All the committee members of the Cuddalore Centre participated with enthusiasm. An exhibition of flowers and photographs was organised.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
Lucknow Branch of Sri Aurobindo Society organised a programme in the Nirala Hall of Uttar Pradesh Hindi Institute on 07.08.2008. More than 50 devotees participated in the event.

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After the withdrawal of Sri Aurobindo in December 1950, the intellectual community of Karnataka had a lulling period

SRI AUROBINDONEAN MOVEMENT IN KARNATAKA: History cannot and should not be forgotten for the development of any organisation -- spiritual or social since past is the foundation, future is the prospective development and progress and present is the golden thread.

Sri Aurobindonean movement in Karnataka was ushered into existence in its seed form way back in 1914 by a few noted Kannada literary devotees such as Gnana Peetha Awardee Dr. D.R. Bendre, Halasangi Channamallappa, pen- named as "Madhura Channa", Shankar Gowda Patil, Dr. V.K. Gokak, Dr. R.S. Mugali, Sri S.S. Malwad, Sri N.K. Kulkarni, Simpi Linganna, A.V. Shastry, Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Sri. P.B. Naregal, Sri Nagaral, Sri Basappa Akki etc., through a small group called as Friends Group(Gelayara Balaga) under the leadership of Late Dr. D.R. Bendre.

Local study centres in different parts of the state sprouted themselves and restricted their activities only for the serious study of the new teachings and Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and to print and publish a few books and periodical magazines in Kannada in Karnataka. The devotees used to visit Pondicherry, then a French colony with hardships and used to return being temporarily charged by the spiritual atmosphere as well as the unique darshan of the enlightened Lord Sri Aurobindo and the Mother at Sri Aurobindo Ahsram, Pondicherry.

However, after the withdrawal of Sri Aurobindo in December 1950, the intellectual community of Karnataka had a lulling period for a long time for reasons best known to them. A few dedicated devotees of Karnataka who decided that Poornayoga is the only hope of man, straight way went to Pondicherry with the prior permission of the Divine Mother and settled there at Ashram. Some local study centres led by a few dedicated devotees as stated above continued their maintaining existence.

High Level State Centenary Committee: (H.L. S. C. C.) H.L.S.C.C. with Chief Minister, Karnataka as its Chairman was constituted by the Government to celebrate the Centenary of Sri Aurobindo's Swadeshagaman which event had taken place on 6th February, 1893 at Apollo Bunder, Bombay, when a vast calm surrounded him for the first time as soon as he touched the soil of his Mother land. Such celebrations were observed throughout the country in 1993-1994; another committee constituted by Karnataka Government in August 1997 for celebrating the 125th birth year of Mahayogi & Maharashi was merged in the in the H.L.S.C.C. only. The term of H.L.S.C.C. concluded on the completion of committed portion of the project at the complex. www.newrace.org/Aur_move.htm

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T. Kodandarama Rao lived near Sri Aurobindo from 1921 until 1924

From: "SABDA eNews" mail@sabda.in Subject: Two journeys along the path Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:27:41 +0530

In this issue we introduce two books that, although very different in time frame, subject matter, and tone, share a common perspective in that both are based on accounts of personal journeys on the path of the integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
At the Feet of the Master: Reminiscences is the story of T. Kodandarama Rao’s stay in Pondicherry from 1921 to 1924. He wrote the book in 1969, more than forty years after he left Pondicherry, and it remains one of the few extant records of life during the early 1920s at what later became the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. It is a very personal story that describes how as a young man the author could not decide between the paths of political action in the independence movement or a dedicated life of spiritual practice. It was an issue of the Arya, which he had found on a library table in his student hostel in Madras that initially drew his interest, and eventually he felt the call to go to Pondicherry and meet Sri Aurobindo in 1920. What follows is an intimate account of the community life centred around Sri Aurobindo at that time, including vivid portraits of some of his fellow sadhaks, as well as descriptions of some of his inner experiences:
A kind of electric drilling was taking place in the head and there was felt the breaking of cells and loosening of knots in the whole being. Channels for the flow of Light and Force were being hewed out and what seemed to be metaphysical phrases when the Master wrote about the pouring of light and force, were becoming concrete experiences.

The other book, more of a philosophical treatment of the psychology of yoga, is A. S. Dalal’s Eckhart Tolle and Sri Aurobindo: Two Perspectives on Enlightenment, a comparison of aspects of Tolle’s teaching and Sri Aurobindo’s integral Yoga. The author relates the roots of his own spiritual seeking, which began when he was just a boy of fifteen, and confides that since 1951 when he became “an avowed practitioner of Sri Aurobindo’s yoga”, he felt no strong inclination to study any other spiritual teachings until he came into contact with Eckhart Tolle, whose experiential, psychological insights have been helpful in his practice of Sri Aurobindo’s Yoga. The longest section of the book compares the teachings of Tolle and Sri Aurobindo on such topics as ego, self, and being; evolution of consciousness; mind and the witness consciousness; mind, thought, and stillness; and the process of inner change. In the final chapter he writes of some insights that have surfaced as the result of his comparative study:
A revelational insight gained from Eckhart is about the role of the mind in concealing and distorting the reality of what we perceive.... What appears to the mind as inanimate is described by Eckhart as vibrant with incredible aliveness. Flowers and trees are described by him as _expressions of incredible beauty, stillness, and sacredness. He sees animals living primarily in the joy of being rather than involved merely in a perpetual struggle for existence as they appear through the mental screen. A human being is perceived by him as a beautiful though unconscious form of the One Being in temporary disguise that is thick or thin, depending on the transparency of the human form.
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ENGLISH
At the Feet of the Master: Reminiscences
— T. Kodandarama Rao ISBN: 978-81-7058-848-1 Publisher: Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publication Department, Pondicherry Binding: Soft Cover Pages: 60 Price: Rs 35
This short book provides an intimate picture of life in the early 1920s at what became the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. It traces the spiritual journey of its author from his college days in Madras to his first meeting with Sri Aurobindo in 1920. After completing his studies he returned to live near Sri Aurobindo from 1921 until 1924, and his account, written more than forty years later, includes details of the daily life of the community, reminiscences of his fellow sadhaks, and also descriptions of some of his own inner experiences attained under the guidance of Sri Aurobindo.
Eckhart Tolle & Sri Aurobindo
Two Perspectives on Enlightenment— A. S. Dalal ISBN: 978-81-89658-31-1 Publisher: Stone Hill Foundation Publishing, Cochin Binding: Soft Cover Pages: 172 Price: Rs 300
This book combines an account of the author’s own spiritual quest that led him to the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother with the experience of reading Eckhart Tolle’s book The Power of Now after decades of spiritual practice. It includes a long interview the author had with Tolle in 2002 followed by a comparison of Tolle’s teachings with those of Sri Aurobindo’s integral Yoga. The result is a scholarly yet very personally informed look at these two perspectives that eventually leads the author to new insights regarding his own spiritual practice.
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Srimadbhagavadgita
Sri Aurobinder Byakhyabalambane — Anilbaran Roy kartrik sampadita Publisher: Sri Aurobindo Pathmandir, Kolkata Binding: Soft Cover Pages: 284 Price: Rs 100
GUJARATI
Jai Ma: Sri Ma ni Seva ma
— Pashupati Bhattacharya Publisher: Sri Aravind Krupa Trust, Ahmedabad Binding: Soft Cover Pages: 30 Price: Rs 10
ITALIAN
Rose Bianche
— I Messaggi della Madre e la Corrispondenza con Huta ISBN: 978-81-87372-19-6 Publisher: The Havyavahana Trust, Pondicherry Binding: Soft Cover Pages: 137 Price: Rs 150
RUSSIAN/ENGLISH
Izbrannie Soneti
— Sri Aurobindo ISBN: 978-5-7938-0048-8 Publisher: Fund for the Integral Human Development "Savitri", Russia Binding: Hard Cover Pages: 143 Price: Rs 270

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Expressindia » Sri Aurobindo’s birth anniversary celebrated
Express News Service Posted online: Saturday , August 16, 2008 at 02:14:58 Ludhiana, August 15

Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management celebrated the 61st Independence Day of India and the 136th Birth Anniversary of Sri Aurobindo today. To mark the occasion, a paper-reading contest was organised at the college on the occasion.
Manmohan Bamba, Secretary, Sri Aurobindo Society, N.S. Tasneem, Poet and Critic, and Dr I.J.S Jaswal, Head of the Department of Human Development, PAU, Ludhiana, were the members of the jury on this special occasion.
The students, Amrit Singh, Kingston Paul, Roshni Kapoor, Mitchell Jaswal, Prince Juneja, Amit Garg, Ekta Madaan, Avneet and Shruti Sethi were among participants who presented their views on several topics such as ‘Can nuclear energy be one of the development options’, ‘Would decline in political ethics sustain our democratic set up,’ `The darkest hour is just before the dawn,’ `Life and work of Sri Aurobindo,’ `Sri Aurobindo on Education,’ and `India under the magnifying glass.’

Mirambika Research Centre for Integral Education and Human Values, New Delhi

News from Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry)
Upcoming Events
136th Birth Anniversary of Sri Aurobindo: 15 August 2008
Sri Aurobindo
On 15 August 2008, the 136th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo will be observed. On this occasion the following two programmes will be organised at the Society's Beach Office, Puducherry:
On 13 and 14 of August 2008, a series of talks will be organised by Sri Aurobindo Society at its beach office, Puducherry.
From 16 to 20 August 2008, Dr. Alok Pandey will conduct study sessions on one of the Works of Sri Aurobindo at the Society's Beach Office, Puducherry. Sessions will be held from 5:00 to 6:45 pm. All are welcome.
All are welcome to the above programmes.
Talk in Tamil
Shri M.S. Sundararajan will deliver a talk in Tamil on "New Creation" at the Beach Office of the Society on 15 August 2008 at 10 am.
Recent Events at Beach Office Sharanam - an inspirational rural training centre
Sharanam - an inspirational rural training centre
'Sharanam' is an inspirational rural training centre, presently under construction at the Lake Estate, nearly 10 km west of Puducherry. The project is part of Sri Aurobindo Society's village development programme for the two Panchayats of Poothurai and Perambai on the borders of Puducherry.
The design of Sharanam reveals a sensitive response to the cultural and climatic context of rural Tamil Nadu. It demonstrates the use of innovative and appropriate building materials and sustainable technologies in its construction. It integrates green building practices such as passive solar cooling, complete rain water harvesting and waste management.
Sharanam has served as an instrument for upgrading skills and development amongst the local rural population. For more information, visit http://www.sriaurobindosociety.org.in/sharanam/home.html
Some Special Days in August 2008
16 August 2008 - Raksha Bandhan
The festival of Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi is celebrated this year on 16th August. On this day, sisters tie an amulet, the Rakhi, around the right wrist of their brothers, praying for their long life and happiness. Raksha means protection, and Rakhi - a special ornamental bracelet - is a symbol of the chaste bond of love between the brother and the sister. In the northern parts of mediaeval India, women used to tie Rakhi round the wrists of men they could count upon, regarding them as brothers. The festival is an occasion to strengthen the bond between a brother and a sister.
Here is a luminous answer from the Mother when someone asked about human relationships:
Q: What is the best relationship between two human beings? Mother and son? Brother, friend or lover, etc? All the relationships are good in principle and each one expresses a mode of the Eternal. But each can be perverted and become bad due to the selfish falsehood of human nature which prevents the vibrations of love from manifesting in their purity.
24 August 2008 - Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Sri Krishna, as a child
Janmashtami (also known as Krishnashtami or Gokulashtami) is a festival dedicated to Lord Sri Krishna to commemorate his birth on this earth. This year it falls on 24th August, and on this day during midnight, the whole story of Sri Krishna's birth will be enacted by the devotees in their houses and many delicacies, prepared out of milk and curd, will be distributed as prasad (food made sacred by offering to God) to everyone.
In his letters to sadhaks, Sri Aurobindo mentions about Sri Krishna:
Krishna as a godhead is the Lord of Ananda, Love and Bhakti; as an incarnation, he manifests the union of wisdom (Jnana) and works and leads the earth-evolution through this towards union with the Divine by Ananda, Love and Bhakti.
The boy with the flute is Sri Krishna, the Lord descended into the world-play from the divine Ananda; his flute is the music of the call which seeks to transform the lower ignorant play of mortal life and bring into it and establish in its place the Lila of his divine Ananda.
News from Branches and Centres
News from India
Paigmberpur (U.P.)
25 May 2008: A one-day workshop was conducted by a young Dutch boy Coos, on cross-stitch embroidery, with a group of girls and boys. Coos also embroidered a beautiful Mother's Symbol and gifted it to the Paigmberpur Centre.
Madhulika and Vasudha, having their session with the middle group
Session with the Village Pradhaan
Vasudha and Madhulika, trying their hand at ploughing
11 - 30 June 2008: A 22-day Summer Workshop was conducted by two volunteers: Ms. Madhulika, a second year Economics Hon. student from SRCC College and Ms. Vasudha, a second year student doing Political Science from LSR College.
The age group of participants for the morning sessions was from to 4 to 12 years. The focus was faculty development based on Sri Aurobindo's and the Mother's vision of education. This was followed by stitching sessions where mutual learning happened between village and city youngsters. In the evening, sessions were held with young adults.
Post dinner we had study groups, reading of Sri Aurobindo's books 'Savitri' and 'On Education'. It was the first introduction to Sri Aurobindo's and the Mother's works for the volunteers from Delhi. In between the girls from Delhi also learnt about organic farming, theory as well as its practice.
Noida (U.P.) - July 2008 Programmes
Special Programmes 18 July 2008: On the occasion of 'Guru Purnima' Collective Meditation was held from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm. About 30 devotees and their families took part in the above and all of them paid tributes to the Holy Relics installed at the Centre.
Education at Sri Aurobindo Shiksha Niketan 5, 12, 19 and 26 July 2008: On 5th , 12th , 19th and 26th July 2008 Dr. Puneesh Taneja came to Sri Aurobindo Bhavan and interacted for two hours with the children of Sri Aurobindo Shiksha Niketan. Poems, Stories, good manners and discipline were conveyed to the children in an interesting manner. Children were told about teaching of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and all of them paid tributes to them at the Holy Shrine.
Health Treatment by Acupressure Therapy: Acupressure Treatment for two hours daily from Monday to Friday by Mrs. Sudha Kesharwani at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan is going on well. While giving treatment, she is also using the relevant quotations of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, and the persons coming for acupressure treatment are evincing keen interest in them. Free Eye Check-up/Consultation on every Sunday at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan: Free Eye Check-up/Consultation is being organised on every Sunday, for two hours from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm by Dr. P.S. Chauhan, Eye Specialist and Project Director, National Blindness Control Programme, Govt. of India, at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, Noida.
Development of Women: Sewing & Tailoring Classes: Sewing & Tailoring Classes are being conducted daily from Monday to Friday at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan by Smt. Jaishree Nigam and about twenty ladies are learning the same. The Director, Jan Shikshan Sansthan of Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, has recognised the two courses of 'Dress Making' and 'Embroidery' being run at the Bhavan.
Other Activities: Besides the above, regular activities of Meditation with the Mother's music daily in the morning and evening, Library, Playing of spiritual audio/video CDs etc. are held.
Bangalore (Karnataka)
The Bangalore branch organised a 2-days residential youth camp on 14 and 15 June 2008 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, Ulsoor, Bangalore. There were 24 participants including 11 girls and 13 boys, besides 12 more observers. Prof. Kittu Reddy of Sri Aurobindo Ashram conducted this camp in English. The objective of the camp was to make the youth aware of the Psychology of Social Development in the light of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. The participants also got a glimpse of the original concept of our caste system.
New Delhi
Talk on Ishopanishad: Talk on 'Ishopanishad' in the light of Sri Aurobindo, by Shri Vishwa Mohan Tiwari, Air Vice Marshal (Retd.), was held in The Hall of The Life Divine on 7 June 2008 at the Delhi Centre. Shri Tiwari gave a detailed explanation of the first shloka of Ishopanishad.
Photography Exhibition: Students of Creative Photography department of Sri Aurobindo Institute of Mass Communication had their first annual exhibition from 14 - 18 June 2008 at Alliance Françoise, Delhi. The exhibition was inaugurated by Jatin Das, an eminent painter. Nearly 40 photographs depicting 'Life' were displayed. Mr. Ragu Rai, who is the mentor of the course, applauded the students for their efforts.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
The Chennai branch organised the following talks during the months of May and June 2008: Date Topic Speaker 01.05.2008 "The Mother's Presence" Shri M.K. Ramaswamy 04.05.2008 "Nothingness to Infinity" Shri Janakan 11.05.2008 "Amrutha" Shri Venkat 18.05.2008 "Prof. K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar" Shri M.K. Ramaswamy 25.05.2008 "Three Places" Shri S. Rangarajan 01.06.2008 "The Mother on Day to Day Life" Smt. Malini Narayan 01.06.2008 "Blank Page" Shri M.K. Ramaswamy 08.06.2008 "Sri Aravinda Annai Amudham" Shri Tenkasi Ganesan 15.06.2008 "Sri Aurobindo's Withdrawals" Shri M.K. Ramaswamy 22.06.2008 "Gowri Teacher" Shri Venkat 29.06.2008 "Om Sri Aurobindo-Mirra" Shri Mohan All the talks were well attended.
Ompuri (Gujarat)
A study camp was organised during 12 - 15 May 2008 at Ompuri. Smt. Ranjanben Vaidya delivered a series of talks on 'The Life Divine'. The daily programmes at the camp also included flag salutation, Sun-prayer, March-past, Asanas and Pranayam at dawn. About 40 devotees attended the camp.
The first phase of river bank protection work at Ompuri has been completed. The officers of the Forest Department of the Government of Gujarat at Nadiad and Matar extended commendable support, help and cooperation for the plantation on the river bank.
Biaora (Madhya Pradesh)
The Biaora centre organised a programme on the occasion of 'Guru Purnima' on 18 July 2008. The programme started with yogasanas, recitation of Durga Stotra and some poems and prayers by Shri S.D. Bharadwaj and Shri Ojha, Secretary of Biaora Centre, followed by readings from 'The Mother' and 'Synthesis of Yoga'. Shri Manoj Sharma from Bhopal, as keynote speaker, spoke on the "Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and its Relevance". The others who spoke were Shri Ratanpura, SAS State Committee Member from Ratlam, and Dr. Tripathi, Head of the Department of Sanskrit in Sagar University. A large number of public and many people from the village attended the programme.
Mussoorie (Uttarakhand)
The Mussoorie Centre organised a Yoga Shivir in Radhakrishna Mandir, Kulri, on 15 June 2008. It was well attended by people from different walks of life.

Mirambika - Sri Aurobindo Ashram, New Delhi
If you are looking for ways to make your life… •Richer •Different •More Creativethe following courses, starting from August 2008, would interest you:
1. Certificate course on Pre-school Childcare and Education A course for teachers, would-be teachers, and even parents: The course teaches you how to provide the developmental inputs needed to educate, strengthen, discipline and refine the body, mind and intellect in light of the child's divine essence, in order to develop the child's potential to its fullest.
2. Certificate course on Personality Enrichment A course for those who want to enhance their career as well as their personality: The course shows the way forward to develop skill sets which recruiters look for, and skills which would rejuvenate you and remove bottlenecks.
3. Certificate course on Creative Writing A course for those with the itch to write: Writing skills can be learnt and the innate potential for creativity tapped. Through a series of lectures on writing skills, unique characteristics of different types of writing, writing assignments, and interactions with writers, illustrators, editors and publishers, the students will be exposed to the world of writing.
4. Certificate course on Yoga A course for those aspiring to teach yoga: The student would get an in-depth knowledge of the philosophy and practice of yoga with special reference to Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. The student would be able to bring yoga into his/her own life and also give instructions for the common yogic practices.
Duration of each course: 3-4 months Seats: 20 per course
How to apply: The application form may be obtained for Rs.100 from the Mirambika office, or downloaded free from our website. For further queries, you may contact the organisers by post, telephone or e-mail: Mirambika Research Centre for Integral Education and Human Values Sri Aurobindo Ashram - Delhi Branch Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi 110 016 Phones: 2686-3741, 2656-7863 Fax: 011-2685-7449 E-mails: mbkres@gmail.com , aurobindo@vsnl.com ; www.mirambika.org ; http://www.sriaurobindoashram.net/ ; www.collaboration.org/centers/delhi

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