Sri Aurobindo Society

An Introduction

To move towards tomorrow, to participate in the birth of a new world, in the making of a new humanity, in the creation of a better and happier future – this is the unique privilege and challenge of today.

Sri Aurobindo Society strives to bring together all those who want to dedicate themselves to this task, with no distinction of nationality, race, caste, creed, religion or sex.

To know is good, to live is better,

to be, that is perfect. The Mother

The Society is

  An international, spiritual, educational, cultural, non-profit NGO

  Recognised by the Government of India as a charitable organisation, a research institute and an institution of national importance

Named after Sri Aurobindo, Sri Aurobindo Society was founded by the Mother in 1960.

Objectives

  Integral Growth & Perfection of the Individual   Social Transformation   A new India offering its best to the World

  Realisation of Human Unity in a rich and organised diversity

Beach Office, Pondicherry

Sri Aurobindo (1872 – 1950)

Sri Aurobindo has come to tell us: It is not necessary to leave the earth

to find the Truth, it is not necessary to leave life

to find one s soul, it is not necessary to give up the world

or to have limited beliefs in order to enter into relation with the Divine.

The Divine is everywhere, in everything, and if He is hidden, it is because we do not

take the trouble to discover Him. The Mother

Poet, revolutionary, Rishi and one of the greatest thinkers of modern India, Sri Aurobindo, came to Pondicherry in 1910 to pursue a Yoga that aims at a total transformation of this earthly life into Divine Life.

Mirra Alfassa, known as the Mother, came from France and joined Sri Aurobindo in 1914. They laid the foundation and took up the task of building a new world, a new society that strives to express and embody the New Consciousness, which Sri Aurobindo called the Supramental.

The Mother (1878 – 1973)

I belong to no nation, no civilisation, no society, no race, but to the Divine.

I obey no master, no ruler, no law, no social convention, but the Divine.

To Him I have surrendered all, will, life and self… The Mother

Main fields of activity   Integral Education   Integral Health   Integral Rural Development   Sustainable Development and Science & Technology   Integral Management   Indian Culture   Youth and Women   Media, Arts & Communication   Business & Economic Development   Research & Training in Diverse Fields   Workshops, Seminars, Conferences, Exhibitions   Books, Audio-visuals, Magazines and E-journals

As the Society’s aim is to live integrally the truth that will transform the whole of life, all activities are included in its comprehensive programme.

True spirituality is not to renounce life, but to make life perfect with a Divine Perfection. The Mother

Education

Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Integral Education & Research (SAFIER)

The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught. Sri Aurobindo

Education

An education which aims at a total and integral development:

  A strong, supple, healthy, beautiful body

  A sensitive, emotionally refined, energetic personality

  A wide-ranging, lively intelligence and will

  The subtler spiritual qualities that unify and harmonise the personality for a life beneficial to the individual and the society

  Development of qualities and values, like courage, truthfulness, generosity etc.   Development of faculties like concentration, imagination, memory, creativity etc.   Preparation of inspirational and beautifully illustrated books, audio-visuals   Development, manufacture & distribution of high-quality, cost-effective educational toys & games to help in the growth of an integral personality   Organising of non-formal centres of learning

Activities and Programmes


Education


  Setting up Kindergartens and Schools with a value based approach

  Training Programmes and Workshops for teachers, students, parents

  Research, Development & Dissemination of resource material

  Innovative uses of Technology in Education

  Working for an integral, creative and joyful education all over the world


Education

True education must reveal what is already present in the developing beings and make it blossom. Just as flowers blossom in the sun, children blossom in joy.

- The Mother

Education Camps and Workshops for Teachers and Parents

Health

SAIIIHR aims to   Study and understand Health in all its dimensions, with a new and total awareness of the human being   Help individuals to become aware and to develop the healing powers within for prevention and cure of illness   Synthesise various modern and traditional systems of medicine   Work all over the world for the total elimination of disease and illness by going to the root causes

An illness of the body is always the outer expression and translation of a disorder, a disharmony in the inner being.

The Mother

Sri Aurobindo International Institute for Integral Health and Research (SAIIIHR)

Health

Sri Aurobindo International Institute for Integral Health and Research (SAIIIHR)

Health

  An Integral Health Institute where one can learn how to live life meaningfully in all its aspects

  A new approach based on Yogic Psychology and the spiritual dimension of Health

  Interdisciplinary research projects on diagnosis and treatment using different systems of healing – Allopathy, Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Siddha, Flower Remedies, Acupressure etc.

  Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Training Programmes on various aspects of Integral Health

  Publication of Books, Journals, preparation of Audio-Visuals

Activities & Programmes

Rural Development

The Sarvam Integral Rural Development Programme aims to

  Adopt an entire village and develop it to become a model village

  Empower the village community to take charge of their own destiny and future

  Make a genuine difference not only to their way of living, but also to their way of thinking and being

  Research in new and creative ideas to develop a sustainable, scalable and replicable model

  Create an International Centre for Rural Development based on a deeper holistic approach

Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM)

Rural Development

The village is the cell of the national body and the cell-life must be healthy and developed for the national body to be healthy and developed.

Sri Aurobindo

  Education   Health   Economic Development   Sanitation & Hygiene   Organic Farming and Dairy   Water and Waste Management   Housing   Technology   Renewable Energy   Art and Culture

The approach is multifaceted, integrating all aspects of life, including

The project is driven internally, at every step, by the community itself, right from planning, to execution, to maintenance. They are not beneficiaries but partners in development.

Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM)

Rural Development

Discussions with the Women self-help groups

Rural Development Education

Health Economic Development

Rural Development Organic Farming and Dairy

Housing

Sustainable Development and Science & Technology

Sri Aurobindo Institute for Science and Technology (SAIST)

For an all round progress, science and technology have to be synthesised with spiritual values and service of humanity.

The R & D work at SAIST involves developing technologies

  which will be based on sound Ecological, Environmental and Energy efficient principles

  which will be appropriate to the regions and cultures, specially in rural and semi-urban areas of Developing Countries

  which will impact a large number of people directly and bring a change in their lives



Areas of work at present:

  Green buildings and Sustainable Designing

  Wind Energy – development of a new type of Wind Turbine

  Appropriate technology for Rural Development

Training Local Unskilled Workers Block-Making Wind Turbine

Sri Aurobindo Institute for Science and Technology (SAIST)

Management

SAFIM aims to provide the Modern Managers with

  Deep and holistic insights into all aspects of Management and Organisational Development

  Ways to develop and express fully their inner potential and creativity

  Knowledge to manage oneself as the key to managing others and the environment

  The best of Management Skills and Technology integrated with Spiritual Insights and Yogic Psychology

Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Integral Management (SAFIM)

Management

One must be able to control oneself before one can hope to govern others. The Mother

Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Integral Management (SAFIM)

Management

  An International Integral Management institution based on a holistic approach

  Research on a dynamic spiritual approach to solving problems and challenges faced by Executives today

  A deeper understanding of the Money power and its role in the future

  Organisation of Seminars, Workshops and Training Programmes

  Publication of Books, Journals, preparation of Audio-Visuals


Indian Culture

SAFIC aims to   Carry out authentic research to rediscover the truth and genius of Indian Culture in its depth and fullness   Re-awaken the capacity that enabled India to excel in every aspect of life, and apply it dynamically to contemporary life and all its activities   Create new forms of philosophy, literature, art, science and critical knowledge, based on a synthesis of the East and the West   Look at existing problems of the World in the light of Indian Spirituality and Psychology

Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Indian Culture (SAFIC)

O India, land of light and spiritual knowledge! Wake up to your true mission in the world, show the way to union and harmony.

The Mother

Indian Culture

Activities and Projects   The best India can offer to the World in all fields

of life – spirituality and religion, mathematics, medicine, surgery, dance, music, architecture, sculpture, painting, literature, state-craft etc.

  Sanskrit and its importance for India

  Books, Films, CDs, CD-ROMs

  Research, Training, Workshops, Seminars

Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Indian Culture (SAFIC)

Indian Culture

Sanskrit Presentation at Oregon University, USA

Youth & Women

To inspire the Youth and Women to

  Find and realise their aim in life

  Develop and express their full potential

  Prepare them, spiritually and materially, to play their true role in all aspects of collective life

  Channelise their talents, enthusiasm and energies to build a new future

Youth & Women

Progress is youth; at a hundred years of age one can be young. The Mother

AuroYouth and Women s Council

  Self Development programmes

  Camps, Seminars and Workshops at regional, national and international levels

  Books, Journals, Audio-Visuals

  Taking up of projects in various fields according to their inclination and interests


The true domain of women is the spiritual. We forget it but too often.… True maternity begins with the conscious creation of a being, with the willed

shaping of a soul coming to develop and utilise a new body. The Mother

Youth & Women AuroYouth and Women s Council

Youth Camps

Women s Council

Media, Arts & Communication


AuroTV and AuroFilms are part of a production, research and training institute which prepares innovative films, TV programmes and multimedia presentations, using the latest technologies and platforms. It aims at preparing Films and TV programmes

that will

  Uplift, inspire, touch, transform, and manifest Beauty and Truth

  Look for the soul and deeper essence in life and nature

  Bring together people who are inspired by these ideals

AuroTV and AuroFilms “At the service of Beauty and Truth”


The films and programmes will be of all types:

  Full length feature

  Docu-dramas

  Educational

  Children s

  On environment, social and cultural issues

  On India

It will be a centre for research and training in all aspects of film making, TV and multimedia, with special emphasis on character building.

AuroTV and AuroFilms “At the service of Beauty and Truth”

Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication (SACAC)

SACAC, New Delhi,

  Finds new and effective ways of making the media an instrument for social change, based on a spiritual foundation

  Offers various intensive courses with hands-on technical training. The courses cover

  Journalism – English and Hindi

  Advertising and Public Relations

  TV and Film production

  Creative Photography

  Gives to the Youth quality training along with higher aspirations and deeper values


Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication (SACAC)

Business & Economic Development

AuroService

  AuroService encourages and supports all types of economic and business activities based on spiritual values, and aspires to generate funds for social transformation.

  The guiding principles are

  Truth

  Perfection

  Harmony

  Service

  Work as Sadhana

  Right use of money

Business & Economic Development


Research, Training, Publications, Audio-visuals

New words are needed to express new ideas, new forms are necessary to manifest new forces.

The Mother

Research, training, publication of books, journals, and preparation of audio-visuals in various fields are an important part of the Society’s activities.

There is a conscious effort to open new vistas through the development of capacities and faculties still dormant in Humanity.

A radical transformation of our present limited consciousness into a higher consciousness which will be the source of unbound creativity, joy and harmony, is the ultimate goal.

Centres and Branches

The Society has members, centres and branches all over India and in many parts of the world. They are centres of sadhana, of spiritual pursuit and material perfection,

engaged in a wide range of activities.

To open a centre is not sufficient in itself. It must be the pure hearth of a perfect sincerity in a total consecration to the Divine.

The Mother


Auro Mirra Centre of Education - Patiala Branch

Navakriti, Nursery School - Delhi Branch

Sri Aurobindo Centre of New Education - Jodhpur Branch

Mirambika School For New Age - Bangalore Branch


Trek to Gangotri

Music Appreciation Self Exploration

Centres and Branches I Have a Dream - Workshops

Flower Exhibition Sense Training


Garba Recording Studio - Noida

Presentation on the Gita - Surat Centre Launch of Maa CD

Baroda

Bhopal

Bangalore

Siliguri, West Bengal

Some Centres and Branches

Nowgong, Madhya Pradesh

International Centres and Branches

Heidelberg, Germany

Nairobi, Kenya London, United Kingdom

Trek organised by Singapore Centre

We invite you to join us in the challenging task of creating a new and more beautiful tomorrow. Let us all come together and work for the advent of a new World, of which

  Peace and Unity will be the foundation   Diversity and Dynamism its way of action   Harmony and Happiness the constant results

For further information Visit our Website: www.aurosociety.org Telephone: 91 - 413 - 233 0331 / 233 6396 Email: [email protected]

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