A letter from 2022 addressing and asking questions of the Governing Board about respecting the Master Plan. Also highlighting the importance of youth in Auroville according to the Mother.
The Human Cycle, The Ideal of Human Unity, and Auroville
A reflection on what is needed inwardly and outwardly to achieve a true harmony through using The Human Cycle and The Ideal of Human Unity as a starting point.
The economic impact of Auroville on the surrounding villages
A broad review of how job security, living conditions, education, women’s groups, and consumption evolved in local villages over the first few decades.
A central place in my heart and consciousness
A personal history with the Matrimandir, reminding us of Auroville’s aims, Mother’s intentions, and the collective consciousness it embodies.
My first darshan
A long-term Aurovilian’s description of her first experience of darshan in 1971.
Skill in works
(English/French) How the Gita’s teaching on the intelligent will (buddhi) can guide residents toward right action, to act in yoga and will help Auroville grow toward a higher stage.
Understanding the dimensions of the Auroville crisis
A general description of Auroville’s situation in terms of five dimensions in conflict resolution theory: structural, instrumental, interest, value(s), and personal elements. At the same time highlighting specific examples.
Auroville: An Experiment Under Threat
A report on an exhibition June 6 in Chennai that raises questions about the future direction of Auroville, how a growing number of residents are coming together. Throughout the day an audience of several hundred people engaged in discussions and reviewed presentations on ecological restoration, sustainable development, renewable energy, village outreach, education, architecture, social innovation, participatory governance, and collective living.
Why is agriculture important in and for Auroville?
An in-depth examination of the physical, social, and scientific aspects of Auroville’s agriculture, looking ahead to the conscious participation with Nature that the Mother envisioned.
A tribal music scene (Part 2)
The continuing chronicle of a diverse passage from Australia to the Mother, meeting Aurovilians, building houses, and settling in.