The daily thoughts, anxieties, and despair that residents face in Auroville.
As if I disembarked on a new planet
The story of a spiritual path starting in southern France, a dream, and 50 years of service in Auroville.
The City of the Past: A young Aurovilian’s lament
The uncertainty of youth in Auroville at this time, describing their experience when schools are defunded, spaces closed, and visas threatened.
The field of Auroville is of inestimable value
What “the Dream” can mean for an Australian transplant who describes her many roles in helping to build and support Auroville, including with international centers and neighboring villages.
Creating new ways of being and exploring inner worlds
A short account highlighting what it feels to have “Auroville fever” from abroad, write about it as a resident, and how its approach to money differs from that of capitalism.
An open letter
The Resident Assembly Working Committee calls out specific injustices, asking for residents to reach out to each other in kindness.
Where each person can follow their own inner guidance
What one person experienced in following the call to remould life in the multicultural environment of Auroville, and the trust and fraternity that can result.
Auroville is not meant to be just another city
In this story we hear of reforestation, helping disabled children, seedbanks, and the possibilities when higher values guide a community.
A unique and sacred community
A visiting scholar reflects on the unique experiment of Auroville as linked to the spiritual philosophy of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, how its residents have integrated nature and evolved a place of harmony and peace.
Beauty: cultivating an attitude of humility
In an interview from 2024 the artist speaks of the role of beauty in Auroville, how it relates to spontaneity and harmony, as well as the Matrimandir, recent projects and the pressure on the community.