Programmes of the month in September 2024

Permanent Exhibitions

Meditations on Savitri

A painting exhibition of 472 paintings created by the Mother with Huta from 1961-67 is on display in the picture gallery

A Bilingual Exhibition on ‘Sri Aurobindo: A life sketch in photographs’ with texts both in English and Tamil is displayed in the upper corridor

Glimpses of the Mother: Photographs and texts

In the Square Hall

Special Exhibition

The Living Symbol of The Mother

In Garden Room 18^th – 20^th Sep.2024

Film Shows

Mondays 4pm in the Sangam Hall

September 2: Meditations on Savitri, Book 2 – The Book of the Traveller of the Worlds, Cantos 5 & 6:

Earth is a field of evolution and progress. Duration: 33min.

September 9: Remembering Huta - The Offered One

Huta (1931-2011) was trained by the Mother in painting and in illustrating passages from Sri Aurobindo’s epic Savitri. Duration: 20min.

Followed by The Mother on “How to Read Savitri”. Duration: 7min.

September 16: Nirod-Da: An Inspiration – Honouring the memory of Nirodbaran

Nirodbaran (1903-2006) was the scribe and personal attendant of Sri Aurobindo.

A film by the Gnostic Centre, New Delhi. Duration: 36min.

September 23: Alexandra David Nèel – 1911-1924 Journey through India, China and Tibet

This remarkable woman (1868-1969) was a close friend of the Mother in Paris, and visited Sri Aurobindo in 1912. The film is in French with English subtitles. Duration: 104min.

September 30: The Life Divine by Sri Aurobindo - Book 1: Ominipresent Reality and The Universe,

Chapter III: The Two Negations, 2. The Refusal of the Ascetic – read by Shraddhavan.

The original text will appear on the screen. Duration: 56min.

 

Full Moon Gathering

Tuesday September 17^th  7.15-8.15pm in front of Sri Aurobindo’s statue

Special Workshops

Science and Magic of Colour, the Living Symbol of The Mother

On 17^th and 21^st Sep.2024 from 16 hours to 19 hours

Regular Activities

Sundays 10.30–12 noon: Savitri Study Circle led by Larry Seidlitz

Mondays 3-4pm: The Knowledge and Ignorance – The Spiritual Evolution in The Life Divine led by Dr.Jai Singh

Tuesdays 3-4pm: Readings of the words of The Mother on Aims and Ideals of Auroville led by Dr. Jai Singh

Wednesdays 10-11 AM: Classes by Dr.Alok Pandey on Essays on The Gita.

Mondays to Saturdays 4-5pm: L’Agenda de Mère: listening to recordings with Gangalakshmi

Thursdays 4-5pm: Videos of The English of Savitri led by Shraddhavan

Thursdays 5.30-7pm: OM Choir led by Narad

Fridays 3-4pm: The Return to Earth (Epilogue) in Savitri led by Dr. Jai Singh

Saturdays 5-6.30pm: Satsang, led by Ashesh Joshi

 

Exhibitions, Main Building and Office are open Monday to Saturday 9-5

Library and Digital Library is open Monday to Friday 9-5

Everyone is welcome