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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.
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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.”
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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…
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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.
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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
Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Integral Education & Research (SAFIER)
Education
Activities and Programmes
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
Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Integral Education & Research (SAFIER)
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.
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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
Sustainable Development and Science & Technology
Sustainable Development and Science & Technology
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.
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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
Activities & Programmes
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.
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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
Activities and Programmes
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.
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Youth & Women
AuroYouth and Women’s Council
Youth Camps
Women’s Council
Media, Arts &
Communication
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”
Media, Arts & Communication
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
Media, Arts & Communication
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
Activities & Programmes
Research, Training, Publications, Audio-visuals
New words are needed to express new ideas,
new forms are necessary to manifest new forces.
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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.
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Centres and Branches
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
Centres and Branches
Trek to Gangotri
Music Appreciation Self Exploration
Centres and Branches I Have a Dream - Workshops
Flower Exhibition Sense Training
Centres and Branches
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]
