Savitri Bhavan
Savitri Bhavan located in the International Zone of Auroville offers a wide range of activities focusing on Savitri and Integral yoga.
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 18th – 20th Sep.2024
Film
Mondays 4pm in the Sangam Hall
October 7: Meditations on Savitri, Book 2 – The Book of the Traveller of the Worlds, Canto 7, 9-15
Aswapati aspires to transform darkness, falsehood and evil prevailing on Earth. He descends into Night and journeys
through many worlds. Finally, he enters The World-Soul, encounters the Supreme Mother. Duration: 42min.
October 14: The Children of Auroville - Part One - Early Education
A film about education in Auroville at the beginning. This film is made by Doris and Francis,
Auroville Video Productions in 2009. Duration: 41min.
October 21: Children of Auroville – Part Two - Here and Now
Children who were born in Auroville or who came at an early age tell their stories of how they grew up and
when they went out for further education and decided to come back.
A film by Doris and Francis, Auroville Video Productions in 2011. Duration: 58min.
October 28: The Great Adventure – Auroville Becoming 50
The film is a beautiful kaleidoscope of Auroville’s history, its activities and events, constructions and research
by Doris and Francis and Auroville Video Productions in 2018. Duration: 50min.
Reflections on Passages in Savitri:
“Remember why thou cam’st”
Larry Seidlitz
In this presentation, I would like to consider a passage from Savitri that pertains to finding the soul. In the sequence of the story, the episode comes after the princess Savitri has found her soul mate Satyavan, and married him. The sage Narad has revealed that Satyavan is destined to die in exactly one year’s time. Now she is living with Satyavan in the forest hermitage where he lives with his parents, keeping the foreknowledge of his impending death secret from both Satyavan and his parents, a terrible burden she keeps buried in her heart. In the passage we will consider, while lying sleeplessly with Satyavan one night bearing that grief, she hears a Voice from above directing her to find her soul, cast off her nature’s limitations, and conquer death. The voice delivers to her a powerful message which is applicable to all of us.
Friday, September 27th, 2024, 4-5 pm in the Sangam Hall of Savitri Bhavan
Everyone is welcome
Full Moon Gathering
Thursday October 17th 7.15-8.15pm in front of Sri Aurobindo’s statue
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
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: Reflections on ‘Release of Ego’ part 2 of Ch.9 from The Synthesis of Yoga 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
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