2. 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.
The Mother
3. Named after Sri Aurobindo, Sri Aurobindo Society was founded by the Mother in 1960.
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
Beach Office, Pondicherry
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
4. Sri Aurobindo (1872 – 1950)
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.
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.
The Mother
5. The Mother (1878 – 1973)
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.
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…
The Mother
6. 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.
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
True spirituality is not to renounce life, but to make life perfect with a Divine Perfection.
The Mother
8. Education
Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Integral Education
& Research (SAFIER)
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
The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught.
Sri Aurobindo
9. Education
Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Integral Education & Research (SAFIER)
Activities and Programmes
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
10. Education
Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Integral Education & Research (SAFIER)
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
11. Education Camps and Workshops for Teachers and Parents
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
13. Health
Sri Aurobindo International Institute for Integral Health
and Research (SAIIIHR)
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.
The Mother
14. Health
Sri Aurobindo International Institute for Integral Health and Research (SAIIIHR)
Activities & Programmes
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
16. Rural Development
Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM)
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
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
17. Rural Development
Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM)
The approach is multifaceted, integrating all aspects of life, including
Education
Health
Economic Development
Sanitation & Hygiene
Organic Farming and Dairy
Water and Waste Management
Housing
Technology
Renewable Energy
Discussions with the Women self-help groups
Art and Culture
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.
21. 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
22. Sustainable Development and Science & Technology
Sri Aurobindo Institute for Science and Technology (SAIST)
Training Local Unskilled Workers Block-Making Wind Turbine
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
24. Management
Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Integral Management (SAFIM)
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
One must be able to control oneself before one can hope to govern others.
The Mother
25. Management
Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Integral Management (SAFIM)
Activities & Programmes
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
27. Indian Culture
Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Indian Culture (SAFIC)
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
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
28. Indian Culture
Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Indian Culture (SAFIC)
Sanskrit Presentation at Oregon University, USA
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
30. Youth & Women
AuroYouth and Women s Council
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
Progress is youth; at a hundred years of age one can be young.
The Mother
31. Youth & Women
AuroYouth and Women s Council
Activities and Programmes
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
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.
The Mother
35. Media, Arts & Communication
AuroTV and AuroFilms
“At the service of Beauty and Truth”
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
36. Media, Arts & Communication
AuroTV and AuroFilms
“At the service of Beauty and Truth”
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.
37. Media, Arts & Communication
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
40. Business & Economic Development
AuroService
Activities & Programmes
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
41. Research, Training, Publications, Audio-visuals
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.
New words are needed to express new ideas,
new forms are necessary to manifest new forces.
The Mother
43. 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.
Auro Mirra Centre of Education
- Patiala Branch
Navakriti, Nursery School
- Delhi Branch
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.
The Mother
44. Centres and Branches
Sri Aurobindo Centre of New Education - Jodhpur Branch
Mirambika School For New Age - Bangalore Branch
45. Centres and Branches
I Have a Dream - Workshops
Music Appreciation Self Exploration
Trek to Gangotri Flower Exhibition Sense Training
46. Centres and Branches
Garba Recording Studio - Noida
Presentation on the Gita - Surat Centre Launch of Maa CD
47. Some Centres and Branches
Baroda Bangalore
Siliguri, West Bengal Nowgong, Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
48. International Centres and Branches
London, United Kingdom Nairobi, Kenya
Heidelberg, Germany Trek organised by Singapore Centre
49. 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
50. For further information
Visit our Website: www.aurosociety.org
Telephone: 91 - 413 - 233 0331 / 233 6396
Email: info@aurosociety.org
