Resources
The Relics of Sri Aurobindo reside in the Shrine Room, where we gather for meditation twice daily. Inaugurated on the 15th of August, 1983, the Relics radiate a force that is precious beyond calculation for many who visit our Center. Friends and aspirants who are having birthdays are especially welcome.
The Center has a rich library with as many as 10,000 books on a variety of subjects, from yoga to science to history and the arts. They are available for study, provided that they be read and worked with onsite.
Among these books is a complete set of the original ARYA, which was published from 1914 to 1921. Within our library too are a number of books signed by Sri Aurobindo or the Mother, including the first edition of The Life Divine, Hymns to the Mystic Fire, The Synthesis of Yoga, and Entretiens 1956. A first edition of The Mother from 1928 also resides in our collection.
The Center maintains an adjoining guest house, which houses half the library and has rooms available for out-of-town aspirants who come to further their practice of the Integral Yoga or sit in the peace of the Shrine Room.
Guidance and counseling regarding the practice of yoga are available without charge by appointment.
Our Center publishes a digital newsletter on the Ashram’s Darshan dates. It contains essays, news about the practice of the Integral Yoga from around the country, selected writings from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, and a sonnet by Sri Aurobindo. Entitled The Peacock Letter, you can download PDF versions of it below:
Peacock Letter Vol 19 No 1 (21st February 2010)
Peacock Letter Vol 19 No 2 (24th April 2010)
Peacock Letter Vol 19 No 3 (15th August 2010)
Peacock Letter Vol 19 No 4 (24th November 2010)
Peacock Letter Vol 20 No 1 (21st February 2011)
Peacock Letter Vol 20 No 2 (24th April 2011)
Peacock Letter Vol 20 No 3 (15th August 2011)
Peacock Letter Vol 20 No 4 (24th November 2011)
Peacock Letter Vol 21 No 1 (21st February 2012)
Significant links:
The Sri Aurobindo Ashram website offers visitors fundamentally solid information about the Integral Yoga in a welcoming format. Available are biographical sketches of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, a concise description of Sri Aurobindo’s teaching and method of practice, a description of the Ashram which grew up around them, and material relating to the Ashram’s Centre of Education. Those interested will also find the opportunity to view or download the Collected Works of Sri Aurobindo and the Collected Works of the Mother.
There are many other resources available on the Ashram’s website, including music recorded by the Mother and Sunil, as well as downloadable Darshan messages and images. And there is a Publications page, through which one can order books and periodicals. Other multimedia resources connected to the Ashram are available.
Another website dedicated to the Mother and Sri Aurobindo, rich in links and literature is Miraura.
Allied to the theme of transformative yoga is SAKSI, based in Bangalore and founded by Dr. R.L. Kashyap. It is described as a spiritual movement whose aim is to spread the message of the Veda and Sri Aurobindo, and to foster a harmonious life, individually and collectively. Talks, videos, photos and PDFs from SAKSI are available.
Anti-Matters, established by the physicist and philosopher Ulrich Mohrhoff and author of a textbook on quantum mechanics, addresses issues in science and the humanities from non-materialistic perspectives.
One of the loveliest periodicals produced in Pondicherry is the Golden Chain, the Alumni Journal of the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education. Many of its back issues are now available as PDFs.