In memoriam - Jean-Marie Lanthier

Born in Montreal, Canada in 1950, Jean-Marie arrived in Auroville in 1998. He lived in Siddhartha Forest where he passed away on the night of 31st December 2024, 74 years old.

For those who knew him, he was a true disciple of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. Through and through an Aurovilian with heart and soul. As he wrote on Auroville’s intranet a few years ago, “When man is a little wiser, he will not complain about anything and will take the things that the divine sends him as an effect of his grace which is all mercy. The more we are surrendered, the more we will understand. The more grateful we are, the happier we will be.”

His remains were cremated on 5 January at the Auroville Cremation Ground.