Auroville's monthly news magazine since 1988

The Life Divine

Audiobook rendition of The Life Divine

PRISMA announced in its August 2025 Newsletter that in collaboration with many people and with Auroville Radio, it has released an audio version of the first 15 chapters of Book One of Sri Aurobindo’s Magnum Opus The Life Divine.

50 Years of Collaboration: A Journal of Integral Yoga in America

Collaboration: A Journal of Integral Yoga in America

Once upon a time a very long time ago, deep in the woods at the bottom of a mountain — Mother’s Mountain, mata-giri—a six-page newsletter called Collaboration came into being.

In memoriam - Dominique Parizot

Dominique Parizot

On 17 May Dominique Parizot, an Aurovilian of French nationality, passed away in a hospital in Villenave d’Ornon, France, where he had gone to undergo medical treatment.

“This is where I belong”

Michael Zelnick

Michael Zelnick, originally from New York, joined the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1968 and later came to Auroville. Here he talks about his work as a homeopath.

Towards a conscious collectivity

Celebration of Auroville’s birthday on February 28th, 2023

The fourth volume of Bhavishyate, the Journal of Bharat Nivas, the Pavilion of India, contains two chapters that are of direct interest to Auroville: ‘A model town − a Conscious Collectivity’ and ‘The Soul of a Collective Yoga.’

47 books and counting

Books by Ananda Reddy

On the occasion of Sri Aurobindo’s 150th anniversary, the Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research (SACAR) in Pondicherry received a grant of Rs.12 lakhs (approx.

In memoriam - Cristof Alward-Pitoëff

Cristof Alward-Pitoëff

Cristof Alward-Pitoëff, who met Mother in 1969, passed away in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram on 28 February. In the early years, Cristof stayed in Auroville for a short while after which he went to live in the Ashram for good and functioned as head of the French section of the Ashram Press, SAICE professor, translator and theatre director.

The spiritual foundation of the Auroville Foundation Act

For me, it was an absolute delight to listen to Kireet Bhai on the governance of Auroville. He, so beautifully, explains it in the larger light of Sri Aurobindo’s vision.

The mission of Savitri Bhavan

Savitri Bhavan

“Sri Aurobindo announced that mankind will enter the subjective age, that a new civilisation is going to come where the primary thrust will be inwards,” says Shraddhavan.

In Memoriam- Riju Bukov

Riju Bukov

Riju Anatoly Bukov left his body in Marika’s House at 10.30am on September 22nd. Having grappled with a weak heart for many years, a massive stroke proved to be too much.

Translating and presenting Sri Aurobindo

Aryamani in Brazil presenting her translation A Vida Divina

Many years ago, Aryamani decided to translate The Life Divine into Portuguese. “Initially, I was doing it for myself. Translating was a way for me to enter into this difficult and complex work.

“You have to keep going forward”: a portrait of Pashi

Pashi Kapur

Pashi Kapur came to live in Auroville with his family in early 1974. Since then, he has contributed a great deal but his Auroville journey has not always been smooth.

Auroville’s spirituality

King Aswapati (standing) discusses the fate of Savitri with Narad, the heavenly messenger, while the Queen and Savitri look on

“Auroville is created to realize the ideal of Sri Aurobindo who taught us the Karma Yoga. Auroville is for those who want to do the Yoga of work.