24 November 2020 - Ashram Message Card with Sri Aurobindo's Symbol🌹

 

24th November- SIDDHI DAY(1926)

 

 

India's City of the Future Auroville

 

One of the most unique communities I have ever seen. Such an interesting alternative to regular society we all live in.

The Mother's Victory

 I am confident that in the long run everything will be clear and there will be Mother's victory.

The Mother 's victory is, essentially, the victory of each sadhak over himself. It can only be then that any external form of work can come to harmonious perfection.

12 November 1936[p.331]

The Mother

ON SINCERITY - AM I BEING SINCERE?

 A hard question. Really. To ask oneself, not others. 

Last week we saw why sincerity is important, but what is it?

Sincerity means the absence of pretence, deceit or hypocrisy. It goes beyond honesty, requiring earnestness in all you say and feel. It is when there is perfect alignment between one’s thoughts, feelings, words and actions.

Sincerity is not concerned with satisfying others – it is driven by our need to be true to our deepest self. It is a key to the divine within.

We can carry many layers of deceit within ourselves, which means there can be many levels of sincerity to pass through. For example, you may believe you are undertaking your work from a place of genuine goodwill. But when you look deeply it could be that your diligence is motivated by ambition, fear or a need to be liked.

A sincere person is transparent. Their inner truth shines out from their eyes.  As with a perfect pane of glass their light is able to travel without distortion.

This is an offering through the Integral Education Portal: https://ie.auroville.org/what-is-sincerity

17 November 2020

 

Most people confuse liberty with licence

 🌸Most people confuse liberty with licence. For the ordinary

mind, to be free is to have the chance of committing every stu-

pidity that one likes, without anybody intervening. I say one

must be “absolutely free”, but it is a very dangerous advice

unless one understands the meaning of the words. Free from

what? — free from attachments, evidently. It is exactly that. It

is the story of the Buddha who answers the young man expert

in all the arts, “I am an expert in the art of self-control. If

men congratulate me or praise me, it leaves me tranquil and

indifferent. If they blame me, that leaves me equally tranquil

and indifferent.”

~The Mother

(CWM 4:90)🌸

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PERUSAL

 SOME BRANCHES AND CENTRES OF AP & TS-- TELUGU STATES::

  Intense Aspiration is there in many places of the Telugu States.🌷

  Almost All the places having RELICS , in the Telugu States had staunc h Devotees.

 Even now-- they are being looked after well by the local Devotees.

 Grace of the Mother is Clearly perceptible 🌹

1.Tenali centre , Sri Aurobindo  Society-- completed 50 years as of May 2019 and a Function was held there last Year.🌺

  The School being run is completing  nearly 40 years of its existence-- thanks to the Members and dedicated Teachers.🌸

  Divya Deepika-- is issuing a Special Edition this Month-- as ot has completed 40 years of its Publication 🌷

 A dumping yard -- given 40 years back was transformed into School buildings, Relics centre and Savitri bhavan by spending huge amounts--- All Offerings.👌

2.Tirupathi Branch is nearly 23 years and RELICS Enshrined in a Spacious Park area 20 years back.

 A Primary school for Children from marginalised sections etc.being run.🌷

  Full-- fledged Structures were built over the Years-- through offerings by Many persons and Devotees thanks to the Efforts of Venkatramiahgaru and others. Last November i visited the place.🙏

3.Vijayanagaram Centre:: Organised 2 Annual State Conferences in 2003 and 2018 by the Grace of The Mother .

  2005 Mansas Trust Permitted Sri Aurobindo Society-- to conduct iys programmes in dilapidated rooms( existing condition in 2005).Ramachandra raogaru phoned recently and told that The Members of the Society have spent more than 25 lakhs in Reconstructing and repairing the Rooms as an Offering.🌸

  The place is under MANSAS Trust.

 Sri DVN Sarma has put in lot of Efforts over the years and i understand that he is going over to Vijayanagaram on 15th or so of this Month.

Prayers to The Mother 👏

4.RECENT TURNOVERS OF RELICS PLACES--'

A.Penjendra Centre,near Gudivada, Krishna District-- Running a school since long by local Members.

  Revived well from 2015 after my visits to the Relics place. Activities increased and sustained after connecting Well to the Society 👍

B.Gaddipally Centre, Suryapet District-- started Centre around 2013 and hosted Annual State Conference  in 2017. Thanks to Late Dr.Ganta Gopal Reddy, Dr.Satyanarayan Reddy, Mr.Govardhan & othets.Multi-- fold Activities sustained. 🌸

C.Siddipet Centre:: Started in 2018-- eatliet a Study circle-- Published around 35 Books and Booklets in Telugu in the last 10 to 12 Years including History of the Society in Telugu States since 1970s. 🌺

 Thanks to Sri Surendracharya, Dr Gayatrigaru, Sri Narendra boda, Smt.UmaMaheswari, Malleshamgaru and others---- Pioneering efforts are made by organising ONLINE Talks since last month.

 Sri GVSV Pradad Rao, Dr.Nagaranjani and myself had Online interaction and  Mr.MuluguSrinivas was  the Resource person On 12th November. 🌷

 Grace of The Mother 👏

D.  Yallur RELICS-- enshrined 40 years back by staunch Devotees-- is dull for the past few Years due to passing away of Elderly persons.

   Last 3--4 Years Sri Rajsekhar Reddy and Smt.Suneetha sekhar from Hayatnagar centre, Hydearabad are interacting with Yallur RELICS place, Kurnool District-- The Shrine and the Structure needs repairs-- and Some of us from Telugu States have pooledup Offerings to renovate the place.🌷

 Sri Pradeep Narang too has sent his Offering.

 Work will be started shortly--- as Pandemic since March last and Rajsekhargaru is abroad. They will be returning shortly.👍

 Society is interested in this Rural place-- having local Devotees-- as RELICS are well enshrined here.🌹

 Grace is Hers👏

With Regards,

P C Swaroop

11.11.2020