The article “Auroville’s spirituality” in the
August-September 2015 issue of Auroville Today contains a section on the
Auroville schools. Concern is expressed that many of Auroville’s youngsters
hardly know of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother and that most of the Auroville
schools do not communicate anything of their vision. Inge, an Auroville youth
who recently returned to Auroville after finishing her degree in The
Netherlands, felt inspired to explore different definitions of spirituality
among the youth, and whether young Aurovilians are indeed upset about not
having been taught about the The Mother and Sri Aurobindo’s vision in Auroville
schools. She spoke to many young Aurovilians about it. Here are her reflections
and her summary of the responses she received.
Having grown up here, I’ve heard the words ‘spiritual’ and
‘spirituality’ a lot, often in different contexts. When I left Auroville in
2008 to further my educa...
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