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Issue No: 318, January 2016

Ursula Mack (Passing)

On December 15th, surrounded by friends, Ursula Mack left her body in her house in Samasti after a long period of gradual and peaceful withdrawal. She was 91 years old. Ursula hailed from Germany where she had lived an extremely difficult life throughout the Second World War, losing four brothers and her family’s land and home. In spite of all the hardship, she remained positive and optimistic. In the early 1970s she visited the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and met The Mother, a meeting that left her with ineluctable impressions. She also came to Auroville, and later became an active member of AVI Germany and was instrumental in hosting the 1983 Auroville International Meeting in her brother’s house in Laubach, Germany. Immediately after her retirement in 1990, Ursula joined Auroville, where she became the much appreciated, very first resident physiotherapist, helping Aurovilians wherever she could. She became instrumental in the building of Pitanga and the Quiet Healing ...
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Issue No. 318, January 2016

  • Rain, Rain and Yet More Rain
  • Selecting New Members for the Working Committee and the Auroville Council
  • An Interview with the Organizers
  • What Has Been Happening Since the Retreat
  • Solar Pumping in Remote Villages
  • A Project on Community Participation
  • Building Bridges: The Paalam Project
  • Responsible Energy Management Workshop
  • Nourishing the Newcomer Seed
  • The Auroville Radio Story
  • Don't Hold your Breath
  • News in Brief
  • Ursula Mack (Passing)
  • The Kallialay Surf School and the INDI Surfboards

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