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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