Nature Lures

Nature Lures

The poems in this collection come from the daily experiences and observations of a “child” living, playing, and growing in nature.

Each poem came in their own time and flow here from dawn till dark — the womb of light.


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Author: Anandi Zhang
Print Length: 130
Publisher: Our Home, Auroville
Book format: Pdf
Language: English
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The Inner Attitude (Chinese and English)

The Inner Attitude (Chinese and English)

The Inner Attitude
(Chinese and English)

The Inner Attitude – Everything depends upon it.

This is a short compilation of words of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, which can be the “key” to unlocking visible and invisible doors.

Is it really so? Read and practice to see for yourself.


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Author: English
editor: K. C. Anand (All India Magazine);
Chinese translation: Anandi Zhang;
Proofreading: Ai Qianyou, Fiona
Print Length: 108
Book format: Pdf
Language: Chinese and English
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Mother and Sri Aurobindo’s Plans for Founding Auroville by Loretta Shartsis (Chinese-English)

Mother and Sri Aurobindo’s Plans
for Founding Auroville (Chinese-English)

本文内容整理自黎明之城居民洛雷塔(Loretta Shartsis)向“过渡学校(Transition School)”的孩子们做的一次分享。她在这次分享中谈到母亲和室利 · 阿罗频多是如何开创黎明之城的。

This is a talk by Aurovilian Loretta Shartsis to the children of Transition School, in which she talked about Mother and Sri Aurobindo’s plans for founding Auroville.


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作者/Author: Loretta Shartsis;
中文翻译/Chinese translation:清宁(Anandi Zhang);
校对Proofread by:艾千又(Ai Qianyou), 刘丽君(Liu Lijun)、石思宇(Nancy Shi)
Print Length: 60
Book format: Pdf
Language: Chinese and English
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Living India

Living India comes from a 24/7 experience of being pickled in the Indian culture, in the context of Auroville – the City of Dawn aspiring to live an actual human unity in diversity.

Living India, loving India – the essence of it and its countless eyes, names, faces, facets and flavours. Living it. Carrying it. Always.


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Author: Anandi Zhang
Print Length: 117
Publisher: Our Home (OH), under Auroville Art Service
Book format: Pdf
Language: English
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Laugh Till the End

It “dawns” on me that it is our duty to make life so interesting that all the gods and goddesses want to come and join in the play——a Life Divine, isn’t it? Otherwise, we will be taxed by the inner, eternal law.

The poems in this collection each came in their own time, and flow in the sequence of Nature, Man and God.

May we enjoy the banquet of life in all its flavours, including the hearty laughter.


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Author: Anandi Zhang
Print Length: 109
Publisher: Our Home, under Auroville Art Service
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Book format: Pdf
Language: English
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Weave Lifelines

Weave Lifelines by Anandi Zhang

The poems in this collection are inspired by interactions and connections with fellow human beings in our interwoven tapestry of life. Each describes a specific person or a life situation and reflection; and yet each seems to carry something universal as well.

It is a starter of a lifelong, longer than life endeavour – to write a poem for each and every being that I encounter and embrace.
Then hopefully life will grow like a Poetree and we can savour the Poetea:-)


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Author: Anandi Zhang
Print Length: 130
Publisher: Our Home (OH), under Auroville Art Service
Book format: Pdf, ePub
Language: English
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光之游戏(一)LightGame I

光之游戏(一)LightGame I

This booklet is based on the tri-lingual (English, French and German) version of LightGame I published in 1977 by AUROPUBLICATIONS, Auroville, India.
这本小书《光之游戏(一)》是根据1977年印度黎明之城AUROPUBLICATIONS出版的三语版(英、法、德语)LightGame I翻译而成。

The author and the illustrator of the tri-lingual version are anonymous.
三语版的作者和插画师匿名。

Illustrations in this book come from the tri-lingual version.
本书中的插画来自三语版。


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Author: Anonymous
Print Length: 43
Translated by: Anandi
Book format: Pdf
Language: English and Chinese
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In Mother’s Land

This is a collection of poems that have been coming to be written down and shared in the years that I have been living in Auroville – the experimental ground for “human unity in diversity” which The Mother (Mirra Alfassa) created to welcome home Her children from India and across the world.


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Author: Anandi Zhang
Print Length: 142
Publisher: Our Home (OH), under Auroville Art Service
Book format: Pdf
Language: English
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Poetic and…

The book “Poetic and…” is a collection of short poems that come from inspirations in daily life in and around Auroville. Readers in Auroville and beyond resonate with poems in the book, feeling that they describe their life experiences, inner journeys, and insights.

There are three sections in the book:
– Poetic and Playful
– Poetic and Pensive
– Poetic and Precious

A reader’s feedback:
I loved reading your book Poetic and… Each one of the thoughts resonates with me. Thank you for penning what I feel so frequently about such things.


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Author: Anandi Zhang
Print Length: 152
Publisher: Our Home (OH), under Auroville Art Service
Book format: Pdf
Language: English
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走进黎明之城 – The Spirit of Auroville

走进黎明之城

The Spirit of Auroville

你说黎明之城是一个梦想。是的,它是“神”的一个“梦想”。通常这些“梦想”都会成真,比人类所谓的现实更加真实得多!

本书内容选自室利·阿罗频多和母亲的作品。您可以在参观“走进黎明之城图文展”时对应展板底部标注的序号阅读这些文字。展览所在地:黎明之城访客中心咨询处旁。

如果您想要更全面深入地认识黎明之城,阅读室利·阿罗频多和母亲的简介与作品,请看本书最后一页的参考资料。

英文内容和图片、小标题、排版:Olivier Barot

中文翻译:清宁 校对:倪慧

You say that Auroville is a dream. Yes, it is a “dream” of the Lord and generally, these “dreams” turn out to be true, much more true than the human so-called realities!

Texts in this book are selected from the works of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. You can read the book while visiting the exhibition “The Spirit of Auroville” by following the serial numbers marked at the bottom of the exhibition panels. Exhibition Venue: Auroville Visitor’s Centre, next to the Information office.


Book Details

Author: the Mother

English text and picture selection: Olivier Barot

Chinese translation: Anandi Zhang

Proofreading: Ni Hui

Print Length: 64 pages

Book format: PDF

Language: English & Chinese

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