A session about the life of Sri Aurobindo

As part of the 150th Sri Aurobindo’s Anniversary, On the 4^th of August 2022, Smt. Sundaravalli, an ardent devotee of Mother and Sri Aurobindo lives in Chennai along with her friend Vijayalakshmi visited STEMland and had a session with STEM teachers.

She came to Aurlvazhi school in 2002. Shamala and Vardharajan had invited her to translate a few Mother’s books in Tamil. She had worked for Savitri Bhavan at the ‘Pratana Magazine’ as an editor for 5 years. She was involved in Isai Ambalam School activities and workshops and improved her academic skills. She had written a story in Tamil “Illarathil Thuravaram” about The Mother and Sri Aurobindo. She has written the “Life Divine ” with the Grace of Mother and is being published in Auro Mira Centre at Karaikudi. She had done many consecration workshops for children in Karaikudi.

She conducted a one-hour session about Sri Aurobindo’s Life events. She also enlightened the teachers with the five dreams of Sri Aurobindo.

Reflection 1:

The session was energizing and enlightening. The life events of Sri Aurobindo had a huge impact on us. Few sessions in his life events of him were very interesting.

Reflection 2:

Even though he went to jail, he had a desire to achieve what he wanted. So he achieved it. Same way if I have a desire if I work hard I can achieve it in any instance.

Reflection 3:

The pain and suffering that I go through will not make me feel down when my thoughts are bigger.

Reflection 4:

I should focus on progress even if we face difficulties taking negatives as positives.

Reflection 5:

Sri Aurobindo’s perseverance impacted me a lot and made me work on that quality in me. It incorporated the quality of taking difficulties as positives and working on them.

Reflection 6:

I learned to act selflessly after hearing the life events of Sri Aurobindo.

Reflection 7:

His self–belief amazed me and that helped me revive my self-belief and I started implementing myself.

Reflection 8:

What I learned from his life history is perseverance in achieving things, and care for humanity.

Reflection 9:

I learned in being spiritual paves a way to progress throughout life.