Sacred Spaces

This issue is all about Space, or should we say, Spaces. Spaces within and without, inner and outer and in between. Spaces in their stillness and immensity, in their emptiness and richness. Spaces that are sacred and that are made sacred. Spaces that are infinitely vast and intimately personal. Along with spaces come in memories and experiences – historical, cultural, personal, psychological, spiritual. These and other related themes are explored in the diversity of pieces selected for this issue.

Sep 1 2019May 4, 2023

“A stillness of God building his earthly abode”

Guiding Light, Poetry, Sacred Spaces / By Sri Aurobindo

In this month’s Guiding Light section we highlight three poems of Sri Aurobindo which speak of Silence, Space and Spirit.

Sep 1 2019September 2, 2019

A Special Door at Matrimandir

Article, Sacred Spaces / By Manoj Pavitran

“When a memory is made tangible through an architectural symbolism, we are dealing with a defining moment in the life of a community.” An educationist from Auroville writes about a special memory behind a special door at the Matrimandir.

Sep 1 2019March 10, 2022

Peace, Harmony and the Art of Spaces

Art, Reflection, Sacred Spaces / By Beloo Mehra

Have you ever wondered what makes one space feel harmoniously beautiful and another space, sometimes even the most well-designed space, feel jarring, out of order almost? And how is all this related to the inner spaces in which we dwell – spaces where practicing harmony is both an art and a science of life and living.

Sep 1 2019September 1, 2019

An Artist’s Meditation: On Space, Art and Experience

Art, Article, Sacred Spaces / By Rajny Krishnan

An artist – sculptor and painter, muses on the inner dimensions of space, consciousness, art and experience. The piece has a meditative quality to it, and takes the reader to a space within where the inner gradually begins to merge with the outer infinite which is not different from the infinity within.

Sep 1 2019September 1, 2019

Manifesting Peace: Elements of a Sacred Space

Article, Sacred Spaces / By Nivedita Nambrath

A young Indian-American college student who recently visited Pondicherry and Auroville, writes about the elements that make a space sacred and how peace manifests in such sacred spaces.

Sep 1 2019September 1, 2019

That Marvelous Dawn

Mother Nature, Poetry, Sacred Spaces / By Puttu Kulkarni

A poem expressing the marvels of Mother Nature which make a dawn contemplative and beautiful giving the entire space – within and without – a deep sense of sacredness and serenity.

The Immensity and Intimacy of Space

“A stillness of God building his earthly abode”

A Special Door at Matrimandir

Peace, Harmony and the Art of Spaces

An Artist’s Meditation: On Space, Art and Experience

Manifesting Peace: Elements of a Sacred Space

That Marvelous Dawn

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