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Was reading on emfrefugee that there is actually a city "Auroville" (20 sq m's) somewhere in India where they don't have cell phone towers at all (so far)... Copy/paste from the Auroville website: http://www.auroville.org/index.htm "Auroville wants to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realise human unity." What I also read on site: cashless society, own economy, minimum contribution esp. for newcomers, 50,000 people living there now, expanding,... Copy/paste from posting on emfrefugee: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/emfrefugee/message/12249 Auroville is a great place and the amount of ambient radiation in most places is very low -- because they won't allow any antennas on their land. There was apparently a proposal there to erect one, but Mona and others mobilised to defeat the proposal. Hence, there is more awareness about this problem there than in most places -- though some people (especially the youngsters [and some oldsters]) choose to remain ignorant. While I was there, I felt great! Heart pain, groin pain, and kidney pain completely disappeared -- only to return again on my unfortunate (but inevitable) return to the electrosmog-polluted world. Also, I noticed that I had lots of energy -- that I could work all day and then have plenty of energy to pursue activities in the evenings! In the electropolluted world, I tire very easily! Unfortunately, a good number of Aurovillians don't realize how lucky they are and can be seen walking around radiating their brains and bodies (and of those around them) for a good portion of the day! If you are single it is a lot easier but one needs money to live there to cover expenses for the first three months during the Guest Period and then after one becomes a Newcomer for a year (though some fees may be waved during this time if you can show that you are contributing to the community). After that, once you become a full-fledged Aurovillian, many expenses are covered by the community and you will also receive a small monthly stipend to cover other expenses. Also, one needs to be "spiritually-oriented" to live in Auroville and it is best to be familiar with the teachings of Aurobindo and The Mother. Of course, Auroville has its problems also! For example, they hire people to work there who are not Aurovillians and are not in line with the ideals of the place and are just there rather to just earn money. I became a bit ill because the teachers (though nice people) at the school I was working at there (though unbeknownst to me at the time) were not Aurovillians and were spraying insecticides on the door of the classroom where I was teaching. Now, I believe Aurovillians would not have done this, because (in principle anyway) Aurovillians don't believe in the use of insecticides or pesticides. Other people there also seemed to not really believe in the ideals of the place but were just there because they seemed to not have anywhere else to go -- (e.g. their parents came there and invested a lot of money in the place and they hence seemed to be having difficulty letting go of this investment themselves but seemed to be resentful of the fact that Auroville had taken so much of their money and had given so little back). In spite of these negative aspects, I do believe that the positives there do outweigh the negatives and I would really like to return to Auroville at some point. My son really loved it and I also liked it for the most part, but unfortunately my wife wasn't very happy living there. Perhaps, some of the people I am ccing can also give you perspectives on living in Auroville -- though I am sure all their perspectives will be different. Regards, Art Kab |
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I just got an e-mail from Art Kab (the one from emfrefugee):
Unfortunately, it seems as if Auroville has gone and installed a cell phone tower in the middle of its city. Cheers, Art --- In eSens@yahoogroups.com, "stephen_vandevijvere" <stephen_vandevijvere@...> wrote: > > Hi, > > Was reading on emfrefugee that there is actually a city "Auroville" (20 sq m's) somewhere in India where they don't have cell phone towers at all (so far)... > > Copy/paste from the Auroville website: > http://www.auroville.org/index.htm > > "Auroville wants to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realise human unity." > > What I also read on site: cashless society, own economy, minimum contribution esp. for newcomers, 50,000 people living there now, expanding,... > > Copy/paste from posting on emfrefugee: > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/emfrefugee/message/12249 > > Auroville is a great place and the amount of ambient radiation in most places is very low -- because they won't allow any antennas on their land. There was apparently a proposal there to erect one, but Mona and others mobilised to defeat the proposal. Hence, there is more awareness about this problem there than in most places -- though some people (especially the youngsters [and some oldsters]) choose to remain ignorant. > > While I was there, I felt great! Heart pain, groin pain, and kidney pain completely disappeared -- only to return again on my unfortunate (but inevitable) return to the electrosmog-polluted world. Also, I noticed that I had lots of energy -- that I could work all day and then have plenty of energy to pursue activities in the evenings! In the electropolluted world, I tire very easily! Unfortunately, a good number of Aurovillians don't realize how lucky they are and can be seen walking around radiating their brains and bodies (and of those around them) for a good portion of the day! > > If you are single it is a lot easier but one needs money to live there to cover expenses for the first three months during the Guest Period and then after one becomes a Newcomer for a year (though some fees may be waved during this time if you can show that you are contributing to the community). After that, once you become a full-fledged Aurovillian, many expenses are covered by the community and you will also receive a small monthly stipend to cover other expenses. > > Also, one needs to be "spiritually-oriented" to live in Auroville and it is best to be familiar with the teachings of Aurobindo and The Mother. > > Of course, Auroville has its problems also! For example, they hire people to work there who are not Aurovillians and are not in line with the ideals of the place and are just there rather to just earn money. I became a bit ill because the teachers (though nice people) at the school I was working at there (though unbeknownst to me at the time) were not Aurovillians and were spraying insecticides on the door of the classroom where I was teaching. Now, I believe Aurovillians would not have done this, because (in principle anyway) Aurovillians don't believe in the use of insecticides or pesticides. Other people there also seemed to not really believe in the ideals of the place but were just there because they seemed to not have anywhere else to go -- (e.g. their parents came there and invested a lot of money in the place and they hence seemed to be having difficulty letting go of this investment themselves but seemed to be resentful of the fact that Auroville had taken so much of their money and had given so little back). > > In spite of these negative aspects, I do believe that the positives there do outweigh the negatives and I would really like to return to Auroville at some point. My son really loved it and I also liked it for the most part, but unfortunately my wife wasn't very happy living there. > > Perhaps, some of the people I am ccing can also give you perspectives on living in Auroville -- though I am sure all their perspectives will be different. > > Regards, > > Art Kab > |
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