Jerry Schwartz, Treasurer of the Foundation for World Education (FWE), presented a 2-day worshop on Money and Spirituality at the Sri Aurobindo Center of Los Angeles initially in May 2004 and followed it up with another workshop in November 2004. Here we carry a brief biographical sketch of Jerry Schwartz.   more »

William Greaves, a resident of New York City and friend of Anie Nunnally amnd Connie Buckley of the Sri Aurobindo Center of Los Angeles, is a reputed documentary movie maker and follower of the teachings of Sri Aurobindo. On June 18, 2005, Bill greaves visited the Sri Aurobindo Center of Los Angeles and presented a screening of his documentary on the 1966 Festival of Negro Arts held in Senegal and answered questions about the movie as part of a workshop on Creativity and Yoga. On the first weekend of July, we screened another of his movies, an award-winning documentary on the black awardee of the Nobel Prize for Peace, Ralph Bunche, behind which movie Greaves claimed the central influence of Sri Aurobindo's Ideal of Human Unity. Here is a brief biography of William Greaves.   more »

Aster Patel was a guest of the Sri Aurobindo Center of Los Angeles in 2003 when she participated at the AUM conference as a keynote speaker. On June 18 and 19, 2005 she was at the Center once more where she presented a 2-day workshop on Creativity and Yoga. Here is a brief biographical sketch of Aster Patel.   more »

Mona Pinto, long-time manager of Golconde Guest House and Residence in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram passed away in her home in the ashram on May 21, 2004 at 10:37am. She was 92 years old. This memorial to her is written by Anie Nunnally, a long-time friend of the family.   more »