The Gift of Ancient India

Last School insists on a deep dive into India, exploring its culture and its main ideals, as well as the role it should play in the world.

History and Spirit of the Human Adventure

Many of India’s great idea-forces are highlighted, especially the Upanishadic quest: Kasmin Vijnate Sarvam Idam Vijnàtam: What is that, knowing which, everything can be known?

This is the great fundamental question that separates a knowing and learning which is all about the outer world of ‘becoming’ from an inmost knowing – a knowledge of ‘Being’ – that which is the source of manifestation.

Last School attempts to create an awakened awareness of these different types of knowledge in the hope that students growing up in Auroville will be able to differentiate and pursue the two paths, inward and outward, simultaneously.

“India has or rather had the knowledge of the Spirit, but she neglected matter
and suffered for it. The West has the knowledge of matter but rejected the Spirit
and suffers badly for it.

An integral education which could, with some variations,
be adapted to all the nations of the world, must bring back the legitimate authority of
the Spirit over a matter fully developed and utilised.”

~ The Mother