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- It is advisable to choose, at the earliest, a willing contact person among the
residents of Auroville, and a member of the Entry Group may also be assigned to
follow one’s probation period.
- One is welcome to make directly one’s comments, observations and suggestions.
4- Guidelines for residence in Auroville.
These guidelines are born from experience and are implied by the Charter of
Auroville.
- In Auroville, everything is collective property and every resident is a steward and
a trustee of all material goods and assets.
- No claim of ownership may be made over any asset, whether one is a user or a
donor.
- Any financial investment in the creation of any unit, asset or building must be
made in coordination with the working groups concerned.
- One is expected to leave behind any religious practice or political activity as one
may have had prior to joining Auroville.
- Drugs are not allowed in Auroville, as:
a) Their usage is forbidden by the laws of the country;
b) They are contrary to the conditions required for the development of the true
consciousness which Auroville is here to serve.
- Any dispute or conflict is to be resolved within Auroville, by means of goodwill and
fraternity.
- Any liabilities attached to oneself must be made known to the Entry Group (such
as legal or family liabilities).
It is understood that these guidelines are evolutive and will become obsolete as the
true consciousness will govern more and more of our movements, whether inner or
outer.
5- Relationship with the Entry Group during the probation period.
- The Entry Group is there to monitor one’s probation period with one’s help and
the help of the residents one is in contact with.
- “Welcoming programs”, seminars, fora and study groups are available means to
help one during this period.
- Information on the various existing possibilities for housing, as for work and for
participation in creative activities will be communicated.
- If the probation period ends with a negative assessment on the part of the Entry
Group as representative of the Residents Assembly, one is asked to leave at once.
There has to be a minimum period of two years before one tries again.
- Elderly people must be aware that Auroville is not yet equipped to look after them
if they would become physically dependent.
6- Functioning, mandate and membership of the Entry Group.
- To be a member implies that one is entrusted with a responsibility which demands
strict discipline in attendance and a strong commitment to work as a team on a
consensus basis.
- To be a member, one must have lived for a minimum of five years continuously in
Auroville and be firmly dedicated.
- Transparency, fairness, an ability to listen and to communicate, a detachment
from personal judgements, are some of the qualities required by the task.