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necessary role of the hostiles opposing the Divine. The very fact that these
obstructive ones dare to argue against the inspired leaders is the very proof of their
bad will.
Then it is not necessary to listen to their arguments, and still less necessary to
make the effort of including them or answering to them: there is just nothing to be
understood; there is only an unanswerable opposition to be eradicated in order to
free the way of the divine manifestation.
But the idea that the Divine may manifest His law in this way and that this
theocratic and intolerant pattern is the ideal one for Auroville, is precisely the
problem.
What is really at stake is not any issue of design, which is of little importance after
all, if we consider that the expression of Matrimandir will necessarily evolve through
time; it is much more serious: it is the possibility for anyone to say “I am the divine
will in action, surrender to me or you will be named hostile forces”.
It gives an idea of what a “divine” anarchy may be if each one starts to wrap
himself in the pride of his “divine” inspiration and tries to take over the decision
power on that basis.
What is really at stake is the design of the Auroville community itself, in its
progressive capacity to speak together and move together towards a common goal,
whatever contradictions and conflicts we have to meet on the way, with the faith
that a harmonising power will always keep all of us together.
For that, we have to refuse the intrusion of charismatic leaders asking for followers
and splitting the community between the good ones and the bad ones.
The easy and simplistic certitudes of theocracy have to be left behind if we are to
become adults and assume our collective responsibility before Auroville.
Not to take that step will stop us from growing and delay the emergence of a true
collectivity.
Jean Yves.”
*Open letter to the members of the Working Committee and of the
Matrimandir Design Study Group, by Luca, 30-3-2002:
« Dear WC, MDSG members,
We have received a copy of the letter dated 20-3-2002 from the MDSG to the WC
regarding the recommendation from them to create “a Management team with
decision making powers on all matters related to Matrimandir and the Peace Area”.
After having read it we all felt the necessity to communicate to you our
disappointment regarding this final output of the work of the MDSG that definitely is
going beyond their mandate with their final, ambiguous recommendations.
We would like to clarify and reiterate that none of the Matrimandir workers team
has any feeling of refusal of the role of Roger Anger as architect, as we perceive in
this letter, or that we feel belonging to any group in particular. In fact we all wish to
solve the existing problems that ere under discussion and work all together toward
a harmonious accomplishment of this wish of Mother.
We believe that solutions to problems are never impossible to find if there is that
goodwill that She wanted every Aurovilian to have. What we also felt not emerging
from the MDSG report given to you is the very concept and most important cause
of the actual difficulties.