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I see and experience the Matrimandir as a living entity, the soul. No matter how
hard the old world with its “one man show and the followers” and fully backed by
high political power – all alien to the Mother’s Auroville – now tries again violently
to impose its outdated concept by eliminating in the name of Unity a handful of
souls, working at Matrimandir, pointing to the Mother’s vision, I believe that the
soul of Auroville itself, the Matrimandir, and the awakened soil around it will decide
and allow what will be built in the Peace Area. Remember Her words “the place
caused the formation to be born”…
And remember Her message: “The city will be built by what is invisible to you. The
men who have to act as instruments will do so despite themselves? They are only
puppets in the hands of larger forces. Nothing depends on human beings – neither
the planning nor the execution – nothing! This is why one can laugh.”
I would like us Aurovilians to come into the Matrimandir Oval to the Banyan tree
(leave our desires with the watchman), individually, with enough time, to see with
the eyes of our inner soul quietly and with the Mother’s words in our consciousness
and aspire for Her vision to be fulfilled and to carry this aspiration with us in our
daily life.
Walter.”
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Note: I soon had to travel back to France.
C was having a very tough time coping with R’s condition, psychologically. She had
also not quite recovered from her own physical ordeals, and her lungs were giving
her trouble, and she was distressed at the steady diminution of her capacities. For
her to return to Auroville, although she very much missed being here with me and
with us all, was out of the question, unless and until she would be ready to stop her
work as a psychoanalyst and leave everything and to accept the likelihood of her
life ending here.
I had also realised that it was important for F.J and Ch.J to have me physically now
and then, as neither of them was anymore in a condition to make the journey here.
I had therefore agreed to come and spend another 5 weeks in France. I left
Auroville in April.
Things accelerated while I was away.
Since our official disbanding as a team on site, we had initiated regular gatherings
of all those Aurovilians who were working regularly at Matrimandir, and this new,
informal body, “the Matrimandir Workers Team”, allowed us to continue fulfilling
our various responsibilities through the passing of minutes, recording all the
practical and financial decisions of the day to day work and progress. These
gatherings were naturally often occupied with the ongoing power struggles and
deepening controversy over the physical destiny of the Peace Area.
On the 28
th
of April, everyone present – about 40 Aurovilians - at the gathering
drafted and signed an open Statement, which was communicated and circulated
widely in Auroville.