On Auroville 2022 to 2025

And there is another, inner process, that of the birth, growth and development of the innermost being, which is pure consciousness – existence, love and knowledge - ; at first it is but a spark, then a tiny diamond in the dark, secret in the deepest recess of the heart; then it slowly, through lifetimes and innumerable associations, matures and develops into a conscious presence, able to choose and to guide and to serve. This presence within , She and He have designated as the “psychic being”, the child of the One, who is to serve the labor of transition to the next stage and act as the pure agent of the new progressive incarnation. And this is the first discovery, the central key without which one cannot begin to serve Auroville. For who, what part of us human beings, can know what it is to be the “willing servitor of the Divine Consciousness”? Up until May, 1973, one could still hope to communicate with Her externally, through one of Her s ecretaries, or even on one‟s birthday one could still be given the grace of kneeling at Her feet. And She could still try and speak of Her experience of the true consciousness that is to manifest in Matter to a few trusted aides. And then Her door closed to all, but a few attendants and eldest disciples. Aurovilians had to learn and rely on whatever measure of inner sense had awakened in them and, if and when they had the time for it, on Their written teachings. Auroville was born international, beyond borders and cultural divides and each individual choosing to join had therefore to make a great progress out of one‟s conditioning: the adventure of Auroville immediately brought up most of the issues and questions facing humanity‟s limitations and it was merciless in its scope and exigencies. They had had the opportunities to ask Her a number of questions, already, practical as well as psychological ones; Her answers were always direct and to the point and She would give Her blessings to every good-willed attempt and initiative turned She however repeatedly underlined the absolute necessity of being truthful, of loving and serving the truth in everything, in every movement and every situation; She said that without this condition being observed, Her protection would be impeded and noted numerous times that the new consciousness at work in the world was intent on it being thoroughly practiced so as to open the way into the future. Many years before, She had issued a New Year message to the world at large: “Men, countries, continents, the choice is imperative – Truth or the Abyss.” In so many ways She would warn that untruth is our worst enemy and can hide in each of us, its slow poison undermining all efforts at harmony. towards the future, a future of conscious harmony in Matter. Her wisdom was unerring and applied in every domain. Nothing was to be neglected, everything was important.

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