On Auroville 2022 to 2025

with the world: this could be an opportunity for Auroville to develop solutions for all the issues India and the world are facing. However, the terms in which the Foundation Act, which was largely drafted by Kireet, had to be formulated have little to do with the „inner law‟ of Aur oville, the inner guidance given by Mother. It is probably not possible to conceive of a legal document which would be devoid of any ambiguity and truly do justice to the mission of Auroville. The risk of incomprehension, of a too partial interpretation, was thus there from the first hour. It should not be the Supreme Court that decides what happens here. We have an inner law. But we have broken, betrayed, this inner law ourselves over many years, so we can only blame ourselves for inviting the present interference from the government, which has actually become a takeover. So what I am suggesting is that we stop the bickering and the reliance upon legalese and raise our level of awareness so that we can work with all that is here at present, without losing what is essential for our growth. Today, Auroville must propose a mode of harmonious collaboration with the Central Government which will allow it to participate actively to India‟s future and mission in the world, while freely progressing on the adventurous path of its collective realization at the service of the Truth-Consciousness. I think this is the surest means of ensuring both the continuation of the experience of Auroville and of its protection. How are you suggesting this could happen? Now that the Central Government has created a parallel structure to manage Auroville‟s affairs and assets, and huge amounts have been invested in the construction of roads and infrastructure, it has become indispensable to review and define anew the relationship be tween “the willing servitors of the Divine Consciousness” and the official administrative organ of the Auroville Foundation and its declared objectives. I am suggesting one way in which their respective responsibilities could be clearly defined. Regarding the residents, there can be no single rule for everyone, so it may be wiser to let individuals assemble according to their deeper affinities and to develop the collective organization accordingly. Mother has planted all these seeds and welcomed people to Auroville in very different ways at different times to allow for different paths to the “goal”. So for those who are more attracted by, say, Sri Aurobindo‟s intellect, let them explore that part of the treasure. Others might want to work more intensively on the body. In this way, several concentric „circles‟ could coexist, and one may belong to one or the other according to the stage of one‟s development. The people who have made this commitment and who aspire to give themselves entirely, through the constant progress of their whole being, in every activity, to the Truth-Consciousness, would form an inner circle, and their needs would be looked after by the community. This is an area where we cannot accept any

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