journal d'une transition

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It is such a relief to be in that condition where one is acting for something You want and needs not believe in one’s own efforts but just has to be attentive, quiet, and perseverant and let it all happen… As the first half of the house is slowly being taken apart, the sense of the new space comes more and more and the atmosphere needed to make it sweet and beautiful, in harmony with the garden, seems to grow steadily…

*10-2-1978, Auroville: We worked till 5 pm. I had a clarifying talk with Piero.

Returning here I found Sakravarthy, the water-diviner, waiting; we have an immediate contact, almost intimate. I had already sensed a particular spot, but I only showed him an area which I think would be most appropriate. Nat, Rad and Yel are still there and we wait together at a distance, in silence; the atmosphere is quite beautiful: Sakravarthy takes off his clothes, keeping only his loin-cloth, washes himself, plucks a small bunch of “neem” leaves and moves in concentration over the area and around it; it only takes him about 5 minutes to find the spot; it is close to our new store-room and far enough from any large tree not to damage any root-system; he drops the “neem” leaves right on it and calls for Yel. to mark the spot properly. Follow a conversation between them all in Tamil - we all are so happy that we shall soon have our own source of water; we feel the trees growing already! *18-2-1978, Auroville: Guru Prasad of the SAS has sent an open letter to all of us, along with a booklet, calling upon us to admit our mistakes and turn back to the true path, saying that You have withdrawn from Auroville and from Matrimandir… At first it felt like dust, then like poison… It is only at Your feet that I have seen such falsity, such lying… I still cannot believe that one can lie so much and so continuously, I am bewildered, what is going to happen? Marc A. and F.G. brought the petition Savitra has written, to the Government, regarding the situation on the land with the SAS leasing even trees… I sign it too, although I dislike the self-gratifying tone of the letter; I can’t help sharing this feeling with Marc A., but I feel bad and want to tell Savitra directly… *19-2-1978, Auroville: I started with V. marking the foundations for the first unit of the new house; we have to check several times to make sure it faces Matrimandir and is correctly sized. The team has come for the drilling of the bore-well; they call me for the concentration before they sink the first bit into the soil… *21-2-1978, Auroville: We are preparing for the concreting. As we are reacting to the kind of “religious” scene some people still wish to have on Your Birthday, we’re having some fun, just so as to keep the balance! Some policemen showed up, to keep “law and order”…! Then we saw the tract that the “Aspiration” people have printed yesterday for distribution among the visitors today: it is alright where they explain the situation,