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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.