journal d'une transition

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letter to the Secretary in-charge; this letter was signed by John H on our behalf – it illustrates well the climate then prevailing at work:

*To the Secretary in-charge, from John H, authorised signatory, 15-7- 2003:

“Ref: Your letter N° AF/M/13-1233 dated 2/7/03.

We would like to state at the outset that the true and most productive way forward for us all will be to adhere to Mother’s often repeated guidelines for working together at Matrimandir. It was Her fervent request that all contrary tendencies should be united in their effort to build Matrimandir, that none should be excluded. ‘All of you must agree’ was Her constant refrain. ‘This is the only way to do good work’ ‘None has the right to impose himself as the exclusive authority’ , She said.

In this spirit we give below our responses to the questions you have raised in your letter.

01. With regard to the expenses incurred during the financial year 2002-2003, please find enclosed relevant extracts from the balance sheet for the past financial year. 02. With regard to the projected expenses for the coming year, please find attached our estimate for the completion of the Matrimandir and the Peace Area. It is our policy to advance the work in all aspects simultaneously according to the funds available. 03. With regard to the current labour force and the activities being carried out, please find enclosed our report which is the updated version of the work report submitted to the Finance Committee on June 6 th , 2003. Details of the monthly labour cost for each work area are included. 04. Ref: Letter N° AF/M/13-1233 dt. 02.07.03, Letter N° AF/M-54-1306 dt. 10.07.03 § Letter N° AF/AC-41/1319 dt. 15.07.03. Work at Matrimandir since 1970 has been going on according to a generally agreed plan. Therefore what is now according to you ‘legal’ and what is ‘illegal’ is difficult to understand. We would be grateful if you could clarify this by delineating which works fall into those categories. To sum up, we would call again for all involved in the Matrimandir project to try to accomplish the unique and most challenging goal that Mother has set before us: the working out of an actual human unity.

Sincerely,

For Matrimandir,

John Harper, Authorised Signatory”