with Sri Ganesh

the first time it is fully visible and it looks quite alright, I think: it has a strength and harmony which seem to me superior to those of the previous wall – which was anyway less high and less long -, and the new curve with the fiery Auroville symbol in its middle are widely fronting the highway… Parthy and I work till dark scrubbing and washing the marble and stone walls and floors in the shrine, till it is quite impeccable, and the whole thing feels actually very impressive, in the sense that, yes, finally, we seem to have reached the other shore – the base is there, clear and strong, for a new harmony…

- 10-09-10:

… Late yesterday evening it rained, a good, abundant rain, and so the plants are nourished.

… I have come alone; Parthy has gone to collect fresh coconuts and special grasses for Sri Ganesh.

… Madhu and his wife come in for a moment, and she makes a point of greeting me respectfully; they offer Rs. 20/-

…These days I seem to be taught two almost opposite lessons…: one is that not to trust in the truth (through beings and relationships) and its power over circumstances, is a misuse and a waste of energy. The second is that to be gullible, impressionable and eager to trust is another misuse of energy and prevents the advent of real discernment...

But I also find that I am now more likely to worry as I have somehow let my individual experiential field narrow down so much…

Sri Ganesh, Your poise is so precise

And elegant, And yet rich

With high beauty And conquering Delight…

In the afternoon, Parthy, Anand and I meet here, each carrying a separate load – the bundles of grass and the coconuts and the

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