The Spirit of Auroville

There were quite a number of people who were not convinced about the Mother's Vision—about the New World. I wrote to the Mother in this regard. She answered:

Truth does not depend on any exterior form, and will manifest in spite of all bad will and opposition.

The Mother has explained about Truth:

Truth is not linear but global; it is not successive but simultaneous. Therefore it cannot be expressed in words; it has to be lived.

The Mother, Words of the Mother - III: Some Experiences of the Body Consciousness

This passage by the Mother is very appropriate:

Sri Aurobindo came to tell us, "One need not leave the earth to find the Truth, one need not leave life to find his soul, one need not abandon the world or have only limited beliefs to enter into relation with the Divine. The Divine is everywhere, in everything, and if He is hidden, it is because we do not take the trouble to discover Him.

The Mother, Mother's Agenda — 1971: April 17, 1971

It is really interesting to read the following explanation by the Mother:

All things considered, looking at the world as it is and as it seems it must be irremediably, the human intellect decreed that this world must have been a mistake on the part of God and manifestation or creation can be only the result of desire, desire for self-knowledge, desire for self-manifestation, desire for self-enjoyment and the only thing to be done is to put an end to this mistake as soon as possible by refusing consent to desire and its evil consequences.

But the Supreme Lord answers that the comedy has not yet been wholly played out, and He adds, "Wait for the last act, maybe you will change your opinion."

The Mother, Words of the Mother - III: The Divine Working in the Universe

The following statement by the Mother is equally interesting.

Somebody asked me:

In the work of Transformation, who is the slowest to do his part, man or God?

I replied: —

Man finds that God is too slow to answer his prayers.

God finds that man is too slow to receive His influence.

But for the Truth-Consciousness all is going on as it ought to go.

The Mother, Words of the Mother - III: The Supramental and the New Being