The Spirit of Auroville

Vikas, an English architect working in Auroville, wrote to me on 26.12.73:

Peace, Auroville

26th Dec. 1973

Huta,

I am sincerely sorry for the breach of courtesy committed by myself and others working at the Matrimandir, in respect of the copying of your correspondence with Mother.

Rudolph Lohman had given me a copy of this correspondence after seeing that I was preparing designs for your house. As I was working, various people came to glance over my shoulder and were curious to see the correspondence. Next thing that happened is that it had disappeared from my work-cupboard. By the time I had tracked it down, many copies had been made.

Willy has collected all the copies, save the original one given to me by Rudolph, and will hand them to you, or dispose of them according to your directions.

At a general meeting of all Matrimandir workers some months ago it was generally agreed that all statements by the Mother about the Matrimandir should be released. Roger Anger and Shyamsunder both approved of this resolution. This possibly explains the discourtesy.

Anyhow, please accept our apology.

Looking to the future, could you kindly give me an appointment to come and see you about the design of your house, the responsibility for which was given to me by Roger. I already have an interesting idea for this which I would like to show you.

At the Service of Truth,

Vikas

I understood from Vikas's letter that Roger Anger and Shyamsunder approved of the resolution that all the statements by the Mother about Matrimandir should be released.

This was not true, because my file consisting of the Mother's letters to me and her talks regarding the Matrimandir and Auroville, approved and blessed by the Mother was totally rejected by Roger Anger with the remark:

Past, old and outdated!!

The rejected file is still with me.