LFAU Letter – February 2019

Lands for Auroville Unified

Auroville Centre for Urban Research, Administrative Area, Auroville – 605 101, Tamil Nadu, India

21st February 2019 – Goodwill Activation Point

“One must have heroism to be a precursor; for, generally, men have faith only in what is already accomplished, evident, visible, and recognised even by the most sceptical.” (CWTM, Vol. 13, p.142)

These words of the Mother carry immense relevance in context of her many messages, talks, and references after the descent of the Supramental consciousness on the 29th of February 1956 and the birth of the New World.

One may ask, “But where is the New World?”

Here, then, arises the question of what it is “to be precursor” and the need for “heroism”.

Those who understand the workings of consciousness know that things first get realised in the subtler plane before they can manifest outwardly. On 24th April 1956, Mother wrote in a message:

Lord, Thou hast willed and I execute:
A new light breaks upon the earth,
A new world is born.
The things that were promised are fulfilled.

In other words, in the Mother’s perception of things, a new world has become a reality on the higher or the subtler planes of consciousness. We, who draw inspiration from her light, must have courage born of the deeper faith of the soul in the Mother’s experience. This is often easier said than done in context of the material reality of our everyday life.

All those who work for Auroville are also “precursors” because Auroville, too, is a reality on the higher or the subtler planes of consciousness. In fact, the whole world is in the process of evolving towards the things Auroville stands for. We need to remain firm in this faith, this courage, this heroism, in face of all appearances to the contrary and all discouragements. That gives a relevance and meaning to our life and our work, including the efforts to secure and safeguard the physical base for the City of Dawn.

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