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Chronicles of
the Inner Chamber
9 - The Bridge of Gnosis
‘…I remember a vision when I was doing
a work with numbers during the night, and I was putting numbers –
numbers and groups of numbers – I was putting them in certain
positions… It was associated with groups of people who are all over,
groups of people who are spread out in the world and connected
with…what planet? Planets?
‘It was the "numbered" expression …of
application to life in a coming realisation: life to come, but not very
far away; for example, the next century which is beginning now.’
The
Mother
5.2.1969
At
this point it is well to summarise the position on the ground. What
exactly has been lost of the Sacred Vision in what was constructed in
Auroville? The 24-metre diameter does not exist; the 15.20m measure of
the Ray does not exist; the 15-step entry from below into the floor of
the chamber facing north does not exist; Sri Aurobindo’s symbol in the
Shalagrama does not ‘exist’; the translucent Globe does not exist; the
stone Pedestal does not exist. Is there anything then of gnostic
significance and value in the structure? And even if only one or two
items of the Vision have survived – such as the 12 columns – the
fundamental feature proper to all great sacred art is absent: its
unity. In these matters it is all or nothing. Unfortunately, for
disciples and devotees of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, they are left
with nothing.
But the Vision itself lives on;
its Knowledge has been revealed and preserved. This is the focus of
these Chronicles.
One important factor must be borne in
mind as we proceed: the descent of the Knowledge of the Mother’s Vision
evolved pari passu with the Auroville construction. As one grew
the other took shape. This does not mean that both are meant to stand
side-by-side, offering forever after a choice to seekers. Yes, in the
early stages the two must provide elements for the special Act of
Choosing. But once the work is done, once the processes of Yoga are
completed to ‘construct’ that Vision in all its gnostic splendour, the
Shadow has no longer any reason for being.
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