Just an update

Well, yesterday I made it into the Central Chamber of the Matrimandir (big golden ball thingy) totally by accident! I was trying to find my way to the Meditation Petals, but someone directed me into this entrance, so I just went in and walked upstairs and found myself at the entrance of the central chamber. These 2 European workers found me there and were baffled as to how I got in and, in exchange for helping them organise the socks that visitors have to wear inside the building, they let me in, avoiding all the usual red tape! Inside it was totally like being on Superman's home planet (not Kryptonite, but the other one where everything is white and crystal...am I thinking of the right movie...hmmmm...). Anyways, everything is white (the carpet, the walls, the pillows to sit on, the socks they make you wear) and most Aurovillians also wear white clothes there too, although that is not a requirement. So, everyone sits on pillows around this huge crystal ball, through which a ray of light from the ceiling shines, and everyone just meditates (or just sits there as I did). Although it was very peaceful staring into this big glass ball, because the room is circular all of the sounds (tummies rumbling, people coughing, legs moving, one person snoring!) are amplified and reverberate throughout the room! What I loved the most, however, was sitting under the big old Banyan tree outside, watching the light change as the sun set...I can see how people have deep, non-materialistic thoughts under Banyan trees! Hehehe! It made me think that all communities would be much better off if there were such peaceful, non-denominational places where citizens could just go and think, reflect, meditate, or just sit peacefully in every town or city. It is very pacifying and calming...good for all that stress we build up in our daily lives!!