(by Robert Wilkinson)
Dear David, Will, Kenny and Larry,
I have followed recent developments on Auroconf and I am appalled at the behavior which passes for enlightened discussion of the sublime teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. Your stewardship of this group has sunk to a new low. This cannot continue.
One of the false assumptions that you have maintained over the years is that one could not be a devotee of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and also a proponent of Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet's teachings. The two in your mind have always been mutually exclusive which allowed you to feel righteous in condemning her work as heresy and ridiculing her students as misguided followers of a delusional pretender. As Moderators you have maintained this condescending posture from the inception of Auroconf up to the present day denying hundreds of sincere seekers the opportunity of learning the truth about the Mother's extraordinary accomplishments in her Temple plan not to mention Sri Aurobindo's return.
It now appears that part of your justification for this outrageous behavior is the testimony of Paul Sobel who has proven himself a liar out of his own mouth. Do not forget that Sobel has implicated you in his malicious campaign to discredit Patrizia and thereby assure that her books were excluded from the list of authors who have written about Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. Sobel writes:
"…All of us who worked on the web site and know of her or have had contact with her made this decison, in fact to tell the truth it was not for one moment under consideration to mention P.N.'s books. The basis is very simple Robert, we do not feel that what Patrezzia has writen is truth. At best it is a partial insight from a limited viewpoint that has has been eggzagerated, at best!"
In addition to making a liar out of you David for telling me that her books were under consideration Sobel has placed himself and you in an untenable position. Since you have willingly followed his lead, I insist that you, and the others Sobel has referenced, tell me exactly how Patrizia's books are "partial" and compared to what standard are they "limited"? And make no mistake that your answers will be examined by our attorneys as cause of action against you and Sobel.
As devotees of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother we will no longer tolerate this disgraceful behavior. You have encouraged and allowed lies and slander against the good name of Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet to be published on Auroconf even to the extent of calling her a "delusional schizophrenic". You have taken it upon yourselves to interfere with the circulation of her books, denying others the benefit of her knowledge based only on your ignorant opinions and obvious lack of realization. And in so doing you have disqualified yourselves as worthy of leading anyone in the path of this yoga.
We are writing the Trustees of the Ashram to inform them that you have willingly conspired to use the Mother's name to add credence to malicious and untrue statements against Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet. That you have done so to enhance your reputations as the highest authorities on the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and the final arbiter of what is and is not the Supramental Truth. As a consequence of your irresponsible stewardship, we will be demanding the following:
1.) An immediate and heartfelt apology to Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet for allowing and encouraging the publication of libel against her good name.
2.) An immediate listing of her books and articles on the Miraura site.
3.) An open letter of apology to the entire community of devotees for using the Mother's name to lend credence to the publication of your self-serving lies about Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet. This is to be published in the AVI Newsletter for international circulation.
4.) The immediate expulsion of Paul Sobel from the Auroconf list.
5.) An apology to Lori Tompkins for your disgraceful treatment of her during her brief tenure on Auroconf.
6.) And finally, your resignations as Moderators of Auroconf and the election of more suitable persons who do not seek to impose their limited beliefs on its members by maliciously censoring material relevant to their understanding of the Yoga.
It would be best if you undertook these remedies out of a sincere turn of heart after reflecting on the gravity of what you and your colleagues have done and said in the Mother's name. If you do not, we will seek legal means to insure that you comply.
In the service of Truth, Robert Wilkinson
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