16 July 1938 On Himself, 26.512 That's good. What do we do with all this?The first could make a message for the November darshan?For November, yes, that's very good. (Mother repeats) "The Light is closer to us ..." The other one could make a message for February?I don't much like my name in it. What about putting "Ma" [Mother] instead of "Mira"?But he put "Mira." I think you could put "Ma" instead of "Mira."No, I don't much like to do things of that sort. (Mother still breathes with difficulty) The message should be put as it is; if, later, we change it into a mantra, then we can put "Ma."Should we put it as it is for February?Yes. Either not put it, or put it as it is. To quote Sri Aurobindo, we must quote as it is. Then later on, we can make a mantra out of it. (long silence) What do you bring?You look very absorbed, Mother?Me?... No ... I don't know. (silence) You understand, when he uses this word ["Mira"], he refers to this body (Mother touches her body), that is to say, he identifies everything with the body.... And this process of change is being carried out, so the body doesn't feel that it's legitimately holding the ... I don't know how to say.... Or perhaps it's concerned about its peace? [[Mother means that she does not want to draw attention to herself or to her body by publishing the text of this mantra. ]] I don't know. Maybe it will be ready in February? That's possible.(silence) It has changed a lot, a lot.Yes ...A lot. But it's not over - far from it. So what should we do? This [the mantra] is for when it [the body] has finished - when the work is finished. If we put the name ["Mira"], it means this body. (silence) It's not that the body isn't conscious, but it feels too clearly that it isn't transformed. But it's conscious. What you call "absorbed" is that it's conscious of the work of transformation (Mother makes a gesture of churning). How much time it will take, it doesn't know. We'll decide that in February.As a message, at any rate, it should be left as it is.... It's almost an obligation on me, you understand? [[An obligation for Mother's body to be transformed, if "Mira" is used. ]] Yes.You understand what I mean. page 339-241 - Mother's Agenda , volume 11 , 7th Oct. 1970 |