Every time a new truth has attempted to manifest upon earth, it has been immediately attacked, corrupted and diverted by pseudo-spiritual forces - which did represent a certain spirituality at a given time, but precisely the one that the new truth wants to go beyond.

page 344 , Mother's Agenda , volume 4 - 16th Oct 1963


It's the perception of the world that's illusory - the perception of the world, the perception we have of it, is illusory. The world has a concrete, real existence in what we could call the Eternal's Consciousness. But we, the human consciousness has an illusory perception of this world.

And when the Vibration of Truth triumphs, you see and have the sense of the true reality of the world; and as I said, that illusory perception disappears immediately. it is canceled.

page 277 - Mother's Agenda , volume 5 , 12th Nov - 1964

It's a power than can achieve anything - anything at all. Nothing is impossible to it.

But I have also carefully observed that if "that" manifested indiscriminately, as it were, if it came as something that imposed itself in the earth atmosphere without control or discernment, it would be ... All that denies that Power (denies it wittingly or unwittingly) would be as though annulled. So the outward, apparent consequences would be ... too awesome. That's what Sri Aurobindo wrote; he said Knowledge must come first. Truth must reign before Love can manifest massively - a wholesale manifestation.

Now it's filtered, as it were. It is still filtered.

page 87 , Mother's Agenda , volume 7 , 16th April - 1966

You remember, I don't know if it was in a letter or an article, Sri Aurobindo spoke of the manifestation of divine Love; he said, "Truth will have to be established first, otherwise there will be catastrophes...." I understand that very well.

But it's a long time in coming! (Mother laughs)

Up above, nothing is long. But anyway, it's here that we are ordered to exist and to achieve.


page 158 , Mother's Agenda , volume 7 , 27th Jul - 1966

"Because the Truth is supremely destructive of Falsehood and ill will; were It to act at once on the world as it is, little of it would remain.... It is patiently preparing its advent."


page 265 , Mother's Agenda , volume 7 , 15th Nov. - 1966

(Regarding the School's pupils:)

From every side they ask the question (they are all like that), "What IS the Truth? What do you mean when you speak of the Truth?"

They want a mental definition of the Truth....

Truth cannot be expressed in the mind's terms. That's the point. And all the questions they ask are mental ones.

Truth cannot be formulated, it cannot be defined, but it can be LIVED.


page 305 , Mother's Agenda , volume 7 , 24th Dec - 1966

For instance, there is here that old idea of vegetarian food. Some people write to me indignantly that these "holy rules" are being increasingly broken in the Ashram! Someone wrote to me a first time, asking me to answer; I neglected to. So he wrote a second time to tell me, "What can we do if you don't answer?" I answered (they'll probably bite their tongues at my reply), I replied something like this:

"Truth is not a dogma that one can learn once and

for all and impose as a rule. Truth is as infinite as

the supreme Lord and It manifests every instant

for those who are sincere and attentive."

I could have added other things but didn't, so as not to wage battle too openly!

The same day, that is, just today, I got another letter.... The whole letter ranted and raved about all that's going on in the Ashram, saying, "What! This place is worse than the world!" and so forth. (All this in the name of "truth," naturally.) So (laughing) I answered:

"Were Truth to manifest in such a way as to be

seen and understood by all, they would be terri

fied by the enormity of their ignorance and false

interpretation."

I hit hard this time.

And it's going on.

Day after day it's like that, growing acute. Everyone is the "defender of the Truth." One about food, another about money, another about business, another about relationships ... - everyone has his hobby-horse.

The wonderful thing is that till now not one has told me, "Maybe my opinions aren't true?" - not one! "Maybe my way of seeing or feeling isn't true?" - not one. They are all in full Truth!

It's very interesting.


page 81 , Mother's Agenda , volume 8 , 22nd March - 1967

"Truth is a difficult and arduous conquest. One needs to be a true warrior, a warrior who fears

nothing, neither enemies nor death, for, despite

all opposition, with or without a body, the fight

goes on and shall end in Victory."


page 28 , Mother's Agenda , volume 11 , 7th Jan - 1970

(Mother gives Satprem her latest notes.)

Do you have all these papers? ... I had given this message [in 1966]: Let us serve the Truth, [[Italics indicate words Mother spoke in English. ]] and someone asked me (in a childlike tone), "What is the Truth?" So I answered:

Put yourself at the service of Truth, and you will know the Truth.

page 35 - Mother's Agenda , volume 13 , 15th Jan - 1972-1973