May 5, 1965 You look pale. I am not feeling very well. (silence) I feel as if I am not here, and this has been going on since ... My body is far away from me. Last time, in the afternoon of the day you came, the 30th, I was rather in a poor condition [Mother had "heart" troubles]. And since then I have felt as if ... I am rather far away from my body.... I am in a very, very diluted consciousness (widespread gesture), very diluted. (Mother goes into meditation) I have a feeling that only one thing exists: making contact - putting the divine Vibration in contact with Matter. And this is the only thing which is REAL. Things seem to have clarified these past few days, sin

May 19, 1965 In connection with an old Playground Talk (of March 14, 1951) I feel like asking you a very simple question. You say here, "If we always had the feeling that what happens under any circumstances is the best, we wouldn't be afraid...." Is it truly the best that happens under any circumstances? It's the best in the given state of the world - it's not an absolute best. There are two things: in a total and absolute way, at every instant, it's the best possible with regard to the divine Goal for the whole; and for someone who is consciously attuned to the divine Will, what happens is the most favorable to his own divine realization. I think this is the correct explanati

May 15, 1965 We are still in the thick of a period of battle. There are moments when everything seems to be going wrong, seriously wrong, and then the next minute, everything goes triumphantly well, then it starts going wrong again - it isn't steady. At times, there is a sort of harmony in the functioning so perfect that it leaves you dumbfounded, then the next moment, everything appears to be disorganized. So I don't know if it's to make us more supple. It must be to make us plastic. External circumstances, too: at times everything works out - Page 94 everything works out with such benevolence and, really, extraordinary timeliness; then the next minute, people become incr

June 23, 1965 Have you heard of Auroville?... For a long time, I had had a plan of the "ideal city," but that was during Sri Aurobindo's lifetime, with Sri Aurobindo living at its center. Afterwards ... I was no longer interested. Then, we took up the idea of Auroville again (I was the one who called it "Auroville"), but from the other end: instead of the formation having to find the place, it was the place (near the Lake) that caused the formation to be born; and up to now I took a very secondary interest in it because I hadn't received anything direct. Then that little H. took it into her head to have a house there, near the Lake, and have a house for me next to hers to offer me. And

August 31, 1965 (Regarding the conversations of August 21 and 28 on the "transfer of power":) How do you define this physical mind, the one that underwent the transfer of power? That isn't the physical mind. The physical mind, it's a long time since ... It is the material mind - not even the material mind: the mind OF MATTER [[Mother insisted on and specified this point later. ]]! It is the mental substance that belongs to Matter itself, to the cells. That's what was formerly called "the spirit of the form," when it was said that mummies kept their bodies intact as long as the spirit of the form persisted. [[In a former Playground Talk (of March 10, 1951), Mother said regarding th

September 29, 1965 It's going well, isn't it? I think so.... You're surprised that I tell you "it's going well"? (Mother laughs) It's going well: they are displaying their hypocrisy, everyone is forced to see it.[[Mother is probably alluding (in addition to the cease-fire violations by Pakistan) to a declaration from Delhi that India considered as obsolete the treaty signed in 1954 by Nehru recognizing China's sovereignty over Tibet. (That "declaration" did not hold for long.) ]] I am receiving good indications. They keep on fighting over there. Look, another new paper (Mother holds out an extract from a letter of Sri Aurobindo). It's very interesting: "For instance, India i

March 10, 1965 (Mother first reads a note relating to the events of February 11:) Behind all the destructions - the big destructions of Nature - earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, cyclones, floods, etc., or the human destructions - wars, revolutions, riots - there is always Kali's power and upon earth Kali works for the hastening of the terrestrial progress. Whatever is Divine not only in its essence but also in its realisation is above these destructions and cannot be touched by them. In all cases the extent of the damage gives the measure of the imperfection and must be taken as a lesson for indispensable progress. Yes, it's the sequel to what you said the other day: those vi

December 30, 1965 (Letter from Mother to Satprem, in answer to a letter from Satprem in which he said he was "half dissolved" and asked on which road he was or whether he was on any road at all, for he had "no sign" that he was moving forward or going anywhere.) Thursday morning Satprem, my dear little child, We will talk about that tomorrow morning. In any event, you are closer to me now than you have ever been. With all my tenderness Signed: Mother Page 342 >

August 4, 1965 (While sorting old notes of Mother's, Satprem comes across the following passage:) "Always listen to what the Lord of Truth has to tell you and let your action be guided by Him." That's good. I often wonder.... We are indeed told that we should leave our action to the Lord, but shouldn't we help him a bit?! (Mother laughs) He certainly must need help! No, it sounds like a joke, but the truth is that He WANTS US to help Him, He doesn't at all want us to be passive and inert. He wants us to help Him. Because when one is immobile up there, I feel it as a blank, but a blank in which nothing happens. No! It's admirable. But it's admirable provided you do

December 15, 1965 The day before, Mother was visited by the King of Nepal. Page 332 I have no roses left (Mother looks for a flower for Satprem), they took everything! But this king[[King Mahendra and Queen Ratna. ]] is a remarkable man. He has a remarkable history, but it would be too long to tell.... I was in contact with him before (gesture of mental communication), and I had said, "I won't speak" - and I didn't speak. When he came he looked at me, then suddenly (he was standing), he remained standing in meditation, he closed his eyes and remained motionless. And then he asked me his questions mentally - I received them. And the answer came from up above, magnificent. A