May 27, 1972 (Mother is late) There's a concrete proof (not always convenient) that supramental time is not the same as physical time.... Sometimes, a few seconds seem, oh, endless, while at other times several hours go by in an instant. And concretely so. The result: I am late, I am always late. But what can I do? I don't know. (silence) The consciousness is really changing - not the deeper consciousness (which is becoming clearer and clearer), but the consciousness we might call "practical" is in the process of changing in quite a striking way. I'll be eating, and suddenly everything present vanishes, and long afterwards, I realize I am like this (gesture, one hand suspend

June 10, 1972 (Mother unwinds a garland of "Patience" from her wrist to give to Sujata.) Do you want patience? (Sujata:) Very useful, Mother! (To Satprem:) What did you feel? When, Mother? All the time, mon petit! Well, I feel you are more and more present, close to me - yourhelp, I mean. Ah! Yes, that's true. But.... The Help is getting more and more accurate, more and more conscious, but ... I must say it's VERY difficult. Yes. But it doesn't matter. Since we have agreed to do it, let's do it. There's no point in complaining. But the Power - the Power is stu-pen-dous, only ... (Mother points to her body), this is like a mockery: the slightest thing g

June 3, 1972 Constantly, but constantly, I have things I would like you to know, but I don't have a chance to tell them. The ordinary memory is all gone, do you know, so if it comes, it comes; if it doesn't come ... it's just lost. Really ... fantastic things. (silence) As if I were walking on a very thin and narrow line: on one side, imbecility, and on the other genius! That's how I progress (gesture of standing on a ridge). What does it depend on? I have no idea. All the old methods are obsolete, but the new ones aren't yet established. Although sometimes, they come all of a sudden: for a few minutes, there's a dazzling flood of light ... something marvelous, the feeling o

November 18, 1972 I wish I could disappear to do the work better. (Mother remains within the whole time) You'll be better over there [at Nandanam]. Page 311

February 14, 1973 (Regarding the poor translation of Sri Aurobindo's texts in the "Auroville Gazette." Mother had asked Satprem to check a few issues and try to rectify the situation with the collaboration of his friend Luc in Auroville. This triggered off reactions which were unmistakably ... sharp.) ... But, Mother, I've seen it: all the translators, whether Page 363 French, English, German or whatever, have a translator's COLOSSAL ego; the minute you touch their translation, it's as if you were ripping their little selves apart. Whether it's Y, T., CS. or any of the people I have dealt with, translators are simply not-to-be-touched This is the truth.

November 8, 1972 For a moment - just a few seconds - I had the supramental consciousness. It was so marvelous, mon petit! ... I understood that if we were to taste that now, we would no longer want to exist differently. We are in the process of ... (gesture of kneading dough) of changing laboriously. And the change, the process of Page 308 change seems.... Yet you can grasp it in a kind of indifference (I don't know how to express it). But it doesn't last long. As a rule it's ... laborious. But that consciousness is so marvelous, you know! It's most interesting because there's a sort of EXTREME activity within complete peace. But it lasted only a few seconds. (silence

April 26, 1972 (Mother hands Satprem a letter:) This is what I sent to Indira. You can read it to me, I don't even remember what I put. Page 162 "India shall take her true place in the world only when she will become integrally the messenger of the Divine Life." [[Original English. ]] What was the occasion? She wrote me a very nice letter to express her gratitude, and she asked if I had something to tell her, so that's what I replied. It seems she speaks in earnest about India's spiritual mission. She's worried about America. She wants to send people to America to try to create a harmonious atmosphere. We shall see. But isn't the danger rather from the

June 23, 1972 (Mother gives Sujata the manuscript of a note she wrote for Auroville.) "Jesus is one of the many forms the Divine hasassumed to come in contact with the earth. But there are and will be many others. Auroville's children must replace the exclusivism of one religion by the vast faith of Knowledge." Page 211

March 17, 1972 (A note by Mother) To prepare for immortality, the consciousnessof the body must first become one with the Eternal Consciousness. Page 92

July 5, 1972 I barely eat anymore. I don't know ... I can't swallow. But isn't energy penetrating the body? I don't know. I don't feel weak. But I don't "feel" energy penetrating the body. (silence) I don't know.... You don't have anything to ask? If only one could open EVERY SINGLE part of the being to yourLight - is it possible? Of course it's possible! (Mother plunges in) Page 220