June 24, 1972 (Mother has not been well lately. She listens to Satprem read the conversation of May 6, 1972 for the next Bulletin: "A golden force pressing down on the earth.... An absolutely material Power, but with no need for any material means.... A world is trying to be born into this world ") What you've written is very good, it's far better than what I said! (Satprem, somewhat flabbergasted:) But it's the exact trans cription of what you said, Mother!! (Mother laughs, unconvinced) This way it's turned out very good. But it's exactly what you said! I just added a few commas andcolons, that's all [laughter], and the paragraphs. But that's all! A

March 31, 1973 So, what would you like to tell me? First, how are you? I can't hear you. Are you asking how I am? ... Yes-you "can't hear"! But what does it mean? I can only be well when ... there's no I. I have been asking myself a question. Ah? About that new consciousness. I can grasp (or guess) its con templative or passive aspect, but not so well its dynamic or active aspect. I don't quite see how it ACTS-I understand the contemplative part, but how does it act? Page 384 I don't know. I have no idea. But do you act or are you simply in ... ? Yes, I act. But what exactly do you mean? ... Yes, I act! For example, when you are inside, in

January 3, 1973 (After the work) (Sujata:) Mother, I have something to ask you, I have a prayer.... Satprem is very tormented, you know; so I pray that you will take his torment away. Why tormented? (Laughing:) That's his nature, Mother! (Satprem grimaces) You know, me, I have but one solution - always the same for anything: this (gesture, hands open). To abolish all personal existence, to be like this (same gesture), something that lets everything pass through and is ... set in motion by the Divine. That's all. Then everything is fine. (Mother takes Satprem's hands, and plunges in with a sweet smile) Page 343

October 28, 1972 What would you like? ... Nothing? Do you think I'm soon going to pass into another life? Another life? Yes, another consciousness, let's say. (after a silence) I wanted to ask you something. You know the mantra I gave you, I don't remember if the last word is Bhagavatee or Bhagavateh? Bhagavateh, Mother. Ah, Bhagavateh! ... (Mother repeats the mantra) OM Namo Bhagavateh ... like that. Yes, Mother. (meditation) Did you notice how strong the mantra is on the subconscient? It Page 302 has a great, great power over the subconscient. I told you what a nuisance the subconscient is, didn't I? ... Oh, yes! But, repeating that mantr

May 20, 1972 Are you tired? Me, it's continuing.... (Mother plunges in, has great difficulty surfacing, then plunges in again) Page 188

November 22, 1972 What do you wish? Well, you know, I always wish to ask you how things stand. Oh! Better not speak about that. Page 311 Yes. I understand it's a process ... Oh! ... ... that's infinite and.... Yes. Either I say everything or nothing at all. And saying everything is.... You know, there's both a constant effort and ... (Mother opens her hands) every minute a discovery. So describing it would be endless, and also uninteresting. Well, I'm not so sure about that! I'm not so sure! Therefore.... (silence) The body consciousness is beginning to be wise, it too is saying with a great, great ... more than sincerity, "Let Your Will be done." Peop

June 14, 1972 (This concerns a serious and devoted person who works at the Louvre in Paris, restoring old paintings. She writes to Satprem referring to a letter he received from Andre Gide in 1946, when he was traveling in Egypt on his way to India: "I persuade myself that God does not yet exist and that we must obtain him." And she adds, "Thus, from Partial truths to partial truths, we progress towards the Truth, before which the whole being can only surrender entirely. Only at that point does True Life begin, for we have at last found what the heart, deep down, was unknowingly always seeking." And she asks Mother, "Wouldn't it be better to live in the Ash

March 26, 1973 (Excerpts from a conversation with the teachers. One of them complains about the "lack of coordination.") Coordination! ... But that's because people are accustomed to using the mind to organize things, that's all they know: organization as devised by the mind. While we here are trying to change that pattern. We seek a change of government - but the new government isn't very well-known yet, that's the difficulty. Maybe I want to go too fast. I see clearly ... I tend to go too fast, possibly. Page 382

March 14, 1973 (Extracts from a meeting with the schoolteachers. The subject is the school squabbles and rivalry among groups of teachers.) I can't make head or tail of these things.... I can no longer be of any help, you see, because all these mental combinations don't make any sense to me anymore. A spirit of confusion has entered the school, I find. They all mean the same thing, but they use different words, and the words ... clash. Personally, I know they have very similar aspirations, but each one speaks in his own language, and the languages are at cross-purposes, so they quarrel over nothing. That's the situation! I think the best would be for everybody to keep qui

May 14, 1973 And you? ... How are you?... And you? [laughter] All the time I have to keep a grip on myself not to howl.... From time to time, there's a marvelous moment - but it's short! Most of the time I am like this (gesture clenched fists), to keep myself from howling. (silence) What do you like: holding my hand or not? (Satprem takes Mother's hand) What do you prefer? This way is good! (Mother plunges in, Champaklal rings his bell insistently) Oh, they are ruthless! ... Page 414