January 18, 1969 (Regarding the "descent of the superman consciousness.) Oh, did I tell you? The other day, when the [Jain] sadhu came, as soon as he came in (he stood there), this atmosphere came from here up to there (Mother draws a half circle in front of her), it surrounded me like a wall. It was thick, luminous, and what strength it had! But then, it was wholly directed at him (gesture of forward projection). For me, it was visible, very material, like a rampart, about this thick (gesture: about a foot and a half), and it remained there as long as he was there. It was as if to keep him still! (Mother laughs) It was very amusing. So this consciousness is very consciously ac

August 30, 1969 Things are beginning to come for Auroville (Mother points to several written notes); there are many, many others, but there is above all the internal financial question: I would like there to be no money within Auroville (we would have to work out something), I would like money to be retained only for relations with outside. But that I haven't written; I wrote something else (Mother gives a first note). This I have told you several times: "Auroville wants to bethe cradle of the superman. Then, this one: "Auroville, the free international township. No army, no police .... Bravo! "... They are replaced by a battalion of guards, consisting of a

August 16, 1969 (Mother had advised Satprem to go for a walk on Auroville'sbeach so as to get some rest, but as it happened, someone absolutely insisted on accompanying him.) Nothing interesting ... How are you? You went for a walk with F? Yes, the other day we went for a stroll on the beach. Yes. Were you absorbed or something? Why? I don't know, she told me she felt you weren't there. So I wondered if ... Yes, it's true, I wasn't there. I felt somewhat like ... sweeping everything away. (Mother remains silent) Is it a mistake? No, not at all! Not at all, she was only afraid that ... She asked me, "Is Satprem in good health?..." I think yo

November 5, 1969 (The conversation begins an hour and a half late.) To tell the truth, I don't know what to do .... On Wednesdays and Saturdays, I keep things to a minimum, that is to say, I turn down more than half the people. And this is how it is. And the other days, sometimes I keep working till noon. It has become ... Yet I start early But the requests [to see Mother] come to me through at least one, two, three, four ... eight people: each of them brings requests. So there would be only one way, that's to have several bodies! I wanted to tell you something amusing. You know that I haven't played [music] there for two years - impossible. The other day it was Sunil

September 6, 1969 I told you that Indira was to come, but the President [Giri] is also coming, on the 14th .... It's strange, from every side people seem to be as if driven to come here .... Yes. *** Later There's a curious thing: most people are afraid of the invisible, to such a point that when someone is dead (someone they loved when he was alive), they don't want to see him after his death! I've had one more example today It's a woman who was murdered; I immediately took care of her psychic, it went away there. But a part of her vital stayed on, and she stayed on with them [the family]. I thought they would be happy - they were scared! ... It's a curi

October 15, 1969 (Heavy rain poured down on that day.) We've brought too many Europeans here, it changes the climate! Do you have anything to tell me? ... Me, I have nothing, except quarrels, stupidities, conflicts ... all sorts of stupid things ... [[Last night, Mother vomited every twenty minutes. Yet she worked as usual this morning. It feels as if the enemy is drawing closer to the center. ]] (there follows a long affair which will remain unsaid) I must say that anyone other than you would find it crushing tohave to deal with all this confusion. (Mother laughs) I find it hard to realize, that is, to understand or explain (it enters my consciousne

March 29, 1969 Have you received any news of P.L.? Yes. You know that he was supposed to arrive today. Then he sends this wire: "Impossible to leave. Letter follows. Situation difficult." Oho! ... I hope they haven't put him in jail. They can't. But they can put him on trial for heresy. Page 105 Yes .... "On trial for heresy"! ... (long silence) Was it you who told me that the Pope had invited a sadhu from India? Yes. But the Pope too is on trial for heresy! Since he told the sadhu that true spirituality is now found in India - so he too is a heretic! But the Pope is isolated. He told that sadhu that his task is very difficult in view

April 19, 1969 (Regarding the departure of Amrita, who looked after the Ashram's finances.) (Laughing) Here are soups! We're in a dreadful confusion, dreadful! For years there was a whole side of things, the side of money and all the arrangements, which I wasn't told about, and it was quite fine, I didn't look after it, didn't bother myself with it. Now, they suddenly tell me things (half tell me, and without telling me what used to be done before), and I realize ... Everything is in a dreadful confusion, dreadful! Because ... I can't understand what they do because I don't know the reason, I don't know how things are arranged. Now a weight has been lifted, but

February 8, 1969 (By some kindness of fate, the recording of the beginning of thisconversation was preserved, though Satprem normally erased all those exchanges or the little facts that did not seem to have "historical" interest. For amusement we reproduce here these fragments .... Today is soup day! Here. Chicken ... a whole lot! I only give you once a week. It's a lot! Page 50 This (to Sujata, showing a box) I must show her ... Would you like some work? (Sujata:) Yes, Mother. Here, I got this yesterday They're supposed to be special biscuits - of course, I can't eat, but if you think you can crush a few ... Yes, Mother. Then I'

July 2, 1969 (Satprem proposes to Mother a partial publication of the conversations of May 31 and June 4 on the glorified body.) Don't you think some people are going to imagine they have a divine body? ... Page 231